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Tryptophan depletion in CFS
Research abstract (provisional) Background Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is still an enigmatic disorder. CFS can be regarded as a complex disorder with tremendous impact on lives of CFS-patients. Full recovery without treatment is rare. A somatic explanation for the fatigue … Continue reading
The Basal Ganglia, inflammation and fatigue in ME/CFS
Cort Johnson discusses the research of Dr Andrew Miller, a psychoneuroimmunologist who is interested in how immune activation affects symptoms and behaviour. His research has mostly focused on the biological roots of depression and the effects an immune agent called interferon alpha … Continue reading
Man with ME calls for cannabis to be legalised
ITV news story: Calls for medicinal cannabis to be legalised to help people now turning to the streets for their pain relief He’s been threatened, his home has been attacked, and he lives in fear of going to jail for … Continue reading
Low dose vaporised cannabis improves neuropathic pain
Research abstract We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study evaluating the analgesic efficacy of vaporized cannabis in subjects, the majority of whom were experiencing neuropathic pain despite traditional treatment. Thirty-nine patients with central and peripheral neuropathic pain underwent a standardized … Continue reading
Relationship between insomnia and CFS/ME
Research abstract Fatigue is common in the general population, and is the hallmark of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). Although the occurrence of sleep difficulties is known to be common in subjects with fatigue, research on insomnia in such subjects … Continue reading
PACE trial refuses FOI request
Peter Denton White/Queen Mary, University of London have again refused to release data from the PACE Trial, which cost £5 million of UK taxpayer’s money. They claim a request for the 6-minute walking test results for the (so-called) recovered group is … Continue reading
Cytokine abnormalities in CFS
Research abstract We studied cytokine production in 15 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and 23 controls. CFS patients’ peripheral blood mononuclear cells were cultured with lipopolysaccharide or phytohemagglutinin. Enzymatic immunoassay indicated cytokine concentration in culture supernatants. CFS patients showed … Continue reading
Coenzyme Q10 benefits symptoms in gulf war veterans
Research abstract We sought to assess whether coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) benefits the chronic multisymptom problems that affect one-quarter to one-third of 1990–1 Gulf War veterans, using a randomized, double-blink, placebo-controlled study. Participants were 46 veterans meeting Kansas and Centers for … Continue reading
Defining ME/CFS: McGrath comments on Brown/Jason research
Simon McGrath at Phoenix rising comments on the full text (not available free) of Brown and Jason’s paper Validating a measure of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome symptomatology Extract from : Validating a measure of ME/CFS symptomatology – Brown & Jason … Continue reading
Correction of low vitamin D improves fatigue
Abstract Background: Fatigue is a common presenting complaint of patients in the primary care offices. Low levels of vitamin D have been associated with fatigue in cancer patients. Normalization of vitamin D level improves their fatigue. Whether low vitamin D … Continue reading
