Category Archives: News

CBT & GET are ‘unsuitable treatments or management approaches for ME/CFS’

Posted on 04/04/2019 by wames

The results of the Forward ME and Oxford Brookes University patient survey on CBT and GET in ME/CFS have been published. 2,274 people with ME/CFS of all ages responded to the online survey with their experiences of cognitive behavioural therapy and/or … Continue reading →

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Amazon Smile gives free donations to the charity of your choice

Posted on 04/03/2019 by wames

You shop. Amazon gives, with a smile. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the net purchase price of eligible purchases to the charitable organisation of your choice. Choose WAMES! AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same … Continue reading →

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B-Lymphocyte depletion in patients with ME/CFS: the final rituximab trial results

Posted on 04/03/2019 by wames

B-lymphocyte depletion in patients With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Oystein Fluge, Ingrid G. Rekeland, Katarina Lien, Hanne Thurmer, Petter C. Borchgrevink, Christoph Schafer, Kari Sorland, Jorg Assmus, Irini Ktoridou-Valen, Ingrid Herder, Merethe E. … Continue reading →

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Increased risk of CFS in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Posted on 04/02/2019 by wames

Increased risk of CFS in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based retrospective cohort study, by Shin-Yi Tsai, Hsuan-Ju Chen, Chon-Fu Lio, Chien-Feng Kuo, An-Chun Kao, Wei-Shieng Wang, Wei-Cheng Yao, Chi Chen and Tse-Yen Yang in Journal of Translational Medicine … Continue reading →

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Network structure underpinning (dys)homeostasis in CFS

Posted on 04/01/2019 by wames

Network structure underpinning (dys)homeostasis in chronic fatigue syndrome; preliminary findings, by James E Clark, Wan-Fai Ng, Stephen Rushton, Stuart Watson, Julia L Newton in PLoS One Vol 14, #3, Vol 14, #3, p e0213724 [Published: March 25, 2019] Research abstract: … Continue reading →

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A validated scale for assessing the severity of acute infectious mononucleosis [glandular fever]

Posted on 03/29/2019 by wames

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 →

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Diagnostic sensitivity of 2-day cardiopulmonary exercise testing in ME/CFS

Posted on 03/28/2019 by wames

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 →

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Sharpe, Goldsmith & Chalder fail to restore confidence in the PACE trial findings

Posted on 03/27/2019 by wames

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 →

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Whole blood human transcriptome and virome analysis of ME/CFS patients experiencing post-exertional malaise following cardiopulmonary exercise testing

Posted on 03/27/2019 by wames

Whole blood human transcriptome and virome analysis of ME/CFS patients experiencing post-exertional malaise following cardiopulmonary exercise testing, by Jerome Bouquet, Tony Li, Jennifer L Gardy, Xiaoying Kang, Staci Stevens, Jared Stevens, Mark VanNess, Christopher Snell, James Potts, Ruth R Miller, … Continue reading →

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Acceptance and identity change… carers’ experiences in ME/CFS

Posted on 03/26/2019 by wames

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 →

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