by Cort Johnson | Dec 12, 2018 | Allodynia, Autoimmune, Brain, Gut, Herpes Simplex Virus, Homepage, Ivabradine, IVIG, Migraine, Prefrontal Cortex
It’s always hard to lose a loved one, but the deaths in ME/CFS seem particularly hard. They tend to be quite painful, they often take place in the midst of a non-supportive medical system, and they’re a complete mystery. With no seeming way out it’s... 
by Cort Johnson | Nov 17, 2018 | Epstein-Barr Virus, Herpes Simplex Virus, Human Herpes Virus Six (HHV-6), Pathogens
Given the ubiquity of herpesviruses, the common infectious trigger in ME/CFS and the fact that once you’re infected with them – you’re infected for life – it’s no surprise that researchers have been interested in herpesviruses and ME/CFS... 
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....
