A summary of recent M.E. related stories in the news. Headlines appearing in the media as dated:
Review of Hysteria: the biography
Wendy Moore mentions that while some illnesses once dismissed as hysteria are now treated as physical illnesses, such as epilepsy, “equally debilitating and inexplicable symptoms persist, in CFS for example, that fail to fit our current medical model or cultural norms, still stigmatizing sufferers and confounding doctors.”
BMJ, p 76
31/10/09
Diagnosed aged 9
Monique Taratula-Lyons of Hove was diagnosed in April 2008 after a series of infections culminating in glandular fever.
The Argus online
29/10/09
Eric returns
Eric Smart is cycling back from Adelaide to Aberdeen, having already spent 17 months in the saddle, in a fantastic bid to raise money for the ME Association. To donate, go to www.justgiving.com/ericsmart
Scottish Sun, p84/85
30/10/09
M.E. concert
remember will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a concert at Danny House, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex at 7.30pm tomorrow, 31 October. Tickets £15. Call 01273 831733
Mid Sussex Times, p23
29/10/09
More research needed
Letter from Sir Peter Spencer, Action for M.E., calling for Government funding to verify the latest XMRV research.
Your Canterbury, p 19
21/10/09
Study warning
Letter from Colin Barton, Chair, Sussex and Kent ME/CFS Society, saying researchers do not yet know if the retrovirus is a cause of a consequence of M.E.
Bexhill on Sea Observer, p 7
23/10/09
Confusing M.E. and fatigue
Letter from Dr John Greensmith, MEFreeForAll.org, saying M.E. should not be synonymous with chronic fatigue syndrome as people with M.E. experience fatigue like no other.
Bath Chronicle, p 44/45
29/10/09
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