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- New Doubts on XMRV as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Cause
June 1, 2011 -- A retrovirus found in the blood samples of some patients with chronic fatigue syndrome likely appeared there as the result of contamination, rather than infection, two new studies show. Since 2009, when a group of scientists reported finding the retrovirus called XMRV in 67% of patie
Read Full Article - Therapy, Exercise Help Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Feb. 17, 2011 -- Cognitive behavioral therapy and exercise, in conjunction with medical care, are safe and effective ways to treat some of the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), finds a new study published online in The Lancet. CFS is characterized by severe, debilitating fatigue, pain, dif
Read Full Article - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Not Caused by XMRV Virus, Study Finds
Dec. 20, 2010 -- Chronic fatigue syndrome is not caused by the virus XMRV, according to new research. A team from University College London, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, and University of Oxford, all in England, says previous research linking the virus to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) was f
Read Full Article - Researchers Study Virus' Link to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Sept. 9, 2010 -- An international group of scientists met this week at the National Institutes of Health to discuss a retrovirus that has been linked to chronic fatigue syndrome and prostate cancer. XMRV (xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus) was first identified in humans in 2006. “We are
Read Full Article - Virus Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Aug. 23, 2010 -- Murine leukemia viruses (MLV), a family of retroviruses known to cause cancer in mice, may be linked to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a study shows. The full name of the virus is xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus. It is part of a family of viruses known as murine leuk
Read Full Article - Retrovirus Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Oct. 8, 2009 - Some 10 million Americans may carry a recently discovered retrovirus now linked to chronic fatigue syndrome. The virus, xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus or XMRV, was detected in 67% of 101 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome by Vincent C. Lombardi, PhD, of the Whittem
Read Full Article - CFS Linked to Childhood Trauma
Jan. 5, 2009 -- Experiencing serious trauma during childhood may increase a person's risk for developing chronic fatigue syndrome later in life, a new study suggests. In the study from the CDC and Atlanta's Emory University, patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) reported much higher levels of
Read Full Article - Steroid for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
March 21, 2008 -- Boosting levels of the stress hormone cortisol with low doses of hydrocortisone could help patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia feel better, a California doctor says. Kent Holtorf, MD, says the simple treatment carries significantly less risk and greater potentia
Read Full Article - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Linked to Hormone
Jan. 18, 2008 -- Chronic fatigue syndrome may be linked to the stress hormone cortisol, at least in women, according to a new study. The study shows that women with chronic fatigue syndrome had lower cortisol levels in the morning, compared with healthy women. The study included 185 Georgia adults,
Read Full Article - Stomach Virus Could Trigger CFS
Sept. 13, 2007 - A group of viruses known to cause respiratory and gut infections may also be a major trigger for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). In a newly published study, four out of five CFS patients showed evidence of chronic enterovirus infection in stomach tissue biopsies, compared with just
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