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Researchers have discovered the pharmacological drug, Naltrexone, significantly restored the function of faulty receptors associated with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). The study can be found here.
Source: Researchers discover potential therapeutic approach to treat chronic fatigue syndrome
There’s new evidence that mind-body interventions can help reduce pain in people who have been taking prescription opioids — and lead to reductions in the drug’s dose.
Source: Chronic Pain Eased With Meditation And Lower Doses Of Opioids : Shots – Health News : NPR
Ana shares her thoughts and feelings for those that do not not understand chronic illness.
Source: I’m Angry – Ana Harris Writes
Marie-Josée Ménard, a teacher in Montreal, started experiencing symptoms of ME/CFS in 2010. At the time, her doctor concluded it was severe depression.
A network of Canadian scientists is trying to make up for lost time in the search for a standard diagnostic test and treatment for a debilitating, poorly understood disease that had long been dismissed as a psychological illness.
Source: After long-awaited recognition, serious research begins on chronic fatigue syndrome | CBC News
Introducing Jacqueline Ko, OMF and OMF Canada Ambassador, she is a multi-award-winning Canadian performer, producer, and disability advocate. She is known for her roles in opera, theatre, musical theatre and film, and is also the founding artistic director of Opera Mariposa, a Vancouver-based performing arts company that showcases opera’s rising stars.
“It is a tremendous injustice, as we all realize the imbalance of access to proper patient care for many patients with ME/CFS, especially African-Americans and Hispanics. The voices of these communities are unheard, ignored and neglected, and most people are unaware of what they have, and most doctors do not even acknowledge or treat the symptoms of this horrific disease,” Linda Tannenbaum said in a statement.
Source: Horrific Disease Ignored, Unreported in Minority Communities
– The White House Chronicle
Two cases of patients with CFS are reviewed with some details of the effective treatments used.
Source: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Fibromyalgia, others (1) – The Nation Newspaper
Hilda Bastian writes about the recent much anticipated change of conclusion to the Cochrane Review on Exercise and CFS.
Source: It’s a Start: The Amended Version of the Cochrane Review on Exercise and CFS | Absolutely Maybe
The Third Annual Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS, sponsored by OMF, took place on September 7, 2019 at Stanford University. It brought together hundreds of researchers, clinicians, patients, caregivers, families, and advocates, and thousands more by livestream.
Belle and Sebastian have soundtracked a new film by Simon Bird. The band’s lead singer explains how ME first inspired him to write music.
Source: Belle and Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch: ‘I had all these ambitions and they died overnight’ | inews