We need a better understanding of ME
British News
Friday 29th January 2010
We shall never make progress towards a better understanding of ME until it is separated from this indiscriminate bundle of conditions, of various origins, dumped in the miscellaneous tray
Compared with Lynn Gilderdale, my daughter was lucky
British News
Wednesday 27th January 2010
Reading the Gilderdales' story, one colleague told me: "I was shocked. I didn't realise the effects could be so severe." But I did, because just over two years ago, my daughter, then 13, was diagnosed with ME.
‘Doctors, school, friends thought I was faking chronic fatigue syndrome’
British News
Tuesday 26th January 2010
As the trial of Kay Gilderdale puts ME back in the spotlight, we ask why more is not being done to help sufferers
Ups and downs of thyroid disease
American News
Monday 25th January 2010
Consequently, more and more research is proving other thyroid hormones such as T4 and especially T3 give us a better picture of hypothyroidism, especially in patients who suffer from obesity, diabetes, depression, inflammation, or chronic fatigue syndrome, says Holtorf, an expert in hypothyroidism.
Mother cleared of ME daughter's attempted murder
British News
Monday 25th January 2010
Bridget Kathleen Gilderdale, 55, of Stonegate, East Sussex, was cleared of attempting to murder Lynn Gilderdale by jurors at Lewes Crown Court.
NHS bosses in Norfolk promise to shake up ME/CFS services
British News
Friday 22nd January 2010
Patients with severe ME who have complained of feeling neglected by the NHS could see treatment improve as early as the summer according to health chiefs.
'Devoted mother
helped kill ME daughter with lethal drug cocktail and syringes of air'
British News
Monday 18th January 2010
A 'caring and loving' mother helped end her
long-suffering daughter's life by handing her a lethal dose of morphine and a
cocktail of drugs, a court heard today.
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WPI Announces New, Refined XMRV Culture Test - Available Now Through VIP Dx in Reno
American News
Saturday 16th January 2010
This virus culture test is
the same method used in the Science publication, and is the only
scientifically validated methodology to find XMRV.
Reno researchers dispute British challenge to virus discovery
American News
Thursday 14th January 2010
Reno scientists who found a link between a retrovirus and people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are scoffing at a challenge from British researchers who claim the discovery was false.
Sussex mother on trial over daughter's ME death
British News
Tuesday 12th January 2010
The mother of a prominent ME sufferer has gone on trial accused of attempting to murder her seriously ill daughter.
Breakthrough made in diagnosing chronic fatigue syndrome
American News
Monday 11th January 2010
Researchers have discovered a protein in blood that can be used to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome, a breakthrough that could help detect the ailment during physical checkups.
Causes of Death among Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
British News
Friday 8th January 2010
"The three most prevalent causes of death were heart failure, suicide, and cancer, which accounted for 59.6% of all deaths. The mean age of those who died from cancer and suicide was 47.8 and 39.3 years, respectively [and heart failure, 58.7], which is considerably younger than those who died from cancer and suicide in the general population.
Virus link to CFS 'in doubt'
British News
Wednesday 6th January 2010
“Serious doubt has been cast on the theory that... chronic fatigue syndrome is caused by a new retrovirus,” The Guardian reported.
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