Study Links Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to a Class of Virus - NYTimes.com

: "When the journal Science published an attention-grabbing study last fall linking chronic fatigue syndrome to a recently discovered retrovirus, many experts remained skeptical — especially after four other studies found no such association."

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Dysautonomia in Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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"Not everyone with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome has problems with homeostasis, but most of us definitely do. That's because of abnormalities in our autonomic nervous system. A whole 'family' of illnesses have this same problem, and they fall under the umbrella term 'dysautonomia.'"

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Reno chronic fatigue findings confirmed by federal agency

"Two Reno scientists, who last year discovered a new infectious human retrovirus they linked to chronic fatigue syndrome, said Monday that their findings have been replicated and confirmed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration."

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Pathogen fingered as a potential culprit in chronic fatigue syndrome: little-known retrovirus found in many people with condition.(Body & Brain)(gammaretrovirus ... XMRV)(Report): An article from: Science News

Medical Research Center Opens

Medical Research Center Opens: "From the outside the Center for Molecular Medicine and the Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease looks pretty impressive.
But what will go on inside these walls will be even more so."

Olympian Roger Black almost beaten by Epstein-Virus | Mail Online

"Former Olympian Roger Black now runs a successful motivational speaking and consultancy company from his base in Guildford, Surrey."

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UK - Latest Sports, Jobs & Business News in Cambridge Newspaper | Big rise in number of youngsters treated for chronic fatigue

"The number of youngsters diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome in Cambridgeshire has almost doubled in five years, new figures reveal."

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Norwich centre for ME sufferers planned

Advertiser 24 - Norwich centre for ME sufferers planned: "Hope was last night offered to thousands of people with ME after it emerged crucial talks were under way to establish a world class research and treatment centre in Norwich."

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research: Difference in Blood Levels of Vitamin E

"New research out of Japan suggests that abnormal fluctuations in vitamin E levels are linked to symptom flares and remissions in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)."







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Tribunal told Flintshire man sacked for refusing back to work plan

"A MAN was sacked from his factory job after he refused an eight-week back to work plan, an employment tribunal has heard.

William David Astbury, 52, of Connah’s Quay, is suing Flint-based Nice-Pak International for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination after he contracted chronic fatigue syndrome in April 2008."

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Epigenetic mechanisms in lupus.

CiteULike: Epigenetic mechanisms in lupus.: "Patel, D. R. and Richardson, B. C. (2010). Epigenetic mechanisms in lupus. Current opinion in rheumatology, 22(5):478-482."

What is Epstein-Barr Virus?

A virus long suspected to have links to CFS...as this artcle states, "some health professionals claim that EBV is the cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It is also possible, but very unlikely, that the condition could lead to two rare forms of cancer – Burkitt’s lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma."

What is Epstein-Barr Virus? - Health Conditions - Celebrities with diseases: "Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was discovered in the 1960s and named after the two scientists who identified it. It is a member of the herpes family of viruses and extremely widely spread. Health Scout claims that as many as 95% of Americans aged 35 to 40 could be infected."