We have been hearing a lot of information, both confirming and denying, the presence of XMRV in ME/CFS patients. According to this article on ProHealth, the consensus at the World Retrovirus Meeting in Prague, a replication … [Read more...] about World Conference: XMRV Replication Study Eventually
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Is XMRV Potential Risk to Blood Supply?
CFS patients have been told for years that we should not give blood because the cause of the illness is unknown and any transmission concerns are still not answered. When the XMRV reports came out in October, CFS patients … [Read more...] about Is XMRV Potential Risk to Blood Supply?
Updates On XMRV Findings In Studies
The XMRV studies have been the talk of most ME/CFS websites these days and the one organization paying the most attention to the XMRV studies is the CFIDS Association. The CFIDS Assoc. President, Kim McCleary, and their CFS … [Read more...] about Updates On XMRV Findings In Studies
Second XMRV Study In UK Reveals Negative Results
The CFIDS Association has reported that a second UK XMRV study, recently published in Retrovirology, has come up showing negative results. As we all know, the UK has a really negative attitude towards anything related to … [Read more...] about Second XMRV Study In UK Reveals Negative Results
CFIDS Association Online Webinar on XMRV
The CFIDS Association is featuring an online webinar on Monday, January 18, 2010 titled XMRV: Implications for CFS. The speaker will be Lucinda Bateman, MD and the webinar will be moderated by Suzanne Vernon, PhD. The … [Read more...] about CFIDS Association Online Webinar on XMRV
UK Study Reveals Negative XMRV Test Results in ME/CFS Patients
The CFIDS Association announced today that a recent study done in the United Kingdom revealed that XMRV infection results were negative in their study participants. This report is published on the online journal PLoS ONE: … [Read more...] about UK Study Reveals Negative XMRV Test Results in ME/CFS Patients
Discover Magazine Lists XMRV in ME/CFS In Top 100 Stories of 2009
This is one way for ME/CFS to get some awareness that we desperately need! The Discover Magazine has listed the XMRV findings in ME/CFS as #55 in their Top 100 Stories of 2009. To read the whole article, please click here: … [Read more...] about Discover Magazine Lists XMRV in ME/CFS In Top 100 Stories of 2009
Presentation/Online Q & A with XMRV Researcher, Dr. Judy Mikovits
There will be a free presentation & Q & A session with XMRV researcher, Dr. Judy Mikovits, on January 22nd. This session is sponsored by ProHealth & the HHV-6 Foundation and will be held in Santa Barbara, CA, and … [Read more...] about Presentation/Online Q & A with XMRV Researcher, Dr. Judy Mikovits
Guidance for Persons with ME/CFS for Safe Blood Donation
Since the latest news of the XMRV was announced, ME/CFS researchers, patients, and CFS organizations are trying to find out as much information as possible. The CFIDS Association published the other day on Facebook regarding … [Read more...] about Guidance for Persons with ME/CFS for Safe Blood Donation
Dr. Oz On ME/CFS & XMRV
The Dr. Oz show covered ME/CFS today, XMRV & how it's related. I missed it because I was at the ENT but I did find a link to the Dr. Oz website that does a great job of covering ME/CFS. The website discusses how until … [Read more...] about Dr. Oz On ME/CFS & XMRV