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September 2008
CFIDSLink Electronic Newsletter 

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In this Issue

• From the Desk of Kim McCleary
• Research Matters
      Treatment Research Results from Japan
      Scientific Director Vernon Hard at Work
• CFS Advisory Committee Charter Renewed
• Who Gives to Help People with CFS?
• A Message to CFIDSLink Subscribers
• Personal Stories: Eileen Baker

From the Desk of Kim McCleary
The Science of Pushing for CFS Research
We know that research matters to CFIDSLink readers and the whole CFS community. Association president and CEO Kim McCleary reports on some of the work we're investing on that front right now.
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Research Matters

Treatment Research Results from Japan
The Japanese government has made fatigue science a national health care priority, and research teams there are using a wide array of techniques to study the mechanisms of CFS and treatment for CFS and fatigue. Here's a rundown of various treatments one research team has investigated.
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Scientific Director Vernon Hard at Work
In under a year on the job our scientific director Suzanne Vernon, PhD, has visited CFS research teams worldwide, participated in a number of scientific conferences and helped ramp up the Association's research grant program. Here's a report on her most recent activities.
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CFS Advisory Committee Charter Renewed
Thanks in part to your advocacy efforts, the charter was renewed for the CFS Advisory Committee (CFSAC)--one of the few disease-specific committees to advise the nation's secretary of health.
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Who Gives to Help People with CFS?
Philanthropy comes down to the people who give and the work that's achieved through those gifts. Who gives to help people with CFS? Often, it's people with CFS themselves (and their loved ones, doctors and friends). In a salute to all those who give to fight this illness, here are a few of their stories.
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A Message to CFIDSLink Subscribers
You and thousands of others of CFIDSLink subscribers are an important part of the growing CFS community. We recognize that power. Do you?
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Personal Stories: Eileen Baker
South Carolina resident Eileen Baker's plans of tennis and socializing were thwarted by a CFS relapse this past October. But in the downtime of her slow journey back to health, she's found an image and some activities that give her reason for hope.
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