From ‘The Guardian.co.uk’, Comment is Free, 30 March 2012 (words by Scott Jordan Harris) On Sunday 18 March, Emily Collingridge, a beautiful 30-year-old activist and author, died after she was …
From ‘The Sun’, 29 March 2012 Sophie was a lively little girl… now she’s so weak she can’t even text Robbed of life: Heartbreaking victims of ME and fibromyalgia LITTLE …
Sympathetic coverage of M.E. and Fibromyalgia in ‘The Sun’, 29 March 2012 Read More »
Members of Professor Harrington’s Fluctuating Conditions Group (who include Dr Charles Shepherd from the ME Association) are in the process of recommending changes to the wording of the ESA50 form. …
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) – help us to improve the ESA50 Form Read More »
The much-praised Natalie Boulton and Josh Biggs movie, ‘Voices from the Shadows’, can now be watched anywhere in the world. In the UK, the cost to watch this 63-minute film …
‘Voices from the Shadows’ – watch the film on your computer from anywhere in the world Read More »
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2012;83:4-5 doi:10.1136/jnnp-2011-301216 Impact commentaries A MODERN PERSPECTIVE ON SOME OF THE MOST HIGHLY CITED JNNP PAPERS OF ALL TIME Editor’s Choice Simon C Wessely Correspondence to …
Here’s a restful, little clip – taken from Suzy Klein’s ‘In Tune’ show on BBC Radio 3 yesterday (March 22) when Louise Ellis, from the Manchester ME Society, and a gentleman …
Manchester ME Society on BBC Radio 3: 22 March 2012 Read More »
For the latest issue of ‘Yours’ magazine (20 March-2 April 2012), Rosemary Sandall met up with JOHN and MARIAN DUNHAM, of the Peterborough ME Support Group, for a little piece …
‘I can’t make him better – so I’ll make him laugh’, Yours magazine, 20 March 2012 Read More »
Words by Tony Britton Emily Collingridge, who died in hospital on Sunday at the age of 30, had hardly lived – but she leaves a huge legacy. It will endure …
Emily Collingridge, 1981-2012: such a short life, such a huge legacy | 21 March 2012 Read More »
Concerns about the lack of NHS services for people in South Wales will be taken up by a delegation led by members of ME Support in Glamorgan (MESiG) when they …
Glamorgan group takes up lack of NHS services at the National Assembly Read More »
We have been receiving queries from members who are living outside the UK and claiming incapacity benefit (ICB) in relation to whether they will also be involved in a medical …
Reassessment of incapacity benefits for people living outside the UK Read More »
From the Gloucestershire Echo, 17 March 2012 In the week of the Cheltenham Festival, the first major steeple-chasing event in the calendar, something else caught the eye of the Editor …
If you live near the Cribbs Causeway shopping mall in Bristol, could you spare two or three hours to help Mrs Liz Wood and her daughter with their MEA charity …
Bristol, 19th May – could you help Liz and Helen Wood with their MEA charity stall? Read More »
Brain Behav Immun. 2012 Mar 6. [Epub ahead of print] Stress management skills, neuroimmune processes and fatigue levels in persons with chronic fatigue syndrome. Lattie EG, Antoni MH, Fletcher MA, …
A mad-cap dash up the three highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales will be attempted by an eight-strong team in May to raise money for the ME Association. The …
Madcap dash this May up the highest peaks in mainland Britain Read More »
From PlosOne, March 2012. A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Clinical Trial of the TLR-3 Agonist Rintatolimod in Severe Cases of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome David R. Strayer(1*), William A. Carter(1), Bruce C. …
The Personal Independence Payments scheme (PIP), the benefit that will replace the Disability Living Allowance (DLA), is to be introduced in stages – starting in Spring next year, the Department …
Are there any dog walking or fostering charities in South Wales – or simply folk with good hearts – who could take the strain off a lady with ME who has …
Are there any kind-hearted dog walkers or fosterers in South Wales? Read More »
One of our runners in the BUPA London 10k on 27 May has had to drop out through injury. If you know someone who would be interested in filling the …
BUPA London 10k race space goes begging – could you fill it? Read More »
From the Derby Telegraph, 10 March 2012. A MAN confined to a wheelchair by ME has set his sights on walking his bride down the aisle after winning their dream …
Psychological Medicine, First View article, pp1-8. The effect of counselling, graded exercise and usual care for people with chronic fatigue in primary care: a randomized trial L. Ridsdalea(a1), M. Hurleya(a1), …
