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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
‘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
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
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
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
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
What not to say to someone with CFS or ME
BBC Newsbeat article, by Liz Jackson, January 26, 2016: What not to say to someone with chronic fatigue syndrome or ME Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a much misunderstood illness – but it’s also more common than previously thought. Persistent exhaustion was found … Continue reading
The complexity of diagnosing POTS
Research highlights: We evaluated how the diagnosis can be missed in a single orthostatic stress test Orthostatic tachycardia is more prominent in the morning, but not always. Symptoms were more frequent in the morning, but not during majority of the … Continue reading
Mitochondrial DNA variants correlate with symptoms in ME/CFS
Research abstract: Background: Mitochondrial dysfunction has been hypothesized to occur in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), a disease characterized by fatigue, cognitive difficulties, pain, malaise, and exercise intolerance. We investigated whether haplogroup, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), or heteroplasmy of … Continue reading
Walking & co-ordination problems in ME/CFS
ME Research UK overview article: Walking & co-ordination problems Mechanistic factors that compromise automaticity of walking. From Automaticity of walking. Clark DJ. Front. Hum Neurosci, 05 May 2015 We already know that many ME/CFS patients have difficulties standing (orthostasis), … Continue reading
