A new study published in the journal Sleep may provide insight into the mysterious disease known as fibromyalgia. The disease impacts over 6 million individuals, with most of those being women. Additionally, the disease is notoriously difficult to diagnose and treat. Because fibromyalgia has no known cause, traditional treatment options are limited, and many do [...]
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The New York Times cites an article in the medical journal Science which reports that 68 of 101 patients (67%) with chronic fatigue syndrome were infected with an infectious virus, xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus, or XMRV. By contrast, only 3.7 percent of 218 healthy people were infected. Author Judy Mikovitz, M.D. states that on-going [...]
Filed under Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Medical Develoments by on Oct 8th, 2009.
