NBC Nightly News airs CFS segment!

Advocacy Alert: 11/03/2006

Last night, NBC Nightly News aired a segment about chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) on its evening broadcast. The segment featured CFS patient and CFIDS Association Board member Jennifer Spotila and Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The story, "Chronic fatigue is a real illness, gov't says: the long-controversial diagnosis finally gets recognized" is available on NBC's web site at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15535705/. You can send a message of thanks to correspondent Bob Bazell at Health@MSNBC.com.

Please send Dr. Gerberding a message, thanking CDC for launching the national awareness campaign with today's press conference at the National Press Club. Please act on our Alert now at http://capwiz.com/cfids/issues/alert/?alertid=8548931&queueid=[capwiz:queue_id]