XMRV with comments by Dr. Gordon
By Linda on Apr 7, 2011 in F.I.G.H.T. | comments(0)
Linda’s comments: Unfortunately XMRV is “real”….
Dr. Gordon’s Comments: Many still hope that XMRV is just a bad dream. Read this and you may conclude that it is real. It makes my F.I.G.H.T. program all the more prescient, as it is based on reality. There is always some chronically increased body burden of pathogen is almost every chronic disease.
Fortunately we can keep down the cost of medical care and just tell these chronic fatigue patients it is all in their head and prescribe an antidepressant and not be guilty of malpractice because that is the” standard of care” just to treat the symptoms and ignore the causes.
For those that want to learn more, I have an hour webinar on infection on mywww.gordonresearch.com website, as well as an hour on all the components Food, Infection, Genetics, Heavy Metals, Hormones and Toxins.
Of course we cannot afford medical care that treats those causes but at least it is nice to learn what the truth is and why so many people are chronically ill today. Infection is one part of the puzzle and yet 99% of all patients cannot even get a test for lead or mercury levels to say nothing of even considering one or more chronic infections when they present with all this fatigue. Antidepressants get the patient out of the office in the allotted 10 minutes or less.
Garry F. Gordon MD,DO,MD(H)
President, Gordon Research Institute
www.gordonresearch.com
Link: http://tiny.cc/2oibh
Excerpt:
American Red Cross Statement on XMRV and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
National Headquarters
2025 E Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
www.redcross.org
Contact: Public Affairs DeskWASHINGTON, Friday, December 03, 2010 — At present, there are no specific federal recommendations regarding deferral of individuals with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) or other diseases that have been associated with Murine Leukemia Virus-related virus (XMRV) infection. Nevertheless, in the interest of patient and donor safety, the American Red Cross will defer indefinitely any donor who reveals during the donor interview that they have been diagnosed with CFS.
XMRV infection has been associated in some studies with prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome, but at the present time these disease associations have yet to be confirmed.
There is currently insufficient data to conclude that XMRV is transmitted through blood transfusion. However, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Task force is conducting research to determine the frequency of the virus in the donor population, whether it is transfusion-transmitted, and whether recipients become infected and develop the disease.
