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To be considered CFS, the fatigue must persist for more than 6 months, impair normal activities and have no associated medical or psychological problems.
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Dr. Oz Doing Show on Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
This Friday, October 23, one of the segments on The Dr. Oz Show is scheduled to be on fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. His guest will be Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, who has battled these illnesses himself and has written two books about them. In the past, I've heard Dr. Oz say that it was Dr. Teitelbaum who first convinced him that…
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