Author Archives: wames
A validated scale for assessing the severity of acute infectious mononucleosis [glandular fever]
A validated scale for assessing the severity of acute infectious mononucleosis, by Ben Z Katz, Caroline Reuter, Yair Lupovitch, Kristen Gleason, Damani McClellan, Joseph Cotler, Leonard A Jason in The Journal of Pediatrics 2019 Research abstract: Objectives: To develop a … Continue reading
Diagnostic sensitivity of 2-day cardiopulmonary exercise testing in ME/CFS
Diagnostic sensitivity of 2-day cardiopulmonary exercise testing in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Maximillian J Nelson, Jonathan D Buckley, Rebecca L Thomson, Daniel Clark, Richard Kwiatek and Kade Davison in Journal of Translational Medicine 2019 17:80 [Published: 14 March 2019] … Continue reading
Sharpe, Goldsmith & Chalder fail to restore confidence in the PACE trial findings
Response: Sharpe, Goldsmith and Chalder fail to restore confidence in the PACE trial findings, by Carolyn E Wilshire, Tom Kindlon in BMC Psychology 2019 7:19 [Published: 26 March 2019] Abstract: In a recent paper, we argued that the conclusions of the … Continue reading
Acceptance and identity change… carers’ experiences in ME/CFS
Acceptance and identity change: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of carers’ experiences in myalgic encephalopathy/chronic fatigue syndrome, by Sarah Catchpole, Gulcan Garip, in Journal of Health Psychology, March 21, 2019 Research abstract: Myalgic encephalopathy/chronic fatigue syndrome is a debilitating condition … Continue reading
Chronotropic Intolerance: an overlooked determinant of symptoms & activity limitation in ME/CFS?
Chronotropic intolerance: an overlooked determinant of symptoms and activity limitation in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome?, by Todd E. Davenport, Mary Lehnen, Staci R Stevens, J. Mark VanNess, Jared Stevens and Christopher R Snell in Front. Pediatr. 22 March 2019 Review … Continue reading
Associations between autonomic & orthostatic self-report and physician ratings of Orthostatic Intolerance in youth
Associations between autonomic and orthostatic self-report and physician ratings of Orthostatic Intolerance in youth, by Katlin R Schultz, Ben Z Katz, Neil R Bockian, Leonard A Jason in Clinical Therapeutics 2019 Research abstract: Purpose: There is no known biological marker or physical assessment … Continue reading
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Do you shop online? Register with easyfundraising.org.uk in 3 easy steps and raise money to keep WAMES campaigning at no cost to yourself. Every time you want to shop, go to easyfundraising.org.uk and select any of 2,700+ stores. Retailers include: Amazon high … Continue reading
Pharmaceutical interventions in CFS: a literature-based commentary
Pharmaceutical Interventions in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Literature-based Commentary, by Spencer Richman, Matthew C Morris, Gordon Broderick, Travis JA Craddock, Nancy G Klimas, Mary Ann Fletcher in Clinical Therapeutics [Available online 11 March 2019] Research abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome … Continue reading
The challenges for WAMES in 2019
WAMES is looking back and looking forward 2018 was a challenging year for WAMES due to an increase in campaigning opportunities and reduced funding. To add to the challenge, our team of volunteers faced added responsibilities and setbacks, which reduced the … Continue reading
