CFS/ME Research & News

 

 

Matt's life, aged 27, and bed-ridden with ME

British News

 

Monday 28 May 2007

 

Matt Stone is 27-years-old.  He is bed-ridden because he has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

 

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'Like running on empty,' victim of chronic fatigue says

Canadian News

 

Monday 28 May 2007

 

When Lauri Lidstone comes to the door - barefoot, hair swept up in a ponytail, her skin glowing pink - it's hard to imagine her other than exuberantly healthy.

 

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Group hits out at county’s GPs

British News

 

Thursday 24 May 2007

 

DOCTORS in Herefordshire have been rebuked for failing to attend an international conference on ME held in London.

 

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Gibson Inquiry now disbanded

British News

 

Friday 18 May 2007

 

The following statement was posted on the official website of the Group for Scientific Research into ME, led by Dr Ian Gibson MP, on Friday, 18 May 2007.

 

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APPG summary 17th May 2007

British News

 

Friday 18 May 2007

 

Dr Ira Madan (Director of NHS Plus and Consultant in Occupational Health at St Thomas's and Guys Hospitals London) started off by describing:

 

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New Factsheet On Nutrition For ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Sufferers - British Dietetic Association

British News

 

Wednesday 16 May 2007

 

The British Dietetic Association (BDA) is pleased to announce the online publication of a new Food Fact sheet on ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome which coincided with the 2007 ME Awareness Day on 12 May.

 

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Alert over rise of 'killer' ticks in Scottish cities

British News

 

Friday 11 May 2007

 

In Scotland, the number of cases of Lyme disease - caused by the bacterium borrelia which is spread by insects - has risen from just ten a decade ago to 177 last year.

 

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Chronic Fatigue Awareness Week Kicks Off May 12th
USA news

 

Thursday 10 May 2007

 

In order to recognize the debilitating effects of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and call attention to the millions of families affected by the disease, May 12th - May 19th has been designated National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month.

 

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Amy so tired of coping with ME

British News

 

Thursday 10 May 2007

 

Amy Paddick was top of her class and heading for a law degree when she was struck by a debilitating disease which left her unable to go to school and constantly tired.

 

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Young People: Myths & Special Considerations

USA news

 

Tuesday 8 May 2007

 

Many studies of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in children involve patients seen by specialists, but large-population telephone surveys in the U.S. and UK paint a different picture of CFS frequency, signs, and prognosis in the juvenile population, according to a British specialist.

 

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Impairs A Person's Slow Wave Activity During Sleep

USA news

 

Monday 7 May 2007

 

Science Daily Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has been associated with altered amounts of slow wave sleep, which could reflect reduced electroencephalograph (EEG) activity and impaired sleep regulation.

 

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Director of NHS Plus guidelines project to attend APPG

British News

 

Wednesday 2 May 2007

 

Dr Ira Madan, Director of the NHS Plus project which recently published occupational health guidance on M.E., will appear before the next All-Party Parliamentary Group on M.E.

 

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Vets From First Gulf War Show Brain Differences

USA news

 

Tuesday 1 May 2007

 

The results of the U.S. government-funded study are preliminary but provide some of the first hard evidence that veterans from the 1990-1991 conflict are suffering from a real neurological illness, researchers say.

 

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Neuroimaging Tracks Mental Fatigue in CFS

USA news

 

Tuesday 1 May 2007

 

The neural mechanisms underlying feelings of mental fatigue are poorly understood. Though neuroimaging has been used to show differences in brain responses to movement and motor skills, less attention has been paid to understanding brain responses to demanding cognitive tasks that produce mental fatigue.

 

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