by Cort Johnson | Aug 17, 2018 | Clonidine, Conference Reports, Homepage, Ivabradine, Mast cell activation syndrome, POTS, Propanolol
Italo Biaggioni, a respected Vanderbilt researcher in the field, has co-authored 100’s of studies on dysautonomia. He was an impressive speaker, at ease and relaxed in front of the room. I felt like I was sitting in his living room. He noted that 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 | Dec 1, 2016 | Conference Reports, Cytokines, Epstein-Barr Virus, Homepage, Human Herpes Virus Six (HHV-6), Immune, Inflammation, Mast cell activation syndrome, Research
What disease does ME/CFS closely resemble? How does exercise effect the immune system? How did mast cells get implicated in ME/CFS? What kind of “storm” may be present in ME/CFS? What three viruses were implicated (once again) in this disease? Find out the... 
by Darden Burns | Jul 1, 2016 | Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Homepage, Mast cell activation syndrome, Small Intestine Bowel - Overgrowth
(Darden has looked high and low to find ways to understand and treat her ME/CFS/FM, and, if she’s not healthy now, she’s still been able to improve her health substantially. Recently a diagnosis of a Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome – a lesser known... 
by Cort Johnson | May 9, 2016 | Immune, Mast cell activation syndrome, Research
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome is new to the medical profession – much newer than ME/CFS or FM. Diagnostic criteria were only proposed about five years ago and because most doctors don’t know about it, it’s rarely diagnosed. But it can cause all the... 
by Cort Johnson | Aug 26, 2013 | Fibromyalgia and Pain, Immune, Inflammation, Interferons, Mast cell activation syndrome
This technology is currently being developed for routine clinical use in many areas of medicine. Hackshaw et. al. 2013 A Biomarker for Fibromyalgia Has a cheap and readily available biomarker for fibromyalgia been found? Ohio State University researchers assert...
