Posted by Cort Johnson Click Here for Part I/ Part II When we last left ‘patient X’ he was in a semi-coherent state and had trouble tolerating even mild stimuli without pain. Emaciated and in pain he had essentially resigned himself to dying. Then, remarkably enough, he heard of doctor in his own area whom, he was told, was successfully
ContinueListen To M.E.-An ME/CFS Recovery Story: Part II – Implosion
Posted by Cort Johnson To Read Part I Click Here When last we left ‘patient X’ he had spent a night in a New York mental facility after collapsing with exhaustion and telling medical personnel that he had myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. Now back in California, with his health failing he’s going from clinic to clinic trying to find some
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Posted by Cort Johnson This is the most extroardinary recovery story I’ve ever heard. I’d known this person before his health had completely fallen apart. He’d participated heavily in the ME/CFS forums and had obviously studied this disease intensely but he’d basically slid off a cliff. His case of ME/CFS had progressed far, far beyond what most people face,
ContinueWarming Up to Health at Ncubator
Posted by Cort Johnson The Recovery(ing) Stories #1 (Occasional stories from recovered or recoverying patients) A new website/blog called Ncubator recently caught my eye. Jody Smith, the websites creator, has an unusual talent for explaining issues in a very personal, down to earth and clear way. The articles were just a delight to read and at times touched me deeply. (see
ContinueDr. Logan on H2S, Fiber and the Gut
Posted by Cort Johnson Dr. Logan is a board certified naturopathic physician who graduated magna cum laude from the State University of New York. An invited faculty member at the Harvard School of Continuing Medical Education and published researcher he is the author of “The Brain Diet” and the co-author with Dr. Alison Bested of a recently updated book on
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Posted by Cort Johnson My CDC team is very different from the present one. My CDC is a true leader in this field; my CDC is at the hub of the ME/CFS research effort, my CDC interacts extensively to benefit all. My CDC is a lean and mean and innovative team that we can all be proud of. What exactly
ContinueLast Chance at the CDC: the CFID’S Association’s Critique of the Five Year Plan
Posted by Cort Johnson <! Our opportunity to impact the CDC’s CFS research program ends after tomorrow (June 30th) The CFID’s Association of America has just released a critique of the five year review that’s longer than the draft plan itself. It’s a very impressive forward thinking document that’s also a great resource for building your own critique of the
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Posted by Cort Johnson Dr. DeMeirleir made a big splash when he announced at a press conference that he had uncovered a new and important factor in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) called hydrogen sulfide. What was lost in the flurry that followed was the fact that if it was not for an inquisitive mother of a daughter with chronic fatigue
ContinueRegistering Dismay: the CDC’s (Platinum) Patient Registry
Posted by Cort Johnson CFS has a long and twisted history with the CDC but perhaps nothing in it has been odder than the strange story of their Patient Registry. This project involves contacting physicians in a small county in rural Georgia (Bibb County, population 150,000) and having them refer patients to the CDC. The patient is then screened by telephone
ContinueA Fibromyalgia Cancer Connection?
Posted by Cort Johnson Whittemore -Peterson Neuro- Immune Institute researchers have uncovered a possible cancer subset in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) (See The Hit of the Conference: IACFS/ME Conference II). In this guest blog Yvonne Kenney, the founder of the Fibromyalgia Coalition International, reports on some preliminary evidence suggesting that the cancer problem may not be limited to ME/CFS. More
ContinueAnnette Whittemore’s Next Big (BIG) Project
Posted by Cort Johnson Annette and Harvey Whittemore pulled off something of a miracle when they convinced the state of Nevada to help them build the first chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) research, treatment and eductation facility in the world. The medical establishment, after all, has been almost as hostile to ME/CFS patients as the disease itself. The Whittemore-Peterson Neuro-immune Institute
ContinueKim McCleary On the CDC’s Five Year Plan
Posted by Cort Johnson “I was sitting there yesterday (during the CDC presentation) feeling like my head was going to blow off my shoulders” The CFID’s Association of America has been leading the way on the CDC review. Kim McCleary sits through every CFSAC meeting – not an easy task in that often mostly empty room – and takes notes.
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