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Preliminary ICF core set for patients with ME/CFS in rehabilitation medicine
Preliminary ICF core set for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome in rehabilitation medicine, by Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar, Marie-Louise Schult, Kristian Borg, Jan Ekholm in J Rehabil Med 2020; 52: jrm0000X [DOI:10.2340/16501977-2697] Lay Abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is … Continue reading
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Tagged ICF, ICF Core Set, Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar, International Classification of Functioning, Jan Ekholm, Kristian Borg, Marie-Louise Schult, WHO
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ME & CFS – no longer classified as ‘Bodily Distress Disorder’ (BDD)
ME & CFS – no longer classified as a ‘Bodily Distress Disorder’ (BDD) by the WHO The World Health Organisation (WHO) have finally accepted that Postviral fatigue syndrome (PVFS) (8E49), Chronic fatigue syndrome (8E49), and Benign myalgic encephalomyelitis (8E49) are … Continue reading
Biotransformation profiles from a cohort of chronic fatigue women in response to a hepatic detoxification challenge
Biotransformation profiles from a cohort of chronic fatigue women in response to a hepatic detoxification challenge, by Elardus Erasmus, Francois E Steffens, Mari van Reenen, B Chris Vorster, Carolus J Reinecke in PLoS ONE 14 (5) May 2019 [https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216298] … Continue reading
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Tagged aspirin, B Chris Vorster, Carolus J Reinecke, detoxification, Elardus Erasmus, exposome, Francois E Steffens, Mari van Reenen, paracetemol, WHO, World Health Organisation
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IAFME sends an ‘agenda for change’ for ME to the WHO
IAFME contacts the WHO about ME The International Alliance for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (IAFME) has produced a trans-national consensus document covering Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.). Recognition, research and respect: An agenda for change in M.E. has the support of over 60 clinicians, researchers, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandra Heumber, Dr Heidi Nicholl, IAFME, International Alliance for ME, Sonya Chowdhury, WHO, World Health Organisation
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WAMES supports IAME letter to the WHO requesting urgent action on ME
International Alliance for ME writes letter to the WHO WAMES has co-signed a letter from the International Alliance for ME to the Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus The aim is to persuade the WHO and … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, IAME, International Alliance for ME, WHO, World Health Organisation
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WAMES supports proposal to continue classifying ME as neurological
WAMES supports proposal to classify ME as neurological WAMES has submitted our comment on a proposal for the revision of the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Diseases (ICD): The Welsh Association of ME & CFS Support (WAMES) supports the proposal … Continue reading
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Tagged ICD 11, International Classification of Diseases, WHO, World Health Organisation
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Help secure the World Health Organisation’s classification of ME & CFS
ME action blog post: Help secure the World Health Organisation’s classification of ME & CFS Important call to action! We need all hands on deck for a simple, but important task. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is reviewing its International … Continue reading
Bodily distress syndrome – the latest ‘term’ for CFS, FM, IBS etc.
Mail online article, by Roger Dobson, 20 March 2017: Why doctors can no longer dismiss symptoms as ‘all in the mind’: Experts reveal medically unexplained conditions can still have a physical cause In as many one fifth of cases, doctors … Continue reading
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Tagged BDS, Bodily distress syndrome, ICD, International Classification of Diseases, Roger Dobson, WHO, World Health Organisation
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New draft version of WHO classification of disease due April 2017
Parliamentary written question & answer: Neurology: Written question – HL5683 asked by The Countess of Mar on 27 February 2017 The Countess of Mar, who chairs the Forward-ME Group of ME/CFS charities, tabled this written question on February 27: “To ask … Continue reading
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Tagged Countess of Mar, ICD, Lord O'Shaughnessy, Parliamentary Questions, WHO, World Health Organisation
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ME classified as a medically unexplained mental health issue by GPs & psychiatrists
The Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health has published: Guidance for commissioners of services for people with medically unexplained symptoms The term Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) refers to persistent bodily complaints for which adequate examination does not reveal sufficient explanatory … Continue reading
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Tagged carersfight blog, CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy, F, FSS, functional somatic syndrome, GET, graded exercise therapy, ICD, International Classification of Diseases, Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health, Margaret Williams, Medically unexplained Symptoms, MUS, RCGP, RCP, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Stonebird, WHO, World Health Organisation
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