Month: December 2010

A new UK-based web forum to discuss human retroviruses and …

New web forum to discuss human retroviruses and XMRV Read More »

During the public consultation on NICE’s review proposal for clinical …

NICE Guideline review: new information from NICE, dated 23 December 2010. Read More »

Annette Whittemore and Judy Mikovits of the Whittemore Peterson Institute being …

Annette Whittemore and Judy Mikovits interviewed on ‘Nevada Newsmakers’ programme Read More »

The open access journal ‘Retrovirology’ has published a 23-page summary …

‘Retrovirology’ summary of the first international workshop on XMRV Read More »

From the Los Angeles Times, 2o December 2010 (Story by …

‘Studies cloud chronic fatigue research’ – Los Angeles Times Read More »

From the British Medical Journal, 22 December 2010 (Story by …

‘Chronic fatigue syndrome is not caused by XMRV virus, study shows’ – British Medical Journal Read More »

From Vincent Rancaniello’s ‘Virology blog’, 22 December 2010 (Racaniello is …

‘XMRV and CFS – it’s not the end’, says virologist Vincent Racaniello Read More »

From BBC News Online (story by Helen Briggs, health reporter). …

ME, or chronic fatigue syndrome, ‘not caused by virus’, say researchers – BBC News Read More »

Since the original study suggesting a possible link between CFS/ME …

XMRV update: comment from Professor Tony Pinching Read More »

Press release issued by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, 20 …

New UK study casts doubts on the link between XMRV and ME/CFS Read More »

From The Herts Advertiser’, 17 December 2010 (Story by Caroline …

‘Left to collapse at the checkout’ at St Albans supermarket – Herts Advertiser Read More »

A 2011 calendar celebrating the horror flick movie genre – …

Still some copies left for sale of the Worcester Zombie Walk calendar Read More »

The hugely successful Newtownards and District Charity Committee  – which …

A lovely Christmas cracker from the Newtownards and District Charity Committee Read More »

The next meeting of the All Party Group on M.E. …

Professor Stephen Holgate at next meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on ME Read More »

Derbyshire timber merchant S V Timber Ltd picked up a …

Derbyshire timber merchants swing their wood for the ME Association Read More »

From the Wall Street Journal, 15 December 2010. (Story by …

Americans with CFS should be barred from donating blood, says FDA advisory comittee Read More »

Scotland’s minister for health and wellbeing, Nicola Sturgeon, mentioned the …

Parliamentary Question, Scotland: evaluation of a Wellness Enhancement Learning programme for ME/CFS Read More »

Scottish health minister Nicola Sturgeon replied to three written questions …

Scottish Parliament: written answers, 6 December 2010 Read More »

One good turn deserves another! Ed Stafford raised thousands of …

Please vote for Ed Stafford as National Geographic’s ‘Adventurer of the Year’ Read More »

Scottish Parliament Official Record citation The subject of biomedical research …

Parliamentary Question: action to support biomedical research into ME in Scotland Read More »