21 February 2011
A summary of recent M.E. related stories in the news. Headlines appearing in the media as dated.
Action for M.E. responds to PACE results
Action for M.E. is surprised and disappointed by the results of the PACE Trial, which contradicts the charity’s own surveys and those of other patient groups.
ITV news, online
http://www.itv.com/news/new-me-breakthrough57275/
18/02/11
As Above
Yahoo! UK & Ireland, online
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20110218/tuk-talking-and-exercise-could-cure-me-s-45dbed5.html
18/02/11
Able Magazine, online
http://ablemagazine.co.uk/uk-study-says-brain-and-body-training-treats-me/
18/02/11
Central FM, online
http://www.centralfm.co.uk/news/2011/2/15935405_study__talking_and_exercise_could_cure_me.html
18/02/11
Results of the PACE Trial
PACE Trial results state that, after one year, CBT and GET, in combination with specialised medical care were associated with the most improvement for people with CFS.
BBC Radio 5 Live, 5 Live Drive, 5.52pm
18/02/11
As above
Borders Radio, News, 1.02pm
18/02/11
Carlisle FM, News, 7.01am
18/02/11
Channel 5, Five News Lunchtime, 12.41pm
18/02/11
Forth Two AM, News, 11.02am
18/02/11
West Sound, News, 1.02pm
18/02/11
Daily Record, online
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/health-news/2011/02/18/exercise-and-therapy-can-reverse-effects-of-me-86908-22931725/
18/02/11
Daily Express, online
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/229817
18/02/11
Daily Star, online
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/posts/view/177405/Trial-offers-hope-for-ME-sufferers/
18/02/11
Sunday Journal, online
http://www.sundayjournal.ie/health-news-from-nhs-choices/Therapies-39moderately-improve39-CFS.6720936.jp
19/02/11
Medscape, online
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/737668
18/02/11
Teeside Evening Gazette, p 8
18/02/11
Bristol Evening Post, p 29
18/02/11
Telegraph & Argus, p 6
18/02/11
Mirror, online
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2011/02/18/trial-offers-hope-for-me-sufferers-115875-22931860/
18/02/11
The syndicated article that appeared in the Mirror, above, also appeared online in the following newspapers: Burton Mail, Durham Times, Huddersfield Examiner, Harlow Star, Harrow Observer, IC Liverpool, Keighley News, Knutsford Guardian, LD Express, Mid Devon Star, MSN, Oxford Mail, Oxford Times, Petersfield Post, Redhill & Reigate Life, Richmond & Twickenham Times, Scotland on Sunday, Staffordshire Newsletter, This is Cheshire, Virgin Media and Western Daily Press; and in the Northern Echo, p 8.
18/02/11
Armley Today, online
http://www.armleytoday.co.uk/trial¬_offers¬¬_hope_for_me_sufferers_1_3093658
18/02/11
The syndicated article that appeared in Armley Today, above, also appeared online in the following newspapers: Batley & Birstall News, Belper News, Bournemouth Echo. Buckingham Today, Burnely Express, Bury Times, Buxton Advertiser, Chichester Observer, Daventry Express, Dunstable Today, Garstang Courier, Lakeland Echo, Mansfield & Ansfield Chad, Morley Observer, Petersfield Post and Pocklington Post.
18/02/11
No one believed me
Carlisle United Supporters’ Club Player of the Year Nigel Saddington 1988 had his career cut short when he was diagnosed with M.E. More than 22 years on, and still experiencing symptoms, Nigel remembers that his team mates and manager didn’t really believe that he was ill.
Cumberland News, online
http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/carlisle-utd-hero-my-career-collapsed-because-i-thought-i-was-dying-1.810352?referrerPath=home
19/02/11
As above
Carlisle News & Star, online
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/carlisle-united/latest/carlisle-utd-hero-my-career-collapsed-because-i-thought-i-was-dying-1.810352?referrerPath=carlisle-united
19/02/11
Carlisle Times & Star, online
http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/carlisle-utd-hero-my-career-collapsed-because-i-thought-i-was-dying-1.810352?referrerPath=home_2_1679
19/02/11
Perrin Technique
Jade Hodgkinson, 19, says she has recovered from M.E. by using the Perrin Technique, a form of lymphatic drainage.
Garstang Courier, p 1
16/02/11
Test for coeliac disease
In letters to editors concerning the story that Esther Rantzen believes her daughter’s symptoms of M.E. could be down to coeliac disease, five readers urge anyone with M.E. to have a proper coeliac test.
The Mail on Sunday, p 28
21/02/11
Difficulty filling in forms
Marjorie Isabel Lee, who has M.E., has been convicted of benefit fraud after failing to declare money she had in her account. A doctor confirmed that her M.E. was genuine, and that she would have had difficulty filling in the forms quickly to declare the money.
Down Recorder, p 4
16/02/11
Trying to kill M.E.
The Street’s Mike Skinner talks about living with CFS. His new album Computers and blues features a track called Trying to kill M.E., recounting his battle with the illness in 2009.
Yahoo! UK & Ireland, online
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/1/20110219/ten-skinner-hopes-to-raise-awareness-of-c60bd6d.html
19/02/11
As above
Daily Express, online
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/229893/Skinner-hopes-to-raise-awareness-of-fatigue-syndrome
18/02/11
Contact Music, online
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/skinner-hopes-to-raise-awareness-of-fatigue-syndrome_1202864
18/02/11
Orange, online
http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/skinner_raising_awareness_of_fatigue_syndrome
18/02/11
PR Inside, online
http://www.pr-inside.com/skinner-hopes-to-raise-awareness-of-r2426906.htm
18/02/11
Off to Uganda
Amy Harrison, who has CFS, plans to travel to Uganda to teach the children the importance of education.
IC Sutton Coldfield, online
http://icsuttoncoldfield.icnetwork.co.uk/news/localnews//tm_headline=tough-challenge-faces-brave-amy%26method=full%26objectid=28194622%26siteid=52630-name_page.html
18/02/11
Visceral manipulation
Alison Harvey, who was diagnosed with M.E. when she was 13, has written a book about visceral manipulation, a therapeutic technique developed by a French osteopath.
Ayrshire Post, p 22
18/02/11
The information contained within each press summary is provided for your personal information only. It does not necessarily reflect the views of Action for M.E.
