New
      book
     
     
      explores
      chronic
     
     
      fatigue
      syndrome
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Sean
      McQuaid
     
     
      ean
      Trainor,
      Director
      of
      the
      PEI
      divi-
     
     
      sion
      of
      the
      Nightingale
      Research
      Foun
     
     
      dation,
      presented
      a
      new
      medical
      text
      to
     
     
      the
      librarian
      at
      Robertson
      Library
      on
      March
      29.
     
     
      The
      book’s
      subject
      is
      Myalgic
     
     
      Encephalomyelitis,
      better
      known,
      as
      Chronic
     
     
      Fatigue
      Syndrome,
      and
      the
      text’s
      editor
      is
      Dr.
     
     
      Byron
      M
      Hyde.
      The
      researchers
      of
      this
      disease
     
     
      had
      their
      first
      major
      meeting
      at
      the
      Cambridge
     
     
      Symposium,
      which
      was
      chaired
      by
      Dr.
      Hyde
      in
     
     
      1990.
      Hyde
      gathered
      and
      compiled
      much
      of
     
     
      their
      combined
      findings
      as
      editor
      of
      this
      book,
     
     
      and
      it
      was
      following
      the
      symposium
      that
      the
     
     
      World
      Health
      Organization
      designated
      this
      ill-
     
     
      ness
      officially
      as
      M.E.
      (Myalgic
     
     
      Encephalomyelitis).
      Despite
      this,
      many
      doc-
     
     
      tors
      still
      regard
      the
      disease
      as
      a
      myth
      or
      a
     
     
      psychological
      disorder,
      the
      so-called
      ‘‘yuppie
     
     
      flu’’
      (since
      the
      people
      affected
      most
      early
      and
     
     
      most
      frequently
      have
      been
      well-educated,
      high-
     
     
      functioning,
      busy
      people).
      The
      disease
      is
      more
     
     
      than
      just
      burnout
      or
      a
      figment
      of
      the
      imagina-
     
     
      tion,
      though.
      Research
      is
      ongoing
      in
      many
     
     
      countries,
      though
      in
      Canada
      research
      dollars
     
     
      have
      been
      scarce,
      provided
      mostly
      by
      the
      Night-
     
     
      ingale
      Research
      Foundation
      which
      Hyde
     
     
      founded
      using
      his
      own
      funds.
      ‘‘Brain-map-
     
     
      ping’’
      techniques
      have
      been
      developed
      which
     
    
   
   
    
     
      show
      actual
      changes
      in
      the
      brains
      of
      those
      who
     
     
      have
      the
      disease.
      M.E.
      is
      a
      disease
      of
      the
      im-
     
     
      mune
      system
      and
      it
      is
      contracted
      from
      carriers
     
     
      ofthe
      virus,
      which
      is
      hard
      to
      avoid
      since
      carriers
     
     
      are
      not
      usually
      chronically
      ill,
      nor
      have
      they
     
     
      been
      diagnosed.
      It
      is
      most
      active
      for
      the
      first
      ten
     
     
      days,
      and
      a
      diagnosis
      usually
      comes
      much
      later
     
     
      than
      that,
      and
      people
      do
      not
      know
      they
      are
     
     
      carriers
      at
      first.
      The
      virus
      leaves
      you
      mentally
     
     
      and
      physically
      drained
      and
      exercise
      or
      exertion
     
     
      is
      only
      hurtful.
      Those
      suffering
      from
      it
      feel
     
     
      utter
      and
      complete
      exhaustion,
      and
      its
      effects
     
     
      are
      long-term.
      Victims
      must
      learn
      to
      rest
      and
     
     
      decrease
      stress
      and
      physical
      exertion
      in
      their
     
     
      lifestyles.
      The
      disease
      resembles
      polio
      or
      a
     
     
      mutated
      version
      thereof,
      affecting
      the
      mind
      and
     
     
      the
      muscles.
      There
      is
      a
      drug
      called
      amplogen
     
     
      that
      relieves
      symptoms,
      but
      it
      costs
      sixty-four
     
     
      dollars
      a
      shot
      and
      must
      be
      taken
      intravenously
     
     
      three
      times
      a
      week,
      making
      it
      expensive
      and
     
     
      dangerous
      since
      the
      frequent
      intravenous
      injec-
     
     
      tions
      can
      promote
      systemic
      infections.
      Still,
      it
     
     
      is
      the
      only
      drug
      available
      thus
      far.
      While
      some
     
     
      doctors
      still
      dispute
      the
      disease’s
      existence,
     
     
      others
      search
      for
      an
      understanding
      of
      it
      and
      a
     
     
      cure.
      In
      the
      meantime,
      students
      at
      UPEI
      and
     
     
      other
      interested
      parties
      can
      consult
      Hyde’s
      book
     
     
      for
      information
      on
      this
      mysterious
      ailment.
      @
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Career
      Day
     
    
   
   
    
     
      April
      2nd
      at
      1:00
      in
      the
      Psychology
      Lounge
     
     
      This
      event
      will
      discuss
      what
      jobs
      are
      available
     
     
      for
      individuals
      with
      a
      BA
      degree
      in
      Psychology.
     
     
      Guest
      Speakers
      will
      be
      in
      attendance
      to
      discuss
     
     
      their
      jobs
      and
      what
      is
      available
      for
      people
      who
     
     
      cannot
      or
      do
      not
      want
      to
      go
      to
      graduate
      school.
     
     
      Beverages
      and
      snacks
      will
      be
      provided.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ATTENTION
     
     
      ALL
     
     
      STUDENTS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I’d
      like
      to
      invite
      you
      all
      to
      the
      great
      SENIOR
     
     
      WEEK
      Events
      from
      May
      3rd
      to
      7th,
      1993.
     
     
      There
      are
      lots
      of
      events
      open
      to
      anyone
      19yrs
     
     
      and
      over,
      such
      as:
     
     
      -
      Bob
      Lambert,
      Monday,
      May
      3
     
     
      -
      Mike
      O’Connor,
      Tuesday,
      May
      4
     
     
      -
      Terry
      Kelly,
      Wednesday,
      May
      5
     
     
      -
      Bats
      in
      the
      Belfrey
      (Convocation
      Ball
      at
      CP),
     
     
      Thursday,
      May
      6
     
     
      -
      Mike
      Woods,
      Friday,
      May
      7
     
     
      ...
      and
      much
      more!
     
     
      Come
      party
      with
      the
      1993
      Grads!!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Melanie
      Johnston
     
     
      Senior
      Class
      President
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Safe
      sex
     
    
   
   
    
     
      continued
      from
      last
      page
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CONDOMS:
     
    

    
     
      C.M.
      Roland
      (Editor
      of
      Rubber
      Chemistry
      and
     
     
      Technology)
      writes
      in
      the
      April
      22,
      1992
      Wash-
     
     
      ington
      Times
      Letter
      section,
      ‘‘...the
      rubbercom-
     
     
      prising
      latex
      condoms
      has
      intrinsic
      voids
      about
     
     
      5
      microns
      (0.00002
      inches)
      in
      size
      [about
      10
     
     
      times
      smaller
      than
      sperm].
     
    

    
     
      ‘*Contrarily,
      the
      AIDS
      virus
      is
      only
      0.1
     
     
      micron
      in
      size.
      Since
      this
      is...50
      times
      smaller
     
     
      than
      the
      voids
      inherent
      in
      rubber,
      the
      virus
      can
     
     
      readily
      pass
      through
      the
      condom...
     
    

    
     
      “‘A
      reluctance
      to
      stake
      one’s
      life
      on
      the
     
     
      ability
      of
      a
      condom
      to
      prevent
      HIV
      infection
     
     
      bespeaks
      wisdom...’’
     
    

    
     
      Remember
      -
      even
      in
      preventing
      preg-
     
     
      nancy,
      condoms
      have
      a
      12%
      failure
      rate!
      @
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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