0 Page 2--The Michigan Daily- Monday, March 15, 1993 Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) is an illness that is often difficult to diagnose. This disease affects millions of Americans, with the figures changing since the symptoms are common to other diseases. Major symptoms include: U fatigue; neurologic complaints; recurrent sore throat; lymphatic pain; muscle pain; joint pain; and, abdominal pain. Minor symptoms include: * fever, chills, and/or night sweats; eye pain and/or light sensitivity; and, skin rash. In order to be diagnosed with CFIDS, symptoms must be present for at least six months. In addition, the patient must possess six of the eight major symptoms or five of these eight plus two of the three minor symptoms. While there is no specific treatment to eliminate the symptoms, the following procedures may be helpful: use of anti-inflammatory agents for joint pain and headaches; and, obtaining counseling or modifying behavior. CFIDS Continued from page 1 driving for a while after that." Research completed this past January served as a sign of new hope for CFIDS patients. Up until then, the National Institute of Al- lergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) treated CFIDS as a mental or psychiatric condition. But early this year, federal scientists at the NIAID reported findings of immune abnormalities in patients. This recent discovery opens new doors for federal research on a syn- drome finally recognized as a dis- ease and not a mental condition. Baltrus said she has not given up on hopes of getting better. "I have a really positive attitude and that's the best thing you can have with a chronic illness," she said. "I just hope people will realize that they have to know more about it. It's a real disease, and the more people that know about it the easier it will be for us to find out what's causing it." Erica Austin, a first-year LSA - student, was diagnosed when she was in the eighth grade. But unlike Baltrus, Austin said she feels almost unaffected by the disease. "I was really sick in eighth and ninth grade," Austin said. "Now I'm almost totally better. I just get tired easier and get a lot of colds." Austin said that although she does feel her sickness is in the past, there are times when she begins to feel a bit nervous about her situa- tion. "I do have to be careful, I can't stay up all night long," she said. "They say they don't know if it's out of my system." Austin added that she takes a full load of classes. She handled 16 cred- its fall term, and is currently enrolled with 15. She said the most important factor in her recovery was exercise. "I think it's important that when you are really sick to get exercise every day," Austin explained. "If you do minimal exercise it really helps you build stamina and strengthen your immune system. My dad made sure I did that regularly." Austin's recovery from CFIDS may send hope to many patients, but research is still in an early stage. It is not unusual for patients to be incor- rectly diagnosed with a variety of diseases before the true problem - CFIDS - is actually suspected. Mary Marcus, patient and state coordinator for the Michigan CFIDS organization, said there is a lot more that can be done to find out about the disease. "Research findings have been improving but very slowly," Marcus said. "There is a need for a substan- tial increase in funding, which is one of the most important factors." Marcus added that people do seem to know more about the sick- ness itself. "I think that public awareness is growing slowly but mainly as a re- sult of more people becoming ill," Marcus said. "I'm really not happy with the government as far as re- search goes because I'm not cured yet. "I don't think a cure is too far away," she said. "All we need is a treatment to make life worth living for us." 0 0 0 AP PHOTO Sending a red flag One of 200 picketers, a pro-Communism supporter holds a picture of Lenin and a former Soviet red flag while shouting out anti-Yeltsin slogans near the U.S. embassy in Moscow yesterday. The protesters were decrying Yeltsin's reform policies and the amount of Western aid given to Russia. The University of Michigan CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES presents the twelfth annual ALEXANDER ECKSTEIN MEMORIAL LECTURE "China's Industrial Reforms and the Economics of Socialist Transition" by THOMAS G. RA WSKI Professor of Economics and History University of Pittsburgh and 1992-93 Wilson Center Research Fellow Thursday, March 18, 1993 8:00 p.m. Rackham Amphitheater Reception following the lecture Rackham Assembly Hall RESEARCH Continued from page 1 humans. For some strange reason they did not want humans to have it," said Dr. Curt Freed, pioneer of fetal-tissue research at the University of Colorado. But Freed used private funds to study the effects of transplants on Parkinson's patients and found that fetal-cell transplants have been suc- cessful in 10 out of 13 patients It is not a cure, but the transplant has helped the patients regain control of many of their normal functions such as walking and talking, he said. The research, however, has also renewed ethical debates over the use of tissue from elective abortions. Freed added that the lifting of the ban will make it easier to run clini- cal trials to determine the safety and usefulness of the procedure, as well as provide previously unavailable funds to embrace a wider variety of research. "We've made a lot of progress without much government support so that it will set a precedent for continuing research in this field," he said. At T-SHIRT PRINTERY * Als MULTI-COLOR PRINTING CHAMPS! * STAFF ARTIST SUPPORT. " 2-DAY RUSH SERVICE AVAILABLE. " U-M P.O. # s ACCEPTED. " LOCATED ACROSS THE BRIDGE FROM GANDY DANCER. LSA Continued from page 1 degree," Duderstadt said. "This issue of challenging students is important." Goldenberg agreed this issue is important to consider. She added that survey data demonstrates stu- dents in upper-level classes gener- ally indicate they are more chal- lenged than students in lower-level classes. One program that hopes to pro- vides students with challenging re- search opportunities was described by Sandra Gregerman, program di- rector of Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). Gregerman said UROP has placed students in research positions with University faculty since 1987. A chemistry professor also spoke to the Board about his department's recent efforts to change its educa- tional goals. "We have been too concerned with a static set of facts," he said. "We could turn information into meaning but students could not." Duderstadt said he was pleased with the chemistry department's at- tempts to inform the University community that natural sciences are liberal sciences. "I'm absolutely delighted with the recognition that sciences are part of the liberal arts," Duderstadt said. "That's great. It's one of the most exciting things about this." Goldenberg ended the discussion by suggesting improvements the University can make to better the undergraduate experience. "These are the kinds of things that are inhibiting," Goldenberg said. "This is a kind of wish list of con- cerns." Number one on her list is improv- ing the CRISP process. "Our CRISP system is a disaster and I don't know if I need to say any more," Goldenberg said. "If we want to keep our students, we need to fix it." Goldenberg said she is also con- cerned that the introduction of cable television to the residence halls next year will undermine the University's educational mission. "I have concerns of whether our academic mission is significantly driving our policy for residential life," she said. Goldenberg said the University also needs to improve: orientation for first-year stu- dents; Eteaching assessments of faculty and TAs; Eadmissions and financial aid efforts; and, scheduling of LSA classes. Shirley McFee (R-Battle Creek) said she was pleased with LSA's recognition of the importance of un- dergraduate education. "What I have deducted from what you have presented is, in simple terms, that you are working to un- derstand and apply reasons why people learn and why they learn what they do," McFee said. "I'm really excited about this," Goldenberg said. 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