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Doctor Speedy and ME in search of medical honesty. I am a Family Physician or GP as it is called in Australia or the UK. I am also an ME patient unfortunately. Bedbound that is. So at the moment I'm in private practice so to speak. I've got only one patient, ME, or is it me?
Dr Speedy - THE NICEGUIDELINES BLOG
3y ago
By David F Marks: "A new properly scientific framework for the understanding of MUS/MECFS is urgently needed, grounded in the biological bases of the illnesses. The psychosomatic focus on CBT and GET for MUS and MECFS has delayed scientific understanding of the disorders by 25 to 30 years."  ..read more
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3y ago
Could Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Be an Effective Treatment for Long COVID and Post COVID-19 Fatigue Syndrome? Lessons from the Qure Study for Q-Fever Fatigue Syndromeby Mark Vink 1,* andAlexandra Vink-Niese 21Family and Insurance Physician, 1096 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands2Independent Researcher, 49032 Osnabrück, Germany*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.Healthcare 2020, 8(4 ..read more
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4y ago
RESEARCH ARTICLE A systematic review of neurological impairments in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome using neuroimaging techniques Rebekah Maksoud, Stanley du Preez, Natalie Eaton-Fitch, Kiran Thapaliya, Leighton Barnden, Hélène Cabanas, Donald Staines, … Published: April 30, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232475 ..read more
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4y ago
A healthy 21-year-old woman has died from coronavirus despite having no underlying health conditions, her family have said.
Chloe Middleton's family took to social media to describe the "unimaginable pain" they are going through after her death.
The young woman was described as healthy by her family who are urging people to strictly follow government measures to stay at home.
Mum Diane ..read more
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4y ago
February 2020
Läkartidningen 117(8):FY3L
Project: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Sten Helmfrid
Sture Eriksson
Abstract
Care providers use the knowledge gap about ME/CFS as an excuse for indolence. In spite of differences of opinion among researchers on the significance of reported physiological abnormalities, studies support the existence of a ..read more
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4y ago
https://twitter.com/BhupeshPrusty/status/1223242526188089344
»We could have our first transferable factor in #MECFS blood«
Big news from Prusty Lab at University of Würzburg! But they need financial resources to continue their great work. Now we all can help them out together!
Retweets appreciated! #GOfundMECFS
https://bit.ly/gofundmecfs
Dr. Prusty believes that a viral infection ..read more
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4y ago
Preprint Article Version 1 This version is not peer-reviewed
Cell-Based Blood Biomarkers for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Daniel Missailidis * , Oana Sanislav , Claire Allan , Sarah Annesley , Paul Fisher *
Version 1 : Received: 2 February 2020 / Approved: 3 February 2020 / Online: 3 February 2020 (10:36:05 CET)
How to cite: Missailidis, D.; Sanislav, O.; Allan, C ..read more
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4y ago
Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Case Report on Controlled Remission of Symptoms by a Dietary Strategy
Silvia Maria Lattanzio1* and Francesca Imbesi2
1Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
2Neurological Department, Ospedale Niguarda Ca’ Granda, Milan, Italy
A 34-year-old woman suffered from significant chronic pain, depression, non-restorative sleep, chronic ..read more
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4y ago
Open AccessReview
Work Rehabilitation and Medical Retirement for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients. A Review and Appraisal of Diagnostic Strategies
by Mark Vink 1,* and Friso Vink-Niese 2
1
Family and Insurance Physician, 1096 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2
Independent Researcher, 49032 Osnabrück, Germany
*
Author to whom correspondence should ..read more
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5y ago
Mark Vink, Alexandra Vink-Niese
First Published May 2, 2019 Review Article
Abstract
Analysis of the 2008 Cochrane review of cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome shows that seven patients with mild chronic fatigue syndrome need to be treated for one to report a small, short-lived subjective improvement of fatigue. This is not matched by an objective improvement ..read more