A new clinical trial published in the online journal PloS ONE studied the effects of the anti-cancer drug Rituxan (rituximab) on chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). In addition to symptom reduction, the results of this study gave credence to the theory that ME/CFS may be an autoimmune disease.
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You may be wondering why anyone would even think of treating ME/CFS with an anti-cancer drug. The idea for this study came about when an ME/CFS patient, who also had non-Hodgkins...
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