The Nitty Gritty Important Issues Surrounding CFSChronic Fatigue Syndrome or CFS is a poorly understood ailment. Annals of Internal Medicine in December of 1994 published a definition for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome under the guidance of the Center For Disease Control. Here is a shortened outline of that definition:
Fibromyalgia Syndrome is not the same as CFS. Fibromyalgia Syndrome is a painful, inflammatory disease that affects the connective tissues. The diagnosis can be overlapping, in other words a patient can have both diseases but they are not one in the same disease. There is no one single test, not even a blood test that can be used to determine if a patient has CFS. A physician will take a detailed medical history from the patient, complete a physical examination and then conduct a series of tests in order to exclude all other causes for a patient's symptoms. When all other diseases and causes for the symptoms have been ruled out, then and only then can a doctor make the diagnosis of CFS. The symptoms of CFS can increase or decrease in intensity and can even improve over the years. There are patients that have had CFS for 20 years. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is not related to Aids. The two diseases differ greatly in respect to the immune system. In patients who have CFS there immune systems are overactive. Patients who have Aids have suppressed immune systems. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is not a contagious disease. Others who live with or who are in contact with CFS patients have not been known to contract the disease from exposure to the CFS patients they have association with. There is no "cure" for CFS, there is only treatments and medications that relieve or reduce the symptoms that CFS patients experience. It is most beneficial for patients with CFS to become educated about the disease and to surround themselves with support in terms of professionals, persons who care about them and support groups. For More Information: Centers for Disease Control: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Hotline-(404) 332-4555. This hotline has been established to answer questions about the illness. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health-(301) 402-1663. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advances01/06/2009Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to childhood trauma (AFP via Yahoo! News) Childhood trauma, including sexual abuse, emotional abuse and emotional neglect, was linked to a six-fold risk increase for chronic fatigue syndrome in adults, in a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry. Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to childhood trauma (AFP via Yahoo! News) 01/05/2009 Chronic Fatigue, Childhood Abuse Linked in U.S. CDC Study (Bloomberg) Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Chronic fatigue syndrome , an ailment of unknown cause, may be tied to childhood abuse, according to psychologists at Emory University in Atlanta. Chronic Fatigue, Childhood Abuse Linked in U.S. CDC Study (Bloomberg) 01/06/2009 Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to childhood trauma (TODAYonline) A flooded children's playground in Hamburg, Illinois. Childhood trauma, including sexual abuse, emotional abuse and emotional neglect, was linked to a six-fold risk increase for chronic fatigue syndrome in adults, in a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to childhood trauma (TODAYonline) 01/05/2009 Childhood trauma associated with chronic fatigue syndrome (EurekAlert!) Individuals who experience trauma during childhood appear more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, neuroendocrine dysfunction -- or abnormalities in the interaction between the nervous system and endocrine system -- appears to be associated with ... Childhood trauma associated with chronic fatigue syndrome (EurekAlert!) 01/06/2009 Childhood trauma associated with increased risk for chronic fatigue syndrome (News-Medical-Net) Childhood trauma is a potent risk factor for development of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), according to a study by researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Childhood trauma associated with increased risk for chronic fatigue syndrome (News-Medical-Net) 01/06/2009 Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to childhood trauma (AFP via Yahoo! News) Childhood trauma, including sexual abuse, emotional abuse and emotional neglect, was linked to a six-fold risk increase for chronic fatigue syndrome in adults, in a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry. Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to childhood trauma (AFP via Yahoo! News) 01/05/2009 Chronic Fatigue, Childhood Abuse Linked in U.S. CDC Study (Bloomberg) Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Chronic fatigue syndrome , an ailment of unknown cause, may be tied to childhood abuse, according to psychologists at Emory University in Atlanta. Chronic Fatigue, Childhood Abuse Linked in U.S. CDC Study (Bloomberg) 01/06/2009 Chronic fatigue and early trauma linked (Tucson Citizen) Suffering a trauma could predispose children to chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, a new study shows. Chronic fatigue and early trauma linked (Tucson Citizen) |
