CFS causes nonspecific flu-like symptoms, including headaches, sore throats, swollen lymph nodes,
CFS began receiving widespread attention in the mid-1980s, after reports of about 100 cases in the...
Last week the Journal of Internal Medicine published “Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: International Consensus Criteria” online ahead of the... Read more »
Sound the trumpets! The long-awaited day is finally here – chronic fatigue syndrome is being taken seriously by the medical... Read more »
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... Read more »
As flu season once again approaches, the question of whether or not fibromyalgia and ME/CFS patients should get a flu shot is again being... Read more »
When should low thyroid be considered and when could it be blamed for contributing to risk for heart disease? You’d think the answer... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
No medications are specifically approved to treat CFS. However, some medications may be useful for pain or other symptoms, or in cases in which CFS... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
It is very difficult to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome. Even experts do not have a clear definition of what chronic fatigue actually is, or what... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Fatigue SyndromeThe diagnostic criteria for CFS, established in 1994 by the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and... Read more »
Currently, the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome (also called myalgic encephalopathy or ME/CFS) remains a mystery. While it frequently occurs... Read more »
To say that treating chronic fatigue syndrome (also known as “Myalgic Encephalopathy” or “ME/CFS”) is challenging would be an... Read more »