News
This page is for news regarding the book and its distribution, media appearances and this website. For updates and possible corrections to the contents of the book, see the Updates page. You can also join the mailing list, which will feature the most important additions to both of these pages.
14th May 2010
Maija Haavisto, the author of Reviving the Broken Marionette, was a speaker at the 2nd European LDN conference and wrote a report of it. Some more very promising research about LDN for fibromyalgia is going to be released soon. Also, the second Finnish version of the book, called CFS:n ja fibromyalgian hoito, is going to be out from Finn Lectura in a few weeks.
12th January 2010
A whole bunch of new CFS/ME research is now summarized and explained on the Updates page.
29th December 2009
The winners of this year's holiday contest have been announced. Some updates to the book, as well.
2nd December 2009
Unfortunately there are some bad news about Ampligen, but luckily there are some good news too. You again have a chance to win one of two electronic copies of the book in a holiday contest. Also, the next Finnish version of Reviving the Broken Marionette will be published by Finn Lectura in 2010, about three years before the original version. The original Finnish version was only about CFS/ME treatments, but the new book will feature fibromyalgia treatments as well, just like the English one.
10th October 2009
Confused about the XMRV finding? Read Maija Haavisto's new article CFS/ME and Retroviruses. Some other new research has been added to the Updates page.
21st September 2009
Amazon currently offers a $2.40 discount on Reviving the Broken Marionette: Treatments for CFS/ME and Fibromyalgia. It is unknown how long this sale will last, so get your copy as soon as you can! Some new fibromyalgia and IBS research has been added to the Updates page.
6th July 2009
The FDA still hasn't released the final decision on Ampligen. It is already almost a month late from the last expected date of release and there is no information on when it will finally be out. Several new CFS/ME studies of value are detailed on the Updates page, however.
27th May 2009
FDA postponed their Ampligen decision from May 25th by a further 1-2 weeks. However, there is some intriguing new research about fibromyalgia described on the Updates page.
7th May 2009
Information about very interesting new CFS/ME and fibromyalgia research has been added to the Updates page. Don't forget the CFS/ME/FM awareness day is on the 12th of May, only five days to go!
10th March 2009
More new fibromyalgia research added to the Updates page.
4th March 2009
Newly published research has been added to the Updates page.
22nd February 2009
There are several updates to the information in the book, including new and upcoming clinical trials and information about the pending FDA approval of Ampligen.
16th January 2009
Milnacipran (Savella) has been approved for fibromyalgia. Read more about this on the updates page. Also check out the new review of Reviving the Broken Marionette on On How To Cope With Pain.
30th December 2008
Winners of the contest have been announced and there are some new updates to the book, as well.
5th December 2008
Two free electronic copies of the book will be given out in a holiday contest!
23rd November 2008
New updates regarding approval of new medications have been added.
30th October 2008
New updates to the information in the book have been added.
28th October 2008
A new section Articles has been added to this site, featuring the author's articles about CFS/ME, fibromyalgia and related subjects. There are also some updates to the information in the book.
19th August 2008
There are some new updates to the information in the book.
5th August 2008
The author of the book, Maija Haavisto, is now working for the online magazine Suite101. She will be writing about a variety of topics including food, travel and books, but at least half of the articles will be about medicine, most of them related to CFS/ME and fibromyalgia. You can get an RSS feed of her articles.
There are also some bad news: it is now official that the Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has been discontinued. This was the only medical journal focusing on CFS/ME. This is a real blow to CFS/ME research.
14th July 2008
Creative For A Second, a book featuring art from people with CFS/ME (including Maija Haavisto, the author of Reviving the Broken Marionette), is out now. You can browse it online and later order a printed copy.
25th June 2008
Even more news about fibromyalgia treatments has been added to the Updates page.
18th June 2008
Some more news about fibromyalgia treatments has been added to the Updates page.
15th June 2008
Some interesting new information about fibromyalgia treatments has been added to the Updates page.
13th June 2008
The book is now available on Amazon. For ordering information see Book. There are two new subsections in the Book section, one of which includes 50 examples of medications featured in the book and the other lists symptoms and related conditions which the book gives information about treating (formerly a part of the FAQ). In addition I have released a short promo video for the book.
30th May 200
A Links section has been added to the site.
12th May 2008
Today is the international CFS/ME/FM awareness day and the book is finally out. For information about purchasing it, see the Book section.
4th May 2008
The website is launched.