Re: CFS Name Change to WOWS(Worn Out Women Syndrome) ?

[Guest guest]

CFS is not mentioned in this

article. One patient is said to be "Chronic Fatigue" patient which

(although the author and possibly even the doctor are ignorant of the

difference) is not at all the same as Chronic Fatigue SYNDROME -- which

by the way, has just been recommended to be changed to "Myalgic

Encephalopthy" by a blue-ribbon panel ... although for historical

reasons it will unfortunately be known as ME/CFS for some time to

come. This name change will bring the U.S. in line with Canada and

other countries who make the change a long time ago.

This flippant name is disrespectful to women, men, and PWCs, and

probably even to people with lesser problems and issues. But it's par

for the course.

It does however look like something a local clinic coined, and not

anything resemblish an "official" name.

--Bob

Al Melillo wrote:

A TV News report is being broadcast today on Chronic Fatigue in Women,

and it appears that the new name for CFS will now be called

"Worn Out Women Syndrome" or "WOWS".

I saw the report on my local ABC News station.

(My comment: A real insult to men, since men get CFS also!

Seems like the CDC or NIH came up with this name, but not sure).

See the article here :

http://www.ivanhoe.com/smartwoman/p_swstory.cfm?storyid=14832

Al