Category Archives: News
Help secure the World Health Organisation’s classification of ME & CFS
ME action blog post: Help secure the World Health Organisation’s classification of ME & CFS Important call to action! We need all hands on deck for a simple, but important task. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is reviewing its International … Continue reading
An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention for CFS
Research abstract: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): A case series approach, by Lauren Roche, David L Dawson, Nima G Moghaddam, Anne Abey in Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science [Published online April 8, 2017] Objective: Acceptance and … Continue reading
Central nervous system findings in CFS
Review abstract: CNS findings in chronic fatigue syndrome and a neuropathological case report Kimberly Ferrero, Mitchell Silver, Alan Cocchetto, Eliezer Masliah, Dianne Langford in Journal of Investigative Medicine Vol 65 Issue 4 [published 6 April 2017] Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterized as a persistent, debilitating complex disorder of unknown … Continue reading
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
