October 8, 2009(Brussels, Belgium) — A new joint statement from a number of professional organizations has identified specific criteria for the clinical diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome, tightening ...

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Isaac syndrome is a rare condition that causes uncontrollable muscle activity. The muscle movement occurs continuously, even during sleep or while a person is under anesthesia. Other names for Isaac ...

The metabolic syndrome is a major and escalating public-health challenge worldwide. This condition is certainly not benign, since it is associated with a substantially elevated risk not only of type 2 ...

The mysterious and complicated illness that has been called chronic fatigue syndrome has a new definition and a new name: systemic exertion intolerance disease, or SEID for short. The name change is ...

There is no consensus regarding the definition of pediatric metabolic syndrome (MetS). This study assessed the impact of alternative definitions on the prevalence, children identified, and association ...

In a new report posted online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, a global consensus conference of 32 critical care experts with broad international representation and ...

As background for the remainder of the report, this chapter presents a brief history of ME/CFS, a discussion of the terminology used for this illness, and a summary of the burden it imposes in the ...