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Past Trib Nation coverage of XMRV and CRS
Our March 17, 2011, story about XMRV, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and how they likely aren't linked in the way many CFS sufferers had hoped, offers a cautionary tale about putting too much stake in a single scientific paper.
Every week, many medical...Tags: Research, Google Inc., Health, Science, Medical Research
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News of the Weird: Using the Patriot Act as a Cover For Drug Busts
Bureaucrat's Delight: An update of the official index for classifying medical conditions (for research and quality control, and for insurance claims) was released recently, to take effect in October 2013, and replaced the current 18,000 codes with 140,000...Tags: Environmental Issues, Fatigue, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Medical Research
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High-profile 2009 chronic fatigue syndrome study in dispute
The journal that published a high-profile paper linking chronic fatigue syndrome to a retrovirus is now investigating allegations that a figure in that report was manipulated. The appearance in Science of the 2009 paper caused an immediate sensation...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Health, Trine Tsouderos, Retroviruses, Food and Drug Administration
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Anna Rexia costume: What Halloween is all about
Opinion L.A.It's hard to imagine who would even think of buying an Anna Rexia Halloween costume if the silly notion hadn't become so controversial. The costume, which makes fun of the eating disorder -- whose victims endanger health and life by...... -
Lyme disease: evaluate your yard to eliminate places where ticks can hide
Although the summer season is winding down, the Professional Landcare Network reminds you that the risk of Lyme disease continues through fall and even into winter.
Planet, a founding member of the U.S. Environmental Agency Partners in Lyme Disease...Tags: Lyme Disease, Pets, Health, Entertainment, Television
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Lyme disease: Tell the whole story
Dan Rodricks has twice written columns suggesting chronic Lyme disease does not exist ("MPT's flawed decision on flawed film," June 19). I represent just one of thousands of men, women, and children who have had their lives, careers and finances lost...Tags: Lyme Disease, Health, Physical Conditions, Diseases and Illnesses
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Study: Virus linked to chronic fatigue false alarm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists now say a virus suspected of playing a role in chronic fatigue syndrome probably was a false alarm, the latest suspect to fall by the wayside. Two years ago, some researchers announced they'd found traces of a mouse-...Tags: Fatigue, Health, Viral Diseases and Infections, Physical Conditions, Washington, DC
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A ticking time bomb? Lyme disease can wreak havoc
Tribune Staff WriterSue and John Gibbons suffered for years from various physical ailments, ranging from body aches and headaches to fatigue and confusion. They describe seeking out a parade of medical specialists and thousands of dollars' worth of tests that never provided...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Chiropractors, Documentary (genre), Placebo, Hands
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Research casts doubt on theory of cause of chronic fatigue
A high-profile scientific paper that gave enormous hope to patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, and even prompted some to begin taking potent anti-HIV drugs, has been largely discredited by subsequent research.
Evidence is mounting that a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Drugs and Medicines, Politics, Celebrities and Health Issues, Retroviruses
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Studies cloud chronic fatigue research
Contamination is a likely explanation for scientific data that seemed to link a retrovirus and other mouse viruses to chronic fatigue syndrome and prostate cancer, according to four papers published Monday in the journal Retrovirology.
The papers provide...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Rheumatoid Arthritis, National Institutes of Health, Retroviruses, Newspaper and Magazine
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Speech experts are wary of untested supplement sold as a speech aid for kids with verbal apraxia
A suburban company is touting its mix of vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids as a "pharmaceutical grade" product that can help children with speech problems, even though the capsules are only a dietary supplement whose effectiveness has not been rigorously...Tags: Immune System, Health Treatments, Surgery, Florida, National Institutes of Health
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