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I went to the dentists recently and the dentist didn't wear a mask. I don't think anyone at the practice - employees or visitors - did (except me!).

I wear a mask when in public, although I'm not sure if I need to as I think my ME is autoimmune. It's better than having to go to hospital.

Eh? I don't follow. I thought that Dawkins was a goodie.

Quite a small study, so would be interested in seeing a larger one.

$41,127, 63%, 9 days left.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65187961 A woman who may only have months to live has told the BBC she is "angry and frustrated" at being in hospital five months after being cleared to go home. Charlotte Mills-Murray, 34, said attempts to organise care at her family home had been repeatedly...

Why do they have apparent inability to consistently use the word 'syndrome'?

By Philippa Roxby Health reporter A virus carried by ticks, which is common in many parts of the world, is now present in the UK and health officials are reminding the public how to avoid bites from the tiny bugs. They say the risk of tick-borne encephalitis is very low - only one person is...

I feel grotty on waking, sometimes/often/usually get worse over time (possibly dependent on eating), then usually feel gradually better from about 1500. It varies a bit, but I think I always feel grotty on waking or getting up.

Is MCS actually defined as due to inhalation of chemicals? I thought that it could include effects produced by contact with skin, for example.

"Inquiring about post-exertional cognitive dysfunction" may well not identify everyone who is suffering from post-exertional cognitive dysfunction, as they might not even understand questions! I haven't read the whole thing, so maybe there is some way to compensate for this.

There are a lot of hits for TAK-242, including this one https://arthritis-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13075-020-2097-2 I haven't got the brainpower to read it at the moment.

I received an email today or yesterday saying the same. Was yours an email?

Beautifully written, very well put.

It has definitely been changed since my initial posting, because it now says: "The spread of cases across the country and the fact it has been predominantly affecting schoolgirls, with fewer boys and adults falling ill, were central to his conclusion, he said."

I'm not sure whether this was included in the original version, but it also says: "Most cases have been at girls' schools. There have also been some reports of teachers and schoolboys affected, along with parents who have arrived at the scene."

Wessely says Iranian girls' symptoms are probably "mass sociogenic illness". This would appear to be a serious statement, when Iranian girls are being excluded from school: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64829798 "Prof Simon Wessely, a psychiatrist and epidemiologist at King's...

I avoid xylitol as much as possible as it's toxic to dogs. Really seriously toxic. But erythritol isn't, so they must have an important difference.

Couild it be that erythritol users are more likely to be overweight, therefore having greater cardiovascular risk?

I would assume that being vegan would considerably reduce the risk, as I believe that veganism reduces clotting risk. "Additional lab and animal research presented in the paper revealed that erythritol appeared to be causing blood platelets to clot more readily." Animal research is extremely...