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    Coronavirus - worldwide spread and control

    My brother in law and family live in Sweden . Initially they thought that the herd immunity approach made sense ( as though it was a cold) . Life has been more normal in that schools and nurseries have been kept open ( both their children are under 10) , and shops, transport continued . They...
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    Discriminatory cytokine profiles predict muscle function, fatigue and cognitive function in patients with ME/CFS. McArdle et al. 2020

    Do we know the ratio of male / females tested? Asking as some studies have suggested that females utilize protein differently - might this not affect muscles and perhaps indicate catabolization ?
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    Coronavirus - worldwide spread and control

    So if I was a BAME parent ( or any parent ) with diabetes/asthma/cardiovascular issues I should wave my child off without worry. Schools have always been great incubators - where is the plan B, or at least some form of online learning for those families with high risk? There are even providers...
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    Esther Crawley

    Thanks - I wondered if there was a big media spoon being stirred...glad that it's not
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    Activity measurement in pediatric chronic fatigue syndrome, 2020, Jason et al

    I know of some children ( not all ME) who told the authority figure what they thought they wanted to hear, either to make them go away ( psychology and teachers seen to score high in this , bit may be age dependent ) , or to please In an asymmetric power balance it is not uncommon.
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    United Kingdom: Scotland NHS Lothian ME/CFS clinic

    Thank you. ME Action are looking into this too. The weird thing is that if it is historic , why would it be teeeted now ?
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    Esther Crawley

    Can I ask why @Sly Saint posted yesterday - is there a media revisiting of this? I expect some form of media intervention to try and control the narrative for both NICE ( as can also be seen by the flurry of published papers) and now long COVID which could expose the paucity of scientific...
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    United Kingdom: Scotland NHS Lothian ME/CFS clinic

    Posting this link here , but can be moved.Apologies, I am in a rush for an appointment . Wessley ' s role in the CFS / ME debacle in Scotland, which seems to have had an impact Probably similar to come re NICE https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/85/2/214
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    United Kingdom: Scotland NHS Lothian ME/CFS clinic

    Given Afme publicly confirmed that this proposed service did not have their support , and the tweet was removed, did you manage to find out anything about this?
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    Audio distraction: podcasts, audio books, radio on demand

    My daughter is currently enjoying my Scribd subscription ( I opened an account a couple of years ago to access a few technical papers before I found Sci-hub). She thinks it's brilliant as there is no limit to how many things you can access per month, you don't have to wait for some audio and...
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    Patience

    I wish I knew. I have never had any , and have less as i age! I
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    New draft NICE guidelines for chronic pain emphasises exercise, CBT and acupuncture over medication

    By physicians for physicians to garner a particular response ? Or will the expanded answers such as @Trish ' s be significant enough to count for something
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    Coronavirus - worldwide spread and control

    How does a less deadly strain affect the long Covid phenomenon when many were not seriously affected by the initial viral infection .
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    CBT for ME that is accepted by the community.

    Yes, this is very true. I know of a couple of therapists who worked at CAMHS and at that time it was largely a one trick pony with a set script. Many kids also worked out what they should say to " please" the therapist , especially if personalities were an issue, so overall efficacy was...
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    Vascular ATP‐sensitive K+ channels support maximal aerobic capacity and critical speed via convective and diffusive O2 transport, 2020, Colburn et al

    Nothing is ever easy is it ? An ever moving goalposts. Given that potassium is key for cellular pumps , how does the finding affect sodium?
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    The biology of coronavirus COVID-19 - including research and treatments

    Hmm and what about the ones who didn't go to hospital - a lot of the " longhaulers" appear to those who did not go to hospital at all
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