ME/CFS

CFS Is Not a Psychological Illness or Exercise Phobia

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By PENNY SWIFT The authors of a controversial PACE trial analysis published online in The Lancet Psychiatry on January 13 have stated that the fear of exercise in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is not “irrational”, and that the illness is not an exercise phobia or psychological. The have also admitted …

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The Validity of CFS Research Findings Under Fire

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The question is, are CFS researchers manipulating results with selective reporting of their findings? By PENNY SWIFT The latest research report based on the widely criticized 2011 PACE Trial Study that recommends exercise for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients, is thwart with issues that compromise its credibility, according to a …

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US NIH Report Calls for UK Definition of ME/CFS to be Scrapped

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By PENNY SWIFT Continuing to use the Oxford definition (of ME/CFS) may impair progress and cause harm. National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Advancing the Research of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome draft statement The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued a draft report that highlights …

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