Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Constantly tired? Doctor warns it could be iron deficiency, not stress
If you're tired all the time despite getting enough sleep, it may not be stress or age catching up with you - it could be low iron levels, says a doctor
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Always tired? New blood test uncovers the mystery of chronic fatigue
After years of being told it's 'all in their head', people with chronic exhaustion may finally get answers as researchers develop a highly accurate blood test for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Long-Covid, viruses: New research looks for links to chronic fatigue
Medically the symptoms are known as myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The World Health Organization classifies this as a post viral fatigue syndrome
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Chronic fatigue syndrome more common than some past studies suggest: CDC
Health officials on Friday released the first nationally representative estimate of how many US adults have chronic fatigue syndrome: 3.3 million. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's number is larger than previous studies have suggested, and is likely boosted by some of the patients with long COVID. The condition clearly "is not a rare illness, said the CDC's Dr. Elizabeth Unger, one of the report's co-authors. Chronic fatigue is characterized by at least six months of severe exhaustion not helped by bed rest. Patients also report pain, brain fog and other symptoms that can get worse after exercise, work or other activity. There is no cure, and no blood test or scan to enable a quick diagnosis. Doctors have not been able to pin down a cause, although research suggests it is a body's prolonged overreaction to an infection or other jolt to the immune system. The condition rose to prominence nearly 40 years ago, when clusters of cases were reported in Incline Village, ...
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Burnout: Real and pretty bad but remains mostly unacknowledged in India
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's decision to resign has turned the spotlight on workplace fatigue
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People 'have had enough': Coronavirus fatigue sets in as cases surge
Rituals of hope and unity that helped people endure the first surge of the coronavirus have given way to exhaustion and frustration.
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It's not in your gut
Chronic fatigue syndrome may have its origin in your gut
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