Dr. Stein's Blog
for ME/CFS, FM, ES, Long COVID and Chronic Pain
There is now an OMF Canada! https://www.omfcanada.ngo/
The Open Medicine Foundation is a non-profit group in the US founded in 2012. Under the leadership of Linda Tannenbaum, the OMF has...
Most of the media stories on 5G technology have been about which company will provide the infrastructure and whether they will be trustworthy or not. Lost in this debate has been the potential...
National Institutes of Health
April 4 & 5 2019
Summary of select presentations
by Dr. Eleanor Stein
This 2-day NIH symposium on ME/CFS research is one of the most exciting I have listened...
Summary of the Polyvagal Theory by Stephen Porges and it's relevance to ME/CFS, FM and ES
What is the Autonomic Nervous System and how does it work?
The autonomic nervous system (ANS), which...
First-ever National Conference on ME/CFS
I have just returned from Montreal where I attended the first-ever National Conference on ME/CFS. I always leave ME/CFS meetings feeling less alone. I met...
Mental and Physical Exertion Cause Brain Fog
Cook et al. Neural consequences of post-exertional malaise in ME/CFS. Brain, Behavior and Immunity 62 (2017) 87-99.
This study was a collaboration...
Mahshid Dehghan et al. Associations of fats and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 18 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study. The...
Alberta by Dale Beesley
Dale Beesley Statutory Director of the AISH program spoke to us from Edmonton via the internet.
Dale Beesley started his career in the Government of Alberta (GOA) in 1997...
Kris spoke to us from his office in Ottawa via the internet.
Kris Johnson has been the Director-General of the Canada Pension Plan Disability Directorate since July 2015....
James attended the event at the Cardel Theatre in person.
James Ludwar is a benefits and disability lawyer in Calgary. With a lifelong commitment to representing clients in both personal injury and...
Firstly, we wish to thank our sponsor of this event: The National ME/FM Action Network.
Secondly, we wish to thank the organizer and moderator of the event, Dr. Eleanor Stein.
In this section of...
Hugh spoke to us from his office in Toronto via the internet. At the top of this screen is the video recording of Hugh's talk and below it is the audio-only version of his talk. The audio-only...