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  1. Overstressed

    Azithromycin in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), an analysis of clinical data

    Everytime I take Azithromycin I feel much better. Currently I'm taking Minocycline because I had an outbreak of itching scalp with a lot of lumps. I was walking in the forest and don't know if that was the cause of it. The day after, I started having these lumps and swollen lymphs in my neck...
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    Cancer drug shows promise as cure for hepatitis B

    Personal note: another great achievement of Dr.Pelegrini and team. He was also the author of eradicating chronic infections with IL-7. Australian scientists have found a potential cure for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections, with a promising new treatment proving 100 per cent successful in...
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    H.pylori-Hypochlorhydria-Dysbiosis-Liver-CFS/ME Connection

    Hi all, I have been diagnosed last week having a peptic ulcer in the antrum. The biopsy however, was negative for Helicobacter P. My family doctor thinks this ulcer is the result of tremendous emotional stress I had the last half year, a period where my mother was diagnosed with pancreatic...
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    Is it a new disease or its CFS ?

    Hello Ashler & Jammy, I haven't been on the forum for quite some time, but I can give you some information on my health situation: infection lies 7.5 years back, illness is going up and down. I have been under tremendous stress the last half year(my mother died due to cancer) and currently I'm...
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    Is it a new disease or its CFS ?

    Hi Ashler, I had years back an intense contact with Prof. Schüpbach and another Prof. here in Belgium who knows Prof. Schüpbach very well. Both are specialists in retroviruses. But, from what I understood, from the Prof. here in Belgium is that the PERT-assay is not sensitive enough. I don't...
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    New Research Shows “Leaky Gut Syndrome” Is Real

    I don't know why 'connective tissue disease' is commonly accepted, whereas the 'fact' that intestines, and the submucosa more specifically, consist of connective tissue, is ignored by the same people. A valid question would be: do these problems with connective tissue arise as a consequence or...
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    Autoimmune PBC caused by human betaretrovirus

    That's the most interesting article I've read, lately. Such, that it convinces me to be infected with such a virus. I catched this sexually, and rightafter my bloodwork showed an infection, plus an increase of liver enzymes during 3 months. The enzyme increase was marginal, it went never above...
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    THis Is What's Wrong With For-Profit Medicine

    Hi Leela, Thank you for that article. I was not aware of a cure for Hep-C. We can discuss about ethics, but how much does a "cure" cost, If you could gain back health? There must be a system for those who can't afford, so these people are not excluded from a cure. At least Gilead "gives" the...
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    Update on Alex3619: in hospital but doing well

    Good luck, Alex! I wish you a quick and good recovery! We're already waiting impatiently for your contributions on this forum. Best wishes, OS.
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    Manufacturing New Gut to Treat GI Diseases

    I read some years ago that Dutch scientists(from Nijmegen) managed to produce new intestines. I'll see if I can find back that paper. I don't know what the difference is between this and their paper, though... Thanks for posting! Best wishes, OS.
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    Researchers May Have Discovered a Plan to Disable Meniere's Disease

    Personal note: a year after my infection I received the diagnosis of suffering from Meniere's disease. Not the typical, but a form of, because Meniere has many faces, according to the specialist. The test they did was by pricking a needle in the middle-earto measure the pressure of built-up...
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    Probiotic Therapy Alleviates Autism-Like Behaviors in Mice

    Dec. 5, 2013 — Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is diagnosed when individuals exhibit characteristic behaviors that include repetitive actions, decreased social interactions, and impaired communication. Curiously, many individuals with ASD also suffer from gastrointestinal (GI) issues, such as...
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    Infections may play a larger role in breast cancer than previously thought

    I've heard scientists recently say they can exactly predict cancer in HIV+: it's infection date + 35 years. To me, ARVs don't change much on getting cancer or not, it seems. Best wishes, OS.
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    GcMAF for XMRV--Gc protein-derived macrophage activating factor--anyone taking it?

    Yes, it was merylg who gave me the valuable tip!!! Vit-E is good for connective tissue. Best wishes, OS.
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    Study Identifies Protein Essential for Immune Recognition, Response to Viral Infection

    Nov. 24, 2013 — A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-led research team has identified an immune cell protein that is critical to setting off the body's initial response against viral infection. The report that will be published in an upcoming issue of Nature Immunology and is receiving early...
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    GcMAF for XMRV--Gc protein-derived macrophage activating factor--anyone taking it?

    Vit-E 400: http://www.online-drogist.be/metagenics-vitamine-e-400ie-90-capsules?gclid=CMyDhbT897oCFUcV3godykUAXw My ortho-molecular doctor prescribes it every now and then. Best regards, OS.
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    GcMAF for XMRV--Gc protein-derived macrophage activating factor--anyone taking it?

    Hi Rrrr, thank you for asking. I feel quite well in fact, apart from the aorta, which is always on my mind. See, I don't yet want to die. Since I quit Gc-Maf and took Vit-E, I feel much better. Seldomly I have a ''payback time'' -as I call it- for doing too much. Last week I just had this...
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    Neanderthal virus DNA spotted hiding in modern humans

    Also on ScienceDaily now: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131119230442.htm Apart from the fact that ''junk'' doesn't seem to be ''junk'' at all, this sentence cought my attention: (...) two "junk" viruses can combine to cause disease -- we've seen this many times in animals...
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    GcMAF for XMRV--Gc protein-derived macrophage activating factor--anyone taking it?

    Hi all, as all of know, I have been using Gc-Maf for quite a while, and stopped more than a year ago. As some of you know, on top of all misery, I'm suffering from a widening of my thoracic aorta. Recently, my genetic doctor found a mutation on the FBN1-gene. The mutation is on the intron, not...
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    Inflammatory Skin Damage Blocked by Bleach Solution in Animal Study

    Hi Kina, thank you for the information. I don't think I will ever try it again. I received it from my molecular doctor during times I was deperate. Anyways, for me it's too late, I have been using it. Not for a long time, I was trying to be careful and it helped me sometimes. I realise now that...
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    Inflammatory Skin Damage Blocked by Bleach Solution in Animal Study

    Personal note: I wonder how MMS(miracle mineral solution, and contains chlorine dioxide after mixture) should be seen from now on. It is highly controversal, but it's also a bleach product... Nov. 15, 2013 — Processes that age and damage skin are impeded by dilute bleach solution, according to...
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    Fatty Acid Produced by Gut Bacteria Boosts the Immune System

    Nov. 13, 2013 — New research from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan sheds light on the role of gut bacteria on the maturation of the immune system and provides evidence supporting the use of butyrate as therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn's disease...
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    'Jaw-dropping' breakthrough: CRISPR technique heralds genetic revolution

    An interesting article on DNA-sequencer machines, their specs, prices and possibilities: http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2011/01/11/illumina-strikes-back-in-gene-machine-wars/ Note: article is from 1/11/2011 Best wishes, OS.
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    'Jaw-dropping' breakthrough: CRISPR technique heralds genetic revolution

    This cuts through the heart, because it's so sincere. I wish that for you, and for every individual suffering. Best wishes, OS.
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    Molecular Link Between Gut Microbes, Intestinal Health

    Nov. 3, 2013 — It's well established that humans maintain a symbiotic relationship with the trillions of beneficial microbes that colonize their bodies. These organisms, collectively called the microbiota, help digest food, maintain the immune system, fend off pathogens, and more. There exists a...
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    Gene Variants in Immune System Pathways Correlated With Composition of Microbes of Human Body

    Oct. 24, 2013 — Human genes in immunity-related pathways are likely associated with the composition of an individual's microbiome, which refers to the bacteria and other microbes that live in and on the body, scientists reported today, Oct. 24, at the American Society of Human Genetics 2013...
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    Little Breakthrough: There are different strains of EBV and some cause cancer

    Hi anciendaze, I was referring to this article: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12033-malaria-linked-to-child-cancer-in-africa.html#.Ul6U2FB_Png At least for me, a swollen tongue and bulging cheeks were diagnosed early in the course of my illness. The cheeks got better, the tongue...
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    Drug Found to Eradicate HIV Permanently from Infected Cells

    Sep. 23, 2013 — The topical anti-fungal drug Ciclopirox causes HIV-infected cells to commit suicide by jamming up the cells' powerhouse, the mitochondria -- according to a study by researchers at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. And unlike current anti-HIV drugs, Ciclopirox completely...
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    Innate Virus-Killing Power Discovered in Mammals

    Oct. 10, 2013 — Scientists have a promising new approach to combating deadly human viruses thanks to an educated hunch by University of California, Riverside microbiology professor Shou-Wei Ding, and his 20 years of research on plants, fruit flies, nematodes and mice to show the truth in his...
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    Little Breakthrough: There are different strains of EBV and some cause cancer

    These co-factors are important, and make it harder to pinpoint direct cause of viral infections. I read recently an article where an infection with malaria + EBV is the cause of Burkitt's lymphoma. Best wishes, OS.