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WAMES news blog & social media update
There will be a reduced service on the WAMES news blog and social media between June and August 2017. WAMES has regretfully had to take this decision due to a reduction in the number of hours work that volunteers can give us … Continue reading
Mast Cell Activation Disorder & ME/CFS
Notes on Mast Cell Activation Disorder and ME/CFS, by Margaret Williams, 14 April 2017 Few would dispute that the immunology of ME/CFS is complex and that the findings presented in the literature sometimes appear to be inconsistent. Whilst much has been … Continue reading
Health care use by patients before & after a diagnosis of CFS/ME
Research abstract: Health care resource use by patients before and after a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME): a clinical practice research datalink study, by Simon M. Collin, Inger J. Bakken, Irwin Nazareth, Esther Crawley, Peter D. White in BMC Family Practice 2017 … Continue reading
Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board invites you to ‘join the conversation’ in North Wales
Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board says ‘Talk to us’ This is a general invitationl to let the Health Board know which issues concern you. The Health Board appointed a clinical lead for ME and CFS some years ago, but so far … Continue reading
Altered B cells found in whole blood gene expression in adolescent CFS
Research abstract Whole blood gene expression in adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome: an exploratory cross-sectional study suggesting altered B cell differentiation and survival, by Chinh Bkrong Nguyen, Lene Alsøe, Jessica M. Lindvall, Dag Sulheim, Even Fagermoen, Anette Winger, Mari Kaarbø, Hilde … Continue reading
ME Awareness – interviews on BBC Radio Scotland
Stephen Jardine programme, BBC Radio Scotland 12 May 2017 Dr Charles Shepherd of the ME Association and Emma Shorter, organiser of #MillionsMissing in Scotland were interviewed on ME Awareness day. Listen online until 10 June 2017 … Continue reading
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
