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posted 10/08/2009, comments (7)

Retrovirus Linked to ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

Scientists have discovered a potential retroviral link to ME/CFS (also known as chronic fatigue syndrome), a debilitating disease that affects more than a million people in the United States. This is big news for the ME/CFS community. Researchers from the Whittemore Peterson Institute, located at the University of Nevada, Reno, the National... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/29/2009, comments (4)

ME/CFS Breakthrough – Diagnostic Test Announced

The highly respected ME/CFS researcher Dr. Kenny De Meirleir and his research team announced that they have uncovered a major cause of this mysterious illness as well as a diagnostic test for it. ME/CFS, is known to most of the world as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis but was unfortunately dubbed Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by the U.S. Center for... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/12/2009, comments (0)

It's Fibromyalgia & ME/CFS Awareness Day!

Since today, May 12, is Fibromyalgia & ME/CFS Awareness Day, I thought it would be a good time for looking back to see how far we've come and looking forward to see what new and exciting things are on the horizon.FibromyalgiaWhen I was finally diagnosed nearly 13 years ago, it was rare to find anyone who had even heard the word... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/02/2008, comments (0)

More Evidence That FM and ME/CFS Are Different Illnesses

Although some medical professionals still insist fibromyalgia and myalgic encephalopathy/chronic fatigue syndrome are merely variations of the same illness, evidence that they are actually two very different illnesses is beginning to mount. Last year I reported on a study that revealed different genetic profiles for FM and ME/CFS. Now... Read more Chevron

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