Posts Tagged ‘2015’
Improving Clinical Care
The Bateman Horne Center, a center of excellence, is leading the way in the medical advancement and treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia (FM) through integrated medical research and clinical care. The Bateman Horne Center (BHC) is the only clinic in Salt Lake City providing specialized clinical care for ME/CFS and FM.…
Read MoreA Link Between the Gut Microbiome and Post-Exertional Malaise
For every 1 human cell in our body there are 10 microbes. We are now beginning to appreciate the roles of these diverse microbial communities in health and disease. The various parts of our bodies have distinct microbial populations called microbiome. In a study published today in PLOS ONE titled “Changes in Gut and Plasma…
Read MoreAllow Hope
A poem by Ellen Phillips i gather dust like the house crawl upstairs & kneel before the miracle of a bath marvel at the view from the rooftops pray for kindness in the aftermath each breath a miracle each step a miracle before closing my eyes again i allow the hope of what was…
Read MoreWhat’s the Buzz – December
Each month we scour the Internet and bring you a list of news articles, blogs and research publications we think you’ll find interesting. Occasionally, we’ll highlight and summarize a few of them for you, like these: Cytokines are small powerful signaling proteins. A variety of cell types in our bodies produce and release cytokines to signal another cell to respond…
Read MoreEmpowered Research… While You Sleep
Each of us is a 24/7 data-generating machine. Wearable accessories and devices count our steps, monitor our heart and breathing rate and track our water intake. Our smart phones keep us connected all while tracking our every movement. We use apps to count calories, track symptoms, figure out what is making us sick, and get…
Read MoreGet to Know BHC – Suzanne D. Vernon, PhD
My journey into scientifically and medically unexplained diseases began in Colorado. When I was a 20-year-old undergraduate student I landed a work-study job at the CDC Vector Borne Diseases Branch in Fort Collins. Incredibly, I was working with some of the top disease detectives in the world. It was there I learned how powerful molecular technologies…
Read MorePartnerships to Accelerate Biomarker and Mechanism Discovery in ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia
The Bateman Horne Center has partnered with many scientists over the past 10 years in studies aimed at diagnosis and treatment of ME/CFS and FM. One of the most fruitful partnerships has been with Drs. Alan and Kathleen Light. In this live stream education meeting, “Partnerships to Accelerate Biomarker and Mechanism Discovery”, originally airing on…
Read MoreMy Beautiful Messy Life
At the Bateman Horne Center, empowering patients to find their strongest voice and live their best life is the first and most important component of our mission. We strive to strengthen community and share the beauty of the human spirit that lives within all impacted by ME/CFS and Fibromylagia. With that in mind, we want to build…
Read MoreIOM Report, Making a Difference
On December 2, 2015, Medscape released “The Year in Medicine 2015: News That Made a Difference”. The number 4 top story, out of 31 that made the list, was the Institute of Medicine report on ME/CFS. As a disease that is widely misunderstood, with patients poorly treated and often maligned, this is indeed news that…
Read MoreGet to Know BHC – Lucinda Bateman, M.D.
Dr. Lucinda Bateman completed her BS and MS at Brigham Young University (BYU), attended the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, returned to the University of Utah for Internal Medicine residency, and became certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in 1991. She started a small private group practice in 1991 and practiced General Internal…
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