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PACE Trial Controversy Grows
In wake of David Tuller’s investigation, PACE investigators publish follow up study Last week, journalist David Tuller published a four-part investigative piece on the 2011 PACE trial, a £5 million (US$8 million) non-blind study of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and graded exercise (GET) as treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome. In his piece, Tuller quotes top
David Tuller Tears Apart PACE Trial
Health scientist and New York Times published journalist David Tuller today launched a damning critique upon the UK’s £5 million PACE trial in an article published on the popular Virology Blog. The PACE trial was an open-label study of graded exercise therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome that used subjective measures as
Muscle defect studied in UK
Patients in the UK’s north east will benefit from muscle abnormality research put into action via hospitals.
Crowdsourcing information for a pharmacy M.E. resource
I’m working with a national M.E. charity, Action for M.E., as their Volunteer Pharmacist, providing information about pharmacy services, writing health and pharmacy-related articles, and putting together a resource for pharmacy professionals about M.E. I’m gathering thoughts and suggestions from both people with M.E. and pharmacy professionals because it’s important that the resource includes a full picture of M.E.
UK CMRC conference on October 13 and 14
UK CMRC conference to be livestreamed on 13 and 14 October Parts of this year’s UK CFS/ME Research Collaborative (CMRC) international conference, which will be held in Newcastle on Tuesday the 13th and Wednesday the 14th of October, will be livestreamed by the charity Action for ME. The conference has a full two-day agenda of
Push to change ME/CFS NICE guideline
Minutes just released for the 15 July 2015 meeting of the cross-charity Forward-ME group record a discussion with Dr Martin McShane of NHS England on getting him to recommend that the NICE guideline on ME/CFS should be revised. The guideline, which should be based on the best available scientific evidence, and which is followed by
Give your Patient Opinion (UK, IR & Aus)
Independent organisation Patient Opinion wants to hear feedback on healthcare services from patients in Australia, Ireland and the UK.
Hidden Faces of M.E.
UK charity Action for M.E. are this week hosting a social media campaign and its aim is to raise awareness of M.E. as a hidden illness among as wide an audience as possible, and to help people understand what having M.E. feels like. The all important message being, ‘there is a hidden face of M.E.
Let's Make a Million For Invest In ME!
We invite you to join the expanding international community of supporters aiming to raise £1000,000 for Invest in ME Charity’s Biomedical Research Funds by May 2016.
This Video Could Save your Life
The Use of Patient Blogs as a Care Resource Thanks to Greg Crowhurst for his incredibly kind review of my presentation on his blog and for giving permission for me to share his review on the #MEAction site: “My heart goes out to anyone newly diagnosed with “ME”, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, for you are instantly thrown
UK CMRC Welcomes New Sponsors and Prepares for Research Conference
The UK CFS/ME Research Collaborative People with M.E. need better treatment and support. This can only be achieved through increasing the quality of research; by coordinating a stronger collaborative approach to stimulate more research through bringing in expertise from outside the field and supporting early stage career researchers; and by working strategically to increase funding
Fund Research into CFS/ME and Educate Health Professionals
I am one of the 250,000 people in the UK suffering with CFS/ME. Please help us to get the help that we so desperately need.