January 2009
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In This Issue

From the Desk of Kim McCleary
Research Matters
Treatment Matters
News & Notes
You Matter

Dear friend,
I often think of my "From the Desk of" messages as a conversation with you, our CFIDSLink reader. I enjoy sharing news and perspectives about the progress and challenges we face as a community. This month, I'd like to make a pledge to you. . . Read "From the Desk of Kim McCleary"

Research Matters

Cytokine Gene Variations and Illness Response
The December issue of the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases published a study examining the impact of variations in specific cytokine genes that are critical to the early immune response--specifically looking at how these variations affect the severity and duration of illness following acute infection with Epstein-Barr virus, coxiella burnetii (the causative agent of Q fever) or Ross River virus.
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More research stories:
Association's Scientific Director Authors Eight Papers in 2008
Study Explores Sleepiness and Fatigue in CFS

Treatment Matters

Medscape CFS Course Makes an Impact
In October of 2008, the CFIDS Association and Medscape--the nation's leading provider of continuing medical education credits and the top-rated website by physicians seeking online information--launched a course on diagnosing and managing CFS. Already more than 13,400 medical professionals have participated in the training.
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Video: Updates in Diagnosis and Treatment of CFS
At the 2008 Organization for Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Education and Research (OFFER) conference in Utah, OFFER founder and CFIDS Association board member Lucinda Bateman, MD, presented information about the diagnosis and treatment of CFS. Here's a video recording of her presentation (running time: 36 minutes).
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More treatment stories:
Taking Steps Toward Physical Therapy (in PDF format) >>

News & Notes

Pick & Choose from CFIDS Chronicle Issues You'd Like
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Men and CFS
In just one example of the articles you'll find only in the CFIDS Chronicle, here's a reader favorite from the fall 2006 issue--a report on an often overlooked segment of the CFS population: men with CFS. Up against an illness that affects four times as many women as men, here's what some men have to share about their experience.
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You Matter

Reader Favorites: Links to Top Five Stories of 2008
What articles did CFIDSLink readers flock to last year? Here's your second chance to catch the top five stories of 2008 according to your fellow CFIDSLink subscribers. The top story reports on treatment techniques Japanese researchers have studied. Check it out, and see what else made the list.
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Laura Hillenbrand's Defining Moment
Laura Hillenbrand, author of Seabiscuit: An American Legend, wrote an award-winning essay in The New Yorker in 2004, detailing her experience with CFS. Here she talks about the effects of going public with her CFS as a defining moment in her life.
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More personal stories:
"Do It: A Defining Moment" by Zachary Sklar