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Estimating prevalence, demographics & costs of ME/CFS using large scale medical claims data & Machine Learning (US)

Posted on 01/29/2019 by wames

Estimating prevalence, demographics and costs of ME/CFS using large scale medical claims data and machine learning, by Ashley Valdez, Elizabeth E. Hancock, Seyi Adebayo, David Kiernicki, Daniel Proskauer, John R. Attewell, Lucinda Bateman, Alfred DeMaria, Jr, Charles W. Lapp, Peter … Continue reading →

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Initiating care of a patient with ME/CFS

Posted on 01/29/2019 by wames

Initiating care of a patient with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), by Charles W. Lapp in Front. Pediatr., [Published 23 January 2019]   Article abstract: This paper introduces the primary care physician to the unique and challenging aspects of initially … Continue reading →

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Neuroinflammation & cytokines in ME/CFS: a critical review of research methods

Posted on 01/28/2019 by wames

Neuroinflammation and  cytokines in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): a critical review of research methods, by Michael B VanElzakker, Sydney A. Brumfield and Paula S. Lara Mejia in Front. Neurol., 10 January 2019 Review article abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) … Continue reading →

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The importance of accurate diagnosis of ME/CFS in children & adolescents: a commentary

Posted on 01/21/2019 by wames

The importance of accurate diagnosis of ME/CFS in children and adolescents: a commentary, by Keith J Geraghty and Charles Adeniji in Frontiers in Pediatrics [Preprint December 31, 2018] Article abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic illness that causes … Continue reading →

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CFS in the emergency department (US)

Posted on 01/18/2019 by wames

Chronic fatigue syndrome in the emergency department, by CR Timbol, JN Baraniuk in Open Access Emergency Medicine Vol 11, pp 15-28, [Published 11 January 2019]   Research abstract: Purpose: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating disease characterized by fatigue, postexertional … Continue reading →

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Genome-epigenome interactions associated with ME/CFS

Posted on 01/18/2019 by wames

Genome-epigenome interactions associated with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Santiago Herrera, Wilfred C de Vega, David Ashbrook, Suzanne D Vernon and Patrick O McGowan in Epigenetics 2018 [Published online: 5 Dec 2018]   Research abstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) … Continue reading →

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Prospective biomarkers from plasma metabolomics of ME/CFS implicate redox imbalance in disease symptomatology

Posted on 01/16/2019 by wames

Prospective biomarkers from plasma metabolomics of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome implicate Redox imbalance in disease symptomatology, by Arnaud Germain, David Ruppert, Susan M. Levine and Maureen R. Hanson in Metabolites 2018, 8(4), 90 [Published 6 Dec 2018]   Research abstract: Myalgic … Continue reading →

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Implementing guided ICBT for chronic pain & fatigue

Posted on 01/15/2019 by wames

Implementing guided ICBT for chronic pain and fatigue: A qualitative evaluation among therapists and managers by p in Internet Interventions Volume 18, December 2019 [doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2019.100290] Highlights ICBT for chronic somatic conditions such as pain and fatigue can overcome current barriers to … Continue reading →

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Multidimensional comparison of cancer-related fatigue & CFS: the role of psychophysiological markers

Posted on 01/15/2019 by wames

Multidimensional comparison of cancer-related fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: the role of psychophysiological markers, by Hye Youn Park, Hong Jun Jeon, Young Rong Bang, In-Young Yoon in Psychiatry investigation [Published online: January 7, 2019] Research abstract: Objective: The present study compared cancer-related fatigue … Continue reading →

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Hope, disappointment and perseverance: reflections of people with ME/CFS & MS participating in biomedical research

Posted on 01/14/2019 by wames

Hope, disappointment and perseverance: Reflections of people with Myalgic encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Multiple Sclerosis participating in biomedical research. A qualitative focus group study, by Eliana M. Lacerda, Clare McDermott, Caroline C. Kingdon, Jack Butterworth, Jacqueline M Cliff, … Continue reading →

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