Should you only be interested in learning about severe fatigue, chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) or fibromyalgia we invite you to visit: www.cfsknowledgecenter.com. It is an open access website.

The ME-CFSCommunity is reserved for those individuals who wish to learn from, and directly communicate with those who are afflicted with ME/CFS. Access to the various sections and features of the ME-CFSCommunity beyond the Main Page is limited to registered members only to protect their privacy. 

Our mission is to help members move beyond the obstacles imposed upon them. We seek to facilitate the free and open exchange of information on ME/CFS, fibromyalgia and related illnesses among those who know the most about the true impact of these afflictions.

Members easily communicate with one another individually, or in groups using FREE Live Video Chat, Instant Text Messaging, Blogs and Forums as well as other features. 

Membership is FREE and PRIVATE. Our member roster is held in the strictest confidence. It is not shared with any other organization nor used for any commercial purpose. 

You are welcome to join us. You'll find us warm and welcoming. Our community interesting, informative and supporting.

Check out InTheNews for daily updates on the latest medical news releases and other news items which may be of particular interest.

• Internet-Based Therapy for Adolescents With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Long-term Follow-up

• Morphologial and functional abnormalities of the hypofyse in patients with diagnose of CFS or fibromyalgia. An example of misdiagnosis by Belgian chronic fatigue centres.

• Interventions in Pediatric Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: A Systematic Review.

• The role of the therapeutic relationship in cognitive behaviour therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome.

• Fear of movement and avoidance behaviour toward physical activity in chronic-fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia

• Neurocognitive impairment in childhood chronic fatigue syndrome.

• Results of switching to milnacipran in fibromyalgia patients with an inadequate response to duloxetine: a phase IV pilot study

• Carnosine treatment for gulf war illness: a randomized controlled trial.

• Depression in paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome.

• Could mitochondrial dysfunction be a differentiating marker between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia?

• Sleep in the chronic fatigue syndrome

• Cognitive behavior therapy in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: The role of illness acceptance and neuroticism.

• Moderators of the treatment response to guided self-instruction for chronic fatigue syndrome.

• Natural killer cells in patients with severe chronic fatigue syndrome

• Are members of fibromyalgia syndrome self-help groups "different"?

• Couples' experiences of interacting with outside others in chronic fatigue syndrome: a qualitative study

• Examining the energy envelope and associated symptom patterns in chronic fatigue syndrome: does coping matter?

• Large regional differences in serological follow-up of q Fever patients in the Netherlands.

• Immunostimulation in the treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome / myalgic encephalomyelitis.

• Detection of Mycotoxins in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

• Therapeutic potential of cidofovir (HPMPC, VISTIDE) for the treatment of HHV-6 and/or CMV infections in severely ill patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis

• Daily cytokine fluctuations, driven by leptin, are associated with fatigue severity in chronic fatigue syndrome: evidence of inflammatory pathology

YogaOnthePath: Severe Physical Limitations

YogaOnthePath: Limited Physicality

A Personal Practice

The The first videos of the series are now available in the new section:

Click the images above to view the first two practice sessions of the video series. Among the comments thus far:

" . . . impressive and inspirational. I thought (the severe limitations) video was particularly useful for me and I practiced right along with the teacher."

"Good job! A successful video, accessible to those with various levels of expertise, and professionally presented. The music is wonderful, Priyanka's voice is divine, and I feel soothed and ready for the rest of the day."

This first section of each video is critical to understanding how yoga affects one's health and well being as well as understanding the underlying concepts of a safe and healthy approach to its practice.

Additional practice sessions are now in production. The first of a series of video practice sessions for those with great physicality is nearing completion.

Join in the discussion on the series as well as the practice of yoga itself.

Over 200 members of this community donated money to support it. In spite of their wonderful generosity, the series is woefully underfunded we hope to make more such videos . . . with you kind support.

To make a contribution to support this and our other services, please click on the lPayPal logo below or send a personal check or money order to: cfsKnowledgeCenter, Post Office Box 1611, Loxahatchee, FL 33470, USA

What have you learned from your affliction with ME/CFS and/or fibromyalgia that you'd like to share with others?

A new section has been created at Tips for Life w/ ME/CFS. Read 10 tips from Dr Hyman and two others who have made significant progress in alleviating their symptoms from ME/CFS.

Join in with the others to comment or add tips of your own.

The theme of this little book is that the way to fight ME is not to fight! The author, Nancy Blake, encourages the reader to claim the right to the rest that is essential for ultimate recovery.  She challenges contemporary public attitudes and medical practices, which she believes are making people with ME worse instead of better.

To buy the Kindle version, or the paperback version, from Amazon.com click HERE.

Noted expert, Dr. Kenneth J. Friedman, discusses various aspects of ME/CFS in very clear and direct terms in this unique series of video created by cfsKnowledgeCenter. View all of them in our Video section.  Download them from our Facebook page or from our YouTube page.

Kenneth Friedman, Ph.D., is a member of the Board of Directors of the IACFS/ME, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology, New Jersey Medical School (retired) and a member of the Board of Advisors of cfsKnowledgeCenter.

We've re-organized our Continuing News Stories by giving each of the following articles their own page. You'll find the links to each within the InTheNews section as well as those immediately shown below.

• Multivitamins: So Many Types, So Many Labels
• New Efficiencies in Health Care? Not Likely
• How Old Viruses May Haunt Us
• The Time to Innovate is Now
• Europe's Failing Health
• The Puzzle of Chronic Fatigue

Clear insights and actionable information from widely recognized authorities are the hallmarks of the Expert Assistance series of videos produced specifically for those afflicted with ME/CFS and related illnesses.

The entire Expert Assistance video series is now available AT NO CHARGE.

View them as many times as you like. Tell your friends, and physician, about them. Both patients and medical professionals will find them an excellent, and frequently referenced, source of valuable information.

When viewing the series, we hope you will also take a moment to consider their value to your pocketbook as well as your path towards wellness. We hope that you will respond in kind and support this effort to provide you with Expert Assistance with a contribution to keep the community up and running and able to continue to produce these ground breaking videos for you.

Please sign a petition to the Minister of Health of Canada to Fund research for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis whether a resident of Canada or not. Link to sign or click on flag above.

The ME/CFS & FM Patient Survey is a blind (names withheld) research study to gather data from around the world from those afflicted with ME/CFS & FM to further research into the disease. Everyone who is afflicted with ME/CFS or FM is encouraged to take the survey.

Over 450 people have completed the study thus far. Have You? It's important that we assist the research on ME/CFS in every way we can. Please help, it takes just a few minutes of your time.
Learn more about and take the ME/CFS & FM Patient Survey

The ME/CFS Case Definition Survey is a standardized guide for clinicians and research scientists for the evaluation of the impact of various specific symptoms upon those afflicted. It is presented in conjunction with the ME/CFS research team at the University of Miami.

Dr Nancy Klimas is delighted that so far over 675 people from around the world have taken the survey. Won't you please join them?

Learn more about and take the Case Definition Survey

If you are a current or former resident of the UK who has dealt with the UK medical system, please help us to gather the data needed to work for change. To take the survey please go to the UK Group.

Got a question about ME/CFS? Be sure to Ask Dr Hyman.

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