Compound in grapes may be effective for improving chronic fatigue syndrome and promoting brain health.

"Resveratrol may be effective for improving fatigue symptoms and enlarging the atrophic hippocampus by repressing apoptosis and promoting neurogenesis."

CiteULike: Resveratrol improves hippocampal atrophy in chronic fatigue mice by enhancing neurogenesis and inhibiting apoptosis of granular cells.:

Migraine headaches in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): Comparison of two prospective cross-sectional studies.

"Migraines may contribute to illness in chronic fatigue syndrome."

"BMC neurology, Vol. 11, No. 1. (5 March 2011), 30. doi:10.1186/1471-2377-11-30 Key: citeulike:8948605

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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.

Read full abstract analysis: No differences in cardiovascular autonomic responses to mental stress in chronic fatigue syndrome adolescents as compared to healthy controls

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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BBC News - Dorset woman with severe ME 'left to rot by the NHS'

"A Dorset woman with severe ME who has been unable to leave her bed for eight years has been 'left to rot' by the NHS, her family has said."

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With New Information Indicating Effectiveness of Ampligen

"Shareholders in Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (AMEX: HEB) have been waiting a considerable period of time for the specialty pharmaceutical company to deliver positive news regarding their Phase III trial involving the experimental therapeutic Ampligen."


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Chocolate may ease symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome: research - Telegraph

"Dark chocolate is rich in chemicals known to increase signals carried around the brain but this is thought to be the first time the confection has been found to help symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome"

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New study casts doubt on retrovirus link to cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome - Los Angeles Times

"New study casts doubt on retrovirus link to cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome"

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Mindfulness Meditation May Ease Fatigue, Depression, Quality Of Life For MS Patients

This may help with fatigue with CFS!

"A new study from Switzerland suggests that learning mindfulness meditation eased fatigue, depression and quality of life for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients compared with patients who received standard medical care."

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Ampligen for XMRV-Positive Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

"The makers of the immune-modulating-drug Ampligen, Hemispherx Biopharma Inc., presented new data Sept. 8 at the first International Workshop on XMRV suggesting that the drug works differently in chronic fatigue syndrome patients depending on their XMRV status."

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XMRV in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Prostate Cancer: Where Are We Now?

"The first International Workshop on XMRV earlier this month appears to be consistent with the history of chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) -- lots of arguing, inconsistency and uncertainty."


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Chronic fatigue syndrome may be caused by virus, Scottish researchers find - The Daily Record

"CHRONIC fatigue syndrome may be caused by a virus, a study of children has suggested."

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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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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

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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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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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."

FDA Advisory Committee to Hear About XMRV Working Group’s Research - Health Blog - WSJ

"Public health officials have been working for months to understand whether the XMRV virus poses a risk to the nation’s blood supply. The concern was sparked by a paper published last year in Science that detected the virus in the blood of 67% of chronic fatigue syndrome patients, compared to just 3.7% of healthy controls."

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