Monthly Archives: September 2014
Montgomeryshire tertiary health-care consultation Mon 22 Sep
People in mid-Wales have an opportunity to influence the way cross-border healthcare is delivered for the next 20 years. Make sure your voice is heard by attending an NHS Future Fit interactive workshop in September, where you can share your … Continue reading
Relationship between insomnia and CFS/ME
Research abstract Fatigue is common in the general population, and is the hallmark of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). Although the occurrence of sleep difficulties is known to be common in subjects with fatigue, research on insomnia in such subjects … Continue reading
PACE trial refuses FOI request
Peter Denton White/Queen Mary, University of London have again refused to release data from the PACE Trial, which cost £5 million of UK taxpayer’s money. They claim a request for the 6-minute walking test results for the (so-called) recovered group is … Continue reading
Cytokine abnormalities in CFS
Research abstract We studied cytokine production in 15 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and 23 controls. CFS patients’ peripheral blood mononuclear cells were cultured with lipopolysaccharide or phytohemagglutinin. Enzymatic immunoassay indicated cytokine concentration in culture supernatants. CFS patients showed … Continue reading
Coenzyme Q10 benefits symptoms in gulf war veterans
Research abstract We sought to assess whether coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) benefits the chronic multisymptom problems that affect one-quarter to one-third of 1990–1 Gulf War veterans, using a randomized, double-blink, placebo-controlled study. Participants were 46 veterans meeting Kansas and Centers for … Continue reading
Defining ME/CFS: McGrath comments on Brown/Jason research
Simon McGrath at Phoenix rising comments on the full text (not available free) of Brown and Jason’s paper Validating a measure of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome symptomatology Extract from : Validating a measure of ME/CFS symptomatology – Brown & Jason … Continue reading
Psychological impact of CFS and implication for services
Abstract Modern medical systems are changing to integrate a wider range of health professionals who can work together to manage total patient care. Health care is becoming increasingly based on the biopsychosocial model and incorporating greater focus on the psychological … Continue reading
Prof Leonard Jason videos
Professor Lenny Jason, from DePaul University, Chicago, talks about his involvement with ME and some huge prevalence studies in videos posted on the Dutch Youtube site ME/cvs Vereniging. More will be added over the coming weeks.
Llewellyn King interviews about ME/CFS
Broadcaster and US political commentator Llewellyn King and Deborah Waroff, a journalist who also has ME, have a Youtube channel ME/CFS Alert, where they post interviews about ME with influential people including Dr Derek Enlander, Dr John Chia, Dr Jose … Continue reading
Correction of low vitamin D improves fatigue
Abstract Background: Fatigue is a common presenting complaint of patients in the primary care offices. Low levels of vitamin D have been associated with fatigue in cancer patients. Normalization of vitamin D level improves their fatigue. Whether low vitamin D … Continue reading
