Posted by Cort Johnson The past few months have not been easy for XMRV. The head of the Dutch study flatly stated that he believed the WPI’s samples had been contaminated. Dr. Shepard’s assessment was nothing if not gloomy and Dr. Vernon’s seemed to suggest that if the WPI’s results stood up that they probably applied only for a select
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What I Look Like Just Doesn’t Matter
Discuss this article on the forums Written by Kelvin Lord Kelvin Lords Continuing Experiences with Ampligen (ed) I admit it. I now have a pot-belly. And it bothered me. After being underweight for the past 2+ years, struggling with a lack of appetite and the associated difficulties in maintaining weight, since being on Ampligen for 2 1/2 months, hunger has
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Posted by Cort Johnson Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal we finally got a look at what will surely be the most comprehensive XMRV study that we’ll see. It will surely clear up many of the questions surrounding the virus. It’s a full bore effort; one that probably only the federal government could take on. Six labs will be involved
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Posted by Cort Johnson (The Bringing the Heat Blog was down for about 1 month. Get ready for a slew of blogs to come your way’) A month ago the head Dutch researcher, Kuppeveld, stated that he considered XMRV story over. After what he described as an intense effort to find the virus failed he was folding up shop on
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Posted by Cort Johnson Dr. Goff, one of the top retrovirologists in the field, taked with Dr. Racaniello about XMRV for almost an hour. This was a rare opportunity to hear how experts in the field assess the XMRV/CFS connection. Here’s my take on what they said from the XMRV Buzz Page XMRV and the Prostate – One way researchers
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Posted by Cort Johnson Written by Cort Dr. Goff, one of the top retrovirologists in the field, taked with Dr. Racaniello about XMRV for almost an hour. This was a rare opportunity to hear what experts in the field felt about the XMRV/CFS connection. Here’s my take on what they said from the XMRV Buzz Page XMRV and the Prostate
ContinueMuddy Waters: XMRV and ME/CFS by Cort Johnson
Posted by Cort Johnson The patient community has been on a wild ride lately. No, no studies have been published but patients are digging deeper into the studies and coming up with some surprising findings. Three er… Make That Two CFS XMRV Validation Studies? After digging deeper into the cohort from the last Dutch study Parvofighter on the Phoenix Rising
ContinueGarlic: Virus-Killer; Libido-Booster
Discuss this article on the forums Written by Kelvin Lord Yes, I’m going to talk about sex in this post, because one of our challenges is that this hideous virus not only diminishes our libido, but sometimes completely wipes it out. But I’m also going to discuss what I’ve found to be one of the best remedies for that part
ContinueGoff- Racaniello XMRV CFS Talk Parts I and II
Posted by Cort Johnson Written by Kati This is a rare chance to get a view of how the XMRV/CFS connection is viewed by virologists outside of the ME/CFS field Part I: Transcribed by Kim TWiV 76: XMRV with Professor Stephen Goff by Vincent Racaniello on April 4, 2010 VR: I wanted to talk about XMRV with you. SG: Okay.
ContinueStory — EFT for Sensory Overload and More
Posted by Cort Johnson Written by Wayne Wayne posted this story of the benefits a person with brain trauma received from using EFT. It’s interesting how many of her symptoms resemble those found in ME/CFS and it illustrates how these types of techniques can alter neural functioning. I imagine that the right type of brain scan would have revealed a
ContinueProteins on the Brain’: A Breakthrough for ME/CFS?
Posted by Cort Johnson Discuss this article on the forums In 2008 I participated in Dr. Baraniuk’s spinal tap study at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Some readers may remember how exciting Dr. Baraniuk’s first proteome study was; it was the easy winner of the Phoenix Rising Paper of the Year. The study suggested that chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) patients
ContinueSpinal Tapping For ME/CFS
Posted by Cort Johnson Discuss this article on the forums Written by Cort I’d contacted Dr. Ravindran earlier and mentioned I was coming out to DC but we fell out of contact and I assumed my chances of getting the study in while I was in town were nil. It didn’t help that I waited for several days before I
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