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"I was very glad to read about a study that suggests a virus called xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus, or XMRV, may be a potential cause of chronic fatigue syndrome. CFS is a hard-to-diagnose condition that affects some one million Americans and causes extreme fatigue, joint pain, sleep issues, and assorted other symptoms. No, it&amp;#039;s not life-threatening but it&amp;#039;s extremely debilitating. My mother has had it for the last twenty years, and I&amp;#039;ve witnessed first-hand her aggravating struggle to get a diagnosis and dealing with feeling sick on pretty much a daily basis. A big problem is that so many people\u2014doctors included\u2014don&amp;#039;t take CFS seriously, and often patients are waved off as complainers or hypochondriacs. Part of that is because experts don&amp;#039;t know what causes the condition. But this study is a hopeful start. It was spearheaded by Dr. Judy Mikovits, research director of the Whittemore Peterson Institute in Reno and done in conjunction with researchers from the Cleveland Clinic and the National Cancer Institute\u2014reputable places that help give heft to the results. The study is far from conclusive, but at least it&amp;#039;s a jumping off point which will inspire more research and maybe even a cure. -Amy Brightfield, Health Director "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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