http://tnq-support-group.net/about_Chronic_Fatigue_Syndrome.html The chronic fatigue syndrome is a clinically defined condition characterized by severe disabling fatigue and a combination of symptoms that prominently features self-reported impairments in concentration and short-term memory, sleep disturbances, and musculoskeletal pain en-au http://tnq-support-group.net/disclaimer.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 0800 gmt Sun, 25 Jan 2009 05:00 gmt peter_ac@bigpond.net.au me_not_cfs@yahoo.co.uk http://tnq-support-group.net/images/cfsnews2.jpg http://tnq-support-group.net/CFS_News.html Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support in Tropical North Queensland http://tnq-support-group.net/Curcumin_-polyphenolic_antioxidant-_attenuates_chronic_fatigue_syndrome.html Curcumin is the principal curcuminoid of the popular Indian curry spice turmeric, these findings strongly suggest that during immunological activation, there is significant increase in oxidative stress and curcumin can be a valuable option in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome. Sun, 25 Jan 2009 05:00 gmt http://tnq-support-group.net/Inflammatory_oxidative_nitrosative_stress_pathways_chronic_fatigue_syndrome.html Functional symptoms as occurring in CFS and somatization have a genuine organic cause that is activation of peripheral and central IO-NS pathways and gut-derived inflammation. The development of new drugs aimed at treating those disorders should target these IO-NS pathways. Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:00 gmt http://tnq-support-group.net/inappropriate_Iron_chelation-a_major_cause_of_chronic_inflammation.html Iron-mediated oxidative stress is arguably the cause of much of the inflammation typically observed in biological systems, often further mediated via pro-inflammatory cytokines. Another major prediction that comes from the above then is that molecules that are anti-inflammatory, whether widely recognised as such or not, should have beneficial effects in syndromes for which they have not necessarily been tested. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:00 gmt http://tnq-support-group.net/CFS_is_associated_with_chronic_enterovirus_infection_of_the_stomach.html Enterovirus VP1, RNA and non-cytopathic viruses were detected in the stomach biopsy specimens of CFS patients with chronic abdominal complaints. A significant subset of CFS patients may have a chronic, disseminated, non-cytolytic form of enteroviral infection, which could be diagnosed by stomach biopsy. http://tnq-support-group.net/Head-up_tilt_test_with_haemodynamic-instability_score_in_diagnosing_CFS.html The HIS was characteristic of the diagnosis of dysautonomia in CFS, and distinguished CFS from several disorders that either display clinical similarity with CFS or in which dysautonomia is known to be present. http://tnq-support-group.net/Blame_your_genes_for_lengthy_illness.html Infectious disease experts in Sydney have discovered that people who carry certain high risk genes are eight times more likely to suffer from a severe and prolonged illness when they have an infection http://tnq-support-group.net/Circadian_Clock_and_Learning.html Until now, it has never been shown that the circadian system is crucial to learning and memory. The finding has implications for diseases that include problems with learning or memory deficits, such as Down syndrome or Alzheimer's disease http://tnq-support-group.net/Aluminium_Overload_Vaccine_Related_CFS.html This is the first report linking aluminium overload with either of the two conditions and the possibility is considered that the coincident aluminium overload contributed significantly to the severity of these conditions in a patien http://tnq-support-group.net/Dark_Chocolate_Consumption.html If you suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome you may well find that your symptoms are significantly reduced if you regularly consume dark chocolate - that means chocolate with a high cocoa content and without any milk in it http://tnq-support-group.net/Gene_Expression_in_Peripheral_Blood_in_CFS.html Evidence of Inflammatory Immune Signaling in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Pilot Study of Gene Expression in Peripheral Blood http://tnq-support-group.net/Clues_In_The_Blood.html Researchers at UNSW believe that blood may hold vital insights into what is happening in the brain of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome