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DALLAS, April 14, 2022 — Eleven teams of scientific researchers have been selected as recipients of American Heart Association research grants to study the long-term influence of COVID-19 on cardiovascular health. The “Mechanisms Underlying Cardiovascular Consequences Associated with COVID-19...

Mystery solved. Something was brewing, it took a few days to develop. I'm in full viral mode now. I knew it wasn't from the walking I did Sunday evening.

Abstract Background: Long coronavirus disease 2019 (LC) is a chronic sequel of acute COVID-19. The exact pathophysiology of the affective, chronic fatigue and physiosomatic symptoms labeled as physio-affective phenome of LC has remained elusive. Objective: The current study aims to delineate...

My understanding is that un malaise can also include cardiac symptoms, dizziness, weakness and loss of energy in French, but malaise in English is interpreted more as a discomfort or flu-like symptoms. So French doctor I would say malaise and English doc I would say exertion intolerance and...

@Tia I don't have allergy symptoms, but the beginning of Spring is always the worst for me so it must be related to that. I didn't experience any cognitive exhaustion, only physical. I must have gotten deconditioned in the last week :laugh:

Un malaise would be taken more seriously in French than English. Would you agree?

I can't figure out why I experienced PEM 3 days ago. It caught me by surprise. It wasn't delayed and came on within 2 hours after my walk. Wow. Not as severe with the usual autonomic distress, but I still wasn't able to stand or walk too much for the last 2.5 days. My body felt like...

My understanding is that there are different strains of EBV. Some present differences in the genetic sequence of the two main strains of the cancer-associated EBV can alter the way the virus behaves when it infects white blood cells. There are different strains of h. pylori (some gastric...

Yes, 'fighting cancer' is used a lot when in fact it's the medications that's doing the 'fighting'.

I am 'moderate' although I don't like to put myself in a category of 'severe, moderate or mild' b/c I experience severe PEM. Should be interesting to see what they discover.

Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) frequently develop acute encephalopathy and encephalitis, but whether these complications are the result from viral-induced cytokine storm syndrome or anti-neural autoimmunity is still unclear. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the diagnostic...

Sounds like early testing for pwME back in 1999.

Hong Kong team develops test for long Covid so recovered pts can tell if trouble lies ahead: https://www.todayonline.com/world/chinese-university-hong-kong-team-develops-test-risk-long-covid-1870026

Rowing performance may be enhanced by attenuated metabolic acidosis following bicarbonate (BIC) supplementation. This study evaluated the dose of BIC needed to eliminate the decrease in plasma pH during maximal ergometer rowing and assessed the consequence for change in plasma volume. Six...

He has an imaginary audience. Egocentric Bias is defined as: the tendency for an individual to rely too heavily on one’s own perspective and/or have a higher opinion of one’s self than reality merits.

He's unable to see outside of himself, and dismisses anyone who doesn't share his experience.

Abstract Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the joints. The multifactorial etiopathogenesis of RA has been heavily investigated, but is still only partially understood. Diet can represent both a risk factor and a protective factor, based on some evidence...

A response from one of the authors to my question: "Thanks for this question. It is essential a heated foot spa using a foot bath with temperature control and only feet and ankles are submerged in the bath water". I call this hydrotherapy. This was enjoyable after work when I worked for a...

What is ankle bathing? Is this similar to contrast bathing? Comparison of the acute effects of ankle bathing versus moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on vascular function in young adults, 2022, Cho et al Abstract We examined the efficacy of ankle bathing versus aerobic exercise to...

Negative vaccine experience from a 51 yr old women in Auckland, New Zealand. https://www.realnotrare.com/post/lee-buckingham