
The following is a summary of relevant article/research links provided in February by Facebook members. Please click on the article name to open and read it.
Articles / Blogs
- Hypocapnic Cerebral Hypoperfusion: New Kind of Orthostatic Intolerance Points to Key Factor in ME/CFS and Others.
 - For all my family and friends
 - Musings of a police officer on a diagnosis of ME/CFS.
 - A brain short on sleep dials up pain intensity.
 - Metabolomics Study Suggests Chronic Fatigue Syndrome May Be Oxidative Stress/Low Oxygen Disease.
 - Newly Discovered Gene Governs Need for Sleep When Sick.
 - Are Fluoroquinolones Causing Connective Tissue Disorders that are Leading to ME/CFS?
 - ‘We want to be regular people’ — pop stars fighting chronic illness.
 - Do You Wake Up Between 3 And 5 A.M.? You May Be Having a Spiritual Awakening.
 - Masterswitch discovered in body’s immune system.
 - Valentines for spoonies.
 - Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome: how could the illness develop?
 - Your Resource Centre.
 - The Lie in the NIH’s “Accelerating Research on ME/CFS” Slogan.
 - Impairments in cognitive performance in chronic fatigue syndrome are common, not related to co-morbid depression but do associate with autonomic dysfunction.
 - ‘I’ve been bedridden since January 2018’. The chronic pain surrounded in stigma.
 - Welcome to The ME Show with Gary Burgess.
 - Are surgeons missing the major differential diagnosis that is more common than multiple sclerosis and HIV combined?
 - From Hard Charging Executive to Bed Bound and (Almost) Back Again: An ME/CFS/FM Healing Story.
 - Enhancing Blood Volume in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia.
 - Could Craniocervical Instability Be Causing ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia & POTS? Pt I – The Brainstem Series.
 
Members posts / local support discussions
- Organ donation
 - Itchy skin
 - Muscle spasms
 - Home energy assistance
 - Restless legs
 - Medication changes
 - New massage centre in Dumfries
 - Diet changes
 - Including medical information with PIP application
 - Art & Craft Group meet in the United Reformed Church Hall, Annan on the second Wednesday of every month 2-4pm.
 - Shopping & cooking meals
 
Take care and gentle hugs to you all Kim J (Web Support), E-mail: kim@dgmefm.org.uk ?.