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May 12 –– Awareness Day
The date of May 12 was chosen because it is Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Nightingale was an English army nurse during the Crimean War (1854 – 1856) and was a pioneer in what would be the International Red Cross Movement. She became ill while wo... Read more »
Expert & Community Posts
What’s in a Name?
By Karen Lee Richards , Health ExpertIf you have chronic fatigue syndrome, you’re probably aware that patients in the U.S. have... Read more »
It's Fibromyalgia & ME/CFS Awareness Day!
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert...clinical trials. ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)A little over... Read more »
New York Times Publishes Article on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert...features an article in the Science section titled, “Chronic Fatigue No Longer Seen as... Read more »
Encounters with the Invisible – Book Review
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert...with the Invisible: Unseen Illness, Controversy, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a very personal... Read more »
Newly Updated Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Section
By Karen Lee Richards , Health ExpertDo you have, or think you might have, chronic fatigue syndrome? Do you have a family member,... Read more »
Health Guide
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diagnosis
Chronic fatigue syndrome (also called myalgic encephalopathy or ME/CFS) should be diagnosed by a physician who is familiar with the illness and regularly treats ME/CFS patients. Because the symptoms... Read more »Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Symptoms
Chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalopathy or ME/CFS, is an autoimmune illness characterized by profound and prolonged exhaustion that is not relieved by rest and is not directly... Read more »Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
How do you tell whether you have fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (also known as “Myalgic Encephalopathy” or “ME”) or both? Are they completely unrelated disorders, sister illnesses... Read more »The History of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Much of the history of chronic fatigue syndrome revolves around the efforts to define it and the debates over what to call it. Other diseases that started out being called by one name were later... Read more »Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Causes
Currently, the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome (also called myalgic encephalopathy or ME/CFS) remains a mystery. While it frequently occurs following a cold, flu or viral infection, it can also... Read more »Images
Related News
Trauma Associated with Chronic Fatigue
January 08, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Chronic fatigue syndrome affects as many as 2.5 percent of adults in the United States. Little is known about the cause, but... Read summary »
Cortisol may ease fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue
October 03, 2008The stress hormone cortisol may provide relief to people with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, a California researcher says. Dr. Kent... Read summary »
The best new pain cures for women
October 03, 2008A reporter at CNN talks to experts about the best pain cures for women. From advances in prevention and early intervention to specific treatments to... Read summary »
10 ways to boost your energy level
October 03, 2008Chronic fatigue can be a sign of illness, but even normal daily stress can zap your energy and leave you feeling impatient and frustrated. In this... Read summary »
Are bitterness, sibling rivalry actual medical disorders?
June 03, 2009Recent medical literature has given rise to a host of new diagnoses, many of which are meeting with skepticism from the general public. In this... Read summary »
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