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I remember well the ME/CFS researcher Jonathan Kerr. Many people might not remember that he wrote a paper on enteroviral involvement in ME/CFS, a copy of which can be found here. “The role of enterovirus infection as a trigger and perpetuating factor in CFS/ME has been recognized for decades.” Soon after this, Jonathan Kerr "was disappeared" from ME/CFS research. I wonder where he is? I miss his efforts on our behalf. The more I think about his departure, the sadder I get. In the last few years we have lost a number of serious ME/CFS researchers. These losses have been distressing. On ..read more

Just today I was speaking to a friend about Llewellyn King's gifts at interviewing people. Here is another example of his fine work, another section of an interview with Dr. John Chia. Dr. Chia is one of the very finest minds working in the field of ME/CFS ..read more

Here is the third section of a very fine interview with Dr. John Chia. The interview is conducted by Llwellyn King. Mr. King does us a great service in conducting these ME/CFS Alert interviews, and presenting ME/CFS information with such clarity. Clarity is something that is in short supply in this illness. This interview should be required viewing material for anyone who is interested in this illness. Dr. Chia has a firm grasp on a very significant aspect of this complex illness. His ideas are attached to solid evidence - also something that is in short supply in this illness. It is alway ..read more

Here is the second part of an ME/CFS Alert interview with Dr. John Chia. Llewellyn King does such a fine job at interviewing his subjects, proving that interviewing is an art. And his subject here, Dr. Chia, is about the best. Dr. Chia has done a great deal of clinical research characterizing a significant insult or pathogen in many ME/CFS patients - enteroviruses (various coxsackie and echo viruses). Here Dr. Chia speaks about treatment with oxymatrine (Equilabrandt), which seems to work in about 50% of cases. I wonder if any hepatitis drugs in the pipeline would be useful for enteroviruses ..read more

Here is an excellent interview by Llewellyn King with Dr. John Chia of Torrance, CA. Dr. Chia is one of the foremost clinician/researchers in ME/CFS focusing on patients who have enterovirus involvement. Once Dr. Chia starts talking I always want to hear more - as this doctor has his finger on the pulse of a significant part of this illness. Fortunately, Llwellyn King promises us more conversation with Dr. Chia in an upcoming interview. Llewellyn King does a very great service in bringing interviews with significant players in this illness, those who are looking for answers. The full set of ..read more

Here is the first part of a Paul Cheney lecture given in North Carolina on March 22, 2013. It is entitled "Compassionate Use Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome using both chemical and probiotic (MAF 314) forms of GcMAF". The lecture was given at the Forsyth Center Maya Angelou Center for Women's Heatlth and Wellness in Winston Salem, NC. It was sponsored by the Winston Salem Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Lyme disease support group. The lecture was free to the public. Teresa Simmons provides this title of one of the lectures: "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as a cellular energy ..read more

Here is a video of Jessica, a young woman with Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. Jessica has been bedbound for seven years. The video is entitled "Seven Years in the Making", and depicts the realization of her Birthday Wish. Here is another film on Jessica entitled "The World of One Room". These powerful films highlight Myalgic Encephalomyelitis at its most fundamental core and we must thank Jessica for giving us this extraordinary view into her world. These videos are important ..read more

A study was released today entitled the "Detection of Mycotoxins in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Abstract: Over the past 20 years, exposure to mycotoxin producing mold has been recognized as a significant health risk. Scientific literature has demonstrated mycotoxins as possible causes of human disease in water-damaged buildings (WDB). This study was conducted to determine if selected mycotoxins could be identified in human urine from patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Patients (n = 112) with a prior diagnosis of CFS were evaluated for mold exposur ..read more