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.
2016
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.
Parliamentary Questions | adequacy of provision, proportion referred to specialist within 3 months | 13 January 2016
Daniel Zeichner, Labour MP for Cambridge and Shadow Transport Minister,
We’re collecting information on hepatitis B vaccination and ME/CFS – can you help? | 13 January 2016
Our medical adviser is updating his files relating to this important subject. Can you help?
Burrswood Hospital closes its doors to patients with severe M.E. | 12 January 2016
Burrswood Hospital closes its doors to patients with severe M.E. | 12 January 2016 Read More »
The Burrswood Hospital in Groombridge, Kent, has suspended its in-patient
TGI Friday! Our weekly round-up of recently published research abstracts | 8 January 2015
Just one item this week – a behavioural study written by a PhD student (Rebecca Band) while studying at Manchester University.
Disability benefits tests have doubled in cost, says National Audit Office | BBC News | 8 January 2016
From BBC News, 8 January 2016. Disability benefit assessments have
We’re bursting with pride – and gratitude – for all things Gargunnock | 7 January 2016
We’re bursting with pride – and gratitude – for all things Gargunnock | 7 January 2016 Read More »
Gargunnock is a tiny village in Stirlingshire. But what it
Can you help with a face-to-face interview for this student project? | 12 January 2015
Can you help with a face-to-face interview for this student project? | 12 January 2015 Read More »
Emma Myers, who is completing her BSc degree in psychology
Jeff Begg – life and soul of the party at Edinburgh ME Self Help Group | 1955 – 2015
Jeff Begg – life and soul of the party at Edinburgh ME Self Help Group | 1955 – 2015 Read More »
Jeff Begg, the life and soul of whatever party he
Please resend your messages if they bounced back to you over the holiday | 4 January 2015
Unfortunately, our web server went offline over the holiday and
TGI Friday! Our weekly round-up of recently published research abstracts | 1 January 2016
This week – self-management RCT, cerebral blood flow, microbiome changes after exercise, cohort studies.