CFS Article Library

News & Events

  1. FDA has selected ME/CFS as one of the diseases to be addressed in FY 2013-2015 4/13
  2. Local Man Battles Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 6/11
  3. W. Ian Lipkin, M.D. to present Microbe Hunting at Whittemore Peterson Institute 6/11
  4. State of the Knowledge Workshop April 7 - 11 2011
  5. XMRV: A Human Retrovirus with Unknown Pathogenic Potential, Not a Lab Contaminant 1/11
  6. The Lombardi Studies 12/10
  7. FEDERAL ADVISORY ON DONATION OF BLOOD FROM CFS PATIENTS 12/14/10
  8. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients Run First-ever Ad in The Washington Post 12/10
  9. P.A.N.D.O.R.A. Urges Swift Action by U.S. Health Agencies to Improve Quality of Life for CFS Patients 8/10
  10. Presence of murine leukemia virus related gene sequences found in CFS patients 8/10
  11. Validation In a Virus? 11/10


Articles of General Interest on CFS

  1. DISABILITY - Winning Your Social Security Disability Claim
  2. A Tale of Two Viruses: Why AIDS Was Pinned to HIV, but Chronic Fatigue Remains a Mystery 1/12
  3. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the CDC: A Long, Tangled Tale  11/11
  4. Information for interested individuals with ME/CFS 6/11
  5. The Puzzle of Chronic Fatigue 3/11
  6. Full Coverage: XMRV? Or Umpteen Other Viruses? Or What? 8/10
  7. CFS Patient Advocate 8/10
  8. Recommendation on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Blood Donation  8/10
  9. Chronic Fatigue Sufferers May Be Asked to Avoid Donating Blood 6/10
  10. Virus Is Found in Many With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome   10/09   See all recent news 10/09
  11. Chris Kraus Address to Washington
  12. Mercury: the Malevolent Messenger
  13. Possible underlying causes of CFS
  14. Leaky Gut Syndrome -  is often the real basis for chronic fatigue syndrome.
  15. Symptoms of CFS
  16. Common Questions about CFS
  17. The Faces of CFS - A compilation of essays chronicling experiences of persons living with CFS
  18. "Doctor, Why Am I Always So Tired?"
  19. Managing chronic fatigue syndrome in U.K. primary care: challenges and opportunities
  20. Kids Page - Proginoskes Web
     

Reports to Advisory Council
  1. CFSAC Testimony 2012 Pat Fero
  2. Where are we now with NIH CFS activites?
  3. Report on the 8th International IACFS Conference on CFS, FM, and Related Illnesses 2/07
  4. NIH funding IACFS conference Presentation 1/12/06 - Pat Fero
  5. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding Patterns Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Council (CFSAC) UPDATE  April 24, 2006

Medical Articles

  1. Is a Virus the Cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? 10/09
  2. Symptoms of autonomic dysfunction in chronic fatigue syndrome. (pdf) 7/07
  3. Infection and vaccination in chronic fatigue syndrome: Myth or reality?
  4. A Pediatric Case Definition for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (pdf )
  5. PEER REVIEWED LITERATURE REPORTS ON LYME (pdf)
  6. CONFERENCE SUMMARY: (pdf)
  7. The use of eicosapentaenoic acid in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome.
  8. Lyme Disease - CFS shares symptoms with other illnesses like lyme disease.
  9. Cerebral Perfusion Patterns Abnormal in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients.
  10. Orthostatic Intolerance and Tachycardia Associated with Norepinephrinetransporter Deficiency
  11. Cognitive Disturbances in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia  
  12. Notes on Dr. David Bell's talk on 25 August 1998, given at the invitation of AYME (Association for Youth with ME)
  13. Alexithymia in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Associations With Momentary, Recall, and Retrospective Measures of Somatic Complaints and Emotions 2/07
  14. Low-resolution electromagnetic brain tomography (LORETA) of monozygotic twins discordant for chronic fatigue syndrome. 2/07
  15. Increased serum IgA and IgM against LPS of enterobacteria in (CFS): Indication for the involvement of gram-negative enterobacteria in the etiology of CFS and for the presence of an increased gut-intestinal permeability 2/07
  16. Psychosocial and Physical Impact of Chronic Fatigue in a Community Based Sample of Children and Adolescents 2/07


Research

  1. XMRV-related abstracts from 15th International Conference on Human Retroviruses
  2. The Hunt for the Biological Causes of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 3/11
  3. Unlocking Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 3/11
  4. Research breaks Chronic Fatigue stereotypes 2/11
  5. Viruses Found in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients  9/10
  6. XMRV Virus Video Presentations by Dr. Judy Mikovits and Dr. David Bell 7/10
  7. An interpretation of the findings in SCIENCE. Please read the overview and then the Q&A section. 10/09
  8. Pharmaceutical Research for CFS  (survey) 2007
  9. A  longitudinal study of physical activity and body mass index among persons with unexplained chronic fatigue. (2006)  (pdf)
  10. The act of diagnosis: pros and cons of labelling chronic fatigue syndrome. (2006)  (pdf)
  11. Cognitive Dysfunction Relates to Subjective Report of Mental Fatigue in Patients with CFS (2006)  (pdf)
  12. Influence of melatonin on fatigue severity in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and late melatonin secretion. (2006)  (pdf)
  13. Diurnal excretion of urinary cortisol, cortisone, and cortisol metabolites in chronic fatigue syndrome (2006) (pdf)
  14. Does methylphenidate reduce the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome? (2006)  (pdf)
  15. A Follow-up Study of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: Symptom Persistence and School Absenteeism  (2006)  (pdf)
  16. Is chronic fatigue syndrome associated with platelet activation? (2006)  (pdf)
  17. Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome have reduced absolute cortical  blood flow. (2006)  (pdf)
  18. How relevant are exercise capacity measures for evaluating treatment effects in chronic fatigue syndrome? Results from a prospective, multidisciplinary outcome study (2006)  (pdf)
  19. Prolonged Illness after Infectious Mononucleosis Is Associated with Altered Immunity but Not with Increased Viral Load (2006)  (pdf)
  20. Toward a trajectory of identity reconstruction in chronic fatigue  syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: A longitudinal qualitative study. (2006)  (pdf)
  21. Work factors as predictors of persistent fatigue. A prospective study of nurses' aides (2006)  (pdf)
  22. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome Dental treatment considerations (2006)  (pdf)
  23. Chronic fatigue syndrome: an update focusing on phenomenology and pathophysiology (2006) (pdf)
  24. Impaired natural immunity, cognitive dysfunction, and physical symptoms in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: preliminary evidence for a subgroup? (2006)  (pdf)
  25. Coping styles in people with chronic fatigue syndrome identified from the general population of Wichita, KS. (2006)  (pdf)
  26. Medically evaluated psychological and physical health of Australian Gulf War veterans with chronic fatigue. (2006) (pdf)
  27. Reduced levels of oestrogen receptor {beta} mRNA in Swedish patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. (2006) (pdf)
  28. Patterns of hypocapnia on tilt in patients with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, nonspecific dizziness, and neurally mediated syncope.  (2006) (pdf)
  29. Proton and 31-phosphorus neurospectroscopy in the study of membrane phospholipids and fatty acid intervention in schizophrenia, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome (myalgic encephalomyelitis) and dyslexia.  (2006) (pdf)
  30. Chronic musculoskeletal pain in chronic fatigue syndrome: Recent developments and therapeutic implications. (2006) (pdf)
  31. The debate: myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome (2006) (pdf)
  32. A placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized controlled trial of a natural killer cell stimulant (BioBran MGN-3) in chronic fatigue syndrome. (2006) (pdf)
  33. Epidemiological, Clinical and Laboratory data collected during an in hospital study of CFS (2006) (pdf)
  34. Identifying illness parameters in fatiguing syndromes using classical projection methods (2006) (pdf)
  35. Combinations of single nucleotide polymorphisms in neuroendocrine effector and receptor genes predict CFS (2006) (pdf)
  36. Chronic musculoskeletal pain in CFS (2006) (pdf)
  37. Patterns of Hypacapnia on Tilt in Patients with Fibromyalgia and CFS (2006) (pdf)
  38. How fatigue is related to other somatic symptoms (2006) (pdf)
  39. High resolution magnetic resonance imaging sinc-interpolation (2006) (pdf)
  40. Long term predictors of outcome in fatigued employees on sick leave (2006) (pdf)
  41. Mirrored Symptoms in Mother and Child With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (2006) (pdf)
  42. Severe Fatigue in Adolescents: A Common Phenomenon? (2006) (pdf)
  43. Glucocorticoid receptor polymorphisms and haplotypes associated with CFS (2006)
  44. Enada NADH: A New Therapeutic Approach In Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
  45. Erythrocyte oxidative damage in chronic fatigue syndrome. 2007(pdf)

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