New study sheds more light on why some people with ME/CFS may respond to rituximab | 26 September 2015
Prof Jonathan Edwards: “There is a lot more work to do but this is very promising”.
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A Manx Diary | Dr Shepherd writes up his four red letter days on the Isle of Man | 21 September 2015
‘Thank you’ – Dr Shepherd holds painting with Phil Gawne, Sharon Watterson and Celia Marshall.
Our £60,000 rituximab fund is still available to be put towards a full-scale clinical trial | 12 September 2015
Øystein Fluge and Olav Mella – they’re running the rituximab trials in Norway.
Jessica Taylor nominated for a ‘Pride of Britain’ award | ITV Meridian News | 10 September 2015
Jessica Taylor, founder of the ‘Share a Star’ charity, has
Phase 3 trial of duloxetine/Cymbalta for fibromyalgic pain may show benefit for some patients with ME/CFS | 27 August 2015
The results of a phase 3, Japanese trial of duloxetine/Cymbalta
‘Home care’ – the theme for today’s Severe M.E. Day | 8 August 2015
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“People with severe ME need a high level of sensitively
New award from the MEA Ramsay Research Fund for further mitochondrial research | 21 July 2015
Picture shows a hugely enlarged photograph of a mitochondrion – the energy pack inside every cell.
We welcome the Countess of Mar as new patron of the ME Association | 20 July 2015
We welcome the Countess of Mar as new patron of the ME Association | 20 July 2015 Read More »
We are delighted to announce that the Countess of Mar
‘I will try to do what I can to help’ | more from BBC Radio Bristol presenter John Darvall |17 July 2015
From the blog of a BBC Radio presenter – who has had a change in mindset about M.E.
Further evidence of Rituximab’s effectiveness in treating ME/CFS | PlosOne publish results of Phase 2 trial | 1 July 2015
Øystein Fluge and Olav Mella – they’re leading the Rituximab trials in Norway.
M.E. parents fury at child abuse claims | Sunday Express | 21 June 2015
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From The Sunday Express, 21 June 2015. Story by Caroline
‘It’s All in Your Head’ psychosomatic book storm | Countess of Mar challenges author to change her mind about ME/CFS | 9 June 2015
The Countess and the cover of the controversial book claiming that ME/CFS is a psychosomatic illness.
Failure to keep up with the research on ME/CFS is ‘inexcusable’ | Our letter to The Times | 8 June 2015
Letter sent in response to this David Aaronovitch book review that appeared in ‘The Times’ this week.
MEA Illness Management Report on CBT, GET and Pacing calls for major changes to therapies offered for ME/CFS | 29 May 2015
JUMP TO RECOMMENDATIONS INTRODUCTION Evidence from patient surveys reporting experiences
‘Clearly, ME/CFS is not simply a state of chronic fatigue’ | multi-centre data analysis | 24 April 2015
From Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 24 April 2015 Findings
Mitochondrial dysfunction and the role of cytokines in ME/CFS: Preliminary results from research being funded by The MEA Ramsay Research Fund and the Medical Research Council | 2 April 2015
From The FASEB Journal, published by the Federation of American
‘Scientists find clues into cognitive dysfunction in chronic fatigue syndrome’ | Medical Xpress | 31 March 2015
Mady Hornig, MD, professor of Epidemiology at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
‘This Week in Virology’ | ‘such a good conversation about ME/CFS’ | 29 March 2015
‘This Week in Virology’ | ‘such a good conversation about ME/CFS’ | 29 March 2015 Read More »
From Jennie Spotila’s Occupy CFS blog, 29 March 2015. You
ME Association reaction to The Lancet editorial on the Institute of Medicine Report and the PACE Trial | 25 March 2015
On 10 February 2015, The Lancet published an editorial covering