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It seems they were all brought up with the view, attributed to B Jowett, "never retract, never explain, never apologise," or possibly the even more contemptuous "never retract, never explain, get it done and let them howl." In any event VC's probably have more time consuming things to do. Such...

I sometimes wonder how many of the alleged cases of ME are merely particular presentations of the metamorphosis of the teenager.

Time for some Christmas spirit. Fruitcake, anyone?

One trusts that EC will be duly grateful for DT's work. Did she not say in one of the interviews that the outcome of the trial was not entirely expected? Now she will know why.

I thought that this article from the Guardian by Will Storr might belong here. It is worth reading if for no other reason than the apparent belief system of a person allegedly a "former head of ethics at the British Medical Association". The Mystery of Carole Myers...

It is strange to answer that they have no "direct" knowledge of the study. That seems to imply that they have indirect knowledge. One wonders what would constitute direct or indirect knowledge within a departmental framework? The response suggests, perhaps incorrectly, that there is something...

Is it officially recorded how many visits SW made to Afghanistan and Iraq? It would also be interesting to know how many casualties were recorded in the areas which he visited. It is made to sound as if he was a frequent flier and that he was going to forward operating bases in dangerous parts...

There seem to be reasonable grounds for believing that something of this nature occurred with Wessely. The "threat" to cut someone's balls off appears to have been directed at him. Without knowing the circumstances and context, which never seems to be mentioned, it is hard to form much of an...

I think we should aspire to the first circle, or limbo (but without the dancing). Dante had the virtuous unbelievers assigned to it. Unbelievers? Certainly. Virtuous? We can but try.

Does the current model preferred by the quacks fulfil the criteria of being neither wholly somatic or wholly psychiatric? Would not the concept of an illness triggered by physical causes but perpetuated by psychological ones fit this description?

There is just one point which I would question, and it concerns the use of the term "Muppets" in the Devon conference. I know that I was in a minority of one on the subject but I felt that this was not a joking reference to children suffering from MUPS. I interpreted as a slightly self...

That's all well and good, but we know that "clinical research should be carried out by those without the inevitable, albeit unconscious, biases caused by suffering from this condition." At least, that is what we have been told. Pelosi, David and Wessely letter to BMJ 7 May 1988...

What a surprise that, with all the talk of death threats, this story is not being seriously pursued by the SMC. Sounds right up their street.

Was not Colin Blakemore quoted in the infamous Sunday Times article. (That's a rhetorical question. He was.) So he can be taken as an objective judge.

How about: "In addition we believe that understanding of the post viral fatigue syndrome has been hindered by doctors who suffer from the condition also researching it. Though medical training affords insight into the subjective effects of illness, it is axiomatic that objectivity is not...

If you need a nap, you need a nap, even if you do not particularly want one. Many is the time I have gone to lie down to listen to a particular concert I wished to hear, only to wake up to realise that the concert is long since over. And that is with a radio speaker a couple of feet from my...

"However, the results show, that for the patients described here, despite the severity of their problems, substantial improvement and even complete recovery was possible." It seems that the problems of definitions of improvement and recovery are of long standing. These were all members of the...

that link didn't work for me. Am I being more than usually incompetent?

No sign that she has any intention of righting this. The only problem they apparently have is with the criticism.

This occurred to me also and I have been wondering what it tells us about the process. This response was issued a short time after DT's expected blog on the subject. There seem to be two alternatives. Either this was a reply which had been under consideration for some time and which was merely...