Exploratory Analysis of the Relationships between Aerobic Capacity and Self-Reported Fatigue in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Polymyositis, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Conclusions: This study confirms that patients with chronic, but stable RA, PM, or CFS are fatigued and have significantly decreased aerobic capacity. Self-reports of physical activity predicted VO2peak, and may be used as an indicator of activity-based aerobic capacity. Self-reports of fatigue, however, did not correlate with VO2peak and hence are assessing something other than an index of aerobic capacity, and provide additional information about patients' perceptions, which will require further investigation. (Source: PM&R)...
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome After Infectious Mononucleosis in Adolescents
CONCLUSIONS: Infectious mononucleosis may be a risk factor for chronic fatigue syndrome in adolescents. Female gender and greater fatigue severity, but not reported steroid use during the acute illness, were associated with the development of chronic fatigue syndrome in adolescents. Additional research is needed to determine other predictors of persistent fatigue after infectious mononucleosis. (Source: PEDIATRICS)...
POSTED 06/28/2009 at 06:00 PM --
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Evidence-Based Efficacy of Adaptogens in Fatigue, and Molecular Mechanisms Related to Their Stress-Protective Activity.
Authors: Panossian A, Wikman G
The aim of this review article is to assess the level of scientific evidence presented by clinical trials of adaptogens in fatigue, and to provide a rationale at the molecular level for verified effects. Strong scientific evidence is available for Rhodiola rosea SHR-5 extract, which improved attention, cognitive function and mental performance in fatigue and in chronic fatigue syndrome. Good scientific evidence has been documented in trails in which Schisandra chinensis and Eleutherococcus senticosus increased endurance and mental performance in patients with mild fatigue and weakness. Based on their efficacy in clinical studies, adaptogens can be defined as a pharmacological group of herbal preparations that increase tolerance to mental exhaustion and en......
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The Role of Coping in the Relationship Between Depression and Illness Severity in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
(Source: Journal of Allied Health)...
POSTED 06/25/2009 at 03:27 AM --
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Alterations of gene expression in blood cells associated with chronic fatigue in breast cancer survivors
Authors: H Landmark-Høyvik, K V Reinertsen, J H Loge, S D Fosså, A L Børresen-Dale
& V Dumeaux (Source: The Pharmacogenomics Journal)...
POSTED 06/22/2009 at 06:00 PM --
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James Le Fanu's Doctor's Diary
This week: from freegans and food poisoning to arthritis and nettle cures. (Source: Telegraph Health)...
POSTED 06/19/2009 at 10:00 AM --
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Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome - a meta-analysis
A structured abstract written by CRD reviewers. The abstract was published on 3 June 2009 from an original article published in 2008. (Source: Neurological Conditions Specialist Library)...
POSTED 06/19/2009 at 06:47 AM --
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Chronic fatigue syndrome
— Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, prevention, treatment of this complex disorder.
Sponsored by:Chemotherapy.com - http://www.chemotherapy.com (Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed)...
POSTED 06/19/2009 at 12:00 AM --
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An Integrated Approach to Infer Causal Associations among Gene Expression, Genotype Variation, and Disease.
Authors: Lee E, Cho S, Kim K, Park T
Gene expression data and genotype variation data are now capable of providing genome-wide patterns across many different clinical conditions. However, the separate analysis of these data has limitations in elucidating the complex network of gene interactions underlying complex traits, such as common human diseases. More information about the identity of key driver genes of common diseases comes from integrating these two heterogeneous types of data. We developed a two-step procedure to characterize complex diseases by integrating genotype variation data and gene expression data. The first step elucidates the causal relationship among genetic variation, gene expression level, and disease. Based on the causal relationship determined at the first step,......
POSTED 06/16/2009 at 06:00 PM --
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and High Allostatic Load: Results From a Population-Based Case-Control Study in Georgia
Conclusions: Compared with well controls, persons with CFS were significantly more likely to have a high AL. AL increased in a gradient across well, ISF, and CFS groups. (Source: Psychosomatic Medicine)...
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Psychiatric Comorbidity in Persons With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Identified From the Georgia Population
Conclusions: Our findings indicate that current and lifetime psychiatric disorders commonly accompany CFS in the general population. Most CFS cases with comorbid psychiatric conditions had not sought appropriate help during the past 6 months. These results demonstrate an urgent need to address psychiatric disorders in the clinical care of CFS cases. (Source: Psychosomatic Medicine)...
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Pharmacological treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome: focusing on the role of antidepressants
Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy , Early Online, Vol. 0, No. 0. (Source: Expert Opinion: Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy: Table of Contents)...
POSTED 06/11/2009 at 04:02 AM --
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[Treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome]
Authors: Stubhaug B
PMID: 19521441 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening)...
POSTED 06/10/2009 at 06:00 PM --
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General situation of acupuncture and tuina for chronic fatigue syndrome
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Literature ReviewDOI 10.1007/s11726-009-0188-3Authors
Jing Han, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Sichuan 610075 P. R. ChinaYou-ping Hu, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Sichuan 610075 P. R. China
Journal Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina ScienceOnline ISSN 1993-0399Print ISSN 1672-3597
Journal Volume Volume 7
Journal Issue Volume 7, Number 3 / June, 2009 (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science)...
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Tuina intervention and sleep and emotional disorders due to chronic fatigue syndrome
摘要
目的 探讨慢性疲劳综合征患者的睡眠障碍和情绪特征及推拿的调节作用。
方法 将30 例慢性疲劳综合征患者作为治疗组, 给予推拿治疗, 手法以一指禅推法、 滚法和按揉法为主; 部位以督脉、 膀胱经、 阳明经为主, 主穴取风......
POSTED 06/08/2009 at 04:58 AM --
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Treatment of 40 cases of chronic fatigue syndrome by cupping method
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Clinical ReportDOI 10.1007/s11726-009-0166-9Authors
Yong-chen Zhang, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine College of Acupuncture and Tuina Jinan 250355 P. R. China
Journal Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina ScienceOnline ISSN 1993-0399Print ISSN 1672-3597
Journal Volume Volume 7
Journal Issue Volume 7, Number 3 / June, 2009 (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science)...
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee Meeting (Day 2)
Presented by: Wanda K. Jones, DrPH, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Women's Health), Office of Public Health and ScienceCategory: Advisory BoardsAired date: 05/28/2009 (Source: Videocast - All Events)...
POSTED 06/03/2009 at 09:55 AM --
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High Slow-Wave Sleep and Low-Light Sleep: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is Not Likely to be a Primary Sleep Disorder.
Page: 207DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e3181a1841bAuthors: Neu, Daniel *+; Cappeliez, Bernard *; Hoffmann, Guy *; Verbanck, Paul *; Linkowski, Paul +; Le Bon, Olivier *++ (Source: Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology)...
POSTED 06/02/2009 at 09:52 PM --
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Reduced complexity of activity patterns in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a case control study
Background:
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an illness characterised by pervasive physical and mental fatigue without specific identified pathological changes. Many patients with CFS show reduced physical activity which, though quantifiable, has yielded little information to date. Nonlinear dynamic analysis of physiological data can be used to measure complexity in terms of dissimilarity within timescales and similarity across timescales. A reduction in these objective measures has been associated with disease and ageing. We aimed to test the hypothesis that activity patterns of patients with CFS would show reduced complexity compared to healthy controls.
Methods:
We analysed continuous activity data over 12 days from 42 patients with CFS and 21 matched healthy controls. We estimated com......
POSTED 06/01/2009 at 11:00 PM --
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Book review: Encounters with the invisible: Unseen illness, controversy, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Dorothy Wall. Southern Methodist University Press, 2005
(Source: Health:)...
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