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QMUL announces they will release the PACE data

ME Action blog post by Alex Anderssen, 9 September 2016: QMUL releases the PACE data Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has released the PACE data to a patient who requested it under the Freedom of Information Act, as ordered by a … Continue reading

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Add your voice to the Millions Missing thunderclap

ME Action blog post, 1 September 2016: Add your voice to the missing millions thunderclap The #MillionsMissing are using Thunderclap to amplify our message.  Between now and September 27, sign up here and promote your participation on social media.  If … Continue reading

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PACE-Gate: an update for ME Awareness day

Occupy CFS/ME blog post by Jennie Spotila 12 May 2016:  PACE-Gate It is International ME/CFS Awareness Day, and what is most on my mind is the status of PACE-Gate: the controversy over the design, conduct and results of the PACE trial. … Continue reading

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#MillionsMissing poetry competition for ME Awareness 2016

‎#‎MEAction is seeking poems to honour those around the world struggling with M.E. This call to poets is designed to complement other awareness projects taking place during May. Our goal is to proudly display the creative resources of our community … Continue reading

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10 organisations call for PACE data release, AYME refuses

ME Action article, 6 March 2016: Ten organisations call for PACE data release, AYME refuses Ten organisations so far have joined ME/CFS patient Clark Ellis’s call to Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) to release data from the PACE trial … Continue reading

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ME Action petition for more funding for research in UK

ME Action article: 10,000 signatures for more research funding in the UK! Calling all British M.E. sufferers & allies, Inspired by our American friends and the progress that has been made over in the States with government funding and new … Continue reading

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Tuller’s questions about the PACE trial

ME Action reports: Journalist and public health expert Dr. David Tuller published on Virology Blog a list of 68 questions for the authors of the controversial PACE trial. The trial studied the effects of graded exercise and cognitive therapy on chronic … Continue reading

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Prof Coyne’s PACE trial FOI request refused as considered ‘vexatious’

Prof James Coyne has received a reply from the authors of the PACE trial refusing access to data: 11 December 2015 Dear Professor Coyne, Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”) Further to your recent … Continue reading

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12 US organisations lobby CDC about PACE trial

Solve ME/CFS Initiative Calls for Review of PACE Trial  20 Nov 2015 The Solve ME/CFS Initiative is one of 12 organizations that have signed a letter asking the heads of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Agency for … Continue reading

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Swedish clinic under scrutiny for treating ME & FM as physical illnesses

ME Action blog report: Save the Gottfries Clinic Gottfries, the leading clinic in Sweden for ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia has come under government scrutiny for treating patients using a “biomedical” approach. Politicians in Gothenburg have decided not to renew its contract … Continue reading

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