Monthly Archives: February 2018
A systematic review of probiotic interventions for gastrointestinal symptoms & IBS in CFS/ME
Research abstract: A Systematic Review of Probiotic Interventions for Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) by Matthew Corbitt, N Campagnolo, D Staines, S Marshall-Gradisnik in Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2018 pp 1–12 Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms … Continue reading
CFS treated with transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS)
Research abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome treated with transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation: a randomized controlled trial, by Li J, Xie J, Pan Z, Guo X, Li Y, Fu R in Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2017 Dec 12;37(12):1276-9. [Article in Chinese] OBJECTIVE: To … Continue reading
Open-label pilot for treatment targeting gut dysbiosis in ME/CFS
Research abstract: Open-label pilot for treatment targeting gut dysbiosis in myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome: neuropsychological symptoms and sex comparisons, by Amy Wallis, Michelle Ball, Henry Butt, Donald P Lewis, Sandra McKechnie, Philip Paull, Amber Jaa-Kwee, Dorothy Bruck in J … Continue reading
PACE debate in House of Commons – video & transcript available
House of Commons ME/CFS PACE Trial debate 20 February 2018 Glasgow MP Carol Monaghan led a debate about the effect of the controversial flawed PACE Trial upon those living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) in the UK and worldwide. Official transcript … Continue reading
Pernicious Anaemia: symptoms, diagnosis, Vitamin B12, ME/CFS & the NICE guideline review
ME Association blog post, 16 February 2018: Pernicious Anaemia: symptoms, diagnosis, Vitamin B12, ME/CFS and the NICE guideline review Article extract: What is pernicious anaemia? Pernicious anaemia (PA) is the most common cause of B12 deficiency in the UK. It … Continue reading
ME/CFS: what every family physician needs to know
Article extract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: what every family physician needs to know, by Mary Dimmock, Susan Levine, MD, and Terri L. Wilder, MSW in Family Doctor (journal of New York State Academy of Family Physicians) Winter 2018 6:3 pp 23-25 The onset … Continue reading
Post-Exertional Malaise & GET in ME/CFS – a guide to the research
ME Action blog post, 9 Feb 2018: Post-Exertional Malaise & GET in ME/CFS – a guide to the research “Post-Exertional Malaise & Graded Exercise Therapy in ME/CFS” Primer, December 2017 A member of #MEAction Network Australia has written a primer, outlining the … Continue reading
A unifying theory for cognitive abnormalities in functional neurological disorders, FM & CFS
A unifying theory for cognitive abnormalities in functional neurological disorders, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome: Systematic review; by Tiago Teodoro, Mark J Edwards, Jeremy D Isaacs in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 2018 [Preprint: May 7, 2018] Review abstract: … Continue reading
Neuroinflammation in the brain of patients with ME/CFS
Research abstract: [Neuroinflammation in the Brain of Patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome] by Y Nakatomi, H Kuratsune, Y Watanabe in Brain Nerve. 2018 Jan;70(1):19-25 [Article in Japanese] Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is characterized by chronic, profound, disabling, and unexplained … Continue reading
