Wednesday, December 07, 2005

The reality of chronic fatigue syndrome

According to a study in America researchers have shown that chronic fatigue syndrome is diagnosable by examining spinal cord fluid. Sufferers had 16 proteins within the fluid that non sufferers didn't. This is good news for sufferers who have had to endure medical indecision in cause, treatment and the actual validity of the illness.
BMC Neurology (2005) 5:23 1471-2377

Eat fish, swim with dolphins!


As well as eating lots of fish, you now need to be swimming with dolphins. Research published in The British Medical Journal said that swimming with dolphins can alleviate mild to moderate depression.
British Medical Journal (2005) 331: 1231-1234