Well, it seems that there is even less credence with the XMRV-CFS study by researchers from the Whittemore Peterson Institute, the National Cancer Institute and the Cleveland Clinic. With the strong possibility that the initial results were as a result of contaminations, there have been may studies published since the initial report, None have been…
Category Archives: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME
Who Do You Sleep With?
Who do you sleep with? A partner? A pet? Alone? Myself, I tend to sleep with a partner.. There are many disadvantages & advantages to sleeping with a partner.. Disadvantages: (S)He may snore or talk while sleeping (S)He may be a restless sleeper and putting two together could be a nightmare (S)He may be used…
Dubious Connections? Part 3: XMRV-CFS Series
Dubious Connections? XMRV, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Series A British study reported no XMRV virus infection in the 168 people studied. The study by German scientists yielded similar results. A third European research team was unable to find any evidence of XMRV in the blood of people diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and their healthy peers….
Camping with Fibro
I saw an article of tips written up by Adrienne Dellwo, on about.com.. Having been an avid camper pre-fibro/CFS, I just had to share these tips and others.. Housing: A camper. an inexpensive tent trailer, a bigger tent, or Yurts.. All have more room to move, share & keep everything you need Clothing: Multiple changes…
How are they linked? Part 2: XMRV-CFS Series
How are XMRV & CFS linked? XMRV, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Series Researchers from the Whittemore Peterson Institute, the National Cancer Institute and the Cleveland Clinic, have recently discovered the presence of a retrovirus in blood samples from patients diagnosed with chronic CFS/ME. The human retrovirus, identified as XMRV, has now been found to be in…
What is XMRV? Part 1: XMRV-CFS Series
What is XMRV? XMRV, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Series XMRV stands for Xenotropic Murine leukemia virus-Related Virus. Basically it is human retrovirus similar to HIV and HTLV-1 and is a sibling virus to a virus that causes a type of leukemia in mice. Xenotropic means a foreign growth (xeno=foreign, tropic=growth). A virus that typically infects a…
Day of Visibility
~ From www.InvisibleDiseases.com ~ June 6th marks the Day of Visibility! We, as a community, will unite. Get together in your homes, offices, support groups etc. and join your Invisible Diseases community to unify and raise VISIBILITY! Invisible Diseases are often thought of as just making people really tired. -If only that was the worst…
Ribbons
In case you hadn’t noticed, I have made a few small changes to the left column of my site.. I have added three ribbons, the Purple for Fibromyalgia, Navy Blue for CFS, and Yellow for Endometriosis.. These ribbons have been added to every page. I have also removed the list of “My Apps” as it…
Why We Yawn
Yesterday I had a pulmonary function test done at the hospital.. to do with my asthma.. It occurred to me while I was there, that the tech who was running the test would probably know the answer to a breathing question, so I asked.. “I heard that one of the reasons people yawn is to…
#50thingsIhate about Fibro & CFS
The other day one of the trending topics was #50thingsIhate. One of the people I follow, @FibroWarriors, decided to list of her 50 things that she hates.. about fibro.. I figured I’d do that today myself for Fibro & CFS.. The most obvious, Pain.. no matter where it is, no matter how bad it is,…
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