Author Archives: wames

Is SEID comparable to research case definitions of CFS?

Two groups of American researchers debate the appropriateness of using case definitions for research purposes. Article abstract: Mistaken conclusions about systemic exercise intolerance disease being comparable to research case definitions of CFS: a rebuttal to Chu et al., by Leonard A. Jason, Madison Sunnquist, Kristen … Continue reading

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This is why I quit exercise therapy

Buzzfeed news blog post, by Camilla Maxted, 6 Aug 2017: This is why I quite exercise therapy When it comes to my illness, I’ve learned to listen to my symptoms, trust my body, and give it the one thing it … Continue reading

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Increase in the Regional Cerebral Blood Flow following Waon Therapy in Patients with CFS

Research abstract: Increase in the Regional Cerebral Blood Flow following Waon Therapy in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Pilot Study, by  T Munemoto, Y Soejima, A Masuda, Y Nakabeppu, C Tei, in Intern Med. 2017;56(14):1817-1824 [Epub 2017 Jul 15] Objective: … Continue reading

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Cytokine responses to exercise & activity in patients with CFS

Cytokine responses to exercise and activity in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: case control study, by LV Clark, M Buckland, G Murphy, N Taylor, V Vleck, C Mein, E. Wozniak, M. Smuk, P.D. White in Clinical and Experimental Immunology August … Continue reading

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Epigenetics study highlights metabolic problems in ME/CFS

Health rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, 30 July 2017: Epigenetics Study Highlights Metabolic Problems in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) There was a time that the HPA axis was “it” in chronic fatigue syndrome. More studies have been done on … Continue reading

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A plea from a fallen doctor on ME/CFS

Reddit blog post, 9 Aug 2017: A plea from a fallen doctor on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) I was educated at Baylor and practiced medicine for 30 years. I had a thriving practice, a rich social life, and excellent physical … Continue reading

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Physiological measures in participants with CFS, MS & healthy controls following repeated exercise: a pilot study.

Research abstract: Physiological measures in participants with chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis and healthy controls following repeated exercise: a pilot study by LD Hodges, T Nielsen, D Baken in Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2017 Aug 7. [Epub ahead of print] PURPOSE: … Continue reading

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OMF’s Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS 12 Aug 2017 – watch online

Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS Sponsored by Open Medicine Foundation (OMF) Saturday, August 12, 2017 The Open Medicine Foundation (OMF) is pleased to announce that the Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS at Stanford University … Continue reading

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The European ME/CFS Biomarker Landscape project

The European ME/CFS Biomarker Landscape project: an initiative of the European network EUROMENE, by Carmen Scheibenbogen, Helma Freitag, Julià Blanco, Enrica Capelli, Eliana Lacerda, Jerome Authier, Mira Meeus, Jesus Castro Marrero, Zaiga Nora-Krukle, Elisa Oltra, Elin Bolle Strand, Evelina Shikova, … Continue reading

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Severe ME remembrance day, 8 August 2017

Stonebird: the experience of severe ME At the Stonebird website you can find resources to help you understand the experience of severe ME and how to care for people with it. The Stonebird represents the idea that you don’t have to … Continue reading

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