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Binocular vision in CFS

Research abstract: INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE: To compare binocular vision measurements between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) patients and healthy controls. METHODS: Forty-one CFS patients referred by the Reference Centre for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome of the Antwerp University Hospital and forty-one healthy … Continue reading

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GAA supplement improves strength but not fatigue & pain in women with CFS

Research abstract: A variety of dietary interventions has been used in the management of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), yet no therapeutic modality has demonstrated conclusive positive results in terms of effectiveness. The main aim of this study was to evaluate … Continue reading

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EEG shows brain electrical activities significantly reduced in CFS

Research abstract: Objective: To explore the electroencephalogram (EEG) characteristics in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) using brain electrical activity mapping (BEAM) and EEG nonlinear dynamical analysis. Methods: Forty-seven outpatients were selected over a 3-month period and divided into an … Continue reading

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Biovista identifies potential drugs for ME/CFS

Solve ME/CFS Initiative Press Release: Results of Biovista Work Released In 2012, the Solve ME/CFS Initiative—under its former organization as the CFIDS Association of America—funded Biovista Inc., a private drug development services company, to identify potential drugs that might be … Continue reading

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ME not conversion disorder, says AfME

Action for M.E. criticises psychosomatic M.E. claim, January 27, 2016 Action for M.E. has criticised an article on Psych Central claiming M.E./CFS is a psychosomatic illness and the result of conversion disorder. [the article has since been removed] In their comment … Continue reading

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‘Agony uncle’ Graham Norton advises person with ME

Telegraph article, by Graham Norton,  Agony Uncle  30 January 2016: Dear Graham Norton: I have M.E. and can’t stop being jealous of friends ‘I feel I’ll be left alone in my terrible reality’, writes one reader Dear Graham I’m in … Continue reading

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Gut bacteria play different roles in males & females with CFS

Article in AJP blog: Gut bacteria play different roles in males and females, by Megan Haggan, 29 January 2016 Gut bacteria play vastly different roles in males and females even when the microbe balance of the gut looks exactly the … Continue reading

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Dr Klimas video: ME/CFS research & treatment

YouTube: Dr Nancy Klimas on ME/CFS Research, Treatment Published on Dec 2, 2016 Dr. Nancy Klimas is one of the first researcher-clinicians to treat HIV-AIDS. The first ME/CFS patient arrived at her office in 1984; and since she has applied … Continue reading

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Use of complementary medicine following removal of dental amalgam fillings in Norway

Research abstract: BACKGROUND: The dental filling material amalgam is generally well tolerated. However, a small proportion of dental patients experience health complaints which they attribute to amalgam. The symptom pattern is often similar to patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms … Continue reading

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Pace, do not go for boom or bust says Dr Mark Porter

Times article, January 26 2016: Managing chronic fatigue is all about pace — do not go for boom or bust by Dr Mark Porter: New research suggesting that chronic fatigue syndrome is more common in teenagers than previously thought is bound … Continue reading

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