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    Experiences of CPET testing

    I hope your daughter dosn' t suffer too much payback. Thus is something we could not contemplate at this point in time, but i can see the usefulness.
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    Ron Davis: Grant award: Molecular and single-cell immunology in ME/CFS

    I did wonder if this was some form of autoantibody stuck on translocator membranes as postulated by Prof Behan in 1980s . There are a lot of interesting studies which got sidetracked after BPS hijacked agenda - which are being rediscovered- eg sticky blood. These are not new phenomena, just...
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    Michael Sharpe skewered by @JohntheJack on Twitter

    Perhaps check out how charities represent this - apart from tymes trust which proffer fatiguability, fatigue tends to be the first symptom on the list . Perhaps they could lead
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    Stamina levels before ME/CFS?

    My daughter played netball, trained and played competitive football ( SFA standard) and generally ran about. She had also learned to surf and whilst our waves are not decent enough, would happily spend hours body boarding in summer. As puberty kicked in she was probably slightly less active...
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    Ron Davis: Grant award: Molecular and single-cell immunology in ME/CFS

    Replication - hence importance of Chris Ponting' s research. Outcomes during/ from this study may also drive replication necessity for other aspects. It may help give a direction for future research areas - important when proposals are invited for funding.
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    Michael Sharpe skewered by @JohntheJack on Twitter

    It is dominated by fatigue in definitions and lists of symptoms and does noone any favours. This is what has muddied the waters for so long
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    Understanding the Lightning Process Approach to CFS/ME; a Review of the Disease Process and the Approach

    I wonder if he is aware that EC' s LP paper is under consideration by NICE ..
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    Understanding the Lightning Process Approach to CFS/ME; a Review of the Disease Process and the Approach

    Yes, that was my query too. I don' t know if this person accessed after some improvement ( and assigned further improvement as due to LP) A lot of reports are contrary to the experience of ME, though there are others which are not simply explained .
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    Understanding the Lightning Process Approach to CFS/ME; a Review of the Disease Process and the Approach

    My stepsister has 2 friends, both of whom were bedbound ( one for over two years), who both claim to be cured by LP. Whether the ME diagnosis was correct is one aspect, but both back to working ( one part time ) . It does seem a bit of a conundrum.
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    Understanding the Lightning Process Approach to CFS/ME; a Review of the Disease Process and the Approach

    Just as NICE are looking at guidelines. ECs paper and this ... timing is everything.
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    UK: Contaminated Blood scandal

    text - with my bold Ministers said in 2017 that: All documents up to 1995 are available through the National Archive. However, following an exercise conducted by Factor 8 and hundreds of Freedom of Information requests, it was found that this, in fact, was not true. We had attempted to take...
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    A university went to great lengths to block the release of information about a trial gone wrong. A reporter fought them and revealed the truth.

    Yes, i watched this. Two points that sunk in were Little research had actually been done on the effect and efficacy of these drugs in children and adolescents - the use had been largely justified based on effect in adults ( developing brains are different) Note that this is not uncommon...
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    UK: Contaminated Blood scandal

    New press release that simply reinforces the pervading political culture https://www.factor8scandal.uk/statements-docs/2018/7/3/press-release-department-of-health-apology-for-false-statements?format=amp&__twitter_impression=true
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    Herpes viruses - old research - any updates?

    As my daughter had both chickenpox and shingles in primary school, then glandular fever it definately intrigues me.
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    Herpes viruses - old research - any updates?

    Yes, that's what piqued my interest a bit more
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    David Tuller: Trial By Error: My Letter To Fiona Godlee

    Given that NICE guideline review has highlighted children and the severely affected the timing of this is good. But will it have the desired effect? For those that tweet effectively, drawing attention to this would be appreciated.
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    Herpes viruses - old research - any updates?

    https://phoenixrising.me/archives/5806 I came across this post as it had been " bumped" up. Does anyone know if there has been any further development of this theory?
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