AFSA Updates

The AFSA Update is a publication of activities summarizing the past grant awards period. In addition to research study information, the Update includes current fibromyalgia-related news and a financial summary of the awarding period.

AFSA is picky about the projects it funds. AFSA does not fund studies related to behavioral, psychosocial, self-help, or movement therapies. All proposals must be budget-conscious. Your charitable contributions are definitely needed to help us continue with our research-funding mission. More than 90% of contributions to AFSA go directly to research. The Update is distributed to donors and researchers and is posted below.

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VOLUME 13, ISSUE 1 - JUNE 2008

• A Special Message From the President
• Newly Funded Study: Low-Dose Naltrexone for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia
• Update: Fibromyalgia Tissue Donor Program
• Update: Are Cytokines Causing Your Sleep Problems?
• AFSA Acknowledges Dr. Mary Lou “Whitey” White and Family
• Update: Comparing Healthy vs. FMS Cell Function

VOLUME 12, ISSUE 1 - NOVEMBER 2006

• Three More Projects Funded!
• Focusing on Sleep Research
• A Special Message From the President
• Two Year Financial Recap

VOLUME 11, ISSUE 1 - MAY 2005

• AFSA-Funded Projects May Influence NIH Funding
• Your Dollars Go To Research
• Four Projects Funded in 2004

2003 SPECIAL UPDATE EDITION - AUGUST 2003

• Nine Years at a Glance
• Objective Tests to Validate Your Pain
• The Neuroscience of FMS Pain (Includes Dr. Larson's Mast Cell Theory)
• Neuroendocrine Findings
• Brain Imaging Studies
• What's Driving Your Symptoms?
• Treatment Trials

VOLUME 9, ISSUE 1 - NOVEMBER 2002

• Impact of AFSA Donations on the Direction of Research
• Making Every Dollar Count
• 23rd Project Funded

VOLUME 8, ISSUE 2 - JANUARY 2002

• Life's Uncertainties Abound, but NOT the Need for FMS Research
• Change Your FMS Legacy Today
• AFSA-funded study documenting the role of cytokines is now in print!
• Caring person runs marathon to raise research funds for AFSA
• 22nd Project Funded - In Memory of Laura Skalla

People who have donated to AFSA recently will automatically be sent a copy of the next AFSA Update as a courtesy from AFSA. Our intent will be to provide our donors with an update on the progress of recently funded projects as well as a progress report on projects already funded. Make a tax-deductable donation today.