Tag Archives: ME Association
NICE Statement about graded exercise therapy in the context of COVID-19
Statement about graded exercise therapy in the context of COVID-19 NICE is aware of concerns about graded exercise therapy (GET) for people who are recovering from COVID-19. NICE’s guideline on ME/CFS (CG53) was published in 2007, many years before … Continue reading
PACE Trial reanalysis in the news – Findings of £5m ME chronic fatigue study ‘worthless’
Times article, by Tom Whipple, Science Editor, 22 March 2018: Findings of £5m ME chronic fatigue study ‘worthless’ [register for free to read 2 articles a week] Scientists have questioned the robustness of a study that recommended exercise and cognitive behavioural therapy … Continue reading
Pernicious Anaemia: symptoms, diagnosis, Vitamin B12, ME/CFS & the NICE guideline review
ME Association blog post, 16 February 2018: Pernicious Anaemia: symptoms, diagnosis, Vitamin B12, ME/CFS and the NICE guideline review Article extract: What is pernicious anaemia? Pernicious anaemia (PA) is the most common cause of B12 deficiency in the UK. It … Continue reading
MEA research grant to Dr Keith Geraghty to examine two controversial ME/CFS treatments recommended by NICE
ME Association blog post, 13 July 2017: ME Association provide new research grant to Dr Keith Geraghty to examine two controversial ME/CFS treatments recommended by NICE ME Association trustees have approved a new research grant that will critically examine the … Continue reading
ME awareness – the MEA revisits the toxic legacy of McEvedy & Beard
ME Association blog post, 10 May 2017: During ME Awareness Week, we revisit the toxic legacy of McEvedy and Beard A paper written by two psychiatrists in 1970 has influenced medical, public and media perceptions of ME as an illness for … Continue reading
Free leaflets from the ME Association – for ME Awareness Week only
ME Association blog post, 8 may 2017: Free leaflets from the ME Association – for ME Awareness Week only In addition to our ME Awareness BLUE poster The ME Association is releasing FREE downloads of TWO invaluable leaflets. Explaining M.E. … Continue reading
The full independent re-analysis of the PACE Trial now available on open access
ME Association blog post, 22 March 2017: Thanks to the MEA, you can now read the whole independent re-analysis of the PACE Trial recovery paper, 22 March 2017 The independent re-analysis of the PACE Trial recovery paper emerged from behind the … Continue reading
People with ME in South Africa share their stories
Carte Blanche blog post, 19 February 2017: Living With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome The effects of ME/CFS are very real and can change a patient’s life in a dramatic way. Three South African women share their stories on living with this … Continue reading
MEA to fund new research into biomarkers and markers of disease activity in people with severe ME/CFS
ME Association announcement, 20 December 2016: MEA to fund new research into biomarkers and markers of disease activity in people with severe ME/CFS We are pleased to announce that – following the normal rigorous peer review procedures – the MEA Ramsay … Continue reading
Dr Phil Hammond writes about the ‘ME cluster bomb’
Private eye Medicine Balls column, 25 November 2016: ‘ME cluster bomb’ [Written by ‘M.D.’, the nom de plume of Dr Phil Hammond and reproduced by the ME Association]: MD’s greatest regret as a junior doctor was not to take the time to … Continue reading
