A summary of recent M.E. related stories in the news. Headlines appearing in the media as dated:
Health coach
Letter asking what are the risks of developing M.E. after swine flu and generally through over-working. Dr Dan Rutherford says viral infection appears to be the trigger but there’s still a lot of mystery around the illness. Try to find a bit more time for yourself and slow down.
Sunday Telegraph (Life), p 22
22/11/09
Degree success
Tom Hunt, who has battled M.E. since aged 11, has finally graduated from the University of Worcester with a BA honours degree.
Worcester News, p 10
20/11/09
M.E. support
Launceston Fibromyalgia Support Group have changed their committee. The group meets on the second Wednesday of every month at The Dingley Hall, from 10am.
Holsworthy Post, p 3
19/11/09
As above:
Cornish & Devon Post (Launceston), p 3
19/11/09
XMRV
Letter from Dr John Greensmith, ME Free For All.org, saying that the recent XMRV discovery would be more valid and reliable for people with M.E. if the diagnostic criteria only used people with M.E. Not CFS.
New Scientist, p 32
18/11/09
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