Author Archives: wames
No increased risk of CFS after HPV vaccination
Research abstract: HPV vaccination and risk of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: A nationwide register-based study from Norway by Berit Feiring, Ida Laake, Inger Johanne Bakken, Margrethe Greve-Isdahl, Vegard Bruun Wyller, Siri E. Haberg, Per Magnus, Lill Trogstad in Vaccine [Available online … Continue reading
Carers of children with ME ‘accused of fabrication’
BBC News England, 27 June 2017: Carers of children with ME ‘accused of fabrication’ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or ME, affects about 25,000 children in the UK A “significant number” of those caring for children with ME have been accused of … Continue reading
Guided self-help for patients with CFS prior to starting CBT
Research abstract: Guided self-help for patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome prior to starting Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: A cohort study, by Sheila Ali, Kimberley Goldsmith, Mary Burgess, Trudie Chalder in Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 5 May 2017 [Preprint] Background: Previous research suggests that … Continue reading
On your marks GETSET: don’t go – major Graded Exercise ME/CFS trial underwhelms (again)
Health rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, 25 June 2017: On Your Marks GETSET: Don’t Go – Major Graded Exercise ME/CFS Trial Underwhelms (Again) The Lancet — one of the most highly regarded journals in the world — is … Continue reading
Chronic fatigue & idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Medical hypothesis abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome and idiopathic intracranial hypertension: Different manifestations of the same disorder of intracranial pressure? by J. Nicholas P. Higgins, John D. Pickard, Andrew M.L. Lever in Medical Hypotheses Vol 105, pp 6-9, August 2017 [Available online 24 June 2017] Though … Continue reading
Further commentary on the PACE trial: biased methods & unreliable outcomes
Article abstract: Further commentary on the PACE trial: Biased methods and unreliable outcomes, by Keith J Geraghty in Journal of Health Psychology [First Published June 14, 2017, Editorial] Geraghty in the year 2016, outlines a range of controversies surrounding publication of … Continue reading
What is known about severe & very severe CFS? A scoping review
Review abstract: What is known about severe and very severe chronic fatigue syndrome? A scoping review, by Victoria Strassheim, Rebecca Lambson, Katie L. Hackett, Julia L. Newton in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior [Preprint June 19, 2017] Background: Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) affects … Continue reading
Defense of the PACE trial is based on argumentation fallacies
Article abstract: Defense of the PACE trial is based on argumentation fallacies, by Steven Lubet in Journal of Health Psychology [Published June 14, 2017] In defense of the PACE trial, Petrie and Weinman employ a series of misleading or fallacious argumentation techniques, … Continue reading
Understanding severely affected CFS: the gravity of the situation
Review abstract: Understanding severely affected chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS): The gravity of the situation, by Victoria Strassheim, Robert Ballantine, Katie L. Hackett, James Frith, Julia L. Newton in Physical Therapy Reviews [Preprint May 25, 2017] Objective: To describe how the effects of gravity … Continue reading
