Talking Point

Editorial
By Paul Leverenz.

Management Committee report
Paul Leverenz reports on the state of the Society.

Ciguatera and ME/CFS: neurotoxin discovered in Chronic Fatrigue Syndrome
Press release from The National CFIDS Foundation. Reprinted with permission.
Press release available online here.

Canada leads the world with a medical milestone: clinical definition for ME/CFS
The clinical definition is also available on the National ME/FM Action Network.

An age-old issue
Psychotherapist Val Rubie considers the problems of M.E. for the older person. Reprinted from Issue 42 of InterAction, the magazine of Action for ME. Used with permission.

I found my light
By Kelly Gooch. Used with permission.

Q&A: Procrit trial focuses on red blood cells
Researchers at the University of Miami are testing the
effects of the drug Procrit (epoetin alfa) on people with CFIDS. This article, an interview with Barry Hurwitz, PhD, the principal investigator in the Procrit/CFIDS study, originally appeared in the Fall 2002 issue of The CFIDS Chronicle. It has been reprinted with the permission of The CFIDS Association of America.

Research Q&A: CFIDS and the autonomic nervous system
By Mark Giuliucci.
This article originally appeared in the Summer 2002 issue of The CFIDS Chronicle. It has been reprinted with the permission of The CFIDS Association of America.

Sleep dysfunction in CFS
By Richard Podell, MD, MPH, clinical professor of family medicine in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. This article is reprinted with permission from A Consensus Manual for the Primary Care and Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, published by The Academy of Medicine of New Jersey.

Grief and depression
By Dr Nicole Phillips, Medical Editor for Emerge,
The quarterly journal of the ME/CFS Society of Victoria. Reprinted from the Summer 2002 issue of Emerge. Used with permission.

Summary of Canadian clinical case definition for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
From the Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 11(1), 2003 (February 1, 2003).

New theory links neurotoxins with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lyme disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, and other mystery illnesses
By Patti Schmidt
Reprinted with permission from www.ImmuneSupport.com.
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ME/CFS Awareness Seminar
Saturday May 10, 2003. Details on the seminar, part of Awareness Week (May 10 to 17).

Film Night
Friday May 16, 2003. Featuring the award-winning documentary film, “I Remember Me,” by Kym A Snyder.

“I Remember Me”
Information about the film, including the editor’s review.

Badge Day
Friday May 30, 2003.

Support Groups

What is ME/CFS?