Category Archives: News
Cytokine expression doesn’t reflect symptoms in adolsecent CFS
Highlights of Norwegian research Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) might be related to altered cytokine expression. A total of 120 adolescent CFS patients and 68 healthy controls were studied. Individual cytokine levels where similar across the two groups. Cytokine network parameters … Continue reading
Claims of ‘fear avoidance’ in ME are misleading
Following the publication of the latest PACE trail paper in the Lancet on 13th January, there has been a flurry of media reports, many of which promote the findings as good news. Other articles counter the claims saying: people with ME are … Continue reading
Kate and Paul’s story of ME & isolation – online
James Martin’s TV show Operation meet the street looks at loneliness. An episode screened on Dec 18th features young couple Paul and Kate in Ammanford. Kate has ME and Paul is her full time carer. Their story begins at 4mins 50 Simon’s story … Continue reading
CFS & FM reactions to Hepatitis B vaccine
Research abstract The objectives of this study were to gather information regarding demographic and clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with either fibromyalgia (FM) or chronic fatigue (CFS) following hepatitis B vaccination (HBVv) and furthermore to apply the recently suggested criteria … Continue reading
Cerebral blood flow & impaired neurocognition in POTS
Research abstract We hypothesize that upright cognitive impairment in patients with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is caused by reduced cerebral blood flow (CBF). The CBF velocity (CBFv) measured by transcranial Doppler ultrasound decreased excessively during 70° tilt in a minority … Continue reading
Fear avoidance beliefs as cause of fatigue and disability in CFS challenged
A paper published in the online journal Lancet Psychiatry claims that analysis of the PACE trial shows that fear avoidance of exercise plays a strong role in perpetuating fatigue and disability in CFS, and that the best treatment for this is CBT and GET. … Continue reading
Small-fiber polyneuropathy (SFPN) & pain / multi-system syndromes
Original article: Background: Syndromes involving unexplained chronic widespread pain (CWP) and multi-system symptoms are common, with 1-5% prevalence for fibromyalgia alone. They more often affect females and cause disability and high costs [1-3]. Other common syndromes include chronic fatigue, seronegative … Continue reading
Do you have mild ME?
Do you have mild ME? We hear a lot about the difficulties facing the severely affected, and rightly so, as their quality of life is severely compromised. But what does it mean to be mildly affected by ME? Are the … Continue reading
CFS is one complication of Hepatitis B vaccination
Research abstract Hepatitis B vaccine has been administered in children and adults routinely to reduce the incidence of the disease. Even though, hepatitis B vaccine is considered as highly safe, some adverse reactions have been reported. A literature search was … Continue reading
