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" Goop's "Trusted Expert" Anthony William Dispenses Junk Science, Say Critics How has the Florida-based huckster got away with it for so long? By Rae Paoletta on January 10, 2018 "In the spring of 2013, Kate Gallagher Leong called Anthony William. She was desperate for help. Forty-eight days...

Fairly short article but to the point. " Documentary shows pain caused by chronic fatigue syndrome “It’s all in your head.” Try telling that to someone who is so riddled with pain and fatigue they are confined to their beds, or if they do get out once in a while, it’s with great difficulty."...

" The best thing for patients and their care is to admit you don’t know everything. As a doctor, it is unnerving to confront an ailment that you don’t immediately know how to conquer. All those years of training, all those hours of study — and yet at some point, every doctor is confronted by...

I think these petitions have been forgotten(?) https://www.unrest.film/nih-petition/ https://www.unrest.film/global-petition I signed both. The numbers are very low (both around the 2,000 mark); I'm surprised with all the coverage of UNREST that they (the petitions) have not been shared more...

00:08 – 02:37 - John Church reports on suffers of M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) commonly called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. He interviews a number of suffers who are learning to live with the illness and how they cope with their daily lives. He talks to Professor Dennis Wakefield about causes...

Found this short discussion following the PBS broadcast: " Who else watched that PBS documentary last night about chronic fatigue syndrome? Holy shit. posted 19 hours 15 minutes ago in Toddler share twitter email print 25 Replies (log in or sign up to post a comment) Tell me about it 19 hr...

He's done a similar thing with Anne Ortregens suicide post: "Anne Örtegren has circulating in the patient community a farewell post to follow her recent death, which she chose over further suffering." https://mindthebrain.blog/author/jcoynester/

I completely disagree with this; and seem to remember a number of discussions where others agreed it was a bad idea (unless it was life threatening eg Addisons). I won't post the links to the threads as they are on the other place and easily searchable. There is also research to show that...

Interesting blog by David Healy about the Maddox prize: " In 2017 the Sense about Science (SAS) John Maddox (JM) Prize was awarded to to Riko Muranaka for her efforts to counter apparent misinformation about the HPV vaccine. MedWatcher Japan are the group who have helped raise the profile of...

Science Oxford to show Unrest. "Tuesday, 30th January 2018 6.15PM - 8.30PM Suitable for ages 15+ £9.50 / £6 (concessions available) We are delighted to welcome two speakers for our post-film discussion. Karl Morten is an ME/CFS researcher, and is especially interested in understanding the role...

Shame they use 'Chronic Fatigue' more than once and its under Disease and Mental Health.......... but I guess only PWME might notice (?) For those who have not seen it yet: "Unrest will be available to stream for free starting the morning after broadcast, on this site and via the PBS app, for a...

"Sir Simon Wessely lecture Tuesday 27th February, 17:30-18:45 2018 Newcastle University The former President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, knighted for services to psychological medicine and military health, is the first psychiatrist to become president of the Royal Society of...

Following on from Nathalie Wrights article in the Independent. "Actually, I think this has been coming for a long time, but it just might have happened this morning in the UK online newspaper, The Independent. The public conversation has shifted about the biopsychosocial model of myalgic...

Crawley did say she might develop a CFS/ME measure of severity (if she could get the funding) again by asking the children: (all things SMILE can be found here: https://meagenda.wordpress.com/category/dr-esther-crawley/) From discussions with the REC on SMILE: " "Our protocol makes it clear that...

" Gaming addiction is to be listed as a mental health condition for the first time by the World Health Organisation. Its 11th International Classification of Diseases (ICD) will include the condition "gaming disorder". The draft document describes it as a pattern of persistent or recurrent...

Lest we forget; Action for ME : https://www.actionforme.org.uk/resources/questions-and-answers/wwhats-the-aim-of-the-paediatric-study-youre-funding/ " Led by: Prof Esther Crawley Aim: This severe paediatric M.E. surveillance study aims to measure the incidence, demographic and clinical features...

started thread here: https://www.s4me.info/index.php?posts/30983/