This illness is to fatigue what a nuclear bomb is to a match. It’s an absurd mischaracterization.” – Laura Hillenbrand, battling CFS, bestselling author of Seabiscuit World Health Organisation ICD classification of “Benign Myalgic Encephalomyelitis”: a specific condition under Read more…
M.E. Epidemics 1934 1. Los Angeles City and California State, USA Epidemic among personnel at L.A. County Hospital, Ruth Protection Home and throughout California, paralleling poliomyelitis, often diagnosed as atypical poliomyelitis, sometimes including arthropathy. 1936 2. Fond-du-Lac, Wisconsin, USA An outbreak Read more…
Neurological Dysfunction in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (The Haworth Medical Press, an imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc.) Vol. 6, No. 3/4, 2000, pp. 51-68. Abhijit Chaudhuri, DM, MD, MRCP; Peter 0. Behan, DSc, MD, FACP, Read more…
Mortality in a cohort of chronically fatigued patients. Journal: Psychol Med. 2006 Sep;36(9):1301-6. Authors: Smith WR, Noonan C, Buchwald D. Affiliations: Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. Correspondence: WR Smith, Harborview Medical Read more…
Resources for Physicians Overview The new Canadian Guidelines for CFS A weekly chart to record patient symptoms Physician Information Resources; FM Physician Information Resources; CFS/M.E. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Guidelines – The new Canadian Concensus Fibromyalgia Guidelines – The new Read more… Read more →
Karnofsky Scale adapted for use in CFS 100% Totally well; no concerns about fatigue. You can think clearly and do several things at once. You can exercise to your maximum potential without any problems. 90% Energy good but you feel Read more… Read more →
21st Century nursing is the glue that holds a patient’s health care journey together. Across the entire patient experience, and wherever there is someone in need of care, nurses work tirelessly to identify and protect the needs of the individual. Beyond Read more… Read more →
FM-CFS Canada’s research project: Objective: To lower patients’ legal costs. Objective: To help more patients and lawyers win their cases, to advance case law. Strategy: Identify the information lawyers find helpful, organise for easy comparison. Invite Pro Bono law students Read more… Read more →
Neurological Dysfunction in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (The Haworth Medical Press, an imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc.) Vol. 6, No. 3/4, 2000, pp. 51-68. Abhijit Chaudhuri, DM, MD, MRCP; Peter 0. Behan, DSc, MD, FACP, Read more… Read more →