• "Fibromyalgia - An Historic Overview," Read all about Professor Robert Bennett's historic overview of FM, which was presented at FAME 2000, International FIbromyalgia Conference, Los Angeles, CA. These notes on Dr. Bennett's presentation will provide you with a detailed examination of the medical perspective of Fibromyalgia - past and present.

• World Fibromyalgia Awareness Day is on Saturday, 12th May. There are people throughout New Zealand organising various means of highlighting "Fibromyalgia, the silent, invisible illness". People are putting articles in newspapers, holding displays and putting up posters.
  What can you do?
  This year, an Awareness Day Flyer has been createed in A4 format, which you can down -load if you email Jacqui. Also, here is an article for newspapers you can adapt by including a personal story or other local content. If you are still stuck, we also have two inspirational stories: "SuperMum - Take Two" and "A Lot Of Trial And Error" sent in by reader: Clare of Southland which she is happy for you to use. Thank you, Clare.

• Therapeutic Touch: Massaging Our Inner Energy" The human energy field has been used in healing for centuries. Conventional western medicine generally distances itself from alternative therapies, with one exception: Therapeutic Touch (TT) - a means of stroking, rearranging and redirecting energy taught in more than 80 colleges and universities around the world. In North America alone, 37,000 registered nurses are practising TT.

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS affects approximately 15-20% of the general population. It is the most common disease diagnosed by gastroenterologists and one of the most common disorders seen by all physicians. It is generally classified as a "functional" disorder which refers to a disorder or disease where the primary abnormality is an altered physiological function.

• Glucosamines: A Remedy For Arthritis? Glucosamines occur naturally in our bodies as a kind of sugar. They're a component of soft connective tissues that join bones and joints, and tie skin and organs together. They're also a key element in the production of cartilage, the tough, springy material covering bone ends in joints - the same stuff eroded by arthritis.

• A Welcome Letter from Anne in Nottingham. A long-awaited letter from Anne brings us up to date with the historic launch of the APPG for Fibromyalgia on 13 March 2001. Anne's Support Group in Nottingham have their own Fibromyalgia website which you can visit at Nottingham & East Midlands Fibromyalgia Support Group

• ANZAC
  'Baptism by Fire' or 'Baptism Of A Country'. A story for ANZAC by one of our members.

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