The Latest on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Title: The Latest on Chronic Fatigue SyndromeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/18/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/18/2018 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General)
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - July 18, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Suicidal ideation in non-depressed individuals: the effects of a chronic, misunderstood illness - Devendorf AR, McManimen SL, Jason LA.
Chronic illness is a risk factor for suicide but is often explained with depression. Research has shown an increased suicide rate in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome, but specific risk factors have been unexplored. We qu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 17, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
CDC Launches New ME/CFS Guidance for Clinicians CDC Launches New ME/CFS Guidance for Clinicians
New web content addresses diagnosis, management, and additional clinical considerations for managing patients with mylagic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: New chronic fatigue syndrome test is 84 percent accurate
Researchers have developed a diagnostic test that can predict who has myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome with 84 percent accuracy. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Fibromyalgia Source Type: news
Insights from metabolites get us closer to a test for chronic fatigue syndrome
(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) A study led by researchers at the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health has identified a constellation of metabolites related to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. Combining this data with data from an earlier microbiome study, the researchers now report they can predict whether or not someone has the disorder with a confidence of 84 percent. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
' Chronic Fatigue Syndrome' Takes Down Doctors, Too'Chronic Fatigue Syndrome' Takes Down Doctors, Too
Four physicians whose medical careers were derailed by the complex and poorly understood condition urge their colleagues to take it seriously.Medscape Internal Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Article Source Type: news
Lyme-disease sufferer, 27, is forced to live in a TENT
Rachel Gordon, 27, who is believed to be from London, was diagnosed with Lyme disease privately last year after NHS doctors told her she had chronic fatigue syndrome. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MP Carol Monaghan leads campaign for new ME treatment
Patients, carers and MPs say exercise therapy prescribed for chronic fatigue syndrome can be harmful to patients. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Former Newspaper Reporter Entitled To Retroactive Disability Benefits, Judge Says
NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey federal judge on May 31 determined that a former newspaper reporter is entitled to short-term disability and long-term disability benefits under a disability plan issued by his employer because the wealth of medical evidence supports a finding that the claimant is disabled as a result of chronic fatigue syndrome under the terms of the plan and unable to perform the duties of his own occupation (Brian Vastag v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, No. 15-6197, D. N.J., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 91458). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News - June 11, 2018 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news
Fibromyalgia pain: Four top tips for treating painful symptoms, according to a GP
FIBROMYALGIA symptoms include widespread pain across the body, difficulty sleeping and chronic fatigue. Dr Roger Henderson, a GP in Shropshire, spoke to the express.co.uk on his top tips for treating pain caused by the condition. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ME protesters gather in London
Protesters call for more research into treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chronic fatigue syndrome treatment 'should be withdrawn'
A leading expert on the illness says some people are being harmed by graded exercise therapy (GET). (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Missing the fizz: my long battle to understand the mysteries of ME
Is chronic fatigue syndrome physiological or psychological? The medical world remains divided – leaving millions unsure about the efficacy of the treatment they receiveThe point at which I realised just how confounding some illnesses – and the human beings that suffer them – are was when, three years into a mysterious illness, someone told me that I could beat it by eating a clove of garlic each morning.This person – not a medical professional, it is perhaps unnecessary to point out – swore by its efficacy. By this stage, I had tried all sorts of things to get better – yoga, meditation, kinesiology, hypnotherap...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 6, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Nick Duerden Tags: ME / Chronic fatigue syndrome Health & wellbeing Society Medical research Science Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Can endometriosis make you tired all the time?
Endometriosis is common, and symptoms include painful periods and heavy menstrual bleeding. Some researchers have linked reproductive disorders like endometriosis to chronic fatigue syndrome. In this article, we explore how to identify endometriosis fatigue, other causes of fatigue, and treatments for this symptom. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 10, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Endometriosis Source Type: news
A Revised Approach for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome A Revised Approach for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Dr Arefa Cassoobhoy highlights a new and revised approach for managing chronic fatigue syndrome.Medscape Internal Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
