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Researchers identify biomarkers associated with CFS severity

Posted on 08/02/2017 by wames

Stanford Medicine News Center press release, by Bruce Goldman, 31 July 2017: Researchers identify biomarkers associated with chronic fatigue syndrome severity Stanford investigators used high-throughput analysis to link inflammation to chronic fatigue syndrome, a difficult-to-diagnose disease with no known cure. … Continue reading →

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Cytokine signature associated with disease severity in CFS patients

Posted on 08/02/2017 by wames

Cytokine signature associated with disease severity in chronic fatigue syndrome patients, by Jose G. Montoyaa, Tyson H. Holmes, Jill N. Anderson, Holden T. Maecker, Yael Rosenberg-Hasson, Ian J. Valencia, Lily Chu, Jarred W. Younger, Cristina M. Tato, and Mark M. … Continue reading →

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Muscle injections with lidocaine improve resting fatigue and pain in patients with CFS

Posted on 08/01/2017 by wames

Research abstract: Muscle injections with lidocaine improve resting fatigue and pain in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, by Roland Staud, Taylor Kizer, Michael E Robinson in Journal of Pain Research, Vol. 2017, #10, pp 1477-1486 [June 26, 2017] Objective Patients … Continue reading →

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Special issue of the Journal of Health Psychology on PACE trial: the making of a medical scandal

Posted on 08/01/2017 by wames

Special issue on the PACE Trial, by David F Marks in The Journal of Health Psychology Vol 22 issue 9 2017 [published online 31 July 2017] Download as pdf Abstract: We are proud that this issue marks a special contribution by the … Continue reading →

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Even “minor” infections can cause ME/CFS

Posted on 07/31/2017 by wames

Simmaron Research blog post, by Cort Johnson, 5 July 2017: Even “Minor” Infections Can Cause Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Giardia hasn’t historically ranked high as a potential cause of chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Some anecdotal reports suggest that a Giardia outbreak may … Continue reading →

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In memory of Dr Bruce Carruthers

Posted on 07/28/2017 by wames

Phoenix rising blog post: In memory of Dr Bruce Carruthers Sherri Todd, has informed us of the passing of Dr. Bruce Carruthers. Dr. Carruthers is one of the two doctors who did the original drafts of the Canadian Clinical Definitions … Continue reading →

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WAMES challenges NICE’s reason not to update the CFS/ME guidelines

Posted on 07/26/2017 by wames

WAMES sent our response to the NICE consultation on Monday 24th July 2017. NICE asked: Do you agree with the proposal not to update the guideline? WAMES replied: We believe the NICE Guidance CG53 on CFS/ME omits guidelines on key … Continue reading →

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Another ‘False Start’ in ME/CFS Clinical Trials: The GETSET Study

Posted on 07/25/2017 by wames

Another ‘False Start’ in ME/CFS Clinical Trials: The GETSET Study, by Todd E. Davenport, PT, DPT, MPH, OCS I am a physical therapist, and movement is my medicine. Some people might need more movement, in the form of an exercise … Continue reading →

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Further commentary on the PACE trial: Biased methods & unreliable outcomes

Posted on 07/25/2017 by wames

Article abstract: Further commentary on the PACE trial: Biased methods and unreliable outcomes, by Keith J Geraghty in Journal of Health Psychology [First Published June 14, 2017] Geraghty in the year 2016, outlines a range of controversies surrounding publication of results from … Continue reading →

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CFS prevalence is grossly overestimated using Oxford criteria compared to CDC (Fukuda) criteria in a US population study

Posted on 07/24/2017 by wames

Research abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome prevalence is grossly overestimated using Oxford criteria compared to Centers for Disease Control (Fukuda) criteria in a U.S. population study, by James N. Baraniuk in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior [Published online: 21 Jul 2017] Background: Results from … Continue reading →

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