Author Archives: wames
Meeting the educational needs of young ME/CFS patients: role of the treating physician
Meeting the educational needs of young, ME/CFS patients: role of the treating physician, by Faith R. Newton in Front. Pediatr., 02 April 2019 https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2019.00104 Article introduction: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disabling, chronic disease characterized by the … Continue reading
FM, CFS & MCS: illness experiences
Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Illness Experiences, by Almudena Alameda Cuesta, Álvaro Pazos Garciandía, Cristina Oter Quintana in Clinical Nursing Research [First Published March 27, 2019] https://doi.org/10.1177/1054773819838679 Research abstract: Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, and multiple chemical … Continue reading
ME & CFS case definitions: effects of requiring a substantial reduction in functioning
Myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome case definitions: effects of requiring a substantial reduction in functioning, by Samantha Scartozzi, Madison Sunnquist & Leonard A Jason in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior [Published online: 01 Apr 2019] https://doi.org/10.1080/21641846.2019.1600825 Research abstract: Background: Current … Continue reading
Decreased expression of the CD57 molecule in T Lymphocytes of patients with CFS
Decreased Expression of the CD57 Molecule in T Lymphocytes of Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by P Espinosa, J M Urra in Mol Neurobiol (2019) [Online: 21 March 2019] Research abstract: The chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterized by a prolonged … Continue reading
Challenging claims that fearful avoidance beliefs about activity in ME & CFS can be targeted with CBT/GET.
Cognitive-behavorial and graded exercise therapies for chronic fatigue (syndrome) are associated with lower levels of work/school attendance, by Frank N M Twisk in J Behav Med [Published online 28 March 2019] Psychological and demographic factors associated with fatigue and social … Continue reading
CBT & GET are ‘unsuitable treatments or management approaches for ME/CFS’
The results of the Forward ME and Oxford Brookes University patient survey on CBT and GET in ME/CFS have been published. 2,274 people with ME/CFS of all ages responded to the online survey with their experiences of cognitive behavioural therapy and/or … Continue reading
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You shop. Amazon gives, with a smile. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the net purchase price of eligible purchases to the charitable organisation of your choice. Choose WAMES! AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same … Continue reading
B-Lymphocyte depletion in patients with ME/CFS: the final rituximab trial results
B-lymphocyte depletion in patients With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Oystein Fluge, Ingrid G. Rekeland, Katarina Lien, Hanne Thurmer, Petter C. Borchgrevink, Christoph Schafer, Kari Sorland, Jorg Assmus, Irini Ktoridou-Valen, Ingrid Herder, Merethe E. … Continue reading
Increased risk of CFS in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Increased risk of CFS in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based retrospective cohort study, by Shin-Yi Tsai, Hsuan-Ju Chen, Chon-Fu Lio, Chien-Feng Kuo, An-Chun Kao, Wei-Shieng Wang, Wei-Cheng Yao, Chi Chen and Tse-Yen Yang in Journal of Translational Medicine … Continue reading
Network structure underpinning (dys)homeostasis in CFS
Network structure underpinning (dys)homeostasis in chronic fatigue syndrome; preliminary findings, by James E Clark, Wan-Fai Ng, Stephen Rushton, Stuart Watson, Julia L Newton in PLoS One Vol 14, #3, Vol 14, #3, p e0213724 [Published: March 25, 2019] Research abstract: … Continue reading
