Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) News From Phoenix Rising - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) News

Corinne’s FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT WITH DR. PETERSON

Cort

Published on September 1st, 2010 12:09 PM

(Last year Corinne provided a five part series of her experience as a first time patient with Dr. Peterson. Now she's back 8 months later to report on how everything has gone and how her second visit with Dr. Peterson went. Check out her first report here) As promised, I would like to share with you my first follow-up visit with Dr. P. and all that experience entailed. If you recall, my first visit was in June 2009. He suggested I return in December or January but because I was bedridden (the usual post-holiday collapse), and a forecast of 10 feet of snow predicted for Lake Tahoe, I rescheduled for February. ...

9 Comments

MLV Related Viruses - A Simpler Explanation

Bob

Published on September 2nd, 2010 05:10 PM

MLV related viruses - a simpler explanation I've already posted a blog about MLV-related viruses but I thought it might be quite difficult to follow for some people who can't follow the science easily... So I've now written this shortened, simpler, version, which hopefully might be easier to grasp. (feedback welcome.) ...

1 Comment

Four Viruses! Alter Paper Confirms Retroviral Activity in CFS

Cort

Published on August 24th, 2010 04:41 PM

Kim McCleary stated that the Alter paper was the most anticipated research paper on ME/CFS ever and she was surely right. Demonstrating a remarkable online viral spread of its own Kim reported over 150 media outlets quickly jumped on the XMRV story. The story sent attendance at the Phoenix Rising Forums zooming, quickly breaking the record for online attendance and then breaking the Forums themselves, knocking them off-air for about 30 minutes. ...

452 Comments

Exercising Discipline

Kelvin Lord

Published on August 31st, 2010 05:27 PM

I absolutely hated gym class in Junior High. I was a skinny kid growing faster than my Mom could sew, and I had no arm muscles whatsoever. So when the dreaded "physical exam" days came around, I usually got physically sick. Trust me, vomiting cereal before you have to do pull-ups does not help your score. But it didn't matter. Because I could not even do one pull-up, even on a good day, with my belly full of Captain Crunch. When the diameter of your arms is smaller than that of the pull-up bar itself, the bar will win every time. ...

6 Comments

Opening the Door to a New Era - The WPI Opens

Cort

Published on August 21st, 2010 11:24 AM

As the Whittemore-Peterson-Institute opens its door on what may be a new era of understanding and treating ME/CFS, it's good to look at the circumstances that spawned the Institute. It was borne out of hope and possibility, for sure, both of which it has vastly exceeded but it was also borne out of trial. The new century started off poorly for people with ME/CFS. First the federal CFS research centers closed and then both the NIH and CDC CFS budgets began to crumble. ...

23 Comments

Dr. Peterson's Update (on XMRV, Ampligen, Anti-retrovirals, Stem Cells and more.)

m0joey

Published on August 22nd, 2010 11:33 PM

(Joey posts a scintillating review of his meeting with Dr. Peterson at a particularly opportune time. He gets in depth with Dr. Peterson on XMRV, ampligen and treatment) Just to backtrack a bit, I first saw Peterson in September of 2009. ...

49 Comments

Standing Up For ME/CFS: Rivka Takes on Washington

Published on August 19th, 2010 11:00 AM

(With so much happening and so much at stake, Rivka reminds us that now is the time to act) ...

22 Comments

Sections

Recent Blogs

Exercising Discipline

Kelvin Lord August 31st, 2010

my life after west nile virus

timandwendy691 August 31st, 2010

MLV related viruses - a simpler explanation

Bob August 30th, 2010

Near seizure.

taniaaust1 August 30th, 2010

What the FDA/NIH study means to us... my personal take on the situation...

Bob August 29th, 2010

MLV-related viruses - an explanation

Bob August 27th, 2010

Another Trip to the Wizard

Lisa August 26th, 2010

Overly Emo

Carrigon August 25th, 2010

Thunderstruck*

Brown-eyed Girl August 24th, 2010

Phoenix Rising Links

Donate
XMRV Buzz

Main Website
Treatment Pages

Bringing the Heat Blog

Events

Hope You Dance! -Annual WPI Fundraiser, Sept Fri, Sept 10th in Reno

OFFER Patient Conference Sept 11th

New Jersey CFS Association Conference: New Perspectives in Research and Advocacy with Dr. Mikovits

ME/CFS and FM Research Survey at ME/CFS Community Center

ME/CFS Case Definition Survey at ME/CFS Community Center

ME/CFS Awareness Ad Campaign

Project Enough for ME/CFS