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Apr 26, 2008 |
Article |
CFIDS&FM |
ME/CFS as a Mitochondrial Disease
ME/CFS is a disorder involving the cells’ energy-producing mitochondria – but it’s a mitochondrial disease like no other, Dr. Bell believes. He explains why it hasn’t been diagnosed, classified, and studied like other kinds of mitochondrial diseases - and why a change may be “just around the corner.” |
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Apr 26, 2008 |
Article |
CFIDS&FM |
Q&A (held Apr. 25) with Dr. William Collinge, PhD – Mind-Body Medicine Researcher Answers Questions about Self-Care & Healing Therapies
Topics covered in this special Q&A ranged from the problems of depression and social isolation to strategies for coping with sleep, cycle management, and stress. |
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Apr 21, 2008 |
Chat |
CFIDS&FM |
Letters From Our Readers - Q&A Session 04-23-08
Letters From Our Readers - Q&A Session 04-23-08 |
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Apr 15, 2008 |
Abstract |
CFIDS&FM |
The Economic Impact of ME/CFS - Source: Dynamic Medicine, Apr 2008
Even using the most conservative numbers, health statistician Dr. Leonard Jason calculates the annual cost of ME/CFS to the U.S. economy at more than $18 billion – a major argument for increased federal research funding. [Source: Dynamic Medicine, Apr 2008] |
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Mar 31, 2008 |
Chat |
CFIDS&FM |
Letters From Our Readers - Comments & Suggestions 04-02-08
Letters From Our Readers - Comments & Suggestions 04-02-08 |
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Mar 28, 2008 |
Abstract |
CFIDS&FM |
Genetic evaluation of the serotonergic system in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Psychoneuroendocrinology, Feb 2008
Three genetic polymorphisms (variants from the norm) relating to serotonin signaling have been identified in ME/CFS patients vs. non-fatigued subjects. These variants were linked to quantitative measures of disability and fatigue in all subjects. [Source: Psychoneuroendocrinology, Feb 2008] |
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Mar 24, 2008 |
Chat |
CFIDS&FM |
Letters From Our Readers - Comments & Suggestions 03-26-08
Letters From Our Readers - Comments & Suggestions 03-26-08 |
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Mar 18, 2008 |
Abstract |
CFIDS&FM |
Evidence for Acquired Pregenual Anterior Cingulate Gray Matter Loss from a Twin Study of Combat-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - Source: Biological Psychiatry, March 15, 2008
Findings from this multi-center study “suggest that volume reductions in [the brain’s anterior cingulate cortex] associated with PTSD arise as a consequence of stress exposure rather than emerging as a heritable trait.” Full text of the report is available free online. [Source: Biological Psychiatry, March 15, 2008 ] |
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Mar 07, 2008 |
Article,Events |
CFIDS&FM |
May 5 & 6 - CFS Advisory Committee Meeting in Washington, DC – Patients & Advocates Urged to Participate
The meeting is open to members of the public, and those who wish to address their comments to the CFSAC, attendees, and the Secretary of HHS during the meeting must register in advance. |
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Mar 03, 2008 |
Abstract |
CFIDS&FM |
Fibromyalgia and Autoimmune Diseases: The Pain behind Autoimmunity - Source: Israel Medical Association Journal, Jan 2008
Doctors treating patients with autoimmune diseases should be aware that FM can’t be considered an inflammatory or autoimmune disease, but FM symptoms are common in autoimmune patients and may be the source of much of their disability. [Source: Israel Medical Association Journal, Jan 2008] |
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