Chronic Fatigue Syndrome News

A short investment of time in mental training can help you manage pain, concludes a new study.

It found that eating about an ounce and a half of dark chocolate a day for two weeks reduced levels of stress hormones in the bodies of people feeling highly stressed.

A more recent study found relief from symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome with consumption of dark chocolate.

NEWSBRIEF: Attorneys have filed a class action lawsuit against Hemispherx Biopharma Inc., the makers of the drug Ampligen, which is currently awaiting FDA approval for chronic fatigue syndrome .

Most people have probably never heard of the virus XMRV, but it's been a hot topic in the healthcare community since last month.

A very low carbohydrate diet, seen as a sure shot way to shed weight, may not be good for your mental health, warn researchers.

Even the psychiatrists agree. "We see a lot of such cases were eliminating or giving less carbs than what the body requires is causing severe reaction in people and the reactions manifest more in the physical functions like in chronic fatigue syndrome, mixed anxiety, restlessness, palpitations and panic attacks," said Dr Jitendra Nagpal...

The discovery of a possible retroviral connection to chronic fatigue syndrome isn't just stirring up the ME/CFS community -- it's getting the attention of the entire scientific community.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. This is one in an occasional Associated Press series on their use and potential risks.

I think we all know a few people who've been hit with the flu this year, both the seasonal one and H1N1 (swine flu). It's kind of a no brainer that the flu would hit those of us with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome harder than it does most people -- what doesn't?

A CUPAR woman has written a fairytale to help publicise a national campaign. Andrea Mardon penned 'The Princess and the Ogre' to encourage donations to the 'Just Four Quid' appeal in aid of biomedical research into ME, or chronic fatigue syndrome.

XMRV is believed by the researchers to be a possible cause of chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, but also some forms of autism.

Janet Krause of Lebanon Township suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, which force her to spend a lot of her time resting on the couch.

Victoria Campbell, News 4 Just weeks after a medical breakthrough that pinpointed a virus that may be linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, the doctor who helped lead the medical team is preparing to present his findings to an advisory committee from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) can leave you feeling unmotivated and devoid of energy. However, there are several steps you can take in everyday life to combat your fatigue and regain your energy.

Regular participation in mild to moderate physical activity prevents deconditioning, improves the ability to cope and reduces the risk of other health problems, such as heart disease. It’s especially important, however, for individuals with CFS to avoid overexertion because excessive.

It certainly doesn't take long for things to come out of the woodwork on the heels of reported scientific breakthroughs.

Symptoms may represent several ongoing disorders which begin abruptly, tend to come and go, and may last for 6 months.

In my recent conversation with Dr. A. Martin Lerner, a former chronic fatigue syndrome sufferer who says he used his specialty in infectious diseases to find treatments for himself and others, I asked him about both the XMRV discovery and also about Ampligen , the proposed chronic fatigue syndrome drug currently awaiting FDA approval .

PatientsLikeMe, the leading online community for people with life-changing conditions, announces the expansion of its fibromyalgia community to welcome patients with chronic fatigue syndrome , also know as myalgic encephalomyelitis .

Judy Mikovits remembers that 'eureka' moment when she realized that she and her team of researchers at the Whittemore-Peterson Institute in Reno had discovered a new retrovirus that could lead to a possible treatment, even a vaccine, to combat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

In 1982, Cynthia Toussaint, a 21-year-old North Hollywood, Calif., ballerina and actress, had a hamstring injury that wouldn't heal.

When it comes to chronic fatigue syndrome , exercise is a contentious subject. That's because of a symptom called post-exertional malaise ; exertion makes symptoms worse.