The Latest from the CDC on CFS
Have ever wondered just how much orthodox medicine care about those with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and its many variations. The following news article will give you some idea. It looks as if the medical authorities in the CDC think so little about you that they are use money allotted by Congress for CFS to fund their own pet projects and then even lie to Congress about what they are doing. However, apparently lying is now considered so acceptable in Government that the OIG is not recommending any harsh measures against the CDC. This being the case do you really think that they are going to do better in the future. Why should they? It most certainly looks as if the orthodox medical profession has little interest in helping those victims of CFS.
I realize that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of CFS and CFIDS support groups around our nation waiting and trusting that the medical community and the Government will soon develop the magic cure for these conditions. Now you know the truth. They really do not care. They are off using the money allotted for this research on other things. You are not very high on their list of priorities. You may not even be on the list.
The truth is that if you expect to be helped with either of these conditions, you are going to have to take your care into your own hands. We are willing to help in any way we can. Give us a call or an
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ATLANTA and WASHINGTON, May 14 /PRNewswire/ via NewsEdge Corporation -Last year, whistle-blower William Reeves, MD charged that the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention had misspent millions of dollars earmarked for the study of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Those charges have now been verified by the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as reported this morning by Medcast News Networks.
In an exclusive story, Medcast reported OIG's finding that only $9.8 million of $22.7 million allocated by Congress in 1995 to 1998 for the study of the condition had been spent as directed. In addition, the CDC issued inaccurate reports to Congress about how the funds were used, OIC found.
While OIG is not expected to recommend a criminal investigation or harsh measures against the CDC, its audit report was highly critical.
In an interview with Medcast, a CDC spokeswoman said, "Overall, we agree that the funds needed to be accounted for better, and that we needed to be certain that we stayed in the parameters of what Congress was expecting us to do." She said the CDC would now take action to improve "basic deficiencies" in its internal control system and come up with additional funds to make up for the misdirected money.
Reeves's now-substantiated allegations first came to light in mid-1998, when he posted a letter on the website of the Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association of America. The posting generated a write-in campaign by CFS advocates and Reeves was granted whistle blower protection while OIG conducted its audit.