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Health Encyclopedia: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Causes
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Causes
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Causes
Theories abound about the causes of chronic fatigue syndrome. Indeed, no primary cause has been found that explains all cases of CFS, and no consistent biologic factors allow objective measures, such as blood tests or brain scans, to definitively diagnose the condition.
Overall, however, doctors are increasingly adopting the view that CFS probably denotes a disease category that includes a range of subtypes, in the same way that cancer is a broad term within which numerous specific forms oc...
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Risk Factors for Migraines
About 30 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches. They affect up to 18% of women and 6% of men. In fact, 70% of all migraine sufferers are women. This significantly greater... Read more »Stress: Introduction
...can tell, internal psychological stressors are rare or absent in most animals except humans.Acute or Chronic StressStressors can also be defined as short-term (acute) or long-term (chronic).Acute... Read more »Stress: Complications
...apparatus (the brain, heart, lungs, vessels, and muscles) become chronically over- or under-activated. Such chronic stress may produce physical or psychological damage over time. Acute stress can... Read more »Stress: References
...Maintaining Strong Parent-ChildBonds.Last accessed on 17 October, 2006.Dallman MF, Pecoraro NC, la Fleur SE. Chronic stress and comfort foods: self-medication and abdominal obesity. Brain Behav... Read more »Stress: Conditions with Similar Symptoms
...spheres.DepressionDepression can be a disabling condition, and, like anxiety disorders, may result from chronic stress. A 2005 study of Canadian workers found that individuals with a high level of... Read more »Images
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