RichieD
Status: Journal post Sunday 6/26/16.
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- I'm encouraged by this thoughtful article in the Daily Mail in Britain. We need more of this kind of thing.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2141230/All-mind-Why-critics-wrong-deny-existence-chronic-fatigue.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
- Were you raised by parents who rationed their affection based on how well you conformed to their rules? Were you rejected and given the silent treatment for days or weeks when you broke rules?There is a lot of controversy over this subject. ...
- There have been many outbreaks of ME/CFS around the world, or clusters of cases if you prefer calling them that. There have been several in Florida, one really big one in Punta Gorda in the 1950's and another in the Miami area in the 1960's. I was...
- A Message from CII Director W. Ian Lipkin Regarding the XMRV/MLV CFS/ME StudyPosted 12/28/2011 3:40:37 PMDecember 28, 2011Dear Colleagues and Friends in the CFS/ME Community:This letter is written to clarify the status of the XMRV/MLV CFS/ME study I...
- It's being reported that Judy Mikovits has been let go by WPI due to a dispute over access to research materials at the Institute. Also there have been allegations of data manipulation made against...
- Sorry if this is disheartening news, but I felt we needed to know about it.The study is still going on, and there is still more to come on this question.http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/23/health/research/23fatigue.htmlThe gist of it is that early...
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEP3M9kOr9Q
- I've recently been learning about childhood abuse and PTSD.For years I half-believed friends and family who told me I was mentally ill. Then I got some counseling and found out that I was actually healthy mentally, that the emotional chaos in my...
- Here's something I found on the Mayo Clinic website...beta carotene helps patients who have sun sensitivity.I've been eating a carrot every day and I feel that it has helped my sun sensitivity. I peel the carrot with a potato peeler, then shred it...
- Here's an interesting link, I definitely found it to be encouraging.http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=16343
- Maureen Dowd's latest column has the title I used for this post. Don't miss this one. I'm not sure I know how to post a link here, so if it doesn't work go to nytimes.com and find it that way. It's in today's (Wednesday)...
- Based on the books and articles I've read about lupus, and the comments on this discussion board, I have a theory that there are a very large number of people who have lupus, but have never been diagnosed. This seems like it would be a good topic...
- Hi, I am new to this group...I usually just post on the chronic fatigue syndrome board. I was diagnosed with CFS around 1999.I have been getting suspicious I have SLE. Today I looked at the rash I keep getting on my face and it is definitely the...
- If anyone still believes that the Centers for Disease Control is trying to help us, the following bit of silliness should clear that up:Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is defined by self-reported symptoms. There are no diagnostic signs or laboratory...
- Here's an idea I had, based on my own experience with doctors...why not ask doctors who treat us if they know what the symptoms of ME (CFS if you prefer that name) are?It's a simple, direct question, and it seems to me we certainly have every right...