SAVED FROM A LIVING DEATH by Esther Rantzen For 14 years, Esther Rantzen’s daughter Emily had her life destroyed by ME. Trapped in a wheelchair, wasting away, she wanted to …

Daily Mail, February 6 (“Lightning Process”) Read More »

Dozens of people have used this site’s search tool to find out more about the "Lightning Process", which was featured in the Daily Mail on February 6 and in other …

MEA’s position on the Lightning Process | 6 February 2007 Read More »

For details about this informal and friendly group, which started in Glasgow just before Christmas, please click here

Minutes of the meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on M.E. Held 1.30pm, Thursday 16th November 2006 Committee Room 17, House of Commons

Sir Michael Rawlins, Chairman, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, will appear before the next All-Party Parliamentary Group on M.E.

STATEMENT BY NATIONAL ME ORGANISATIONS ON DWP CFS/ME GUIDANCE DOCUMENT (VERSION 9) We are pleased that the DWP has acknowledged that there has been a 'black hole' with ME/CFS, resulting …

National ME organisations respond to DWP guidance Read More »

As already notified to members in our ME Essential quarterly magazine, we shall be holding our Annual General Meeting on 17 February 2007.

MAY BE REPOSTED The ME Association has just received this communication from NICE

MAY BE REPOSTED Following a request from the Gibson Inquiry secretariat, The ME Association has forwarded a copy of the transcript and Powerpoint slides used by Dr Nigel Speight, Paediatric …

Dr Nigel Speight’s evidence to the Gibson Inquiry Read More »

SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION Dear Sir, "Gently does it" says Edi Smockum on advising us about exercise when ill. Tiredness, muscle aches, chills and swollen lymph glands require rest. What excellent …

Letter to The Financial Times from The ME Association Read More »

Gently does it By Edi Smockum There is no more challenging time to keep to a fitness regime than during an illness. Those with less than total commitment to training …

Financial Times, January 19 (recovery from flu) Read More »

From The Times, 22 January 2007 ‘Fatigue Syndrome is not all in the mind’ – by Peta Bee

It is with great regret that we heard last night of the death of Mrs Angela Flack, a trustee of the Board of The ME Association. 

The next meeting of the Group for Scientific Research into ME has been set for 6 February 2007 Further to the publication of the Group's Report at the end of …

The Gibson Enquiry – next meeting Read More »

There was a written answer in Parliament regarding the NICE guidelines

The Chairman of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice) has said that the outfit cannot cater to all parties needs and must sometimes make tough decisions.

Saturday, 3 March, Kidlington Community Education Centre, Oxford, 2.30pm Lecture by Mary Black, occupational therapist with the PACE Trial "Occupational Therapy and CFS/ME". Lecture organised by Oxfordshire ME Group for …

Occupational therapy lecture – Oxford – March 3rd Read More »

INTENDED FOR PUBLICATION Re: Healthnotes / 14 January 2007 /p63 Representatives from ME/CFS charities have tried unsuccessfully to ensure that new medical guidance to be issued by the Department of …

Letter to The Mail on Sunday Read More »