Tag Archives: Prof James C Coyne

Lightning Process in the media

BBC news, 21 Sep 2o17: Chronic fatigue therapy ‘could help teenagers’, study says: What is the Lightning Process? a training course that teaches how to use the brain to improve the body’s level of health it is run over three … Continue reading

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Scientists trade insults over myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) study

Times article, by Tom Whipple, 1 Aug 2017: Scientists trade insults over myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) study An acrimonious scientific row has broken out after a £5 million publicly funded study investigating treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome was condemned as “deeply … Continue reading

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Asserting privilege: PACE investigators’ request that their manuscript not be peer reviewed or receive replies

Quick thoughts blog post by James C Coyne, 11 July 2017: Asserting privilege: PACE investigators’ request that their manuscript not be peer reviewed or receive replies After demanding parts of an article published in the Journal of Health Psychology be … Continue reading

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Danish RCT of cognitive behavior therapy for whatever ails your physician about you

PLOS blog post by James Coyne PhD, 7 December 2016: Danish RCT of cognitive behavior therapy for whatever ails your physician about you I was asked by a Danish journalist to examine a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of cognitive behavior … Continue reading

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MAGENTA trial for children – issues to be considered

Mind the brain blog post, by Prof James Coyne, 23 September 2016: Before you enroll your child in the MAGENTA chronic fatigue syndrome study: Issues to be considered Petitions are calling for shutting down the MAGENTA trial. Those who organized the … Continue reading

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More PACE trial tribunal comments

PACE trial ruling: Respondent Alem Mathees main response The essential daily briefing, 19 August 2016: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferers have just had a small victory Health Rising discussion, 17 August 2016: The PACE Trial’s Big Stumble: UK Tribunal Orders Release of PACE … Continue reading

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The cost of fighting PACE trial data-sharing

johnthejack blog post, 29 June 29 2016: Using public money to keep publicly funded data from the public After publication of the PACE trial comparing different interventions (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy [CBT], Graded Exercise Therapy [GET], Adaptive Pacing Therapy and Specialist Medical Care) for … Continue reading

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PLOS One data sharing policy and PACE trial update

Quick thoughts blog post by Prof James C Coyne, 24 May 2016: The unfolding story of removal of data from a PLOS One article A data set included in a 2015 PLOS One article has been removed, leaving the article … 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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Probing an untrustworthy Cochrane review of exercise for CFS

Blog post by Prof James C Coyne, 23 April 2016: Probing an untrustworthy Cochrane review of exercise for “chronic fatigue syndrome” From my work in progress: My ongoing investigation so far has revealed that the 2016 Cochrane review misrepresents what … Continue reading

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