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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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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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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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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CFS Panel Wants Name Change for Disorder - in Infectious Disease, General Infectious Disease from MedPage Today

Medical News: CFS Panel Wants Name Change for Disorder - in Infectious Disease, General Infectious Disease from MedPage Today

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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Dysautonomia in Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

via About.com

"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

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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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."