PRINTER'S NO. 1181
No. 80 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY LAUGHLIN, JOSEPHS, BEBKO-JONES, CORRIGAN,
L. I. COHEN, MELIO, FAIRCHILD, ROBINSON, CAPPABIANCA,
MARKOSEK, PETTIT, HESS, HORSEY, LESCOVITZ, GEIST, FARMER,
LEDERER, BELARDI, STAIRS, FICHTER, KENNEY, READSHAW, TRELLO,
McCALL, COLAFELLA, SATHER, HENNESSEY, DeLUCA, BAKER, HERSHEY,
KING, STABACK, DALEY, PESCI, MUNDY, TIGUE, CIVERA, MARSICO
AND ROONEY, MARCH 7, 1995
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 7, 1995
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring the week of March 13 through 20, 1995, as
2 "Fibromyalgia Syndrome Awareness Week."
3 WHEREAS, Fibromyalgia syndrome, a disease manifested by
4 progressive muscular pain, fatigue, insomnia and deteriorating
5 activity, seems primarily a disease affecting middle-aged women
6 slightly less than 50 years of age; and
7 WHEREAS, Although the cause of fibromyalgia syndrome is
8 obscure and laboratory tests fail to confirm its diagnosis,
9 fibromyalgia is, nevertheless, a well-defined condition
10 affecting more women than rheumatoid arthritis; and
11 WHEREAS, The effects of fibromyalgia gradually result in a
12 significant reduction of physical activity because of the
13 muscular pain and fatigue, thereby adversely affecting its
14 victims and family members; and
15 WHEREAS, There is very little public understanding of
1 fibromyalgia syndrome; therefore be it
2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the week
3 of March 13 through 20, 1995, as "Fibromyalgia Syndrome
4 Awareness Week" and urge all Pennsylvanians to become aware of
5 and seek an understanding of fibromyalgia syndrome.
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