From Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behaviour, 20 March 2013. Contrasting chronic fatigue syndrome versus myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome Leonard A. Jason(a), Abigail Brown(a), Meredyth Evans(a), Madison Sunnquist(a) & Julia L. …
A complaint by Hampshire Trading Standards that Phil Parker’s personal website had breached advertising codes by misleadingly implying that the Lightning Process can be used to treat or cure ME/CFS, …
Advertising codes breached in respect of Lightning Process | 27 March 2013 Read More »
It’s time to add your GP surgery details to our ‘Telling GPs the Truth about ME’ campaign, which will be ready to roll out during ME Awareness Week in May. …
Last call for GP surgery nominations | MEA ‘Telling the Truth about M.E.’ campaign Read More »
ME conference in Newry, NI went ahead despite the heavy snow
From The Times, 20 March 2013 (Story by Martin Barrow, Health Editor). Millions of people risk being labelled as mentally ill under new classifications that have prompted calls for a …
‘Psychologists to fight new list of mental illnesses’ | The Times | 20 March 2013 Read More »
From BMC Medicine, 8 March 2013 (open access journal). A narrative review on the similarities and dissimilarities between myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and sickness behavior Gerwyn Morris(1), George Anderson …
From USA Today, 21 March 2013 (story by Kelly Kennedy). WASHINGTON — Researchers say they have found physical proof that Gulf War illness is caused by damage to the brain …
‘Researchers tie Gulf War illness to brain damage’ | USA Today | 21 March 2013 Read More »
New condition that may lead to “inappropriate medical decision making” warns expert Personal View: The new somatic symptom disorder in DSM-5 risks mislabeling many people as mentally ill Millions of …
The Countess of Mar tabled a question that asked the Government whether, in the light of the relevance of oral evidence to appeals against work capability assessment decisions, they have …
Our latest quarterly magazine is being delivered to members this weekend – with a photo on the front cover of medical adviser Dr Charles Shepherd, following his recent interview in …
Inside our quarterly ‘ME Essential’ membership magazine | Spring issue, March 2013 Read More »
From BMC Health Services Research, 20 August 2012, (open-access). Cost-effectiveness of counselling, graded-exercise and usual care for chronic fatigue: evidence from a randomised trial in primary care. Sabes-Figuera R, McCrone …
Zac Goldsmith, Conservative MP for Richmond Park, tabled a question for the Secretary of State for Health that asked what recent assessment he has made of the risk of myalgic …
Parliamentary Question | risk following HPV vaccination | 6 March 2013 Read More »
I am currently preparing two new MEA management Files on the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) and Personal Independence Payments (PIP). In relation to DFG, I would like to hear from …
Graham Brady, Conservative MP for Altrincham and Sale West, put down three questions for the Health Secretary. Written answers were provided by Norman Lamb MP, the Minister for Care and …
Parliamentary Questions | Graham Brady, MP | 4 March 2013 Read More »
This month’s website question links in with our plans to update some parts of the MEA website – including the introduction of our on-line shop for literature, etc. So in …
The MEA website: well, what do you think of it so far? Read More »
From the Journal of Translational Medicine, published online 9 May 2012. Longitudinal investigation of natural killer cells and cytokines in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis Ekua W Brenu(1,2), Mieke L van …
