Friday, March 11, 2011
Is it all in a name?
Another article via the CFIDS Association of America newsletter from last week. What we now in the U.S. call chronic fatigue syndrome may go back at least 150 years:
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, an Illness That's Hard to Live With - Or Define
It's a shame that the name for the ailment is already so entrenched in America, because the name doesn't even hint at all the other associated symptoms. It's a bit like considering someone with severe clinical depression to be a little sad.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, an Illness That's Hard to Live With - Or Define
It's a shame that the name for the ailment is already so entrenched in America, because the name doesn't even hint at all the other associated symptoms. It's a bit like considering someone with severe clinical depression to be a little sad.
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