biomedical

Is Mikovits in or out?

by Johan December 18, 2011

Is Mikovits in or out (of work or jail)? What does this have to do with the Lipkin XMVR-study? Why do some patients keep on referring to HGRV or High Gastric Residual Volume?

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Organization against Quackery on fashionable illnesses like CFS, ME and FM

by Johan December 5, 2011

CFS, ME and FM are fashionable illnesses and it is best to ignore them, according to Cees Renckens of the Dutch organization against quackery. I don’t agree.

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The ICC for ME are finally published. What’s next?

by Johan September 29, 2011

The paper “Myalgic encephalomyelitis: International Consensus Criteria” is finally published in the Journal of Internal Medicine. But where do we go from here?

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Review: Reviving The Broken Marionette by Maija Haavisto

by Johan July 6, 2011

Review of ‘Reviving The Broken Marionette’ by Maija Haavisto, a book with over 250 medications for treating CFS/ME and Fibromyalgia.

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Review: XMRV-associated CFS Reveals A Distinct Inflammatory Signature

by Johan June 3, 2011

My review of the WPI study by Lombardi et al “XMRV-associated CFS Reveals A Distinct Inflammatory Signature” published in In Vivo, May 2011. Better late than never.

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Judy Mikovits Has A Drawer Full Of Papers

by Johan November 14, 2010

Dr. Judy Mikovits from WPI claims she has a drawer full of scientific publications, but THEY don’t want to publish them. Who are they? The men in black or the men in white coats?

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Prof. Dr. De Meirleir Finds XMRV In Europe

by Johan September 3, 2010

Prof. dr. De Meirleir has found XMRV in ME/CFS patients across Europe, thus confirming recent American studies. He also found an immunological signature similar to that of symptomatic HIV in ME/CFS patients. His new findings will be presented at a workshop at the NIH in Washington next week.

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A Rose By Any Other Name Would Still Smell As Sweet

by Johan August 8, 2010

Recently the whole name change issue for ME/CFS came up again, which it does periodically. This is my view on the subject, presented as some loosely connected ramblings. I really don’t want to spend time, money or energy on this subject; that is no more than for writing this article.

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Looking For Research On GET And CBT

by Johan July 31, 2010

I need your help finding research on graded exercise therapy (GET) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). A Google search on “GET graded exercise therapy” returns 129,000 results. This should provide me with all the information I need. Right? Actually, this is not the case. There is an astonishing lack of good and detailed information out there.

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Prof. Dr. Kenny De Meirleir And Himmunitas

by Johan June 17, 2010

During the past couple of months several people have asked me for the contact details for Prof. Dr. Kenny De Meirleir and his Himmunitas Foundation as they do not have a website yet.

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