Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Not Caused by XMRV Virus, Study Finds

"Dec. 20, 2010 -- Chronic fatigue syndrome is not caused by the virus XMRV, according to new research

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Not Caused by XMRV Virus, Study Finds:

No differences in cardiovascular autonomic responses to mental stress in CFS adolescents as compared to healthy controls

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a disabling disease with unknown etiology. There is accumulating evidence of altered cardiovascular autonomic responses to different somatic stressors, in particular orthostatic stress, whereas autonomic responses to mental stress remain to be investigated.

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Wine Compound Improves Symptom of CFS - Study

Resveratrol is a compound found in wine and grapes.
Moriya, J. et al. Resveratrol Improves Hippocampal Atrophy in Chronic Fatigue Mice by Enhancing Neurogenesis adnd Inhibiting Apoptosis of Granular Cells. Biological Pharmacology Bulletin URL http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v\&\#38;pid=explorer\&\#38;chrome=true\&\#38;srcid=1WOJo1B59vvV7ytc0OR2O3pNgBFyzAE0-BvVW9Q-vQ9fbVgsKkpQVwehHnoiD\&\#38;hl=en\&\#38;authkey=CNT7nRc.


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Lipid peroxidation is elevated in female patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.

"Conclusions: High levels of MDA, positively correlated with TG and lower HDL levels, might be indicative of proatherogenic events in female CFS patients, a group not otherwise considered a risk for atherosclerosis."

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Eating chocolate can ease chronic fatigue syndrome | TheMedGuru

Comment: This is not the first time we have suggested chocolate may help CFS ---and probably will not be the last. :)

"Dark chocolate contains certain chemicals which can help relieve chronic fatigue syndrome, reveals a recent study by researchers from the University of Hull and the Hull York Medical School."


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Another Delay: Ampligen for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

"One year after the FDA rejected Ampligen (poly I:poly C12U), manufacturer Hemispherx Biopharma Inc. has asked for up to another year to resubmit data on its New Drug Application (NDA)."

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Top brains tackle chronic fatigue syndrome

Top brains tackle chronic fatigue syndrome: "Some of the world's leading researchers in neuroscience and immunology have gathered on the Gold Coast for an international science symposium on the debilitating chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS"