Posted by Cort Johnson Discuss this article on the forums Written by Dreambirdie HERE IT IS! FINALLY, DONE! YAY!
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“Evil Eye” PR Forum Member’s Novel Debuts
Posted by Cort Johnson Discuss this article on the forums Veronica Di Grigoli’s (Athene on the Forums) first novel, ‘Evil Eye’, just debuted on Amazon.com in the US after getting excellent reviews in the UK. Part detective story, part character study – think Amy Tan and Jane Austin looking for clues to a child’s mysterious disappearance in Istanbul – it
ContinueWho’s In and Who’s Out at the International XMRV Workshop?
Posted by Cort Johnson Discuss this article on the forums International XMRV Workshop Lineup – Conference and Workshop lineups can tell you alot about who’s in and who’s out. I remember a CDC lecture at the Reno CFS conference; it was a nothing lecture but there it was in prime time. Why? Probably because the CDC had to be given
ContinueMagic wand anyone?
Discuss this article on the forums Written by The Spitfire I needed somewhere to come and vent about this. I am doing better, due to the shots, but I have had a set back due to my period. My period is the albatross around my neck always. It takes me from 60 to 5. I am really sad today and
ContinueHow to Make Money While Sick in Bed
Posted by Cort Johnson Discuss this article on the forums Written by Carrigon I finally found a few things that are working for me. And this is after looking for a very long time. You won’t get rich off it, but it can be built up to a week’s grocery money. It really just depends on how determined you are,
ContinueThe CFIDS Association XMRV Webinar with Dr. Racaniello and Dr. Bateman
Posted by Cort Johnson Dr. Racaniello and Dr. Bateman talked XMRV (mostly) at the CFID’S Association Webinar on Wednesday. DR. RACANIELLO gave us a bird’s eye of retroviruses. Right now there are two models for human infectious retroviruses; HIV, which replicates madly in immune cells and sends millions of virions into the blood to infect more cells and HTLV-1, which
ContinueAnother Kind of XMRV? Dr. Racaniello and Dr. Mikovits on XMRV
Posted by Cort Johnson The Central Issue Remains the Same – How to Find XMRV? – I asked Dr. Mikovits and Dr. Racaniello about XMRV and both were good enough to give their viewpoints on where we stand now. This is a long article; in it they talk about * how to test for XMRV * whether a different type
ContinueTests Confirm It – Ampligen Works!
Discuss this article on the forums Written by Kelvin Lord I have waited 6 full months to be able to say this, and the day has finally arrived. So here it is: I know without a shadow of a doubt that Ampligen works. As I finish my 24th week of Ampligen, I can say with confidence that this amazing drug
ContinueThe Time is NOW For PANDORA
Posted by Cort Johnson PANDORA has been engaged in a month long contest on Facebook by Chase Community Giving. The top 200 charities will win $20,000 – an enormous amount of money for a CFS non-profit. As of 3 days ago PANDORA was at a solid 104th place. Now, with 21 hours to go, because of a last minute rush
ContinueHas the Americans with Disabilities Act Made a Difference? By Rebecca R. Hastings, SPHR
Discuss this article on the forums This article by Rebecca Hastings is from Society for Human Resource Management. It contain pertinent issues for people with ME/CFS including the hurdles to finding meaningful employment while on disability. Just because one is on disability does that mean one should not be allowed to work at all? That is one of the issues
ContinuePANDORA WINS!
Posted by Cort Johnson Written by Lynn PANDORA Not only hangs in there to win but actually rises in the rankings as people with CFS pour the votes on in the last day! Congratulations PANDORA and congratulations to all of us for coming together. Next year all the CFS groups band together (Phoenix Rising will be a non-profit) and we
ContinueConspiracy or Confusion?
Posted by Cort Johnson Hillary Johnson has just posted a long blog that provides alot of backup information on the controversies over the last couple of weeks. According to one of her resources the directors of the NIAID and the NIH as well as administrators at the CDC, were all involved in the withdrawal of the Alter paper. She reports
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