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High-profile 2009 chronic fatigue syndrome study in dispute
The journal that published a high-profile paper linking chronic fatigue syndrome to a retrovirus is now investigating allegations that a figure in that report was manipulated. The appearance in Science of the 2009 paper caused an immediate sensation...Tags: Trine Tsouderos, Newspaper and Magazine, Fatigue, Diseases and Illnesses, Science
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Lyme disease: Tell the whole story
Dan Rodricks has twice written columns suggesting chronic Lyme disease does not exist ("MPT's flawed decision on flawed film," June 19). I represent just one of thousands of men, women, and children who have had their lives, careers and finances lost...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Lyme Disease, Health, Physical Conditions
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News of the Weird: Using the Patriot Act as a Cover For Drug Busts
![Bureaucrat's Delight: An update of the official index for classifying medical conditions (for research and quality control, and for insurance claims) was released recently, to take effect in October 2013, and replaced the current 18,000 codes with 140,000 much more specific ones. A September <em>Wall Street Journal</em> report noted, for example, 72 different codes for injuries involving birds, depending on the type. "Bitten by turtle" is different from "struck by turtle." Different codes cover injuries in "opera houses," on squash courts, and exactly where in or around a mobile home an injury occurred. "Walked into lamppost, initial encounter" is distinct from "walked into lamppost, subsequent encounter." Codes cover conditions stemming from encounters with extraterrestrials and conditions resulting from "burn due to water skis on fire." "Bizarre personal appearance" has a code, as well as "very low level of personal hygiene."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-10/65495569-20095424.jpg "Bureaucrat's Delight: An update of the official index for classifying medical conditions (for research and quality control, and for insurance claims) was released recently, to take effect in October 2013, and replaced the current 18,000 codes with 140,000 much more specific ones. A September <em>Wall Street Journal</em> report noted, for example, 72 different codes for injuries involving birds, depending on the type. "Bitten by turtle\" is different from \"struck by turtle.\" Different codes cover injuries in \"opera houses,\" on squash courts, and exactly where in or around a mobile home an injury occurred. \"Walked into lamppost, initial encounter\" is distinct from \"walked into lamppost, subsequent encounter.\" Codes cover conditions stemming from encounters with extraterrestrials and conditions resulting from \"burn due to water skis on fire.\" \"Bizarre personal appearance\" has a code, as well as \"very low level of personal hygiene.\"")
Bureaucrat's Delight: An update of the official index for classifying medical conditions (for research and quality control, and for insurance claims) was released recently, to take effect in October 2013, and replaced the current 18,000 codes with 140,000...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Wales, Fatigue, File Sharing, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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2010 Trib Nation live chat on XMRV and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
REPOSTED FROM 2010: The subject presents a uniquely 21st century scenario, in which a single scientific paper drops and researchers and the disease community react in very different ways. Scientists see the paper as an invitation to question –...Tags: Trine Tsouderos, Diseases and Illnesses, Health
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Past Trib Nation coverage of XMRV and CRS
![Our March 17, 2011, story about <a title="Research casts doubt on theory of cause of chronic fatigue" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-met-chronic-fatigue-xmrv-20110317,0,6116823.story" target="_blank">XMRV, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and how they likely aren't linked in the way many CFS sufferers had hoped</a>, offers a cautionary tale about putting too much stake in a single scientific paper.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-11/208282460-22080625.png "Our March 17, 2011, story about <a title="Research casts doubt on theory of cause of chronic fatigue\" href=\"http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-met-chronic-fatigue-xmrv-20110317,0,6116823.story\" target=\"_blank\">XMRV, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and how they likely aren't linked in the way many CFS sufferers had hoped</a>, offers a cautionary tale about putting too much stake in a single scientific paper.")
Our March 17, 2011, story about XMRV, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and how they likely aren't linked in the way many CFS sufferers had hoped, offers a cautionary tale about putting too much stake in a single scientific paper.
Every week, many medical...Tags: Trine Tsouderos, Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Science, Google Inc.
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A whirlwind year for 'Unbroken's' Louis Zamperini
Jacket CopyAt 94, Louis Zamperini, the resilient hero of Laura Hillenbrand's "Unbroken," just keeps on going.... -
Anna Rexia costume: What Halloween is all about
Opinion L.A.It's hard to imagine who would even think of buying an Anna Rexia Halloween costume if the silly notion hadn't become so controversial. The costume, which makes fun of the eating disorder -- whose victims endanger health and life by...... -
Study: Virus linked to chronic fatigue false alarm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists now say a virus suspected of playing a role in chronic fatigue syndrome probably was a false alarm, the latest suspect to fall by the wayside. Two years ago, some researchers announced they'd found traces of a mouse-...Tags: Fatigue, Diseases and Illnesses, Washington, DC, Viral Diseases and Infections, Health
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A chronic fatigue syndrome sufferer reconnects with the world
Suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome meant I was exhausted all the time. I felt like I had cotton candy where a brain should be.
Embarrassingly for a former English major, I lost words, even simple ones. "You know, those things! They go on feet!" I'...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice, Entertainment, Television
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Ups and downs of thyroid disease
McClatchy TribuneDanielle Gayden of Oakland, Calif., had to stick her face in front of a fan for almost an hour to cool down. Second to her intolerance for heat was the anxiety, which caused her heart to beat 200 times a minute and sent her to the emergency room a dozen...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Stanford University, Hospitals and Clinics, Hyperthyroidism, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Research casts doubt on theory of cause of chronic fatigue
A high-profile scientific paper that gave enormous hope to patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, and even prompted some to begin taking potent anti-HIV drugs, has been largely discredited by subsequent research.
Evidence is mounting that a...Tags: Trine Tsouderos, California, Genes and Chromosomes, Medical Research, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Mar 17, 2011
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