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  1. DiamondEye

    Reduced diversity and altered composition of the gut microbiome in individuals with ME/CFS

    The fact that in Bergen, Norway in 2004 there were thousands of people who became infected with Giardia and many went on to report fatigue after the infection, this finding should be no surprise. I wonder if these biomarkers could be useful in a disability claim, until a cure or at least...
  2. DiamondEye

    Tell US Congress to Increase Funding for ME Research and More - with one click easy app.

    Signed.
  3. DiamondEye

    Petition for More NIH Funding

    Signed. My petition comment text below: "This disease has been discounted, its research bungled, and its patients ignored for decades now. More research money is allocated to headaches than to CFS. The cytokine studies from Lipkin/IOM are compelling, and the answers are out there. It is time...