Science reporters win ASM Public Communications Award 
Phys.Org (press release)
The article digs deep into the controversy surrounding the publication of a study that linked a mouse retrovirus, XMRV, to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Cohen and Enserink spoke with scientists and CFS patients around the world for four months, ...

 

Fibromyalgia & Elimination Diet Success Story 
About - News & Issues
By Adrienne Dellwo, About.com GuideMay 16, 2012 What you eat - or don't - can have a big impact on your fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome symptoms. There's no single diet that works for all of us - our symptoms and dysfunctions are too varied ...

 

New Clues to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 
U.S. News & World Report
By Maureen Salamon TUESDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- The brains of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome -- an often misunderstood condition marked by unexplained, incapacitating exhaustion -- don't respond to rewards in the same way as the brains ...
ME/CFS Appears to Be a Disease Affecting the Basal Ganglia & Dopamine Metabolism ProHealth

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Leverett author Roger King describes effects of chronic fatigue syndrome 
GazetteNET
His latest is ?Love and Fatigue in America.? Roger King writes about how living with chronic fatigue syndrome not only changed his way of life, but altered his relationships. In his early 40s, Roger King of Leverett seemed in the prime of his life.

 

San Antonio teens catching mysterious illness 
KHOU
She is the mother of a 15-year-old girl with an autoimmune syndrome. "She was having a seizure-like activity, but it wasn't epileptic," said Cindy. Then came the chronic fatigue, nausea, dizzy spells causing blackouts, and stomach problems.

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Halfway woman won't let illness keep her from being mom 
The Herald-Mail
But Malott's itinerary is all the more remarkable in light of the fact that she is largely homebound, debilitated by chronic fatigue syndrome. Instead of planning ahead, Malott takes one day at a time. There are limitations on how often she can leave ...

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Low Brain Activity Seen in Chronic Fatigue 
MedPage Today
This study found that patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) had significantly less activation of the basal ganglia in response to a known stimulus compared with a control group. In the CFS group, reduced activation in the right globus pallidus ...

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Fatigue supplements are actually misbranded drugs: FDA 
Chicago Tribune (blog)
A commercial website for people suffering from symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia is rife with numerous illegal and misleading treatment claims, according to a recent warning letter sent to Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum by the US Food and ...

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Markey receives $6.25 million to study deadly cancer 
The Lane Report
... released the following statement in regards to awarding the research grant: ?We are excited to encourage cooperation among organizations engaging in research related to diseases like myelodysplastic syndrome, leukemia and chronic fatigue syndrome.

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The Assault on Chronic Pain in Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS - a Combined Approach 
ProHealth
by Dr. Sarah Myhill, MD* Dr. Sarah Myhill is a UK-based physician and clinical nutritionist with a special interest in the treatment of fatigue, chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and fibromyalgia (DrMyhill.co.uk). Normally, pain is accompanied by ...

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