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The great NIH exercise initiative: a boon for ME/CFS & FM?

Posted on 01/12/2017 by wames

Health rising forum post, by Cort Johnson, 3 January 2017: The Great NIH Exercise Initiative: A Boon for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia? “This physical activity initiative aims to fundamentally change our understanding of what happens to the body … Continue reading →

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Making drugs obsolete: the electroceutical revolution – FM & ME/CFS perspective

Posted on 01/10/2017 by wames

Health rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, 2 Jan 2017: Making Drugs Obsolete: The Electroceutical Revolution – A Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS Perspective This is the first of three blogs looking at major NIH projects which, while not being aimed at … Continue reading →

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Fuel shortage: Norwegian study expands on energy problem in ME/CFS

Posted on 01/09/2017 by wames

Health rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, 27 Dec 2016: Fuel shortage: Norwegian study Expands on Energy Problem in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Fluge and Mella seem to be working at almost lightning speed. Besides managing their huge Rituximab study … Continue reading →

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation in FM & ME/CFS: a trial of one

Posted on 12/21/2016 by wames

Health rising forum post, by Cort Johnson, 8 Dec 2016: Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS: A Trial of One An Emerging Treatment My interest in vagus nerve stimulation was prompted by a number of factors. Fibromyalgia (FM) and/or chronic … Continue reading →

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Exercise exposes new types of POTS

Posted on 12/09/2016 by wames

Health rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, 6 December: Exercise Exposes New Types of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Extracts: Exercise has been used in many studies to understand chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), but nobody until recently has used exercise … Continue reading →

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The “Starvation” Disease? metabolomics meets CFS down under

Posted on 11/17/2016 by wames

Health rising blog post: The “Starvation” Disease? Metabolomics Meets Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Down Under, by Cort Johnson, 10 November 2016 “The pathological nature of the fatigue experienced by ME/CFS sufferers is its inexplicable persistence, severity and its inability to be sufficiently relieved … Continue reading →

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The thyroid question in FM & ME/CFS

Posted on 10/28/2016 by wames

Health rising blog post by Cort Johnson, 24 October 2016: The thyroid question in Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Fatigue, lethargy, mental sluggishness, difficulty tolerating heat and cold, depression, joint pain, headaches, morning stiffness…the list goes on and on. … Continue reading →

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Could one gene help explain ME/CFS, FM, POTS, IBS, EDS, IBS and others?

Posted on 10/27/2016 by wames

ME/CFS, FM, POTS, IBS, EDS and others often exist in a kind of swarm of interconnected illnesses. All have been maligned at one time or another because of the wide range of symptoms they produce. How could a biological disease … Continue reading →

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Mella finds hypometabolic state in ME/CFS

Posted on 10/17/2016 by wames

Health rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, 15 October 2016: Another Hypometabolic Signature Found Fluge and Mella are best known for their Rituximab work, but just last week Mella reported that they’d found a hypometabolic state in ME/CFS as well. … Continue reading →

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A race to produce the first drug for CFS? Dr Jarred Younger talks

Posted on 10/10/2016 by wames

Health rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, 5 October 2016: A Race To Produce the First Drug for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? Jarred Younger Talks Drug companies interested in ME/CFS? A race to produce the first drug for ME/CFS? A race? … Continue reading →

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