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I wonder what's mysterious about it?

This is just an aside, but the way I measure my own fatigue has varied over the years. 1) How long can I hold my arms above my head? I've always been able to raise my arms, but at my worst they would drop instantly I got them above my head. 2) How many stairs can I walk up before I start to...

I don't have studies. But the NHS suggests fasting overnight (for 12 hours) before iron testing : https://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1018.aspx?CategoryID=69 The link I gave you earlier : http://www.americanhs.org/faq.htm : mentions fasting and giving up iron supplements for a week before the tests...

Very interesting, but I'm dubious about the iodide suggestion. Low iodine is a cause of hypothyroidism in parts of the world where iodine is low in the soil that crops are grown in. But elsewhere in the world giving iodine to iodine-replete patients is likely to suppress thyroid activity, not...

1) Does this link help? https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/transferrin-saturation 2) Did your daughter have her blood taken first thing in the morning, having fasted for 12 hours? 3) Has she been on iron supplements at all? And, if yes, did she stop them...

One thing I wish would happen with scientific research papers is that authors would do their best to write in as clear a manner as possible using as much standard English as they can, and using statistics that explain and discuss their findings rather than obscure them. If I take a look at...

This is similar to the comment made by some doctors to people with hypothyroidism on the subject of T3. When some patients had the opportunity to try T3 they started to feel better. The response of some doctors to this news was "Well, heroin makes people feel better too, but we don't prescribe...

According to this page : https://petition.parliament.uk/ there have been 2,770 signatures in the last hour. I like this link because it saves me from doing any arithmetic. ;)

Thanks for the reply and the information. I hadn't realised that it was not guaranteed there will be a debate. This is very depressing. I suspect this particular petition may get a very large number of responses, which will make it harder for the government to dismiss. But will the media even...

The petition has reached 115,112 signatures at time of writing. This means that parliament must debate it properly, it can't be passed secretly. Yippee! It will be interesting to see how much higher it goes.

It's getting very close - over 96,000 now - it's doubled since I first saw the petition earlier today. :thumbup:

A review from a cardiologist of the meta-analysis posted in the original post in this thread : Fawning Coverage of New Antidepressants Review Masks Key Caveats

Good idea, and now Done. :)

Just found this on another forum : -------------------------------------- https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/205106 Just found this petition on Facebook about imminent changes to the NHS... "If you live in the UK, for you and your family this could well end up being the single most...

I followed a link from NelliePledge's link, then followed some more links to end up here : http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sqea1l It is a presentation/speech that a Danish MP wanted to give in the Danish Parliament but for some reason couldn't give it in it's original form. In the end he...

And yet my impression of modern life is that ethics are considered to be an optional extra in so many facets of life. The people who are supposed to reject materialist values are the poor, so that they don't expect anything of the rich when the rich don't need them. At the same time, what...

Can you remember more details? I would be interested.

Link to whole paper : http://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(17)32802-7.pdf Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 21 antidepressant drugs for the acute treatment of adults with major depressive disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis Summary Background...

Yes, I noticed the bit about the gap in services because of a lack of funding, and it made my jaw drop. I've never seen it said so brazenly.

I've just finished watching the whole thing, and it just made me uncomfortable and angry. There is this assumption behind all of it that doctors never make a mistake when blaming symptoms on mental health issues, and that physical symptoms can't be real. If they were real "the tests" would have...