If time’s hanging heavily and you are looking for something to do, you might like to consider becoming one of our ME Connect volunteers. We’re looking for friendly people who …
Our ME Connect helpline needs YOU! | 31 May 2013 Read More »
From Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 24 May 2013. Chronic fatigue syndrome/fibromyalgia: a ‘stress-adaptation’ model Boudewijn Van Houdenhove(a,*), Patrick Luyten(b,c) & Stefan Kempke(b) a. Faculty of Medicine, Universty of Leuven, …
Horace Reid, from MEANI – the Northern Ireland umbrella group – was interviewed on ‘The Nolan Show’ on BBC Ulster this morning. listen to ‘Our reporter @nolan_lisam meets ME sufferer …
Horace Reid interviewed on The Nolan Show this morning | 30 May 2013 Read More »
The chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on ME, Annette Brooke MP (Lib.Dem, Mid Dorset and North Poole), has tabled the following Written Parliamentary Question: To ask the Secretary …
From Annals of Epidemiology, June 2013. The adoption of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis case definitions to assess prevalence: a systematic review. Johnston S, Brenu EW, Staines DR, Marshall-Gradisnik S. Griffith …
Good morning! I’m looking for someone between the ages of 32 and 58 who is willing to be interviewed by a quarter-of-a-million circulation monthly magazine in connection with our ‘Telling …
Sympathetic press interview request | MEA Purple Booklet campaign | 24 May 2012 Read More »
An impressive office block near the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff will be the venue for an important ME/CFS awareness-raising happening – involving among others our medical adviser, Dr Charles Shepherd …
Dr Le Fanu is the Daily Telegraph’s doctor. These comments appeared in his ‘Doctor’s Diary’ on 20 May 2103. The debilitating …
Dr James Le Fanu on CFS/ME | Daily Telegraph | 20 May 2013 Read More »
The Countess of Mar tabled the following questions about the work capability assessments carried out by Atos in respect of applications for the Employment and Support Allowance. To ask Her …
Parliamentary Questions | appeals against work capability assessments | 22 May 2013 Read More »
From Frontline, Journal of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, 15 May 2013. VIEWPOINT – TAKE IT EASY Physio Michelle Bull has a special interest in exercise for people with chronic …
Invest in ME have issued the final speakers list for their annual conference in London on Friday May 31 and reminded those interested in the conference registration details. SPEAKERS LIST …
Speakers list/registration details | Invest in ME conference, London, 31 May 2013 Read More »
From Guardian Professional, 17 May 2013. Fran Hill travels all over Hampshire for South Coast Fatigue helping clients who are affected by chronic fatigue syndrome My working day starts around …
From Clinical Infectious Diseases. Epub 13 February 2013. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23408682 Human endogenous retrovirus-k18 superantigen expression and human herpesvirus-6 and human herpesvirus-7 viral loads in chronic fatigue patients. Oakes B, Hoagland-Henefield M, …
From BBC News, 16 May 2013. Story by Sophie Hutchinson. A doctor who worked for the private company which assesses people for disability benefits says its methods are “unfair”. Greg …
Disability benefit assessments ‘unfair’, says ex-worker | BBC News, 16 May 2013 Read More »
This motion was proposed by Mary Fee MSP – to coincide with the joint ME/CFS charity reception held in the Scottish Parliament on May 15. In common with the Westminster …
ME Awareness Week motion in the Scottish Parliament | May 15 2013 Read More »
Plans to set up a support group for ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia in the Harrogate and Knaresborough area of North Yorkshire will be discussed at an open day in Harrogate on …
A US-based medical journalist researching ME/CFS treatments would like to speak with people who took part in the PACE Trial. If you would like to make contact, please email me …
US journalist wants to speak with people who were on the PACE Trial | 13 May 2013 Read More »
From The Scottish Sunday Express, 12 May 1013 (story by Paula Murray). IGNORANT doctors are failing young patients suffering from ME, it has been claimed. At least 20,000 people in …
The scene at 3pm in Westminster today during the ‘Fall down for M.E.’ demonstration. Photo taken (with thanks) from the Action for ME Twitter feed: RT @actionforme 83 people and …
The scene in Westminster today during the mass collapse for M.E. demo | 12 May 2013 Read More »
