Yuppie Flu No Longer....

[Guest guest]

Although the main article is not recent, I can't

remember to have read it before.

The comment by Susie K, below the first article,

speaks volumes about the results, which have

been gained concerning *CFS/ Unwellness*

(identified in Britain 3 decades earlier, called ME)

with the millions of dollars spent since 1988 till

2008 by the CDC and the Chronic Fatigue and

Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association of

America.

~jvr

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http://tothecenter.com/news.php?readmore=5157

To The Center

The Yuppie Flu No Longer,

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Is a Real Illness

Once overlooked as a minor setback often dubbed

the " yuppie flu " or the " shirker syndrome, " chronic

fatigue syndrome has now gained recognition as a

real and official illness. For years, people suffering

from the illness have had their symptoms ignored;

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

admitted that it redirected money sent by Congress

for chronic fatigue syndrome research for other

programs instead.

First identified in the 1980s, chronic fatigue

syndrome is characterized by extreme exhaustion.

The NY Times quoted a female patient describing her

fatigue to prolong even after 12-14 hours of sleep.

Impaired memory, poor memory, muscle pain, joint

pain, headaches, and variable sleeping patterns

comprise only a few of the many symptoms.

Conducted studies have linked a connection between

the syndrome and genetic mutations.

The illness afflicts more women than men and

surveys have shown that the illness is prevalent

among more than a million Americans. While some

medications provide temporary relief from symptoms,

there is yet to be an approved treatment or cure.

Source: NY Times (~jvr: See below)

jp433 on May 30 2008 14:42:21

Comments:

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SusieK

on May 30 2008 14:54:40

Interesting. Only a matter of time before chronic

fatigue syndrome starts to become a plausible

reason for workers to take off on medical leave...

yikes.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/science/17fatigue.html

New York Times

Frontline Report

Chronic Fatigue No Longer Seen as 'Yuppie Flu'

By DAVID TULLER

Published: July 17, 2007

Correction Appended