‘Agony uncle’ Graham Norton writes about M.E. in today’s ‘Daily Telegraph’ | 30 January 2016
From the ‘Daily Telegraph’, Lifestyle section, 30 January 2016. Dear […]
January 2016
Little village Gargunnock shows its big heart for the ME Association | Stirling Observer | 29 January 2016
While the village of Gargunnock may be small, its residents
TGI Friday! Our weekly round-up of recently published research abstracts | 29 January 2016
This week – that controversial study in ‘Pediatrics’, microgenderome game-changer, dental amalgams.
Government told to restrict gabapentin and pregabalin availability | Pulse | 26 January 2016
From Pulse, 26 January 2016. Story by Caroline Price. The
Tories defeated in Lords over plans to cut ESA by £30 a week | The Guardian | 27 January 2016
Lord Low: “…things can encourage disabled people into work but cutting their benefits is not one of them.”
‘Managing chronic fatigue is all about pace — do not go for boom or bust’ | Dr Mark Porter in ‘The Times’ | 26 January 2016
From The Times, 26 January 2016. New research suggesting that
Benefit cap on full-time carers for adult relatives to be scrapped | The Guardian | 26 January 2015
Charities hail major victory as it emerges that those who spend more than 35 hours a week caring will be exempt from the cap.
Can you host the ME Association’s Autumn Roadshow this year? | 26 January 2016
Can you host the ME Association’s Autumn Roadshow this year? | 26 January 2016 Read More »
Our M.E. Question Time – when it was held at Wolfson College, Cambridge, in 2014.
‘Chronic fatigue syndrome on the rise among 16-year-olds’ | BBC News | 25 January 2016
‘Chronic fatigue syndrome on the rise among 16-year-olds’ | BBC News | 25 January 2016 Read More »
From BBC News, 25 January 2016. Chronic fatigue syndrome is
‘Woman whose life has been ruined by mystery illness for 16 years is finally diagnosed with Lyme Disease’ | Press Association | 8 January 2016
BT.com carried this item from the Press Association on 8
‘Employment and Support Allowance should not be cut – campaigners’ | BBC News + Petition | 23 January 2016
SIGN THE DISABILITY RIGHTS UK PETITION HERE From BBC News,
We would like to hear from people who have been on this ME/CFS diploma course | 22 January 2016
An online awareness course in ME/CFS, with a diploma offered
UK ME/CFS Research Collaborative | Minutes of the executive committee meeting held on 15 January 2016.
Topics covered included a 10,000-person “Grand Challenge’, this year’s conference and a Code of Conduct for Communications.
TGI Friday! Our weekly round-up of recently published research abstracts | 22 January 2016
This week – case definition (Jason & Newton), cytokine analysis (Hornig & Lipkin), mitochondria (Hanson).
Help benefits campaigners build a picture of what is happening to PIP claims | 21 January 2016
The Disability Benefits Consortium is running a survey to record
Chronic fatigue syndrome – rituximab revisited | Science-based Medicine blog | 19 January 2016
Harriet Hall – writing frankly about some of the applications of this drug so far.
Could you help launch a new local ME/CFS group in Hertfordshire? | 19 January 2016
Could you help launch a new local ME/CFS group in Hertfordshire? | 19 January 2016 Read More »
St Albans Market on a quiet day – Maxine Ellis, who wants to set up the group, lives in the town.
Reactions to latest PACE Trial follow-up | letters published in The Lancet Psychiatry | 18 January 2016
Letters published in The Lancet Psychiatry today. FROM DR CHARLES
TGI Friday! Our weekly round-up of recently published research abstracts | 15 January 2016
This week – walking test in women, CFS and EBV case study, heart rate in response to orthostatic challenge
More round the world adventures for Foggy the M.E. Dog | Evening News, Portsmouth | 15 January 2016
Sally Callow’s Foggy the M.E. Dog is about to embark on a new set of round-the-world adventures tomorrow.