Category Archives: News
Fluge & Mella’s patent application for a CFS treatment
Excerpt from patent application: Inventors: Øystein Fluge & Olav Mella Date of publication 26 11 2014 Nitric oxide donor for the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome. Description [0001] The present invention relates in a first aspect to a nitric oxide donor for … Continue reading
Comparison of consensus & empirical ME/CFS definitions & criteria
Research abstract: Background: Since the publication of the CFS case definition [Fukuda K, Straus SE, Hickie I, Sharpe MC, Dobbins JG, Komaroff A. The chronic fatigue syndrome: a comprehensive approach to its definition and study. Ann Intern Med. 1994;121:953-959], there … Continue reading
Large percentage of CFS patients respond to anti viral therapy
Excerpt from article by Theodore Henderson, MD, PhD: My clinical work has focused on the viral and immunological pathogenesis of CFS/ME. In my clinic, I have treated over 200 adults and over 30 adolescents with what the IOM now says … Continue reading
Central nervous system clues found for cognitive dysfunction in CFS
Research abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome is an unexplained debilitating disorder that is frequently associated with cognitive and motor dysfunction. We analyzed cerebrospinal fluid from 32 cases, 40 subjects with multiple sclerosis and 19 normal subjects frequency-matched for age and … Continue reading
Partners’ support affects the outcome of CBT for CFS
Research abstract: BACKGROUND: Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) leads to a significant decrease in CFS-related symptoms and disability. The primary objective of this study was to explore whether partners’ solicitous responses and patients’ and partners’ perceived … Continue reading
Could toll-like receptors be a new therapeutic approach for ME?
Article abstract Perturbations in immune processes play an important role in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), a multifactorial disorder mainly characterized by severe and prolonged fatigue and typically affecting a variety of bodily systems including the immune system. Recent reports … Continue reading
Sleep disturbance in children with CFS
Review abstract OBJECTIVE: Children and adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) frequently report sleep disturbances. However, little is known about the nature and severity of sleep disturbance and factors associated with sleep problems in pediatric CFS. The purpose of this … Continue reading
Could change of diet help children with fatigue?
Research abstract: Many children deal with fatigue for which no proper treatment can be given. A possible explanation for their fatigue is a micro deficiency of minerals and vitamins. In this non-randomized controlled trial, we clinically evaluated symptoms of fatigue in … Continue reading
Activity and CFS
[Letter from Joan Crawford: In the February 2015 edition of Therapy Today (News, p6) there is a short report on exercise and CFS. Uncritically your report states, ‘Both [CBT aimed at increasing patients activity and GET (graded exercise therapy)] have been … Continue reading
Improving academic access for students with ME/CFS
Article abstract: Students with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) often struggle to achieve academic success not only due to symptom interference, but also because educators may lack an understanding of the cognitive and learning deficits that accompany the illness. Traditional … Continue reading
