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HIV Drugs May Fight Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

John Johnson — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:15:00 CDT

There may be hope for the 4 million Americans suffering from the baffling ailment known as chronic fatigue syndrome: A new study firms up the theory that it's caused by a virus, raising the prospect of the first effective treatment. Researchers say they've identified a mouse-related retrovirus in the vast...

Virus Tied to Fatigue, HIV May Be in Blood Supply

Harry Kimball — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:50:00 CDT

Public health officials are calmly but vigilantly pursuing a possible new threat to the nation’s blood supply linked to prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome. The virus, dubbed XMRV for the awful-sounding xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus, may be present in the blood of 4% of Americans, and was shown...

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Linked to Virus

Rob Quinn — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:45:57 CDT

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 carried...

Gulf Illness Blamed on Chemicals

Peter Fearon — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:05:38 CDT

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...

Study: Dark Chocolate Aids Chronic Fatigue

Colleen Barry — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:58:17 CDT

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.

Top 10 Incurable Diseases

Sophie Goldstein — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:21:19 CDT

Doctors have successfully performed a face transplant, but the cure for the common cold still eludes them. LiveScience ponders the diseases that got away. AIDS Alzheimer's disease The common cold

Stomach Bug Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Colleen Barry — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:16:32 CDT

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 new...