Something I kept in mind while we were house-hunting is that stair-lifts are an option, usually adding a couple thousand euros or dollars to the...
B12 injections and being careful with my muscle use :-P
These sorts of "diagnostic" tests just mean that someone found something a bit different from controls in a lab test, slapped a patent on it, and...
Yes, that's why it is important that the funding of health care not be a business - or at least a VERY tightly regulated one. If there is...
Overthrow the government? But basically, if we don't like what government agencies are doing, the only supposed solution is to elect a different...
The CDC and other US government agencies are essentially immune to lawsuits. The exception is if they choose to allow themselves to be sued....
He implies, basically presenting the supposed evidence that patients are depressed haters of psychiatric disorders, but rarely going so far as to...
It depends on the style ... but it looks like that company goes ultra-modern on the townhouse exteriors, so they aren't going to look very nice in...
Ben Goldacre and #AllTrialsButPACE :-P
We moved into a new house 15 months ago, and haven't had any problems. We immediately went with tile floors downstairs (underfloor heating) which...
That's basically what they're designed to do now. Low voltage, and they automatically shut themselves off if there's any overheating.
Electric blankets (or mattress covers) are extremely safe now, unless they're very old or they've been damaged.
It's not listed by the NIH in their data elements for ME/CFS. The report from the fatigue subgroup doesn't mention it, even as "exploratory",...
Even in my mid-20's people assumed I was about 10 years younger. In my early 30's a dentist perplexed me by scolding me for having the teeth of a...
From a BBC article: This isn't really news. Cluster 1 = Type 1. Cluster 2 is genetic diabetes, caused by mutations on certain genes. Clusters...
Yes, that certainly can happen. There are more tests that can be done for markers of how well B12 is being used - MMA, I think? It's important...
There are many different ways to advocate, and it isn't sensible or fair to criticize someone for failing to do it in every conceivable way or a...
PEM summary: https://www.commondataelements.ninds.nih.gov/Doc/MECFS/PEM_Subgroup_Summary.pdf This is also looking pretty good, though I still...
https://www.commondataelements.ninds.nih.gov/Doc/MECFS/Fatigue_Subgroup_Summary.pdf is interesting ... They are acknowledging that fatigue...
A previous version from December 16th is at...
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