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  1. duncan
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    Survey of Anti-Pathogen Antibody Levels in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 2022, Levine,Hanson et al

    I am a little concerned about their assumptions and inferences (and I'm a fan of this tandem +). Then again, I'm unclear about some specifics....
    Post by: duncan, Jun 13, 2022 in forum: ME/CFS research news
  2. duncan
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    Preprint: The occurrence of hyperactivated platelets and fibrinaloid microclots in ME/CFS, 2022, Pretorius et al

    I'm having trouble reading the paper. Do these pwME have normal platelet counts? What happens if you have perpetually low platelet counts, and...
    Post by: duncan, Jun 9, 2022 in forum: ME/CFS research
  3. duncan
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    Is tinnitus an ME symptom? - Discussion of evidence

    Look up Vickie Logan. Her singular case study almost dismantled Lyme orthodoxy. Before the medical case study, her story was just an anecdote. So...
    Post by: duncan, May 31, 2022 in forum: General and other signs and symptoms
  4. duncan
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    Is tinnitus an ME symptom? - Discussion of evidence

    By reading. I then explain why reading levels the playing field, e.g., it provides readers with knowledge of those associations where they have...
    Post by: duncan, May 31, 2022 in forum: General and other signs and symptoms
  5. duncan
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    Is tinnitus an ME symptom? - Discussion of evidence

    Not sure what "So, patients read" means? It means pretty much everything clinicians can read, patients can read, and frequently do, and maybe...
    Post by: duncan, May 31, 2022 in forum: General and other signs and symptoms
  6. duncan
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    Is tinnitus an ME symptom? - Discussion of evidence

    You cannot see the irony here? Conventional medicine has not allowed poor quality evidence to slow its momentum for years, and yet the...
    Post by: duncan, May 31, 2022 in forum: General and other signs and symptoms
  7. duncan
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    Is tinnitus an ME symptom? - Discussion of evidence

    So, patients read. And don't be so fast to dismiss the power of anecdotes. It's what many case studies are all about, and case studies...
    Post by: duncan, May 31, 2022 in forum: General and other signs and symptoms
  8. duncan
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    Is tinnitus an ME symptom? - Discussion of evidence

    What do you imagine patients bring to the discussion? What do you imagine clinicians bring? They both bring expertise, albeit it different forms,...
    Post by: duncan, May 31, 2022 in forum: General and other signs and symptoms
  9. duncan
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    Is tinnitus an ME symptom? - Discussion of evidence

    Widely believed by a medical community that should be embarrassed and ashamed of itself. One that I suspect History will not reference kindly....
    Post by: duncan, May 31, 2022 in forum: General and other signs and symptoms
  10. duncan
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    Molecular Mechanisms of Neuroinflammation in ME/CFS and Long COVID to Sustain Disease and Promote Relapses, 2022, Tate et al.

    I want to agree with these guys, but it's a bit theory-heavy, and therefore kind of a house of cards. Besides, they lost me with the relapsing...
    Post by: duncan, May 25, 2022 in forum: ME/CFS research
  11. duncan
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    A Longitudinal Study of COVID-19 Sequelae and Immunity: Baseline Findings, 2022, Sneller et al

    One of the authors is the Head of NIH Lyme research. A couple authors are from the Lyme team. Moreover, one in five Covid patients walk away with...
    Post by: duncan, May 24, 2022 in forum: Long Covid research
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    Unexplained post-acute infection syndromes, 2021, Iwasaki et al

    I am confused. Aren't oligoclonic bands just signs of brain or CNS inflammation, and though unusual, they're not specific to MS anymore than...
    Post by: duncan, May 24, 2022 in forum: 'Conditions related to ME/CFS' news and research
  13. duncan
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    Unexplained post-acute infection syndromes, 2021, Iwasaki et al

    Explain this to me, please. Then, if you would, explain it to me where it doesn't potentially end in a dystopian fashion for people it...
    Post by: duncan, May 24, 2022 in forum: 'Conditions related to ME/CFS' news and research
  14. duncan
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    Unexplained post-acute infection syndromes, 2021, Iwasaki et al

    Inflammation is a downstream effect. It does not appear unprovoked; something generates the inflammation. It's not the "cause." With respect, you...
    Post by: duncan, May 24, 2022 in forum: 'Conditions related to ME/CFS' news and research
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    An Unexpected Journey: The Lived Experiences of Patients with Long-Term Cognitive Sequelae After Recovering from COVID-19, 2022, Loft et al

    I doubt it's inspiration they'll find.
    Post by: duncan, May 24, 2022 in forum: Long Covid research
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    Unexplained post-acute infection syndromes, 2021, Iwasaki et al

    Only if the cause is a genetic anomaly. I fear anything else discovered, e.g. a predilection to develop long-term sequelae, could lead to some...
    Post by: duncan, May 24, 2022 in forum: 'Conditions related to ME/CFS' news and research
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    Excessive Postural Tachycardia and [POTS] in ...: Associations With Distress, Impairment, Health Behaviors, and Medication Recommendations, 2022,Klaas

    Seems to me if a study has the word "health" in any way near the word "behavior", someone is going to get screwed.
    Post by: duncan, May 21, 2022 in forum: 'Conditions related to ME/CFS' news and research
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    Chronic Lyme disease - discussion thread

    Yep. But the idea that Lyme diagnoses are handed out like candy with no concern about serology is pretty much the stuff of propaganda, at least in...
    Post by: duncan, May 21, 2022 in forum: Infections: Lyme, Candida, EBV ...
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    Chronic Lyme disease - discussion thread

    Well, yes, I suppose to a certain extent that's true. But your picture is so incomplete it does a disservice to the thousands upon thousands of...
    Post by: duncan, May 21, 2022 in forum: Infections: Lyme, Candida, EBV ...
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    Chronic Lyme disease - discussion thread

    @Wyva and @Mij, Im sorry I don't want to derail this thread, but there is a logical fallacy about applying exceptional occurrences to broad ones....
    Post by: duncan, May 21, 2022 in forum: Infections: Lyme, Candida, EBV ...
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