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LATEST NEWS!

• CFIDS Report - Cutting-Edge News and Commentary for the CFIDS community.

• FMSNews.com - Offering extensive information, the latest articles as well as a monthly newsletter, helping to keep people with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome informed about critical developments concerning their conditions.

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia on About.com.

• CHRONIC FATIGUE GENE SIGNS FOUND - Scientists believe they have pinpointed biological markers of chronic fatigue syndrome which could help develop a test and treatment for the condition. 07/21/05.

• UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA RESEARCHERS OFFER PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FOR CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME. 08/23/2004.

• STUDY SUGGESTS CAUSE FOR RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME. 06/05/2003.
• ORTHOSTATIC INTOLERANCE & CFS - A panel of experts from a host of medical specialties agree about a connection between orthostatic intolerance and chronic fatigue syndrome. Find out about this promising area for future research.
  
• BOOK REVIEW: STRICKEN - A review of Peggy Munson's fantastic new book, "Stricken: Voices from the Hidden Epidemic of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome." Jan. 2001.
  
• "NO OTHER ILLNESS LIKE THIS ONE" Joan Livingston reports on Dr. Bell's research documenting dramatic, organic abnormalities found in CFIDS patients. 7/26/2000.
  
• OBTAINING DISABILITY BENEFITS - DAVID VERSUS GOLIATH? Disability attorney Scott E. Davis explains how to address the special challenges of CFS and Fibromyalgia claims.
  
• HHV-6 Virus as a Cause of CFS/FMS/MS and the New Treatment for It!, 02/02/2000.
  
• Chronic Active Human Herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) Infection: A New Disease Paradigm
  by Joseph H. Brewer, M.D., 03/2000.
  
• The Latest on the NIH "State of the Science" Meeting on CFS, March 2000.
  
• Isoprinosine(R) Clinical Study Shows Promise For CFS, 6/14/99.

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Brochures and Pamphlets | Misc. Info Texts | Resources Available

Brochures and Pamphlets

• "The Americans With Disabilities Act: CFS and Employment,"
  brochure by the National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Assoc. (NCFSFA).
  
• "The Facts About Chronic Fatigue Syndrome," booklet by the CDC, Aug. 1994.
  
• "The Americans with Disabilities Act: CFS and Employment," brochure by NCFSFA.
  
• "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Men," brochure by NCFSFA.
  
• "A Guide for Physicians When Considering a Diagnosis of CFS in Children,"
  brochure by NCFSFA.
  
• "CFS Coping Skills," brochure by NCFSFA.
  
• "Understanding the Emotions Surrounding CFS," brochure by NCFSFA.
  
• "Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: Suggestions/Techniques for Assisting CFS Patients,"
  brochure by NCFSFA.
  
• "A school's Guide for Students with CFS," brochure by NCFSFA.
  
• "CFS and School Success," brochure by NCFSFA.
  
• "CFIDS: Educational Rights, Responsibilities, and Options," by Michelle L. Banks, MS, Ed. 1997.
  
• "Social Security Disability Benefits Information for CFS Patients," brochure by NCFSFA.

Misc. Info Texts

• Answers to common CFS questions.
  
• THE CAREGIVER "ROAD TRIP" - A road map for caring for someone with a chronic illness. Mar. 2001.

• Before You Seriously Consider Taking Ampligen - An important letter from the very first patient taking Ampligen, Jan.2000!
  
• SAM-E: Is this over-the-counter supplement an effective way to ease pain and depression, or just another example of marketing hype?
  
• New CFS Prevalence Data From CDC: CFS A Far Greater Public Health Problem Than Previously Known, October 21, 1998.
  
• CFS Research Briefs, as of 6/1/98.
  
• News of a possible marker for CFS by Australian researchers, 7/11/94.
  
• "Coping with Chronic Illness," from Charter Hospital of Mobile, Ala.
  
• Dr. Tom Glass radio interview about CFS and their pets.
  
• Text on cytomegalovirus from the CDC, 3/9/95.
  
• Easy 2-3 ingredient recipes series of books.
  
• Info about DHEA, posted by Chuck Stoy on the Fidonet CFS Echo.
  
• "Dealing With Doctors When You Have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome," by Camilla Cracchiolo, R.N.
  
• Text on Eptein-Barr Virus by the CDC
  
• New Epstein-Barr Test Approved by FDA, 8/24/98.
  
• Discussions about the `Tilt-Table Test' by Johns Hopkins researchers on the
  alt.med.cfs and fibromyalgia conferences.
  
• Hydrocortisone Tested for CFS, 9/23/98.
  
• Summary of 5/12/94 talk on CFS by Nancy Klimas, M.D.
  
• Article, "CFS - A Devastating Illness," by Dr. Kathleen Maros.
  
• Preliminary Study of Multi-faceted Approach to CFS & FMS, August 10, 1998.
  
• Article, "Promoting Recovery: The Fifty Percent Solution," by Wm. Collinge, Ph.D.
  
• Info about Pycnogenol from Fidonet CFS Echo.
  

Resources Available

• "Winning Your Disability Case" - by Scott E. Davis, Esq., a Social Security and long-term disability insurance attorney.
  
• New Internet Health Care Directory offers free information on more than 100,000 resources! 5/26/98.
  
• List of catalog sources.
  
• Group for young people with CFS/ME on Internet, called CFS-Y.
  
• List of pen pal groups for youth with CFS.
  
• The CF Pen Pal Alliance is a free, international pen pal program for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, M.E. and Fibromyalgia sufferers of all ages, as well as their families and caregivers.
  
• Drug companies which have programs that make free RX drugs available for low income patients.
  
• Directory of Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs - Lists company programs that provide drugs to physicians whose patients could not otherwise afford them.
  
• CFIDSERS, CFIDS Emergency Relief Services organized, June 29, 1998.
  
• The Chronic Syndrome Support Association, Inc.
  
• How to obtain the brochure, "Understanding Your Medical Records."
  
• Tips and info about light sources for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
  
• AbilityHub - Assistive Technology for computers and disability.
  
• LINKS TO EVEN MORE information and websites!
  

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