ProHealth Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME Research and News

Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Injury in Chronic Multisymptom Conditions: From Gulf War Illness to Autism Spectrum Disorder Source: Nature Precedings, Jan 31, 2012

feeds@prohealth.com (Beatrice A Golomb, MD, PhD) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:00:22 PDT

Using an understanding of GWI to explain overlapping conditions as stemming free radical damage to the mitochondria, and the many effects of compromised cellular energy

Can statin drugs confer infection protection? Large controlled studies say no

feeds@prohealth.com (ProHealth.com) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:22 PDT

Large controlled studies of statin users contradict observational reports suggesting cholesterol blockers might also be infection-fighters

Massage promotes formation of new mitochondria and reduces inflammation after exercise-induced muscle damage

feeds@prohealth.com (ProHealth.com) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:22 PDT

Thigh muscle biopsies after fiber-damaging exercise and subsequent massage reveal how massage helps pain & healing

Promising Blood Test for Depression Reported by Massachusetts Research Collaborative

feeds@prohealth.com (ProHealth.com) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:00:22 PDT

Might the test prove useful to distinguish primary depression from hard-to-diagnose illnesses with a psychological impact?

ME Association Poll: Would you take part in a Rituximab trial?

feeds@prohealth.com (ProHealth.com) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:00:22 PDT

They are not taking names or seeking volunteers, but in future may fund a Rituximab trial.

VIDEO: Electron Microscopy Shows Abnormal Mitochondria in ME

feeds@prohealth.com (ProHealth.com) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:00:22 PDT

"We have known this since the 1980s," says Prof. Peter Behan, now retired, a world expert on the physiological nature of ME.

Vitamin D and Fertility a Systematic Review - Source: European Journal of Endocrinology, Jan 24, 2012

feeds@prohealth.com (E Lerchbaum, BR Obermayer-Pietsch) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:00:22 PDT

Significant body of research indicates vitamin D plays essential role in healthy reproductive processes in men, women and animals.

Pulse abnormalities at rest and during tilt test could be highly indicative screen for ME/CFS

feeds@prohealth.com (ProHealth.com) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:00:22 PDT

Quick. low-cost test for impaired cardiovascular response on tilt table could become screen for suspected chronic fatigue syndrome

Fibromyalgia-like pain as a cause of autonomic dysregulation

feeds@prohealth.com (ProHealth.com) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:00:22 PDT

Animal experiments demonstrate how chronic widespread pain produces the changes causing symptoms of autonomic dysregulation

VIDEO: What Makes Life Better for You? ME/CFS Alert #17

feeds@prohealth.com (Llewellyn King) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:00:22 PDT

Email Llewellyn King to share some little thing that helps you to get through a tough day; it may help someone else.