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I'd rather have cancer, says teen

(World health - EU Monitor 14/08/2009)

TEENAGER Alex Wilson-Glab has barely been out of bed in 10 years and dreams of a good night's sleep. She is so chronically tired some days she can't sit up, can't eat or leave the house and lives nearly every day in her single bed in her small bedroom in Brunswick, Melbourne. "I stay in bed. I can't study any more and I can't even celebrate my birthday any more," said Alex, 18. Alex contracted glandular fever in grade 3 and has suffered the affects of chronic fatigue syndrome since.

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ME pair appeal 'unfair NHS rules'

(BBC 11/02/2009)

Two ME patients are due to launch a High Court appeal against what they say is an "unfair and irrational" approach by the NHS to their condition. The judicial review is being brought by Kevin Short, from Norwich, and London-based Douglas Fraser. They will argue the NHS was wrong to place so much emphasis on psychological rather than medical therapies.

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Stress hormone 'a marker for ME'

(BBC 06/01/2009)

Low levels of the stress hormone cortisol marks out children at higher risk of developing chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) as adults, experts believe. A small US study has found a statistical link between low cortisol levels, CFS and a history of childhood trauma. More research is required to clarify any actual relationship.

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Health leaders accused of 'burying' report on ME care

(The Scotsman 16/08/2008)

A SUPPORT group for people with chronic and debilitating fatigue has accused NHS Lothian of "burying" a report that criticises the way sufferers are cared for within t

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'Seven genetic types of ME' found

(BBC 06/05/2008)

Geneticists identify a biological basis for seven different subtypes of chronic fatigue syndrome.

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