Research News
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Nature & Nurture…
Dr Russell Lane, a neurologist at Charing Cross Hospital, in London, said: "This exciting new work shows that some aspects of this complex illness may be understandable in molecular terms, and that CFS is not a ‘made-up’ illness." More on the above, below. I’ve not written here in ages — mostly offline for awhile, now… Continue reading
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Chronic fatigue patients show lower response to placebos
Contrary to conventional wisdom, patients with chronic fatigue syndrome respond to placebos at a lower rate than people with many other illnesses, according to the first systematic review of the topic. According to the new analysis by Dr. Hyong Jin Cho of King’s College London and colleagues, 19.6 percent of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome… Continue reading
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We’re more active than we think?
From WebMD By Jennifer Warner WebMD Medical News Jan. 26, 2005 — People with fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions may be more active than they think they are, according to a new study. "When you ask people with fibromyalgia about their level of function in terms of activity levels, they’ll report a lower function… Continue reading
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Indiana Doctor Gives Hope to Fibromyalgia Sufferers
Via ImmuneSupport.Com: An Evansville, Indiana physician is going to the American Academy of Pain Management conference in San Antonio Wednesday, to present what could be a breakthrough finding. He suspects the chronic pain of diseases like fibromyalgia could be caused by a series of viruses . . . Pain specialist Dr. David Johnson realized the… Continue reading
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Chronic fatigue rates fell immediately after Sept 11 attacks
From Medical News Today: Researchers studying chronic fatigue rates in the United States saw a dip in the syndrome immediately after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, suggesting a possible “fight or flight” effect may have put some people’s fatigue into remission, a new study finds . . . Heim says the study results… Continue reading
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