Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ME/CFS News From Phoenix Rising – CFIDS Association Interview with …

Posted by Cort Johnson Check out the  comprehensive CFIDS Association Interview as  former Chairman of the Board Jennifer Spotila talks about the organization past and future, its tangled association with the CDC, why it made some the decisions it did and more. via Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ME/CFS News From Phoenix Rising – CFIDS Association Interview with Jennifer Spotila.

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UK "Policy Change Now" Campaign Underway

Posted by Cort Johnson Discuss this article on the forums Written by sproggle I’d really appreciate it if members of this forum could get behind this campaign, we need as many participants as possible to give us the best chance of receiving a meaningful response and not a useless standard reply! The full details, which I have posted below, can

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CFIDS Association: the last Ten Years – A Timeline (Events and Finances)

Posted by Cort Johnson Discuss this article on the forums 2000 Citing stagnation in the field, CAA stops receiving or funding grants and instead launches a series of scientific symposium designed to open up new avenues of research. They include “Does Dysautonomia Play a Role In the Pathophysiology of This Complex Illness “, “Neuroendocrine Aspects of CFS “, Immunological Aspects

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ME/CFS Orgs Petition the CDC For Change

Posted by Cort Johnson Discuss this article on the forums (From Muffin) – This petition is quite far-reaching and outlines what patients expect from the new CDC/CFS head, Dr. Unger. The petition authors made sure to include communication to the very senior players so that the petition will have impact. It is a well written document and has ideas that

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Olympic Champion Supports ME/CFS

Posted by Cort Johnson Dan Moricoli is doing some great stuff at the ME/CFS Community Center. (Look at the Scientific Committee members!) Check out this video of an Olympic Champion espousing the need for more support. Olympic Champion Laura Kraut on ME/CFS and the ME/CFS Pocket Money Research Fund. The ME/CFS Champions Campaign seeks to raise public awareness of ME/CFS,

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Clinical Study of Simplified Yasko Protocol for CFS and Fibromyalgia

Posted by Cort Johnson Clinical Study of Simplified Yasko Protocol for CFS/fibromyalgia Rich Van Konynenburg, Ph.D. Independent Researcher/Consultant richvank@aol.com Neil Nathan, M.D. Gordon Medical Associates Santa Rosa, CA Yasko Protocol Conference – Boston July 30-August 1, 2010 • Type: Open-label clinical study • Setting: A single private practice in Springfield, Missouri • Informed consent: Patients signed forms after explanation of

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