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ME in children – Specialist lectures on video
Seminar on children and young people with ME/CFS – 2014 On November 12, 2014 the National Association for ME in Sweden organized a seminar on children and young people with ME/CFS. The seminar was conducted in cooperation with RME Stockholm and … Continue reading
Roburins, French oak-wood extract & CFS
Extract from article: New option for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Michael Franco Frustrated by a lack of treatment options, an international team of researchers has focused their attention on a group of unique molecules called roburins, which are derived from … Continue reading
Are exercise tests useful in chronic pain, FM and fatigue disorders?
Systematic review abstract Question: Are submaximal and maximal exercise tests reliable, valid and acceptable in people with chronic pain, fibromyalgia and fatigue disorders? Design: Systematic review of studies of the psychometric properties of exercise tests. Participants: People older than 18 … Continue reading
Could use of stress management skills improve PEM?
Research abstract Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is characterized in part by debilitating fatigue typically exacerbated by cognitive and/or physical exertion, referred to as post-exertional malaise (PEM). In a variety of populations, the cortisol awakening response (CAR) has stood out as … Continue reading
Assessment of measuring activity limitation in CFS
Research review abstract Purpose: To summarize measurement instruments used to evaluate activity limitations and participation restrictions in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and review the psychometric properties of these instruments. Method: General information of all included measurement instruments was extracted. … Continue reading
Discerning primary and secondary factors responsible for clinical fatigue in multisystem diseases
Research abstract Fatigue is a common symptom of numerous acute and chronic diseases, including myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, heart failure, cancer, and many others. In these multi-system diseases the physiological determinants of enhanced fatigue encompass a combination … Continue reading
Coenzyme Q10 & NADH-potential treatment for fatigue
Research Abstract Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a chronic and extremely debilitating illness characterized by prolonged fatigue and multiple symptoms with unknown cause, diagnostic test, or universally effective treatment. Inflammation, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and CoQ10 deficiency have been well … Continue reading
CFS: searching for a microbial etiology
Book chapter abstract Chronic fatigue syndrome [CFS] is a symptom complex of unknown cause which is commonly present in the population, and has been labeled as postinfectious neuromyasthenia for many decades. A microbial etiology has been considered for this disorder … Continue reading
MRI shows reaction to the carbohydrate lactulose in IBS
Research abstract Background: Postprandial discomfort following intake of poorly absorbable, but fermentable carbohydrates is a common complaint in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We used lactulose as a model substance for this group of symptom triggering carbohydrates, aiming to … Continue reading
