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WAMES AGM
The WAMES AGM will be held on Friday 9th March 2012 in Dinas Powys. Open to all members. Contact Jan if you wish to attend.
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ME/CFS associated with overactive Th2 response
There is a need for broad spectrum assays and kits which make it possible to detect in a simple way and at an early stage whether a patient suffers from a Th1- or a Th2- mediated disease. A Belgian study … Continue reading
A review of PROMS for CFS/ME
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMS) are questionnaires that researchers and clinicians ask patients to complete to assess the value of a treatment. The limitation of these measures were highlighted in 2011 by critics of the PACE trial. Researchers from England have reviewed … Continue reading
Identity crisis, loss and adjustment in CFS
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) can sometimes lead to an identity crisis so severe it is akin to dying. That’s one message derived from comments made by fourteen people with the condition who were interviewed in-depth by health psychologists in Scotland … Continue reading
Consultation on DLA and PIP ends 30 April 2012
UK Government consultation on Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) This consultation is intended to seek views on the second draft of the assessment criteria for Personal Independence Payment and in particular on the changes that have … Continue reading
CFS following Giardia enteritis
A Norwegian study shows that at least 5% of the patients with confirmed Giardia enteritis following an outbreak in 2004 in Bergen failed to recover. The unexplained fatigue and accompanying symptoms corresponded in the main with other post-infectious fatigue syndromes. … Continue reading
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Theory of how autoimmunity evolves
A review article from Australia examines the roles of CD8+ T-Cell Deficiency, Epstein-Barr Virus Infection, Vitamin D Deficiency, and proposes a theory of the steps to Autoimmunity: CD8+ T-cell deficiency is a general feature of chronic autoimmune diseases and also … Continue reading
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Carers summit 5th March Swansea
Carers Wales will be hosting its Annual Carers Summit, which is open to all carers across Wales, on Monday 5th March at the Liberty Stadium, Swansea. The agenda will include: theWelsh Government’ planned reforms for Social Services the new Mental … Continue reading
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Differences in gene expression following exercise between CFS, MS & healthy people
American researchers looked for objective ways to evaluate fatigue and pain in patients with CFS, patients with MS and healthy controls. Blood samples were compared to patients’ assessment of their pain and fatigue following sustained moderate exercise. They found that … Continue reading
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UK government overturns Welfare Reform Bill amendments
On 1 Feb MPs overturned key amendments to the Welfare Reform Bill that had been won in January by Peers in the House of Lords. This is a blow to disability campaigners as it reinstates many of the Government’s original … Continue reading
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