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Monitoring treatment harm in ME/CFS: a freedom-of-information study of NHS specialist centres in England.

Posted on 06/28/2019 by wames

Monitoring treatment harm in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: A freedom-of-information study of National Health Service specialist centres in England, by Graham McPhee, Adrian Baldwin, Tom Kindlon, Brian M Hughes in J Health Psychol. 2019 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print] … Continue reading →

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From neurasthenia to post-exertion disease: evolution of the diagnostic criteria of CFS/ME

Posted on 06/26/2019 by wames

From neurasthenia to post-exertion disease: Evolution of the diagnostic criteria of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, by Inigo Murga, Jose-Vicente Lafuente in Atencion Primaria [online 8 June 2019] Research abstract: Changes in the terminology and diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic … Continue reading →

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Inclusive education for students with chronic illness – technological challenges & opportunities

Posted on 06/25/2019 by wames

Inclusive education for students with chronic illness – technological challenges and opportunities, by Anna Wood. Chapter in book:  Artificial Intelligence and Inclusive Education Perspectives on Rethinking and Reforming Education pp135-148 [June 14 2019] Chapter abstract: Although the general issues related … Continue reading →

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Patients with FM & CFS show increased hsCRP compared to healthy controls

Posted on 06/24/2019 by wames

Patients with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome show increased hsCRP compared to healthy controls, by Nina Groven, Egil A Fors, Solveig KlæboReitan, in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity [Available online 7 June 2019] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2019.06.010 Highlights CFS/ME and Fibromyalgia share common features of … Continue reading →

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Differential diagnosis between “chronic fatigue” and “chronic fatigue syndrome”

Posted on 06/21/2019 by wames

Differential diagnosis between “chronic fatigue” and “chronic fatigue syndrome”, by Chang-GueSon in Integrative Medicine Research, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2019, Pages 89-91 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2019.04.005] Commentary: Fatigue is a common complaint experienced by most of subjects during lifetime, which affects approximately … Continue reading →

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Illness duration, mood and symptom impact in adolescents with CFS/ME

Posted on 06/19/2019 by wames

Illness duration, mood and symptom impact in adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome/ myalgic encephalomyelitis?, by Francesca K Neale, Deborah Christie, Dougal S Hargreaves, Terry Y Segal in Archives of Disease in Childhood, Jun 13 2019 Letter excerpt: Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis … Continue reading →

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Orthostatic intolerance in CFS

Posted on 06/17/2019 by wames

Orthostatic intolerance in chronic fatigue syndrome, by Richard Garner and James N Baraniuk in Journal of Translational Medicine 2019 17:185 [Published: 3 June 2019] https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-019-1935-y   Research abstract: Background: Orthostatic intolerance (OI) is a significant problem for those with chronic … Continue reading →

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Clinical symptoms & markers of disease mechanisms in adolescent chronic fatigue following Epstein-Barr virus infection

Posted on 06/14/2019 by wames

Clinical symptoms and markers of disease mechanisms in adolescent chronic fatigue following Epstein-Barr virus infection: an exploratory cross-sectional study, by Miriam Skjerven Kristiansen, Julie Stabursvik, Elise Catriona O’Leary, Maria Pedersen, Tarjei Tørre Asprusten, Truls Leegaard, Liv Toril Osnes, Trygve Tjade, … Continue reading →

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Abnormal blood lactate accumulation during repeated exercise testing in ME/CFS

Posted on 06/13/2019 by wames

Abnormal blood lactate accumulation during repeated exercise testing in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, by Katarina Lien, Bjørn Johansen, Marit B Veierød, Annicke S Haslestad, Siv K Bøhn, Morten N Melsom, Kristin R Kardel, Per O Iversen in Physiological reports vol … Continue reading →

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PEM: It’s time to retire the term

Posted on 06/12/2019 by wames

PEM: It’s time to retire the term, by Pete Hanauer in The Solve ME/CFS Chronicle, Spring 2018   FOR MANY YEARS, people who suffered the pain and disruption to their lives caused by ME/CFS also suffered the indignity of being … Continue reading →

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