The Psychosomatic Researcher in the NIH’s Big Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Study
Another week – another controversy for ME/CFS and the NIH. ME Action’s recent post stating that the lead clinical investigator in the NIH’s big intramural study believes ME/CFS and FM are psychosomatic disorders has understandably raised a storm of...
Three Pronged NIH ME/CFS Study Sets Treatments as Ultimate Goal
Dr. Avindra Nath laid out a three pronged strategy to develop treatments for ME/CFS at the CDC’s Grand Rounds meeting today. The first step is the Clinical Center Study soon to begin. The second step will validate the biomarkers found in the first study. The...
The NIH Clinical Center Study for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): the Good, the Bad and the Just Plain Weird
A rough sketch of the NIH’s Clinical Center study for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) has been posted. The good news about the study is that when Francis Collins said they were serious about ME/CFS he apparently wasn’t kidding. This looks to be the most...
The End of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): It Happened This Way…A Thought Experiment
One way to accomplish something is imagine a future in which it has already occurred and then work backwards and show how it happened. Doing that illuminates what needs to happen now in order to produce that result. This is a thought experiment that explains how...
Feds Fail First Test of the “New” Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Era
The feds have been stating that ME/CFS is a very serious disease – that it’s a priority – that they’re REALLY committed to helping people with ME/CFS, for years. I’ve never heard anyone at the NIH ever state they believe ME/CFS is a minor...StudyME
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