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ME Association challenges Pulse Learning’s classification of ME/CFS as a mental health disorder

Posted on 08/22/2016 by wames

ME Association blog post, by Dr Charles Shepherd, 21 August 2016: ME Association challenges Pulse Learning’s classification of ME/CFS as a mental health disorder  The ME Association has today asked the medical education website Pulse Learning to remove Chronic Fatigue … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D supplement advice for people with ME

Posted on 07/26/2016 by wames

Following advice from Public Health England that everyone should consider taking vitamin D supplements in autumn and winter, Dr Charles Shepherd of the ME Association comments: “We often flag up the fact that people with ME/CFS, especially those who are … Continue reading →

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MEA’s clinical guidelines for doctors – new edition published

Posted on 06/16/2016 by wames

The Eighth Edition of ME/CFS/PVFS: An Exploration of the Key Clinical Issues was published by the ME Association at the beginning of June. Dr Charles Shepherd comments: “We hope that you will find the new booklet easier to read and understand … Continue reading →

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To future GPs – psychosomatic should not be the default suspicion re ME/CFS

Posted on 11/26/2015 by wames

Time to swot up on chronic fatigue – Future general practitioners need to be made aware that “psychosomatic” should not be the default suspicion, by Michael Brooks in the New Statesman, Nov 12 2015 Around 250,000 people in the UK suffer from … Continue reading →

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Claims of ‘fear avoidance’ in ME are misleading

Posted on 01/16/2015 by wames

Following the publication of the latest PACE trail paper in the Lancet on 13th January,  there has been a flurry of media reports, many of which promote the findings as good news. Other articles counter the claims saying: people with ME are … Continue reading →

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Rituximab UK trial update

Posted on 09/23/2013 by wames

Invest in ME have now raised £57,000 for their UK rituximab trial from a variety of organisations and individuals and can begin the first phase. The UCL team is working on a study to confirm and expand Dr Bansal’s B cell results … Continue reading →

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CFS/ME NICE guidelines review postponed

Posted on 01/30/2013 by wames

At the beginning of January, The ME Association wrote to NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) to ask for clarification on what was happening regarding the expected 2013 review of the NICE guideline on ME/CFS. They replied saying the review … Continue reading →

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