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NEWS ABOUT: chronic fatigue syndrome

chronic fatigue syndrome stories: 5 news summaries

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Linked to Virus

Obscure virus found in two-thirds of sufferers

Oct 9, 09 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A research team believes it has finally uncovered the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome. The mysterious syndrome—labeled "yuppie flu" in the '80s and considered by some doctors to be a purely psychiatric problem—appears to be caused by an obscure retrovirus, the scientists say. Some 67% of sufferers... More »

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immune system • virus • chronic fatigue syndrome

Gulf Illness Blamed on Chemicals

Pesticides and nerve agents cause syndrome, says researcher

Mar 11, 08 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Exposure to chemicals and pesticides during the first Gulf War is the likely cause of widespread illnesses suffered by its veterans, a new study concludes. Some 250,000 veterans of the conflict—a third of the troops who served— suffer fatigue, muscle and joint pain, memory lapses, intestinal problems, and... More »

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Iraq • veterans • Pentagon • memory loss • Department of Veterans Affairs • Kuwait • nerve gas • chronic fatigue syndrome • National Academy of Sciences • Gulf War • Gulf War Syndrome • muscle pain • Dr. Beatrice Golomb • UCSD School of Medicine • pyridostigmine bromide • Khamisiyah • acetylcholinesterase inhibitors • organophosphates • sarin • Desert Shield • Desert Storm • Rand Corp

Study: Dark Chocolate Aids Chronic Fatigue

Treat may work by boosting brain's serotonin levels

Oct 1, 07 3:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A daily dose of dark chocolate noticeably improves symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers have discovered. Scientists speculate that the chocolate may boost brain serotonin levels in sufferers, who reported significantly less fatigue when they ate 45 grams a day of chocolate high in cocoa content. More »

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health • United Kingdom • study • blood pressure • serotonin • chocolate • chronic fatigue syndrome • health study

Top 10 Incurable Diseases

Medicine marches on, leaving behind some ailments that defy understanding

Sep 14, 07 10:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Doctors have successfully performed a face transplant, but the cure for the common cold still eludes them. LiveScience ponders the diseases that got away.
  1. AIDS
  2. Alzheimer's disease
  3. The common cold
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AIDS • schizophrenia • list • common cold • avian flu • lupus • mad cow disease • chronic fatigue syndrome • Alzheimer's Disease

Stomach Bug Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Virus found in 80%
of sufferers

Sep 14, 07 3:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers seeking the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome have linked a group of intestinal viruses to the disease, according to a new study. About 80% of patients with the syndrome showed signs of enterovirus gut infections, compared to only about 20% of otherwise healthy volunteers. "It opens up a... More »

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disease • study • infection • virus • intestines • chronic fatigue syndrome • stomach bug

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