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" Australians are going to extreme lengths to avoid coming into contact with mould. Known as 'mould avoiders', they are a group of individuals who become severely sick when they are around mould. Richard Barry, 32, has had to spend most of his days constantly aware of his surroundings in...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45765767 After the airport forgot to load his self propel wheelchair, this paraplegic man chose to drag himself along the floor through the airport rather than be pushed in a 'push only' wheelchair. His reasons are that it would be humiliating & degrading to have...

This wasn't too bad until they started trying to explain the symptoms: " If you have CFS, you may have: Sore throat Fatigue Memory or concentration loss (which may come from a lack of true rest) Headaches Unrefreshing or lack of productive sleep (you get plenty of sleep but you're still...

" A quarter of the population claim to suffer from fatigue. But sometimes extreme tiredness can be hiding a more serious illness. It is easy to blame exhaustion on the stresses of an increasingly demanding lifestyle or work. But if after six months those feelings of exhaustion haven't gone...

Article: " Bioglan homeopathic melatonin Big pharmaceutical companies, or 'big pharma', are synonymous with big medical production, big money and a big impact on the type of healthcare products we can access. One thing that's rarely expected from big pharma is homeopathic cures, which are more...

Article by Steven Salzberg "A few days ago, a news story in the journal Nature reported that the World Health Organization, which is supposed to be devoted to improving the health and medical care of people around the globe, will for the first time endorse a belief system called "traditional...

Probably a minority interest. I think the biggest concern with CBT for ME/CFS is the graded activity component. However, potentially other aspects may cause problems. Adverse effects from nonpharmacological therapies have not been studied as closely as adverse effects from pharmacological...

Shame about the title. "The association and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth are hosting a screening and panel discussion of Unrest at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on Tuesday." "At least two Upper Valley clinicians seeking to improve the medical community’s understanding of...

For anyone interested in how things got going leading down the current path of BPS. It's a long article and sadly I did not read the whole thing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5795290/

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-everything-you-need-to-know Not too bad i thought. Of course not perfect but I thought it pretty reasonable in comparison to many media articles. At least it's tone is reasonably respectful/sympathetic to the sufferer. Edited to...

I was surprised to find this article posted on the ME/CFS Australia (SA) Inc site: http://www.sacfs.asn.au/ Sep 18, 2018 by Ernie Schramayr Hamilton Spectator " Exercise leads to a release of “feel good” hormones that makes most people feel energized, clear headed, invigorated. ............"...

from the Ulster Herald: " A BRAVE Omagh boy who has ME hopes his upcoming appearance on Children in Need will help inspire young people to ‘live life to the fullest’. Even though Mark McAnulla is only 13-years-old, he has courageously battled the side-effects of his ‘myalgic encephalomyelitis’...

Excerpt from this article which appeared in a Australian mainstream newspaper today, to publicise the release of the findings of Emerge’s Health and Welfare patient survey. “Controversially, some Australian doctors are still prescribing a type of exercise treatment no longer recommended by the...

"Researchers should embrace negative results instead of accentuating the positive, which is one of several biases that can lead to bad science." "When we think of biases in research, the one that most often makes the news is a researcher’s financial conflict of interest. But another bias, one...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6197085/ASK-DR-ELLIE-CANNON-clear-big-lump-throat.html I assume this is just mindless regurgitation with zero research.

Article in Bicester Advertiser: " The number of young people caring for loved ones in Oxfordshire increased by 374 in just a few months earlier this year, according to new figures. There are now 2,900 known young carers in the county but officials predict the real number could be up to four...

"In the following discourse I shall endeavour to shed light on how, and perhaps why, a serious disease has not been taken seriously for nearly half a century. The disease is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. Many people think it is the same thing as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome but I shall also explain why...

It's about the 'data thugs' who have been challenging junk science, Nick Brown, James Heathers and Jordan Anaya...

ME/CFS Awareness part 2 (note part 1 is also at the link below) " Our Story We were a normal everyday family, doing all the things that families do. It wasn’t until my daughter fell ill at twelve years old, that everything fell apart. It would start by her sleeping for two weeks at a time. It...

I've only skimmed this article by Richard Smith, former BMJ editor, but thought it looked v interesting, is quite long, so prob not poss for everyone to read, energy-wise. (I hope I am not duplicating - I actually had to go to HOW TO help menu as I so rarely start threads and didn't know what to...