Author Archives: wames

The presence of overlapping quality of life symptoms in primary antibody deficiency (PAD) & CFS

The presence of overlapping quality of life symptoms in primary antibody deficiency (PAD) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), by Rhea A Bansal, Susan Tadros, Amolak S Bansal in Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology Vol 16, no: 21 (2020), March 30, … Continue reading

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Video: ME & PEM (Post Exertional Malaise)

ME & PEM: English language video from Norway   This 3 minute film will give you an introduction to PEM (Post Exertional Malaise). Once you’ve understood what PEM is about, you’ll know a lot more about the debilitating chronic disease … Continue reading

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Covid-19 among ME/CFS patients: take part in a research study

Research on Covid-19 among ME/CFS patients   The European ME Alliance (EMEA) invites people to take part in a study to find out whether: ME/CFS patients more often get infected with COVID-19 than other people? people with ME/CFS have other … Continue reading

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Complex syndromes of chronic pain, fatigue & cognitive impairment linked to autoimmune dysautonomia and small fiber neuropathy

Complex syndromes of chronic pain, fatigue and cognitive impairment linked to autoimmune dysautonomia and small fiber neuropathy, by Yehuda Shoenfeld, Varvara A Ryabkova, Carmen Scheibenbogen, Louise Brinth, Manuel Martinez-Lavine, Shuichi Ikeda, Harald Heidecke, Abdulla Watad, Nicola L Bragazzi, Joab Chapman, … Continue reading

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Human Leukocyte Antigen alleles associated with ME/CFS

Human Leukocyte Antigen alleles associated with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), by Asgeir Lande, Øystein Fluge, Elin B Strand, Siri T Flåm, Daysi D Sosa, Olav Mella, Torstein Egeland, Ola D Saugsta, Benedicte A Lie, Marte K Viken in Scientific … Continue reading

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ME/CFS & Covid-19: information for you & your doctor

COVID-19 Information and Resources – Bateman Horne Center, March 2020   The Bateman Horne Center works for the medical advancement and treatment of  Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)and Fibromyalgia in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. In addition to the … Continue reading

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The role of immune responses, focussing on herpes virus specificity & interferon-gamma, in Myocardial Infarction with reperfusion & in CFS

The role of immune responses, focussing on herpes virus specificity and interferon-gamma, in Myocardial Infarction with reperfusion and in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Santosh Murali. Doctoral thesis, Northumbria University, 14 January 2020   Research thesis abstract: Background: Immune responses targeting … Continue reading

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ME/CFS: significant negative impact of quality of life of both patients & family members

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): significant negative impact of Quality of Life of both patients and family members, by Esme Brittain   During my 3rd year at Cardiff medical school, I conducted a 6-week research project looking at the impact … Continue reading

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Striking the balance with epistemic injustice in healthcare: the case of CFS/ME

Striking the balance with epistemic injustice in healthcare: the case of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, by Eleanor Alexandra Byrne in Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy March 13, 2020   Article abstract Miranda Fricker’s influential concept of epistemic injustice (Oxford University … Continue reading

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Self-management of CFS in adolescents

Self-Management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in adolescents, by Katherine Rowe, Amanda Apple and Fiona McDonald in Paediatric Neurology [Working Title] Published online: February 28th 2020 [DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.91413]   Book chapter abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) … Continue reading

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