[News of the Week] Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: New XMRV Paper Looks Good, Skeptics AdmitâYet Doubts Linger
This week, a long-awaited paper about the link between a virus and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) finally saw the light of day. The study confirms a controversial 2009 paper that reported CFS patients are often infected with the virus, called XMRV.Author: Martin Enserink (Source: Science: Current Issue)...
POSTED 08/27/2010 at 03:36 AM --
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Highly Anticipated Study Is Second to Link Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Retrovirus
Authors say patient selection may explain why they were able to confirm a Nevada group's results. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)...
POSTED 08/25/2010 at 09:05 PM --
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Virus link with chronic fatigue syndrome resurfaces
New mouse virus variants enter the picture as potential causes of CFS, the controversial condition that leaves people listless and lethargic (Source: New Scientist - Health)...
POSTED 08/25/2010 at 06:47 AM --
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Murine leukemia virus-related gene sequences observed in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome
Lo S. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 2010;doi:10.1073/pnas.1006901107. (Source: HemOncToday.com)...
POSTED 08/25/2010 at 05:00 AM --
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Chronic Fatigue Link to Mouse Virus Studied
Family of Mouse Viruses in Some With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Raises Questions About Infection and the Illness (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)...
POSTED 08/24/2010 at 01:30 PM --
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Chronic Fatigue Link to Mouse Virus Studied
Family of Mouse Viruses in Some With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Raises Questions About Infection and the Illness (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)...
POSTED 08/24/2010 at 01:30 PM --
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More Evidence Links Murine Virus to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Scientists find murine leukemia virus in blood of patients diagnosed as having chronic fatigue syndrome and also in some healthy blood donors. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)...
POSTED 08/24/2010 at 11:02 AM --
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Mouse viruses may be linked to chronic fatigue: study
A U.S. government study has uncovered a family of mouse viruses in some people with chronic fatigue syndrome, raising still more questions about whether an infection may play a role in the complicated illness. (Source: CTV Health)...
POSTED 08/24/2010 at 10:13 AM --
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Mouse virus found in some chronic fatigue blood
Scientists have found a family of mouse viruses in some people with chronic fatigue syndrome, raising more questions about whether infection plays a role in the illness. (Source: CBC | Health)...
POSTED 08/24/2010 at 08:56 AM --
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National CFIDS Foundation (NCF) Announces Link Between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Low Level Radiation Exposure
The National CFIDS Foundation Inc., of Needham Mass, has announced its formal disease model for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) also known as Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) as well as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). According to the NCF, a subgroup of patients with CFS fit a unique disease profile based on a model for a radioactive toxin... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)...
POSTED 08/24/2010 at 04:00 AM --
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Another Study Links Mouse Retroviruses To Chronic Fatigue
Another study by US researchers has discovered gene sequences of a family of mouse retroviruses in a high proportion of patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), a serious systemic illness of unknown cause, also known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME); the researchers also found the same gene sequences in a small proportion of healthy blood donors... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)...
POSTED 08/24/2010 at 04:00 AM --
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Study, Presence Of Murine Leukemia Virus Related Gene Sequences Found In CFS Patients
Researchers have found murine leukemia viruses (MLV) related gene sequences in blood samples collected from patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and some healthy blood donors, according to a study published online by the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Investigators from the U.S... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)...
POSTED 08/24/2010 at 03:00 AM --
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Study reignites debate over virus' role in chronic fatigue
A team of government scientists found traces of XMRV in 86% of chronic fatigue syndrome patients. But other studies have failed to detect the virus, leading to troublesome discrepancies.Government scientists have found traces of a mouse-related virus in 86% of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, a discovery that is likely to reignite the controversy surrounding the virus widely known as XMRV. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)...
POSTED 08/24/2010 at 02:00 AM --
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More Evidence Virus Plays Role in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Title: More Evidence Virus Plays Role in Chronic Fatigue SyndromeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/23/2010 6:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/24/2010 (Source: MedicineNet Mens Health General)...
POSTED 08/24/2010 at 02:00 AM --
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More Evidence Virus Plays Role in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Title: More Evidence Virus Plays Role in Chronic Fatigue SyndromeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/23/2010 6:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/24/2010 (Source: MedicineNet Sleep General)...
POSTED 08/24/2010 at 02:00 AM --
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More Evidence Virus Plays Role in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Title: More Evidence Virus Plays Role in Chronic Fatigue SyndromeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/23/2010 6:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/24/2010 (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)...
POSTED 08/24/2010 at 02:00 AM --
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Chronic Fatigue Link to Mouse Virus Studied
Family of Mouse Viruses in Some With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Raises Questions About Infection and the Illness (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)...
POSTED 08/23/2010 at 07:11 PM --
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Chronic Fatigue Link to Mouse Virus Studied
Family of Mouse Viruses in Some With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Raises Questions About Infection and the Illness (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)...
POSTED 08/23/2010 at 07:11 PM --
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Chronic Fatigue Link to Mouse Virus Studied
Family of Mouse Viruses in Some With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Raises Questions About Infection and the Illness (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)...
POSTED 08/23/2010 at 07:11 PM --
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New evidence linking mouse virus and chronic fatigue
A federal study published Monday raises further questions about a possible link between chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and a mouse virus. (Source: CNN.com - Health)...
POSTED 08/23/2010 at 07:10 PM --
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