Are You ‘Activated’? Mast Cell Activation Syndrome and ME/CFS/FM
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...
Can Simple Blood Tests Help to Identify Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)?
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...
Microstructural Havoc: The Immune System, Fatigue and the Brain – An ME/CFS and FM Scenario
We know that hepatitis C patients receiving a strong pro-inflammatory drug (IFN-a) that helps them fight off their viral infections and ME/CFS patients have very similar problems with fatigue and identical problems with their basal ganglia. That suggests that...
Are Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia Immune Exhaustion Disorders?
When we think of immune problems we often think of the immune system going berserk and attacking healthy cells, but recent studies suggest that for many people with ME/CFS and FM the opposite problem – immune exhaustion – may be more of an issue. Find out...
Extraordinary NIH ME/CFS Clinical Center Study May be Most Comprehensive and In-Depth Ever
Thanks to Simon and MEAction for allowing Health Rising to post Simon’s exposition of the truly remarkable chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) study about to take place at the NIH. This blog first appeared on MEAction. Most images and captions were added by me...Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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