IOM Panel Says Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Is Real.

chronic fatigue syndrome is also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, and “many experts now refer to the condition as ME/CFS.” However, the IOM panel “recommended that the illness be renamed ‘systemic exertion intolerance disease.’” The blog also points out that the IOM “panel was convened at the request of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and other federal agencies.” http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_CHRONIC_FATIGUE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-02-10-16-37-12