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The “Starvation” Disease? metabolomics meets CFS down under

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

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?

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

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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Hanson’s metabolomics ME/CFS study validates Naviaux’s core finding

Health rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, 5 September 2016: Hanson’s Metabolomics ME/CFS Study Validates Naviaux’s Core Finding Maureen Hanson also found a hypometabolic state in ME/CFS Within days of Naviaux’s possibly groundbreaking metabolomics paper, Maureen Hanson told a SolveME/CFS … Continue reading

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Ampligen – the first drug approved in the world for ME/CFS

Health rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, 25 August, 2016: Ampligen Takes Big Step Forward – Becomes First Drug Approved Anywhere For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Ampligen became the first drug approved for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) anywhere in the world … Continue reading

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Dr Myhill told not to prescribe antiviral for post viral CFS

Health rising blog post, 23 August 2016: Dr Myhill Stripped of her Right to Prescribe Valtrex off label From an email Dr. Myhill sent to her patients 13 August 2016: We have a problem with me prescribing valacyclovir. Yesterday I attended … Continue reading

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Recovering from CFS & FM – The Lerner Way

Health rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, Aug 12, 2016: Recovering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia – The Lerner Way Recovery Recoveries or near recoveries from chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and/or fibromyalgia don’t happen often but they do occur.  … Continue reading

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Is FM a danger to ME/CFS?

Health rising blog post by Cort Johnson, 5 June: Is Fibromyalgia a danger to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)? Extract: Sharing similar symptoms with a much larger disease could be problematic if the two diseases are not precisely differentiated. Not only … Continue reading

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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

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