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HealthRising: The IACFS/ME Preconference: ME / CFS and GWI – The Complex Neuroinflammatory Conditions

The IACFS/ME conference was the main draw, but the action started the day before at Nancy Klimas’s  “Complex Neuroinflammatory Conditions: GWI and ME / CFS”  preconference at Nova Southeastern University. Walking to the preconference conference Nova Southeastern University looked nothing if not impressive with its beautifully laid out campus and impressive architecture; a lot of money has clearly gone into building that campus.

This conference provided something of a roadmap for ME / CFS and highlighted similarities between it and Gulf War Illness (GWI). The work on GWI has in some ways moved more quickly than that on ME / CFS perhaps because GWI researchers have a consortium they’re working within. I was not excited at learning about GWI preconference but by the time the conference was over I was a believer.

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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME / CFS) Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS), Fibromyalgia Leading Research. Delivering Hope.Open Medicine Foundation®

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