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    UK Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) project: indicate your support and/or willingness to take part and/or join the mailing list

    I've sent the following email to four people, three of whom have ME and the other who has friends with ME: 'Dear All, There is some important potential ME research proposed, and sufferers can indicate their possible willingness to participate here (filling in this form does not commit anyone...
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    UK Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) project: indicate your support and/or willingness to take part and/or join the mailing list

    Thanks very much - I have signed up. I do hope they get a grant. I've been wanting to sign up for research into ME for as long as I can recall, and I've had it for over 24 years!
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    A Cross-National Comparison of ME and CFS at Tertiary Care Settings from the US and Spain (2019) Castro-Marrero et al

    For example the Spanish cohort was a much higher percentage of the population than the US cohort. N = 235 from the US and N = 185 from Spain.
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    UK Parliamentary debate today - Thursday 24th January 2019

    This appears here: https://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/mp-thanks-voters-for-their-support-9093716/
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    Why does cannabis worsen my orthostatic intolerance and head pressure?

    I think the only problem I get is sleepiness and inability to follow things on TV. I would probably have difficulty following a conversation too, but I don't often attempt those live anyway after using cannabis, or indeed at other times since my worsening 3 and a half years ago. But I have...
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    Ron Davis latest: more evidence of "something in the blood" (Simon M blog)

    I did an internet search for "increased lactate impairs coagulation" and got this: https://journals.lww.com/jnsa/Abstract/2006/07000/Increased_Lactate_Levels_Impair_the_Coagulation.7.aspx and several others.
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    Article in The Times (London) 10/12/2019 on microbiome (mentions 'CFS')

    You don't get a 'Log in' option at the top as well then?
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    Article in The Times (London) 10/12/2019 on microbiome (mentions 'CFS')

    I can get the Times articles online (possibly a limited number but I got this one OK) for free. Can't anyone?
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    An Alzheimer treatment: lecanemab (Biogen)

    I focused on the poor quality of findings of amyloid/dementia in my Masters degree in the early 2000s. It obviously impressed the examiners, as I got the top grade. There was a team endlessly researching amyloid/dementia at the Open University. I exposed the head of the team in his lies. But...
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    Possible cancer risk from ranitidine

    from Physician's First Watch 9.12.19: FDA Investigating Whether Diabetes Drug Contains NDMA By the Editors The FDA is investigating whether the diabetes drug metformin contains N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a probable human carcinogen. Other drugs like ranitidine and some angiotensin II...
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    Possible cancer risk from ranitidine

    from Physician's First Watch 6.12.19: FDA Asks Ranitidine and Nizatidine Makers to Expand NDMA Testing By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by - Andre Sofair, MD, MPH, and - William E. Chavey, MD, MS The FDA is now asking manufacturers to test all lots of ranitidine (brand name, Zantac) and...
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    Recovery from Metabolic Syndrome Associated with Lower Cardiovascular Risk

    from Physician's First Watch. Recovery from Metabolic Syndrome Associated with Lower CV Risk By Kelly Young Edited by - David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and - Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD Recovery from metabolic syndrome is associated with lower risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)...
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    'They think disability is almost worse than being dead' - fibromyalgia article on BBC website

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-49911276 "I won't let you make me feel bad for the things I cannot do, I am tired of being talked over by people like you." To watch Tilly Moses perform her folk music on stage, there are no visual clues she's disabled - although the message is...
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    Gary Burgess - The ME show, and updates about Gary's health.

    I'm very sorry to hear your news, @Gary Burgess. I hope the treatment goes as well as possible, and that you are soon back to posting your ME news. Wishing you all the strength you need.
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    Selective effects of acute low-grade inflammation on human visual attention (2019) Balter et al.

    That's how it was for me until 2016. Then my brain went doolally for a while, and it hasn't really recovered. I got really good grades in my OU studies, but they took more effort, and sometimes I couldn't do them.
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    Selective effects of acute low-grade inflammation on human visual attention (2019) Balter et al.

    What is meant by 'AD'? It usually means Alzheimer's Disease, but I'm guessing not here.
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    PEM for those who are, or were, mild sufferers, how would you describe it?

    Hi, @Andy, You've put 'where' instead of 'were' in the title of the thread.
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    Mild sleep apnea

    Sorry - I should have realised my brain fog was worse than usual!
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    Mild sleep apnea

    "average oxygen saturation has dropped to 94 % from 98 %" Is that the wrong way round?
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