By Jean-Benoit Legault The Canadian Press. A discovery by Montreal researchers is expected to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), better known as chronic fatigue syndrome. In most instances, ME is currently diagnosed by elimination, as doctors put aside other possible causes of the patient’s symptoms. But researchers from the University […]
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Yet Another Global Health Crisis Awaits the World After The Coronavirus Pandemic
From Yahoo! News. There is no end to the coronavirus pandemic in sight yet and the world is already staring at another health crisis: the Covid-19 aftermath. They call it the “post-Covid syndrome”. Post-Covid-19 analysis by top American scientific bodies the National Center for Biotechnology Information and the Centers for Disease Control and […]
Scientists Warn COVID-19 Could Lead To Neurological Complications In Some Patients
By NATHAN DENETTE/THE CANADIAN PRESS. While the new coronavirus is known to cause respiratory illness, some scientists suggest it can also potentially lead to brain and nerve damage in certain patients. Beyond the typical symptoms of COVID-19, including fever, cough and difficulty breathing, doctors around the world have reported cases of infected patients with an […]
Eight Reasons People With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) And/Or Fibromyalgia Should Take Care
When You Say Coronavirus Will Only Kill The Vulnerable, You’re Talking About Me
BY BROOKE VITTIMBERG in Fast Company. When news of COVID-19 started to spread, there were two popular responses. The first was to rush to the store, buying N95 masks and hand sanitizer until shelves were bare. The second was to shrug and comfort the masses because mostly immunocompromised people—people like me—would die. On Twitter, […]
This Is What Living With Chronic Pain Is Really Like
7 Ways To Tackle Low Self-Esteem With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia
By Colleen Downey in The Mighty. Self-esteem is generally described as the degree of regard or respect individuals have for themselves and is a subjective measure of worth that we place on our abilities and judgments; it is an understanding we create of our worth based on emotions and beliefs about how we […]
You Don’t Look Sick: ‘People Think I’m Too Young To Be Disabled’
By Laura Abernethy in The Metro. ‘But you don’t look sick’ is something that people with chronic illnesses often hear. Others judge them based on their idea of what disability looks like. Our series speaks to a different person each week about their experiences of living with a long term condition and how […]
‘They Think Disability Is Almost Worse Than Being Dead’
Breaking Through The Stigma Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Dr Byron Hyde ME Expert
By Wendy Boutilier in Global Advocates 4 Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. Dr. Byron Marshall Hyde studied pre-medicine in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto followed by a degree in Chemistry and Nutrition in 1961. His first medical employment was as an immunological research chemist at the Roscoe B. Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine – a leading […]
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Gradually Figuring Out What’s Wrong
After Long-Awaited Recognition, Serious Research Begins On Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
By Vik Adhopia – CBC News. A network of Canadian scientists is trying to make up for lost time in the search for a standard diagnostic test and treatment for a debilitating, poorly understood disease that had long been dismissed as a psychological illness. Myalgic encephalomyelitis ― commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) ― is […]
Doctor Lapp’s Amazing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Disability Letter
From How To Get On. Doctor Lapp is a well-respected and much-beloved doctor in North Carolina who specialized in ME and CFS who is excellent at documenting this condition. Sadly, Doctor Lapp is now retiring and no longer accepting new patients. Happily, one of his patients was kind enough to share her […]
Brain Studies Show Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Gulf War Illness Are Distinct Conditions
By Karen Teber in Georgetown University Medical Center News. Gulf War Illness (GWI) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) share symptoms of disabling fatigue, pain, systemic hyperalgesia (tenderness), negative emotion, sleep and cognitive dysfunction that are made worse after mild exertion (postexertional malaise). Now, neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center have evidence, derived […]
Using A Heart Rate Monitor To Prevent Post-Exertional Malaise In ME/CFS
By Susan L. Jackson in ProHealth. One of the identifying characteristics and key symptoms of ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome) is an intolerance to even mild exertion, known as Post-Exertional Malaise or PEM. In simple terms, this means that when people with ME/CFS engage in activity – even just walking […]
How To Tell If Your Exhaustion Could Actually Be A Symptom Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
By Hattie Gladwell in the Metro. Many of us experience tiredness – but when are your symptoms actually a sign of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? It’s normal to get tired from daily activities, or because you’re not getting enough sleep. Having a stressful day, working too many hours or having a strenuous workout […]
7 Tips For Better Pacing
The Mystery And Life-Wrecking Result Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
New Research Network Brings Fresh Energy To Fight Against ME
By Ryan O’Byrne of University of Alberta. The first research network in Canada to focus on chronic fatigue syndrome eager to attract new research into the poorly understood disease. Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), is not a new disease, but it is one of the least understood. There […]
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Novel Insights Into Overtraining Syndrome Suggest Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Connection
By Cort Johnson in Health Rising. Were you an avid exerciser prior to becoming diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)? Are you sure you were diagnosed correctly? Symptomatically, overtraining syndrome (OTS) and ME/CFS appear almost identical. Symptoms like fatigue, pain, post-exertional malaise, sleep problems and cognitive issues pervade both “syndromes”. If it was […]
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: New Evidence Of Immune Role
By Tim Newman in Medical News Today. Researchers recently investigated the immune system’s role in chronic fatigue syndrome in unprecedented depth. The findings might help design future treatments. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), is a mysterious condition. The main symptom of CFS is extreme and often unrelenting fatigue. Others include muscle and joint pain, sleep issues, and flu-like […]