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Dr Crippen: the ME debate - The Guardian 20th October 2009
"Despite recent research, doctors continue to be sceptical about ME"
Scientists link chronic fatigue ailment to retrovirus - The Independent 12th October 2009
"Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), a mysterious and debilitating exhaustion that is not relieved by sleep, appears to be linked to a retrovirus, researchers announced Thursday in a breakthrough study.
In the latest issue of Science, researchers said their findings could lead to a treatment for an ailment affecting millions of Americans and that in some cases render them unable to work or engage in even moderately robust activities."
Getting over 'yuppie flu' - The Guardian 10th October 2009
"Evidence of the virus XMRV has been found in ME sufferers. So will the condition finally be treated ... and treated seriously?"
Chronic fatigue caused by retrovirus, say scientists - Daily Mail 10th October 2009
"Scientists may have discovered the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome - the mysterious condition that affects 250,000 Britons.
They have found a strong link between the illness, sometimes known as ME or myalgic encephalomyelitis, and a virus connected to prostate cancer. "
ME virus discovery raises hopes - BBC Health News 9th October 2009
"US scientists say they have made a potential breakthrough in understanding what causes the condition known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or ME.
Their research in the journal, Science, suggests that a single retrovirus known as XMRV does play a role in ME. "
Has science found the cause of ME? - The Independent 9th October 2009
"Scientists say they have made a dramatic breakthrough in understanding the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome – a debilitating condition affecting 250,000 people in Britain which for decades has defied a rational medical explanation.
The researchers have discovered a strong link between chronic fatigue syndrome, which is sometimes known as ME or myalgic encephalomyelitis, and an obscure retrovirus related to a group of viruses found to infect mice."
Mother admits aiding ME suicide - BBC Health News 3rd July 2009
A mother of a prominent ME sufferer and campaigner has admitted aiding and abetting the suicide of her daughter.
Bridget Kathleen Gilderdale, 54, of Stonegate, near Heathfield, Sussex, pleaded guilty to the charge at Lewes Crown Court.
ME: Proof that it isn't all in the mind? - The Telegraph 1st June 2009
Belgian doctors, Professor Kenny De Meirleir and Dr Chris Roelant, have developed a simple test that, they claim, solves the mystery of 'yuppie flu'.
Health book of the week: Chronic fatigue - Daily Mail 1st June 2009
Former model Suzi Walker, 37, has suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME for ten years.
Scientists develop home-testing kit for ME - Daily Mail 28th May 2009
Scientists have developed a £13 home-testing kit which they claim will help identify people suffering from myalgic encephalopathy (ME).
The urine test checks for certain bacteria and toxins based on the theory that the illness is strongly linked to those particular strains and a build up of toxins in the body.
ME pair lose NHS treatment appeal - BBC Health News 14th March 2009
Two ME patients have lost a High Court appeal against what they claimed was an "unfair and irrational" approach by the NHS to their condition.
The judicial review was brought by Kevin Short, from Norwich, and London-based Douglas Fraser.
Stress hormone 'a marker for ME' - BBC Health News 6th January 2009
Low levels of the stress hormone cortisol marks out children at higher risk of developing chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, experts believe.
These children if exposed to trauma, particularly emotional maltreatment and sexual abuse, had a six-fold increased risk for CFS, evidence shows.
I know that ME exists ... I suffer from it twice a year, says G4 star Jonathan Ansell - Daily Mail 27th December 2008
These are heady days for singer Jonathan Ansell. The 26-year-old is forging a successful solo career after making his name with the opera loving group G4 who sold 1.5million copies of their three albums in the UK.
And he will be spending the New Year with his fiancee, TV presenter Debbie King, whom he proposed to last month from the stage as he performed his show A Night At The Opera at the London Palladium.
I spent £20,000 trying to beat ME with quack cures. And all I really needed to do was slow down - Daily Mail 15th December 2008
On first impression, former model Suzi Walker leads a charmed life. She lives in a luxury £2million home in Surrey with her daughter Sophie, aged ten; her boyfriend is Simon Jordan, 41-year-old millionaire chairman of Crystal Palace Football Club - and in January she gave birth to their daughter, Cameron.
Mother is questioned over 'murder' of disabled daughter - The Independent 9th December 2008
Neighbours in the East Sussex hamlet of Stonegate described Kay Gilderdale as an "absolute saint", a mother who had to watch her lively, sporty 14-year-old daughter Lynn become disabled by illness by the age of 31.
Sussex Police announced yesterday Ms Gilderdale had been arrested on suspicion of murdering her daughter. Officers from the major crime branch drove the 54-year-old away from her bungalow and for questioning.
Mother Kay Gilderdale is held on suspicion of killing ME daughter - The Times 9th December 2008
A policeman's wife has been arrested on suspicion of killing their 31-year-old daughter, who had suffered from a serious illness for more than half her life.
Kay Gilderdale, 54, was released on bail pending further inquiries after the death of her daughter Lynn, who had been bedridden for 16 years while suffering from myalgic encephalopathy, also known as ME or chronic fatigue syndrome.
Mother of ME sufferer arrested over suspected 'mercy killing' - The Telegraph 8th December 2008
The mother of an ME sufferer who was bed-ridden for 17 years has been arrested on suspicion of her murder in a suspected mercy killing.
Devoted mother arrested over 'mercy killing of yuppie flu daughter who died of massive morphine overdose' - Daily Mail 9th December 2008
A mother who nursed her daughter for 17 years with the disease ME has been arrested on suspicion of her murder following what is believed to have been a 'mercy killing'.
Police sources revealed that Lynn Gilderdale, 31, died from a massive overdose of morphine after attempting suicide with the same drug at least twice during her battle with the debilitating condition.
Detectives arrested her mother Kay, 54, over suspicions that she helped administer the fatal dose after watching her daughter suffer since she was 14.
New hope for ME sufferer - Carlisle News & Star 3rd December 2008
FOR 20 years Barrow’s Lisa Whitehall has struggled to find a cure for her Myalgic Encephalitis (ME) and has spent over £20,000 in her search for relief from her debilitating condition.
But now, says Lisa, 34, she has found new hope with a type of osteopathy treatment developed by a Manchester-based doctor.
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