CFS Article Library

(excerpted from the WI CFS Association Newsletter and other sources)

Articles of General Interest on CFS

1. Chris Kraus Address to Washington
2. Mercury: the Malevolent Messenger
3. Possible underlying causes of CFS
4. Leaky Gut Syndrome -  is often the real basis for chronic fatigue syndrome.
5. Symptoms of CFS
6. Common Questions about CFS
7. The Faces of CFS - A compilation of essays chronicling experiences of persons living with CFS
8. "Doctor, Why Am I Always So Tired?"
9. Update: Changing the Name of  'Chronic Fatigue Syndrome'
10. Madison AACFS Conference October 8 - 10 And  First Annual PANDA Clinical Seminar and Patient Workshop OCTOBER 7
11. Information about the Italian CFS Association
12. Managing chronic fatigue syndrome in U.K. primary care: challenges and opportunities
     

Reports to Advisory Council

1. Report on the 8th International IACFS Conference on CFS, FM, and Related Illnesses 2/07
2. NIH funding IACFS conference Presentation 1/12/06 - Pat Fero
3. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding Patterns Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Council (CFSAC) UPDATE  April 24, 2006
4. Wisconsin report to the CFS Advisory Council 3/22/04 by Pat Fero. (pdf)

Medical Articles

1. Symptoms of autonomic dysfunction in chronic fatigue syndrome. (pdf) 7/07
2. Infection and vaccination in chronic fatigue syndrome: Myth or reality?
3. A Pediatric Case Definition for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic
   Fatigue Syndrome (pdf )
4. PEER REVIEWED LITERATURE REPORTS ON LYME (pdf)
5. CONFERENCE SUMMARY: (pdf)
6. The use of eicosapentaenoic acid in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome.
7. Virus-Related Muscle Damage Tied to Chronic Fatigue 11/03
8. Lyme Disease - CFS shares symptoms with other illnesses like lyme disease.
9. Cerebral Perfusion Patterns Abnormal in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients. 
10. Few Patients in Belgium Attribute Chronic Fatigue or Fibromyalgia to Physical Causes Alone
11. Orthostatic Intolerance and Tachycardia Associated with Norepinephrinetransporter Deficiency
12. An Empirical Verification of the Fennell Phases of CFS
13. Cognitive Disturbances in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia  
14. Dr. Hugh Calkins presentation to Mass support group on neurally mediated hypotension
15. Notes on Dr. David Bell's talk on 25 August 1998, given at the invitation
    of AYME (Association for Youth with ME)
16. Persistent  active human herpes virus six (HHV-6) infections in patients with CFS
17. Alexithymia in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Associations With Momentary,
    Recall, and Retrospective Measures of Somatic Complaints and Emotions 2/07
18. Low-resolution electromagnetic brain tomography (LORETA) of monozygotic twins discordant for chronic fatigue syndrome. 2/07
19. 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
20. Psychosocial and Physical Impact of Chronic Fatigue in a Community Based Sample of Children and Adolescents 2/07

Research

1. Pharmaceutical Research for CFS  (survey) 2007
2. A  longitudinal study of physical activity and body mass index among persons with unexplained chronic fatigue. (2006)  (pdf)
3. The act of diagnosis: pros and cons of labelling chronic fatigue syndrome. (2006)  (pdf)
4. Cognitive Dysfunction Relates to Subjective Report of Mental Fatigue in Patients with CFS (2006)  (pdf)
5. Influence of melatonin on fatigue severity in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and late melatonin secretion. (2006)  (pdf)
6. Diurnal excretion of urinary cortisol, cortisone, and cortisol metabolites in chronic fatigue syndrome (2006) (pdf)
7. Does methylphenidate reduce the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome? (2006)  (pdf)
8. A Follow-up Study of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: Symptom Persistence and School Absenteeism  (2006)  (pdf)
9. Is chronic fatigue syndrome associated with platelet activation? (2006)  (pdf)
10. Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome have reduced absolute cortical  blood flow. (2006)  (pdf)
11. How relevant are exercise capacity measures for evaluating treatment effects in chronic fatigue syndrome? Results from a prospective, multidisciplinary outcome study (2006)  (pdf)
12. Prolonged Illness after Infectious Mononucleosis Is Associated with Altered Immunity but Not with Increased Viral Load (2006)  (pdf)
13. Toward a trajectory of identity reconstruction in chronic fatigue  syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: A longitudinal qualitative study. (2006)  (pdf)
14. Work factors as predictors of persistent fatigue. A prospective study of nurses' aides (2006)  (pdf)
15. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome Dental treatment considerations (2006)  (pdf)
16. Chronic fatigue syndrome: an update focusing on phenomenology and pathophysiology (2006) (pdf)
17. Impaired natural immunity, cognitive dysfunction, and physical symptoms in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: preliminary evidence for a subgroup? (2006)  (pdf)
18. Coping styles in people with chronic fatigue syndrome identified from the general population of Wichita, KS. (2006)  (pdf)
19. Medically evaluated psychological and physical health of Australian Gulf War veterans with chronic fatigue. (2006) (pdf)
20. Reduced levels of oestrogen receptor {beta} mRNA in Swedish patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. (2006) (pdf)
21. Patterns of hypocapnia on tilt in patients with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, nonspecific dizziness, and neurally mediated syncope.  (2006) (pdf)
22. 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)
23. Chronic musculoskeletal pain in chronic fatigue syndrome: Recent developments and therapeutic implications. (2006) (pdf)
24. The debate: myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome (2006) (pdf)
25. A placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized controlled trial of a natural killer cell stimulant (BioBran MGN-3) in chronic fatigue syndrome. (2006) (pdf)
26. Epidemiological, Clinical and Laboratory data collected during an in hospital study of CFS (2006) (pdf)
27. Identifying illness parameters in fatiguing syndromes using classical projection methods (2006) (pdf)
28. Combinations of single nucleotide polymorphisms in neuroendocrine effector and receptor genes predict CFS (2006) (pdf)
29. Improving the diagnostic criteria and procedures for CFS (2005) (pdf)
30. Chronic musculoskeletal pain in CFS (2006) (pdf)
31. Patterns of Hypacapnia on Tilt in Patients with Fibromyalgia and CFS (2006) (pdf)
32. How fatigue is related to other somatic symptoms (2006) (pdf)
33. High resolution magnetic resonance imaging sinc-interpolation (2006) (pdf)
34. Long term predictors of outcome in fatigued employees on sick leave (2006) (pdf)
35. Mirrored Symptoms in Mother and Child With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (2006) (pdf)
36. Severe Fatigue in Adolescents: A Common Phenomenon? (2006) (pdf)
37. Glucocorticoid receptor polymorphisms and haplotypes associated with CFS (2006)
38. CFS Medical Research Excerpts (1999)
39. Enada NADH: A New Therapeutic Approach In Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
40. Human Herpesvirus 6: An Emerging Pathogen (May - June 1999)
41. Mycoplasmal Infections in Chronic Illnesses: Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndromes, Gulf War Illness, HIV-AIDS and Rheumatoid Arthritis (1999)
42. Erythrocyte oxidative damage in chronic fatigue syndrome. 2007(pdf)
43. Current research priorities in (CFS/ME): 2007 (pdf)
     

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The Lighter Side of CFS

1. CFS Days -- The 'Toons -- Time for an RX dose of "laughter is the best medicine!"
2. From the Sidelines - the lighter side of CFS
3. Observations on CFS by Bill Castagnozzi
4. A Daily Dose of Laughter

Wisconsin Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association - Information

1. Wisconsin CFS Association - Mission Statement
2. Directory of WI CFS Association Contact/Support Volunteers
3. A Talk with Pat Fero of the Wisconsin Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association

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