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Incidence of ME/CFS among U.S. nurses
Research abstract: Incidence of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome in a large prospective cohort of U.S. nurses, by Natalia Palacios, Kathryn C. Fitzgerald, Anthony L. Komaroff, Alberto Ascherio in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior [Published online: 18 May 2017] Background: The incidence … Continue reading
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Tagged diagnosis, incidence, Kathryn C. Fitzgerald, Natalia Palacios, nurses, Prof Anthony Komaroff
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ME/CFS linked to imbalanced microbiome
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Press release, 26 April 2017: Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to imbalanced microbiome Scientists identify abnormal levels of specific gut bacteria in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome, including those with and without co-morbid IBS … Continue reading
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Tagged Alistipes, Bacteroides, Cort Johnson, Devi Ramanan, Dr Daniel Peterson, Dr Ian Lipkin, Dr Jose Montoya, Dr Lucinda bateman, Dr Nancy Klimas, Dr Susan Levine, Faecalibacterium, Fecal microbiota, gut bacteria, gut microbiome, IBS, Komal Jain, Meredith L Eddy, Prof Anthony Komaroff, Prof Mady Hornig, Prof Vincent Racaniello, Simmaron Research, subgroups
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Robust evidence of an underlying biological process in ME/CFS
Miriam Tucker reports on the overwhelming evidence for the biological basis for ME/CFS which was presented at the IACFS/ME conference in the USA in October 2016: Biomarker Research Advances in ‘Chronic Fatigue Syndrome’, by Miriam E. Tucker in Medscape Medical … Continue reading
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Tagged biomedical research, IACFS/ME, Margaret Williams, Miriam Tucker, Prof Anthony Komaroff
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ME/CFS: a real illness
Comment on the US Institute of Medicine’s report and choice of new name SEID by Prof Anthony Komaroff: Chronic fatigue syndrome (named by some as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome [ME/CFS]) frustrates many physicians. That is understandable because there are no … Continue reading
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Tagged Institute of Medicine, IOM, Pathways to prevention workshop, Prof Anthony Komaroff, SEID, Systemic exertion Intolerance Disease
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ME/CFS – not simply chronic fatigue but multisystem disorder
Research abstract: BACKGROUND: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex, chronic illness that is often disabling. This paper introduces the Chronic Fatigue Initiative, which conducted a large multi-center study to more fully characterize ME/CFS and ultimately to describe and … Continue reading
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Tagged autonomic dysfunction, chronic fatigue, Chronic Fatigue Initiative, cognitive dysfunction, Dr Lucinda bateman, endocrine dysregulation, gastrointestinal disorder, inflammtory symptoms, multisystem disorder, Nancy Klimas, neuro-inflammatory symptoms, pain, Prof Anthony Komaroff, Prof Maddy Hornig
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