Fw: New CFS Test & H2S Leads to retention of Mercury

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And the developments continue. A new test in which bacteria are indicated.

The CFS world seems to be waking up. When will the world follow?

From: Al Melillo <melillo3@...>Subject: New CFS Test & H2S Leads to retention of MercuryDate: Monday, March 21, 2011, 11:35 AMArticle below mentioned a new CFS testand thatH2S leads to retention of Mercury !Al----------------------------------------------------------------Dr. Kenny De Meirleir of the Brussels Free University(VUB) has announced that he has successfullydeveloped a diagnostic test for ME/CFS.The Myalgic Encephalopathy Association Belgium(MEAB) estimates there are between 30,000 to40,000 people in Belgium with ME/CFS.Since 2002, the Flemish government has investedover €10 million in five "reference centres" across theregion in Leuven, Antwerp, Ghent and Brussels forthe diagnosis and treatment for ME/CFS but offeronly cognitive behavioural therapy and

physicalrehabilitation."These people have been mistreated foryears,"Dr De Meirleir says."CFS was treated as a psychosomaticcomplaint. But someone who runs 10metres after a bus and then has tospend a week in bed recoveringhas a serious medical problem."The test, manufactured by Protea Biopharma, inwhich Dr De Meirleir is a partner, detects thepresence of hydrogen sulphide (H2S)(http://bit.ly/hEZiGl), which is produced in theintestines when bacteria come in contact with heavymetals.People with ME/ CFS have been shown to have higherconcentrations of intestinal bacteria than normal,which leads to higher levels of H2S.H2S is a gas present in minuscule concentrations innormal people but at toxic levels in ME/CFS patients.The reasons for overproduction of bacteria can rangefrom lactose

intolerance to viral infection to stress.According to the draft of a journal article soon to bepublished by Dr. De Meirleir and his team, H2Scauses intolerance to light and noise, a depressedimmune system and low white blood cell count.It also leads to retention of mercury by the body,which in turn produces cell death and damage toenergy metabolism.The biggest effects, though, are produced on thecentral nervous system, explaining the mainsymptoms of ME/CFS."There's still a great deal of work to bedone to find a cure"Dr. De Meirleir told Radio 1 listeners"CFS is not an illness, it's a condition,"which means that the underlying causesof ME/CFS could vary widely and that eachwould have to be treated on its own.