News tagged with chronic fatigue
Patients with chronic fatigue use additional areas of brain when using memory
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists studying the brain scans of chronic fatigue patients have found they use additional brain regions to do simple tasks requiring attention. This may explain the problems many sufferers ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 23, 2013 |
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Cured of cancer but in poor health
The majority of people afflicted with cancer now recover with treatment. Many of these, however, subsequently experience new health problems due to the cancer and/or the treatment. Norwegian researchers want to find out why.
Cancer
Feb 15, 2013 |
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Acute toxoplasmosis impairs memory and concentration
Acute toxoplasmosis, an infectious disease carried by cats, may be a much more severe illness than previously understood.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 07, 2013 |
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Researchers identify promising treatments for chronic fatigue
(Medical Xpress)—Two treatments most likely to lead to recovery from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been identified by UK researchers.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 31, 2013 |
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Australian hopes for wine with more health benefits
The health properties of red wine have long been debated but an Australian biochemist believes he has created a drop so loaded with antioxidants that it could treat a range of ills.
Health
Jan 22, 2013 |
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FDA panel recommends against 1st drug for chronic fatigue syndrome
(HealthDay)—A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Thursday recommended against approval of the first proposed drug to treat chronic fatigue syndrome.
Medications
Dec 21, 2012 |
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FDA panel considers 1st drug for chronic fatigue syndrome
(HealthDay)—A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee will meet Thursday to consider approval of the first drug to treat chronic fatigue syndrome.
Medications
Dec 20, 2012 |
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Depression a key factor in health of Parkinson's patients: study
(HealthDay)—Depression is the most important determinant of the health status of people with Parkinson's disease, according to early findings from a large study of Parkinson's patients.
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Nov 28, 2012 |
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Nix the all-nighter: A good night's sleep is key to doing well on exams
As fall semesters wind down at the country's colleges and universities, students will be pulling all-night study sessions to prepare for final exams. Ironically, the loss of sleep during these all-nighters could actually ...
Health
Nov 26, 2012 |
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Chronic fatigue syndrome—a system under stress
Australian researchers have discovered for the first time that reduced heart rate variability – or changes in heart beat timing – best predicts cognitive disturbances, such as concentration difficulties commonly reported ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Discovery could lead to faster diagnosis for some chronic fatigue syndrome cases
For the first time, researchers have landed on a potential diagnostic method to identify at least a subset of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a complex disorder with no known definitive cause or cure.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 14, 2012 |
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Overweight teens get mental health boost from even small amounts of exercise
Being obese at any age is commonly associated with a litany of health issues, ranging from diabetes and chronic fatigue to heart complications. Overweight adolescents are also at an increased risk of body dissatisfaction, ...
Overweight and Obesity
Oct 01, 2012 |
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New study confirms erroneous link between XMRV virus, prostate cancer
A once-promising discovery linking prostate cancer to an obscure retrovirus derived from mice was the result of an inadvertent laboratory contamination, a forensic analysis of tissue samples and lab experiments ...
Cancer
Sep 18, 2012 |
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New study finds chronic fatigue syndrome not linked to XMRV and pMLV viruses
The causes of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have long eluded scientists. In 2009, a paper in the journal Science linked the syndrome—sometimes called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)—to infection with a mouse retrovirus called ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 18, 2012 |
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Chronically fatigued patients face huge inequalities in accessing specialist services
New research has identified the true extent of inequalities faced by adults who require access to specialist Chronic Fatigue Syndrome [CFS] or Myalgic Encephalopathy [ME] services in England. The findings, published in the ...
Health
Aug 17, 2012 |
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