Resources - chronic fatigue syndrome
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Sound the trumpets! The long-awaited day is finally here – chronic fatigue syndrome is being taken seriously by the medical... Read more »
The FDA issued the following news release today:Study: Presence of murine leukemia virus related gene sequences found in CFS... Read more »
Last week the Journal of Internal Medicine published “Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: International Consensus Criteria” online ahead of the... Read more »
I just received notice of the following press release issued from the Netherlands yesterday:The FDA and the NIH have independently... Read more »
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is proposing an addition to their DSM codes that could potentially allow patients with... Read more »
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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 »
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... Read more »
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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 »
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www3.niaid.nih.gov -- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseaseswww.cdc.gov/cfs - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chronic... Read more »
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CausesTheories abound about the causes of chronic fatigue syndrome. No primary cause has been found that explains all cases of CFS, and no blood... Read more »