Dr. Ila R. Singh and other researchers, such as Dr. Judy Mikovits, are continuing to beat down the door.. that is until they find out the whole story about the relationship between XMRV and ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). It’s crucial that no stone be left unturned. To put it mildly, this research is very important.
‘Kudos to the likes of Dr. Robert Silverman, Drs. Ruscetti, Dr. Mikovits, and now Dr. Singh et al. for following the science in XMRV to prostate cancer AND ME/CFS – rather than succumbing to the unfortunate legacy of prejudices against ME/CFS.’– writes Denise Raitt, a reader of PLoS One.
Read the entire letter of thanks at Denise’s link and go on to read the whole XMRV study, Raltegravir Is a Potent Inhibitor of XMRV, a Virus Implicated in Prostate Cancer and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
‘XMRV or Xenotropic murine leukemia-related retrovirus is a recently discovered retrovirus that has been linked to human prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Both diseases affect a large fraction of the world population, with prostate cancer affecting one in six men, and CFS affecting an estimated 0.4 to 1% of the population.’
This vital work must continue and it must be finished.
Thanks, Cinda Crawford
Host of the Health Matters Show, a blog heralding the importance of all information that points to how to get well from Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
PS- Be sure to check in here at the Health Matters Show blog and podcast tomorrow for a special show and announcment about a teleseminar to be held on Monday, May 10th, 2010 for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day! (You must get on my list to receive an invitation. Sign up box is in the right hand column, “Teleseminar Info.”
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Matt Hodgkinson 05.06.11 at 6:40 am
Dear Cindy,
Denise Raitt is a reader of PLoS ONE who has posted a comment on an article. She has no connection to the journal; could you correct your reference to “Denise Raitt of PLOS One”?
Regards,
Matt Hodgkinson
Associate Editor
PLoS ONE
Cinda Crawford 05.06.11 at 10:42 am
It’s done. Thanks for pointing that out about Denise Raitt~ Cinda Crawford