Former soccer star takes on horse rescue Jul 25, 2010
She had beaten chronic fatigue syndrome in the 1990s, but her Georgia setbacks almost broke her. She has the pain tolerance and threshold that most people don t have, but one or two times she felt beaten down enough to cry, Laurie Wilson said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Soccer's Akers mucks flooded acres to help horses Jul 17, 2010
Zoe is my horse that s older and fragile, and she got an infection in her feet," Akers said. Then she injured her feet in the frozen mud, and started cribbing [anxious behavior]. It was like when she had been starved and abused before. Akers trauma lasted, too. Her right knee, operated on so often that she lost count, hung together on one ligament. She had beaten chronic fatigue syndrome in the 1990s, but her Georgia setbacks almost broke her. She has the pain tolerance and threshold that most... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Abt uses social research to see why drugs don't sell Jul 6, 2010
The company, which employs more than 1,000 people around the world, has conducted clinical trials for everything from AIDS vaccines to medications for chronic fatigue syndrome. In 1993, the company was hired by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to find whether the state's tobacco control program was actually working to reduce smoking. (Boston Business Journal, MA)
Chronic fatigue findings were held back Jul 3, 2010
A key study on chronic fatigue syndrome was delayed from publication after officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Ga ... The paper, which was published online July 2 by the journal Retrovirology, finds no evidence of a controversial link between the xenotropic murine leukaemia virus (XMRV) and chronic fatigue syndrome ... Retrovirologist William Switzer and his colleagues at the CDC conducted a blinded study of 51 people with chronic fatigue syndrome and... (Scientific American)
Hemispherx in marketing deal for Ampligen Jun 16, 2010
Hemispherx (NYSE Amex:HEB) of Philadelphia is developing Ampligen as a treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome. GP Pharm will be responsible for gaining regulatory approval, and commercializing, Ampligen in Argentina. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Really want to know why youre fat? Apr 28, 2010
I gained a strength that led me, through diet and exercise, to battle and cure my own depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, skin cancer, and, at times, crippling low-self-esteem issues. As a kid, I was a sugar and junk-food addict. (MSNBC -- News)
On Top of Microwave Mountain Apr 22, 2010
"Initially," she wrote, "patients are people with a bewildering set of troubling symptoms and a wide range of explanations for them." Once persuaded that they have, say, chronic fatigue syndrome or anorexia nervosa, their malady finds an anchor in the medical world. "They may become addicted to their symptoms, and embark on the career of being a particular kind of patient," she wrote, "with a self-supporting network of friends, activities, doctors, and treatments." Showalter doesn't dispute that... (Slate)
Reiki and Cancer Apr 16, 2010
The things we use include massage, relaxation, hypnosis, and Reiki therapy, which is also very helpful in fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. The Arizona Cancer Center provides comprehensive and integrated support for patients and their families and among the complementary treatments offered is Reiki. (Suite101.com)
Aluminum Adjuvants in Vaccinations: How Do They Really Work? Apr 14, 2010
18, 2008) A team of scientists have investigated a case of vaccine-associated chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and macrophagic myofasciitis in an individual demonstrating aluminum. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Gulf War Syndrome Is Real, But Causes Unclear Apr 13, 2010
Dr. Nancy G. Klimas, a professor of medicine, psychology microbiology and immunology and director of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Gulf War Injuries Research Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the Miami VA Medical Center, noted that her own studies have already identified genetic dispositions to Gulf War syndrome ... D., professor of epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health and professor of psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia... (MEDLINEplus)
Correlation Between XMRV and Prostate Cancer: Novel Retrovirus Diagnostic Test Developed Apr 6, 2010
3, 2010) Four drugs used to treat HIV infection can inhibit a retrovirus recently linked to prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers have shown ... 23, 2010) Researchers investigating UK samples have found no association between the controversial xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus and chronic fatigue syndrome ... 26, 2010) A new study casts doubt on recent claims that a human retrovirus known as XMRV is linked to chronic fatigue syndrome or ME (myalgic. (Science Daily)
Anti-HIV Drugs Inhibit Emerging Virus Linked to Prostate Cancer and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Apr 4, 2010
3, 2010) Four drugs used to treat HIV infection can inhibit a retrovirus recently linked to prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers at Emory University/Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Utah have shown ... The findings suggest that if XMRV (xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus) is proven to be a cause for prostate cancer or chronic fatigue syndrome, those illnesses may be treatable with drugs already approved for treating HIV. ... A recent... (Science Daily)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Feb 27, 2010
A Condition of Extreme Tiredness. The debilitating fatigue is not relieved by rest or sleep. (Suite101.com)
Virus Unlikely to Cause Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Feb 27, 2010
THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new study adds to evidence that chronic fatigue syndrome doesn't have anything to do with xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV), but the researchers point out that there's a caveat regarding American patients. "Although our patient group was relatively small and we cannot formally rule out a role of XMRV, our data cast doubt on the claim that this virus is associated with chronic fatigue syndrome in the majority of patients," the... (MEDLINEplus)
Childhood Stress Such as Abuse or Emotional Neglect Can Result in Structural Brain Changes Feb 27, 2010
7, 2009) Childhood trauma is a potent risk factor for development of chronic fatigue syndrome, according to a new ... 7, 2006) Traumatic events in childhood and stress or emotional instability at any period in life may be associated with the development of chronic fatigue syndrome, according to two articles in the November. (Science Daily)
New Study Casts Doubt on Link Between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Human Retrovirus XMRV Feb 27, 2010
26, 2010) A new study published on the British Medical Journal website casts doubt on recent claims that a human retrovirus known as XMRV is linked to chronic fatigue syndrome or ME (myalgic encephalitis) ... Chronic fatigue syndrome is a debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide with disabling physical and mental fatigue that does not improve with rest ... A recent study from the United States detected XMRV in two thirds of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, but... (Science Daily)
Virus link to chronic fatigue cast into doubt Feb 27, 2010
LONDON - Hopes of discovering treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome dimmed on Friday after a new study cast doubt on previous findings that a virus linked to prostate cancer might also be associated with the condition ... The findings in the British Medical Journal were the latest to contradict a U.S. study published last year that found XMRV in the blood of 68 out of 101 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) ... "Although our patient group was relatively small and we cannot formally... (MSNBC -- Health)
Stop giving stick to those on disability Feb 27, 2010
Lash the boss who will not hire a person who has suffered psychiatric problems, or countenance flexible hours for an applicant with chronic fatigue syndrome or a heart complaint. Put the boot into the public service bosses who allowed the proportion of their workers with disabilities to slide over a decade from around 6 per cent to 3. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Health Tip: Warning Signs That You May Have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Feb 25, 2010
(HealthDay News) -- Chronic fatigue syndrome is characterized by extreme tiredness and a feeling of being worn out all the time, even after waking up ... The U.S. National Women's Health Information Center says chronic fatigue syndrome may have these symptoms. (MEDLINEplus)
Further Doubt Cast on Virus Link to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Feb 24, 2010
23, 2010) Researchers investigating UK samples have found no association between the controversial xenotropic murine leukaemia virus-related virus (XMRV) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) ... Groom et al. Absence of xenotropic murine leukaemia virus-related virus in UK patients with chronic fatigue syndrome ... Erlwein et al. Failure to Detect the Novel Retrovirus XMRV in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. (Science Daily)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-Virus Link Questioned Feb 23, 2010
FRIDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- In a finding that questions previous research into the disease known as chronic fatigue syndrome, British researchers report that they've found no link between the condition and xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus. Kate Bishop, of the MRC National Institute for Medical Research in London, and colleagues tested samples of blood and serum from 170 people with chronic fatigue syndrome and 395 healthy people ... The researchers found no connection... (MEDLINEplus)
Sunny side up Feb 17, 2010
It was a tremendous achievement, not just because it was the fastest time in the world so far that year but because this was her comeback swim after being knocked down by chronic fatigue syndrome two years earlier at the age of 17. She'd already tried to come back once. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Housing facility puts homeless on path to independence Feb 15, 2010
After only 14 months, arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia forced her out on a medical discharge. She wanted to stay. (Florida Today)
Medicalization and Demedicalization... Feb 15, 2010
The internet also facilitates the creation of communities revolving around certain conditions, especially contested conditions seeking to earn medical attention, such as fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome. These groups are attempting to medicalize their conditions. (Suite101.com)
Hemispherx: FDA office says one Ampligen issue addressed Feb 3, 2010
said Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration s district office in Seattle has accepted that manufacturing issues regarding the company s experimental Ampligen drug for chronic fatigue syndrome have been addressed. But the Philadelphia-based company (NYSE Amex:HEB) noted that the district office s determination is not binding on the FDA and that it only pertains to manufacturing, and not other, issues surrounding the drug. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Teaching by Wi-Fi Feb 2, 2010
Myopinion wrote on Jan 29, 2010 12:11 PM:" I have electrical sensitivity. I have a physical reaction to microwaves, wifi, cell phones, and other wireless technology to electromagnetic fields (EMF). I get migraine headaches, fatigue, hormonal imbalances, blood pressure changes and other symptoms that greatly affect quality of life. Some people react must worse. It can aggravate diabetes, MS, Arthritis, heart problems, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and the list goes on and on. Our utility... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Wheatgrass Health Benefits Jan 31, 2010
A diet high in alkaline has been shown to reduce the symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and increase energy levels. Wheatgrass has also been used to aid in the healing of skin conditions, prevent tooth decay, and reduce rheumatic pain. (Suite101.com)
Family crusades against disease Jan 19, 2010
Unfortunately because of a flawed set of guidelines, doctors are not looking for this and are diagnosing many people with the following syndromes that have no cure: MS (Wilson was diagnosed with MS his freshman year when he was just 15); chronic fatigue syndrome (Shelbys prior diagnosis), lupus, fibromyalgia (with this, you are going to feel as if you have the flu the rest of your life, on pain meds, this is a horrible diagnosis); ALS, Bells palsy, the list goes on ... Wilson, now 19, was... (West Memphis Germantown News, TN)
New Method to Measure Childhood Stress Jan 18, 2010
7, 2009) Childhood trauma is a potent risk factor for development of chronic fatigue syndrome, according to a new. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Hemispherx submits new Ampligen data to FDA Jan 15, 2010
Hemispherx is seeking approval for Ampligen as a treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome. The FDA s major issue with the application was two primary clinical studies submitted by the company did not provide credible evidence of efficacy of Ampligen. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Chronic fatigue syndrome: Seconds out Jan 12, 2010
Chronic fatigue syndrome ... LAST October a discovery was made that brought hope to millions of sufferers from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). (The Economist)
Abused Kids More Prone to Migraines in Adulthood Jan 10, 2010
According to the researchers, their study and others have found stress caused by abuse can alter children's brains, making them more likely to develop chronic pain from such conditions as irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, interstitial cystitis and arthritis ... For example, physical abuse was linked with arthritis, whereas emotional abuse was associated with irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and arthritis, Tietjen said ... Physical... (MEDLINEplus)
'Alarming' Mental Problems Seen in SARS Survivors Jan 10, 2010
Forty percent reported some degree of chronic fatigue and 27 percent met diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome; people with fatigue symptoms were also more likely than those without them to have psychiatric disorders. For comparison, far less than one percent of Americans met chronic fatigue syndrome criteria, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, although many more than that have symptoms. (MEDLINEplus)
Health Tip: Coping with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Jan 10, 2010
(HealthDay News) -- Chronic fatigue syndrome is characterized by extreme fatigue that makes it difficult to complete life's daily tasks. It has no known cause or cure, but the National Women's Health Information Center says you can take steps to help manage its symptoms. (MEDLINEplus)
Study challenges ME 'virus link' Jan 10, 2010
UK scientists say they can find no proof that a particular virus is the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or ME, contrary to recent claims ... Professor Myra McClure, one of the Imperial College London investigators, said: "We are confident that our results show there is no link between XMRV and chronic fatigue syndrome, at least in the UK.". (BBC News -- Health)
