Monthly Archives: February 2012
WAMES AGM
The WAMES AGM will be held on Friday 9th March 2012 in Dinas Powys. Open to all members. Contact Jan if you wish to attend.
ME/CFS associated with overactive Th2 response
There is a need for broad spectrum assays and kits which make it possible to detect in a simple way and at an early stage whether a patient suffers from a Th1- or a Th2- mediated disease. A Belgian study … Continue reading
A review of PROMS for CFS/ME
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMS) are questionnaires that researchers and clinicians ask patients to complete to assess the value of a treatment. The limitation of these measures were highlighted in 2011 by critics of the PACE trial. Researchers from England have reviewed … Continue reading
Identity crisis, loss and adjustment in CFS
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) can sometimes lead to an identity crisis so severe it is akin to dying. That’s one message derived from comments made by fourteen people with the condition who were interviewed in-depth by health psychologists in Scotland … Continue reading
CFS following Giardia enteritis
A Norwegian study shows that at least 5% of the patients with confirmed Giardia enteritis following an outbreak in 2004 in Bergen failed to recover. The unexplained fatigue and accompanying symptoms corresponded in the main with other post-infectious fatigue syndromes. … Continue reading
Theory of how autoimmunity evolves
A review article from Australia examines the roles of CD8+ T-Cell Deficiency, Epstein-Barr Virus Infection, Vitamin D Deficiency, and proposes a theory of the steps to Autoimmunity: CD8+ T-cell deficiency is a general feature of chronic autoimmune diseases and also … Continue reading
Differences in gene expression following exercise between CFS, MS & healthy people
American researchers looked for objective ways to evaluate fatigue and pain in patients with CFS, patients with MS and healthy controls. Blood samples were compared to patients’ assessment of their pain and fatigue following sustained moderate exercise. They found that … Continue reading