ASA Ruling on The Chrysalis Effect Ltd
Upheld
06 September 2023
full report here
https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/the-chrysalis-effect-ltd-g22-1164009-the-chrysalis-effect-ltd.html
from the first page of the pdf linked to at https://www.gov.uk/government/consu...rove-the-lives-of-people-with-mecfs-easy-read
Not a good start; not how 'We' say it...
merged
New drug thought to cut migraine attacks by half could be available within months (msn.com)
eta:another article with more info
'Life-changing' tablet that tackles common illness could be available in UK by Christmas (msn.com)
The new NICE guidelines specifically say that CBT should not be offered to pwME/cfs as a 'cure' or 'treatment' for ME but as a coping mechanism for living with a chronic condition.
Therefore any of the CBT for CFS (or ME/CFS) based on the deconditioning/psychosomatic model should now be invalid...
“We can’t tell you what proportion recover, we can only tell you what proportion clinically significantly improve”
http://www.cbtwatch.com/we-cant-tell-you-what-proportion-recover-we-can-only-tell-you-what-proportion-clinically-significantly-improve/
eta: Jeremy Vine BBC Radio 2 'medical...
yes; why I posted it.
also note the use of 'may improve' in the full paper becomes a definitive 'improve' in the short version. How many other Cochrane reviews do this I wonder?
also
didn't stop the group who did the exercise for cfs review.
Are interventions for fatigue effective among people with kidney failure requiring dialysis?
What is the issue?
Fatigue is a frequent and debilitating symptom that can limit life participation in people receiving dialysis. Fatigue is linked to impaired quality of life, cardiovascular disease...
The cost of sequencing continues to decrease. Now is the right time to start using next-generation sequencing to answer your scientific questions and further your research goals
https://www.genengnews.com/sponsored/ngs-answers-ambitious-questions/
Scheibenbogen et al
Abstract
There is increasing evidence for an autoimmune aetiology in post-infectious Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). SARS-CoV-2 has now become the main trigger for ME/CFS. We have already conducted two small proof-of-concept studies of IgG...
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posting this again because previous post wasn't clear.
I thought that the LC patients were being 'treated' at the 'fatigue clinic'?
As I said before I can't find anymore info on the review or the workshops it mentions.
https://www.pressherald.com/2023/08/31/commentary-the-pandemic-that-coronavirus-uncovered/
(Possibly promoting the writers 'blood test' to identify Lyme or LC.)
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