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ME awareness – the MEA revisits the toxic legacy of McEvedy & Beard
ME Association blog post, 10 May 2017: During ME Awareness Week, we revisit the toxic legacy of McEvedy and Beard A paper written by two psychiatrists in 1970 has influenced medical, public and media perceptions of ME as an illness for … Continue reading
ME awareness – help WAMES spread the word all year round – become a digital volunteer!
ME awareness – become a digital volunteer with WAMES! Help keep the WAMES news blog and social media online all year round. Roles: A range of activities are available working as part of a team maintaining the WAMES news blog, … Continue reading
ME Awareness day today, 12 May 2017
ME Awareness day 12 May 2017 Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) – what is behind the illness with the hard to pronounce name? #HelpNHSbeMEaware
Free leaflets from the ME Association – for ME Awareness Week only
ME Association blog post, 8 may 2017: Free leaflets from the ME Association – for ME Awareness Week only In addition to our ME Awareness BLUE poster The ME Association is releasing FREE downloads of TWO invaluable leaflets. Explaining M.E. … Continue reading
A Miracle Drug for ME-CFS?, a Welsh Pharmacy Review article
A Miracle Drug for ME-CFS?, an article in the Welsh Pharmacy Review by Jan Russell, Chair of WAMES. For years, confusion and disagreement have permeated the nature and treatment of ME-CFS. Now, Jan Russell, Chair of WAMES, shares the latest … Continue reading
ME Awareness – Join the WAMES ‘Help NHS be ME aware’ campaign
ME Awareness – Join the WAMES #HelpNHSbeMEaware campaign During ME Awareness week 2017 WAMES is launching a challenge to the Welsh Government and NHS Wales to help NHS staff become ‘ME aware’ by developing awareness and training programmes. Read … Continue reading
Access to medical care for ME & CFS: a call for centres of excellence in the USA
Research abstract: Access to Medical Care for Individuals with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Call for Centers of Excellence, by Madison Sunnquist, Laura Nicholson, Leonard A Jason, and Kenneth J Friedman in Modern Clinical Medicine Research, Vol. 1, … Continue reading
ME Awareness – BeMEaware! 2
Download poster #BeMEaware
ME Awareness – Be ME Aware!
Download poster #BeMEaware
ME Awareness – Wear blue for awareness week 2017
ME Awareness week 8-14 May 2017 This is the week we tell people about ME. Wearing blue to match our blue ribbons is one of the ways we can attract attention and invite conversations about the debilitating illness that affects … Continue reading