by Cort Johnson | May 21, 2018 | Herpes Simplex Virus, Homepage, Migraine, Pridgen, Treatment
We also hypothesize that migraine may be attributable to a reactivation of a latent HSV residing within the trigeminal ganglion. The authors She was a healthy 21-year-old white college student who woke up one morning to a “scintillating scotoma”, a visual... 
by Cort Johnson | Dec 18, 2017 | Antivirals, Herpes Simplex Virus, Homepage, Pridgen, Treatment
Patient “X” was living high when he got ill. A course creator and director for an enterprise delivering transformational experiences, X thrived on his 100-hour work weeks. From the U.S. to lndia to Australia to Germany, he made his living making a difference with... 
by Cort Johnson | Jun 29, 2014 | Herpes Simplex Virus, Homepage, Immune, Mifepristone, Natural Killer Cells, Treatment
In conclusion, our findings indicate that mifepristone may play a pivotal role in the control of inflammatory responses and suggest a new clinical application for mifepristone — Chen et. al Natural Killer Cells In the last blog we looked at the potential for an... 
by Albert Chang | Feb 19, 2014 | Herpes Simplex Virus, Pathogens
(As we await the outcome of the Pridgen antiviral herpes simplex trial in Fibromyalgia, Albert Chang takes a deeper look at herpes simplex viruses.) Two herpesviruses, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and HHV-6, have been of interest in chronic fatigue syndrome for decades.... 
by Cort Johnson | Oct 18, 2013 | Drugs, Epstein-Barr Virus, Herpes Simplex Virus, Human Herpes Virus Six (HHV-6), Ion Channels, Pathogens
In the second of two blogs looking at future possibilities for pain relief we turn to a much feared arthropod. Drug Under Development Spells Hope for Pain Relief in Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome A friend of mine coping with severe back pain, allodynia,... 
by Cort Johnson | Apr 22, 2013 | Epstein-Barr Virus, Herpes Simplex Virus, Human Herpes Virus Six (HHV-6), Pathogens
People with unexplained chronic fatigue and pain disorders tend to be pretty ‘foggy’. People with chronic fatigue syndrome contend with ‘brain fog’, people with fibromyalgia battle ‘fibro-fog’ and post-cancer fatigue patients...
