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  1. NelliePledge

    Crowdfunded awareness campaigns including billboards

    I have no idea of how cost effective a billboard is compared to a Facebook ad or a local newspaper or TV ad.
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    Yeast Beta-Glucan Supplementation with Multivitamins Attenuates Cognitive Impairments in [ME/CFS], 2023, Lacasa et al

    Oat bran is the best source. It is even allowed to print health claims on the packaging
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    Yeast Beta-Glucan Supplementation with Multivitamins Attenuates Cognitive Impairments in [ME/CFS], 2023, Lacasa et al

    Beta glucan is pretty easily accessible in the diet don’t know other than as a money spinner what the point of taking supplements would be.
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    News from Austria and Switzerland

    Hi can any forum members based in Austria or Switzerland help with information about ME Organisations? We have contacted WE&ME Foundation - https://www.tempi-stiftung.at/ contact@weandmecfs.org https://de.weandmecfs.org/contact Email sent 23 Sep Österreichische Gesellschaft Für ME/CFS -...
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    News from Germany

    Also should have mentioned if someone would be able to volunteer to translate a message (couple of paragraphs) into German that would be great (I don’t trust my A level German from 42 years ago)
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    News from Germany

    Thanks @EndME. Eta I’ve now sent a message through the English language web form.
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    News from Germany

    We’ve got some German organisations on our contact list we’re working through for the Cochrane Advocacy. German Association for ME/CFS | Deutsche Gesellschaft für ME/CFS e.V. have signed. Thank you. ME/CFS Research Foundation https://mecfs-research.org/ contact@mecfs-research.org we’ve...
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    United Kingdom: BACME 2023 National Services Survey Report

    I’ve only skimmed, there is some interesting information, a lot could no doubt be interpreted differently by a different reviewer responses show some services that are keen to demonstrate that what they do is compliant with the new NICE guidelines, some a flavour of we were already doing that...
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    If you had to guess ME/CFS cause, what'd you say?

    Agree and not just slower speed, posture/gait affected.
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    Petition: S4ME 2023 - Cochrane: Withdraw the harmful 2019 Exercise therapy for CFS review

    That’s good news. When we get new organisations signing and sharing the petition numbers get a boost. It’s also helpful for organisations that have already shared on social media to share again after a couple of weeks as people don’t get to see every post.
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    Crowdfunded awareness campaigns including billboards

    I wonder why they chose this medium rather than others
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    United Kingdom: ME Association news

    Agreed. Having had a parent diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at 59 I think it’s the right approach to set a limit.
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    Open ME Association: The UK ME/CFS Post Mortem Tissue Bank and Tissue Donation

    19 October 2023 ME Association announces post mortem research partnership with Manchester brain bank https://meassociation.org.uk/2023/10/the-me-association-announces-new-post-mortem-research-partnership-with-manchester-brain-bank/
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    United Kingdom: ME Association news

    19 October ME Association announces post mortem partnership with Manchester Brain Bank https://meassociation.org.uk/2023/10/the-me-association-announces-new-post-mortem-research-partnership-with-manchester-brain-bank/
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    Independent advisory group for the full update of the Cochrane review on exercise therapy and ME/CFS (2020), led by Hilda Bastian

    Funding is from government bodies in various countries so that would be a big challenge. https://www.cochrane.org/about-us/our-funders-and-partners https://www.cochrane.org/news/news-cochrane-uk
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    Responsible ME/CFS journalism - how to report on treatments?

    Side effects and timeframe of at least 6 months are very important aspects on any report of individual improvement. I’ve had prescription medication that helped quite a lot with sleep for months then i became aware of the significant side effects and then eventually the beneficial effect...
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    Petition: S4ME 2023 - Cochrane: Withdraw the harmful 2019 Exercise therapy for CFS review

    Don’t know but definitely a positive step, maybe ask for advice about any steps that could be taken within parliament eg the APPG approaching relevant Select Committees to highlight concerns.
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