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Can aluminium additives to vaccines cause fatigue and cognitive dysfunction?
Research abstract: Aluminum oxyhydroxide (Alhydrogel®) is a nano-crystalline compound forming aggregates that has been introduced in vaccine for its immunologic adjuvant effect in 1926. It is the most commonly used adjuvant in human and veterinary vaccines but mechanisms by which … Continue reading
Guidance for community nurses on nutrition advice for IBS, CFS etc.
Article abstract: This article describes the conclusions of an expert panel that discussed four case studies; these were examples of patients typically encountered by nurses working in the community. The panel considered the nutritional and lifestyle advice that could be given by nurses … Continue reading
The virtual lives of people with ME/CFS in Second Life
Research abstract: Using case studies, the author analyzes how people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome construct their subjectivities in the multi-user virtual environment Second Life. The findings of the study reveal people’s anxieties about identity and belonging, especially where interlocking disadvantages such … Continue reading
US NIH plans in-depth ME/CFS study
Simon McGrath reports on: the most in-depth, comprehensive and innovative ME/CFS studies ever proposed: it’s the first fruit of Director Dr Francis Collins’s ‘new start’ for ME/CFS at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr Nath, who is Chief … Continue reading
Canadian evidence-based ME/CFS diagnosis and management
Article abstract: This review was written from the viewpoint of the treating clinician to educate health care professionals and the public about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). It includes: the clinical definition of ME/CFS with emphasis on how to diagnose ME/CFS; … Continue reading
Dr Bell discusses inappropriate diagnosis of Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy in children with ME/CFS
Article extract: Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP) is a form of abuse in which a caregiver deliberately produces or feigns illness in a person under his or her care. A rare disorder, it most frequently consists of poisoning of an … Continue reading
Promising Australian research could lead to diagnostic test
Griffith University press release: Screening test for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome on its way Ground-breaking research at Griffith University into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is leading the way for the development of a new screening tool for the condition. The research … Continue reading
Comparison of killer T cells in ME/CFS and MS shows immune dysregulation
Research abstract: Background: CD8+ T cells have putative roles in the regulation of adaptive immune responses during infection. The purpose of this paper is to compare the status of CD8+ T cells in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ … Continue reading
Different gut treatment protocols needed for CFS men & women?
Health rising article by Cort Johnson, 21 Feb 2016: Gender Gut Wars: Australian ME/CFS Study Suggests Different Gut Treatment Protocols Needed For Men and Women The role the gut plays in our health is being increasingly recognized and ME/CFS researchers are … Continue reading
The search for a genetic predisposition to ME/CFS
ME Research article, 26 February 2016: Genome-wide associations In human beings, a very small number of DNA gene sequences differ between individuals, and these consist largely of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs, pronounced “snips”). While most SNPs are silent, others have … Continue reading
