by Cort Johnson | Mar 4, 2019 | Homepage, HPA axis, Human Herpes Virus Six (HHV-6), Thyroid
Problems with the thyroid – the “gas pedal of the body”, as Dr. Teitelbaum calls it – seem to make sense given the fatigue, exercise and other problems found in ME/CFS and FM. Assessing and treating the thyroid, though, is one area where the... 
by Cort Johnson | Oct 10, 2018 | CDC, Definition, Diagnosis, Exercise, HPA axis, Inflammation, Klimas, Mifepristone
Roundtable The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) flew in about 40 people from over two dozen organizations for the one-day CDC Roundtable on Medical Education and ME/CFS. It was a busy 24 hours. Everyone flew in the night before to a hotel near the airport, spent the... 
by Remy | Aug 9, 2018 | Autoimmune, Complement, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Genetics, Homepage, HPA axis, Mast cell activation syndrome, POTS, Research
The RCCX hypothesis blog by Remy is the third in a series of blogs by Health Rising which highlight hypotheses produced by health care professionals which attempt to shed a new light on the chronic fatigue syndrome / fibromyalgia spectrum of diseases. What if ME/CFS... 
by Cort Johnson | Feb 8, 2018 | Brain, Cortene, Homepage, HPA axis, Treatment
Research funding for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) has been poor at best but clinical trials have elicited a wholly different degree of disappointment altogether. Few clinical trials are ever done and those often involve alternative approaches. The six active... 
by Cort Johnson | Apr 30, 2016 | Epstein-Barr Virus, Hormones, HPA axis, Immune, Infectious mononucleosis, Research
Six months after an adolescent comes down with infectious mononucleosis/glandular fever she’s still exhausted – and her doctor is about to tell her she’s depressed and send her to a psychiatrist. But what if a very simple blood test – one that...
