Lyndonville News Archive

Lyndonville News was published by David Bell, MD, Jean Pollard, and Mary Robinson, MS Ed between January 1999 and November 2001. If you would like to read a complete issue of Lyndonville News, e-mail Mary Robinson your request, specifying the issue you are interested in, and she will send you the Word file from our archive.

We have integrated some of our favorite articles from Lyndonville News into the medical, parenting, and educational resources on the Pediatric Network website. We also feature them in the Lyndonville News archive below.

• Lyndonville Journal: Medical Commentary
  
• Journal Club: Research Reviews
  
• Q & A With Dr. Bell
  
• The Parents' Corner
  
• From Jean's Desk
  
• Essays
  
• Book Reviews
  

Lyndonville Journal: Commentary by David Bell, MD, FAAP

• Jan 1999: Definition of an Illness
  
  
• March 1999: Multiple Sclerosis and CFS
  
  
• April 1999: Clinical Experience with Amantadine in CFS
  
  
• May 1999: Difference Between Activity Limitation and Fatigue
  
  
• July 1999: Relationship Between Neurally Mediated Hypotension and CFS
  
  
• July 1999: Circulating Blood Volume
  
  
• Sept 1999: Definitions and Clarifications: CFS or Psychiatric Illness
  
  
• Nov 1999: Symptom Variation - Host vs. Illness
  
  
• Jan 2000: The Art of Medication as Needed in CFS
  
  
• Feb 2000: Chronic Pain Control
  
  
• March 2000: Evaluating Blood Volume Studies - Some Thoughts
  
  
• May 2000: Orthostatic Intolerance: An Introduction
  
  
• July 2000: The Trip to Denver: Making Plans When You Have CFS
  
  
• Sept 2000: CFS and Disability
  
  
• Sept 2000: Orthostatic Office Testing Procedure
  
  
• Nov 2000: Florinef: Clinical Experiences
  
  
• Nov 2000: The Astronaut's Story
  
  
• March 2001: Living With CFS: Loss of Flexibility
  
  
• May 2001: Tough Love: Helping an Adolescent Misdiagnosed With CFS
  
  
• May 2001: Summary of 13-Year Follow-Up Study in Adolescent CFS
  
  
• July 2001: The Onset Pattern of CFS
  
  
• Nov 2001: How to Work With Your Doctor
  
  
• Nov 2001: Breath Holding Study - Informal but interesting office study
  

Journal Club: Research Reviews by David S. Bell, MD, FAAP

• Review of New England Journal article: Norepinephrine-Transporter Deficiency in Orthostatic Intolerance and Tachycardia
  
  
• Review of Pediatrics Article: Orthostatic Intolerance in Adolescent Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  
  
• Review of Hypertension article: Raised cerebrovascular resistance in idiopathic orthostatic intolerance. Evidence for sympathetic vasoconstriction
  
  
• Review of Pediatrics Article: Thirteen-Year Follow-Up of Children and Adolescents With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Q & A With Dr. Bell

• Jan 1999: 13 year old with CFS - Does PT help?
  
  
• March 1999: 18 year old with CFS - Saline therapy?
  
  
• April 1999: Chronic laryngitis and throat discomfort a part of CFS?
  
  
• May 1999: Ciprofloxin - prostatitus - CNS. Are there antibiotics that should be avoided in CFS?
  
  
• July 1999: CFS and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome?
  
  
• Sept 1999: CNS stimulant use in CFS?
  
  
• Nov 1999: CFS and the flu shot?
  
  
• Jan 2000: Anxiety and Panic Attacks in CFS?
  
  
• Feb 2000: Unusual Sleep Disorder - Comments?
  
  
• March 2000: Chiari Malformation and surgery for CFS?
  
  
• May 2000: Should I be tested for mycoplasma?
  
  
• July 2000: HHV-6 in CFS-the Connection?
  
  
• Sept 2000: Blood Draw Problems
  
  
• Sept 2000: Adolescents and CFS: Manipulation?
  
  
• Nov 2000: Lupus and CFS
  
  
• Jan 2001: CFS and Carbon monoxide
  
  
• March 2001: POTS Patient Feels Worse After a Meal
  
  
• April 2001: Treating POTS with SSRIs
  
  
• Sept 2001: Positive Babinski or hyperreflexia in CFS?
  
  
• Sept 2001: Anesthesia recommendations with CFS
  
  

The Parents' Corner: Mary Robinson, MS.Ed

These columns are also listed on our Pediatric Network Parenting Page

• Jan 1999: Setting Activity limits for Children with CFS?
  
  
• March 1999: Helping Our Children Maintain Friendships
  
  
• May 1999: Planning Ahead for Next School Year
  
  
• July 1999: Vacations With a New Mindset
  
  
• Sept 1999: Starting Back to School - Parental Emotions and School Programs
  
  
• Nov 1999: Surviving the Holidays: Bonus list of Ideas to make the most of the season
  
  
• Jan 2000: Tips from Parents With CFS about Surviving the Preschool Years
  
  
• Feb 2000: My Life as a Parent of a Child with CFS (includes on-line youth resources)
  
  
• March 2000: Research to Remission to Recovery?
  
  
• May 2000: Running a Support Group for Youth and their Families
  
  
• July 2000: Diagnosing CFS in Children: One Parent’s Perspective
  
  
• Sept 2000: Adolescents and CFS: Mary Robinson and Heidi Pask
  
  
• Nov 2000: Depression and a Success Story
  
  
• March 2001: Parenting When Life Gets Rough
  
  
• May 2001: Don't Let Illness Rob Your Family of Vacation Memories: Disney World - A Vacation of a Lifetime
  
  
• July 2001: My Daughter’s Physical Therapy Experiences
  
  
• Sept 2001: Parents Share Their Success with Educational Plans
  
  

From Jean's Desk

• May 1999: Why Your Doctor May Not Know About CFS
  
  
• July 1999: Vacations - Jekyll Island
  
  
• Nov 1999: The November Factor
  
  
• May 2001: Sympathetic Doctors Do Not Affect Long Term Illness Outcome
  
  

Essays

• Nov 2000: Helping Another Child by Megan Robinson
  
  

Book Reviews

• March 2001: Book Review by Mary Robinson - Adolescence and Myalgic Encephaloomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Journeys with the Dragon
  
  

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