Do you suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome? If so, here's an article that might be worth reading. A small study has been completed on 25 sufferers of the disease using an anti-viral drug called Valcyte with promising results.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is characterized by having a distinct lack of specific or defining symptoms, making it hard to pin down. Some people come down with it suddenly, like a flu that never goes away. Others fall into the disease slowly. Treatment of the condition varies from non-steroidal anti-inflammatories to allergy medications to anti-depressants. No one really knows what causes it, but according to this article, scientists have suspected a virus for quite some time.

Gathering a pool of 25 participants, all who had antibodies to two different kinds of viruses -- Epstein Barr and human herpes virus 6 -- in their blood plasma, the researchers prescribed a course of the anti-viral drug. Most of the participants responded and responded dramatically. The drug maker, Roche, is fronting the money for a larger study in the near future.
Though this brings a ray of hope to those with CFS, researchers warn that the treatment may only apply to those with these two viruses in their bodies. I wonder, though, if focusing on viruses as the cause of the illness will help develop other new treatments as well. For more information on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, click here.