Category Archives: News
Dr Shepherd says ‘It’s time for an independent review of the PACE Trial methods & results’
Article abstract: PACE trial claims for recovery in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome – true or false? It’s time for an independent review of the PACE Trial methods and results, by Charles Bernard Shepherd in Journal of Health Psychology, 10 April 2017 The … Continue reading
Peterson’s atypical subset opens new view of ME/CFS
Simmaron research blog post, by Cort Johnson, 5 April 2017: Peterson’s Atypical Subset Opens New View of ME/CFS in Columbia/Simmaron Publication “We now have biological evidence that the triggers for ME/CFS may involve distinct pathways to disease, or, in some … Continue reading
Welsh health watchdog monitors websites selling medicine
BBC news Wales article, 6 April 2017: Websites selling medicine looked at by health watchdog Two websites selling prescription medicines are having their registrations looked at by the Welsh health watchdog, the BBC has learned. Gender GP, an online transgender … Continue reading
Review of acupuncture & moxibustion as treatments for CFS
Review abstract: Acupuncture and moxibustion for chronic fatigue syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis, by Taiwu Wang, Cong Xu, Keli Pan and Hongyan Xiong in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (open access) 2017 17:163 [Published online 23 March 2017] BACKGROUND: … Continue reading
Exploring the experiences & occupations of men with CFS/ME
Thesis abstract: Exploring the experiences and occupations of men with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) using a gadamerian interpretive phenomenological framework, by Anne Johnson, 2107 University of the West of England Phd thesis [Online March 31, 2017] Background: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) known interchangeably … Continue reading
TV programme highlights Restless Legs Syndrome
Restless legs syndrome is a condition some people with ME and FM experience. Channel 5 broadcast a programme on 4 April 2017 which is available on My5 until 4 April 2018: Restless Legs Syndrome: Desperate for Help NHS Wales Direct article: Restless legs … Continue reading
Scientists discover biological evidence of 2 subgroups in ME/CFS
Medical news today blog post, by Ana Sandoiu, 4 April 2017: Biological basis of ‘atypical’ chronic fatigue syndrome revealed Extract: …CFS is difficult to identify as there is no test for it, and because it shares some of its symptoms … Continue reading
US top science journal asserts shift in attitude towards ME/CFS has occurred
Simmaron Research blog post, by Cort Johnson, 31 March 2017: The Shift: Top Science Journal Asserts Shift in Attitude Towards ME/CFS Has Occurred, “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a biological disease” Dr. Ian Lipkin’s Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia … Continue reading
Long-term follow-up after CBT for CFS
Research abstract: Long-term follow-up after cognitive behaviour therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome, by Anthonie Janse, Stephanie Nikolaus, Jan F. Wiborg, Marianne Heins, Jos W.M. van der Meer, Gijs Bleijenberg, Marcia Tummers, Jos Twisk, Hans Knoop in Journal of Psychosomatic Research [Preprint 27 March 2017] Highlights … Continue reading
New book: Science, Politics, …….and ME: a health scandal in our generation
CreateSpace.com book publication announcement, 5 March 2017: Science, Politics, …and ME A health scandal in our generation, by Dr Ian Gibson & Elaine Sherriffs Few diseases can have been so maligned by false information, so manipulated by an insidious establishment-controlled ideology, or so poorly dealt with … Continue reading
