A University of Iowa study discovered a biological link between pain and fatigue that may explain the reason why more women than men are having chronic pain and fatigue.

Study leader Kathleen Sluka, PhD., found a protein included in muscle pain works in conjunction with the male hormone testosterone to protect against muscle fatigue

A research study recommends talking and exercise therapy for those with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

CFS gave the best response to those therapies with drug treatments having no benefit

A new study of UK twins finds that disabling fatigue in children is not simply a symptom of depression, but appears to be an illness in its own right, one that may be inherited.

Dr. Tom A. Fowler of Cardiff University in Wales, the study's lead author, tells Reuters Health that unexplained disabling fatigue "can't be thought of as just depression in another form

Doctors in the U.K. say a woman has gone blind after taking drugs purchased from the internet, and explain that the unsafe practice of buying drugs online continues despite warnings.

According to the Independent, the 64-year-old woman from Sunderland diagnosed herself with chronic fatigue syndrome and, on the advice of a neighbor, bought oral steroids from an online pharmacy in Thailand. She later complained of loss of vision and doctors at Sunderland Eye Infirmary found cataracts in both eyes and signs of glaucoma (high pressure), both side effects of steroid use

According to a new research study, teenagers who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome can blame their mothers for their affliction.

According to Reuters, a study based on 36 children averaging 16 years old diagnosed with chronic fatigue found that their mothers were likely to share their symptoms, while fathers showed no connection