Tag Archives: Cort Johnson
ME/CFS: the small heart disease
Health rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, 27 Jun 27 2016: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: the small heart disease Did you know that you probably have a smaller heart than normal? Four studies suggest that if you have chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) … Continue reading
PACE trial cost-effectiveness conclusions faulty
Health rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, 31 May 2016: Another Ball Drops in PACE Controversy: Cost-effectiveness Conclusions Faulty – Plus Update Some past efforts to clear up the controversies around the now notorious PACE trials have requested that the … Continue reading
More in-depth mitochondrial testing in ME/CFS proposed
Blog post by Cort Johnson in Health Rising forum, 20 June 2016: Researchers Call For More In-depth Mitochondrial Testing in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) More Extensive Mitochondrial Testing Proposed A letter to the editor of the BioMed Central Journal urged … Continue reading
Cognition and ME/CFS
Health Rising’s Cognition Resource hub contains 3 new papers with useful information about cognitive problems in ME. Cognition and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Key Findings and Seminal Papers- The what, where and why of the thinking problems found in ME/CFS, by … Continue reading
Can simple blood tests help to identify ME/CFS
Health rising forum discussion started by Cort Johnson, 30 April 2016: Can simple blood tests help to identify Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)? How great it would be if a doctor could give a teenager with lingering fatigue after infectious mononucleosis/glandular … Continue reading
Dr Robert Naviaux – the mitochondria man
Health rising blog article by Cort Johnson, 21 April: An Eye on “The Mitochondria Man” : Robert Naviaux and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) This is the start of an “Eye On” series focusing on researchers new to the chronic fatigue … Continue reading
A person with ME responds to MS drug Copaxone
A Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/POTS Patient Responds to a Multiple Sclerosis Drug – What Does It Mean? Discussion started by Cort Johnson, Mar 30, 2016 on Health Rising blog: Before 2002 Rachel owned two businesses, had boundless energy, worked out with … Continue reading
Are ME/CFS and FM immune exhaustion disorders?
Are Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia Immune Exhaustion Disorders?, by Cort Johnson 21 March 2016 When we think of immune problems we often think of the immune system going berserk and attacking healthy cells but another kind of immune … Continue reading
End ME/CFS Severe Patient Study Turns to the Mitochondria
Health rising article, by Cort Johnson 18 March 2016: End ME/CFS Severe Patient Study Turns to the Mitochondria The mantra at the Severely Ill/Big Data study at the Open Medicine Foundation is to follow the evidence where it leads. We … Continue reading
