by admin on October 22, 2011
(Looking Forward: Dr. Peterson on ME/CFS was derived from notes I took after a talk with Dr. Peterson; the views enclosed hopefully reflect the essence of the talk but any mistakes, of course, are mine. Materials were added from the IACFS/ME Ottawa conference to supplement the article). Thanks to Corinne for arranging a meeting with Dr. Peterson.
Dr. Dan Peterson and Dr. Cheney were the doctors on the scene as the most famous outbreak in chronic fatigue syndrome history took place in little Incline Village on the shores of Lake Tahoe high in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the early 1980’s.… Read More
by admin on October 22, 2011
This was taken from the Treatment section of “Looking Forward: Dr. Peterson on ME/CFS Research, Treatment and Hope for the Future”. This article was derived from notes I took after a talk with Dr. Peterson; the views enclosed hopefully reflect the essence of the talk but any mistakes, of course, are mine. Thanks to Corinne for arranging a meeting with Dr. Peterson.
The big news on the treatment scene from Dr Peterson is CMX001 – a new drug developed by Chimerix to treat herpesviruses and other pathogens which may come on the scene in the next few years. Chimerix is a relatively new pharmaceutical company built around a unique drug delivery system they believe significantly increases these drugs’ effectiveness and reduces their side effects.… Read More
by admin on October 22, 2011
(In what has become easily the best documented interaction of any patient with Dr. Dan Peterson, Corrine returns to see him for visit #4. Check out Corrines other blogs here as she brings up you close and personal with one of the most respected ME/CFS physicians in the US. Check out the beginning of the Corinne-Dr. Peterson Chronicles here)
Let me begin with a summary of my first three visits with Dr. P.
June 2009: I traveled by RV (my husband drove) because I was partially bedridden and wanted to “stop and smell the roses” along the way.…
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