Posts Tagged ‘CFS’

Merrick v Paul Revere Insurance and Unum Provident, 2007

Appeal of a lawsuit of a Lyme patient against his insurance company for denying continued payment for disability, includes the history of the initial lawsuit. Access may require registering with the website.

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0516380p.pdf

Commentary: ‘What’s in a Name? That Which We Call a Rose by Any Other Name would Smell as Sweet

International Journal of Epidemiology. Disputing Cairns’ and Godwin’s study of patterns in post-Lyme syndrome, the authors suggest other causes for post-Lyme syndrome.

http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/34/6/1345.pdf

When Working Out Doesn’t Work Out

CFIDS Chronicle. Suggestions for a regimen to slowly increase fitness in the recovery phase of chronic fatigue syndrome. Includes images.

http://www.cfids.org/sparkcfs/working-out.pdf

A Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Research

Though not about Lyme, this article discusses several of the phenomena common to chronic fatigue syndromes (CFS) and suggests glutathione depletion as the cause. There are many parallels to what Lyme patients experience.

http://phoenix-cfs.org/GluAACFS04.htm

Post-Lyme Borreliosis Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Reported Symptoms

International Journal of Epidemiology. Cairns and Godwin’s meta-analysis points to a cluster of persistent symptoms in patients post-treatment than would appear in the general population. Includes tables.

http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/34/6/1340