A big push is on to test XMRV and it’s involvement with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS, CFIDS, ME/CFS). Read more about it and keep some good notes. This could be big!
XMRV’s Big Test Has Begun: The Fed Study Ramps Up as reported by mecfs.org.
It’s a full bore effort; one that probably only the federal government could take on. Six labs will be involved – the Whittemore Peterson Institute, National Cancer Institute, the FDA, the CDC and two others (not mentioned in the article.)
They’ll be doing all the things that haven’t been done thus far; in the first phase they’re sharing samples amongst themselves to determine which tests are the most sensitive and reliable. Rather excitingly, the WSJ reports that that phase will be done in just a few weeks.
Whether XMRV turns out to be a major or passenger virus (as the article suggests), this surely will lead to better information about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, less speculation as to the cause of CFS, CFIDS and ME/CFS and more concrete results for everyone. That is the goal.
Keep your fingers crossed!
Cinda Crawford, host of the Health Matters Show
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