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Chronic Fatigue And Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association Of America

3rd December, 2009 - Posted by health news - No Comments

Chronic fatigue syndrome has proven itself to be a rather common disorder among the adults in the country. According to the statistics nearly one out of every 250 adults suffer from this disorder. Nonetheless there is no standard method of diagnosing the disorder. The chronic fatigue syndrome association was born out of this necessity, with the main objectives of spreading awareness among the public about the disorder, making the disorder diagnosable, preventable and curable.

The american association for chronic fatigue syndrome is a non-profit organization that has proven to be very effective particularly in the recent past. It is estimated that the association has spent around $27 million in combating the disorder. This is certainly a very important task as understanding about the disease still appears to be unsatisfactory despite the best efforts of the organization.

Most medicals experts are of the opinion that a continuous feeling of exhaustion, pain in joints and muscles and the feeling of tiredness being present even after resting are the primary symptoms of the disorder. Nevertheless as stated before there has been no advances in finding a accepted test to diagnose the disorder. The chronic fatigue syndrome association is doing research on the subject and its strategy is to come up with a method of early detection and to use commercial, public and private investment to come up with effective treatment for the disorder.

The chronic fatigue syndrome association also does a valuable service in collecting data on the subject, carrying out censuses to find the number of patients in the country and the reports containing the information can be accessed by anyone who has an interest on the subject. The chronic fatigue syndrome association is also the body that decides on the public policy regarding the topic.

Through the association resources are given not only to patients but also to members of their families, support groups, healthcare professionals and many other groups. The activities of the chronic fatigue syndrome association have been affected by some funding constraintsbut the service provided has been of immense value.

It is possible to treat chronic fatigue syndrome and those affected by the disorder need not suffer indefinitely. If early detection becomes possible the patients particularly the children affected could be treated and might find it possible to lead normal lives again. In order for this to happen research on the subjected has to be improved. This is one critical reason that anyone capable of doing so should do the maximum to support the programs of the chronic fatigue syndrome association.