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CFS/ME Research & News

Thursday 31st March 2011

Caveat needed on ‘safe and effective’ declaration

Irish News

Your recent article on the study in The Lancet refers to chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic fatigue indiscriminately and gives the impression that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and graded exercise are “safe and effective for all” (‘Cognitive behavioural therapy not harmful in chronic fatigue’, Irish Medical Times, March 18, 2011, http://www.imt.ie/clinical/2011/03/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-not-harmful-in-chronic-fatigue.html).

Wednesday 30th March 2011

B.C. announces $2 million to study fibromyalgia, Lyme disease, chronic fatigue

Canadian News

Health officials in British Columbia announced $2 million for a study and new centre that will focus on screening, diagnoses and treatment of patients with fibromyalgia, Lyme disease and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Wednesday 30th March 2011

Music & Brain Fog in Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

American News

Playing music uses a tremendous amount of your brain. It's no wonder that brain fog from fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome can impair our ability to play.

Tuesday 29th March 2011

9th Circuit reverses denial of benefits in chronic-fatigue case

American News

A plan administrator abused its discretion in denying long-term-disability benefits to a worker suffering from severe chronic fatigue syndrome, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

Tuesday 22nd March 2011

The Hunt for the Biological Causes of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

American News

In early April, the National Institutes of Health will hold a scientific workshop on the still-mysterious chronic fatigue syndrome, attempting to suss out the potential biological causes of the disease.

Tuesday 22nd March 2011

Unlocking Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

American News

As scientists race to find a biological cause for chronic fatigue syndrome, long considered by many doctors to exist in patients' heads, the National Institutes of Health could shed new light on the debate at a major scientific workshop on the disorder.

Saturday 20th March 2011

Ethnic Minorities Are 'Silent Sufferers' Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

British News

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterized by unexplained and debilitating tiredness and is associated with headaches, disrupted sleep, muscle pain and difficulty in concentrating.

Wednesday 16th March 2011

Organizations Announce Coalition 4 ME/CFS, the First US Coalition to Promote a National ME/CFS Agenda

American News

NeuroEndocrineImmune Disease (NEIDs) organizations have formed the first US coalition to serve their patient community and change public policy. The Coalition 4 ME/CFS mission is to present a unified voice with common goals and objectives that will improve the quality of life for myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) patients and their families. This professional collaboration will strengthen its member organizations, promote resource-sharing, encourage networking and provide leadership training.

Tuesday 15th March 2011

Migraines & Central Sensitization in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

American News

A new study shores up support for the theory of central sensitization in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). It also connects specific types of migraines with sets of ME/CFS symptoms.

Friday 4th March 2011

Defining an Illness Is Fodder for Debate

American News

When reports emerged 30 years ago that young gay men were suffering from rare forms of pneumonia and cancer, public health investigators scrambled to understand what appeared to be a deadly immune disorder: What were the symptoms? Who was most susceptible? What kinds of infections were markers of the disease?