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  1. Merry

    Thank you card for Dr. James Coyne

    I see someone wrote, "RIP, James." Odd. Or I misread? Some of the fonts are hard to read.
  2. Merry

    Thank you card for Dr. James Coyne

    The card has been sent. 373 signers.
  3. Merry

    3rd Anniversary Message from Justice for Karina Hansen

    See below instructions on where to address a card to Karina and her mother (use both names so Karina's mother has the legal right to see the cards). https://www.facebook.com/JusticeForKarinaHansen/posts/1026971967364260?notif_t=notify_me_page
  4. Merry

    Thank you card for Dr. James Coyne

    Bumping. I think you can still sign today. The instructions say until 5 pm. But what time zone?
  5. Merry

    Jamison Hill, featured in "Forgotten Plague," now bedbound; funds sought

    If you have seen "Forgotten Plague," you probably remember Jamison Hill, who, before he became ill. was a bodybuilder. When he first appears in the film, he is still well enough to exercise some and is articulate and alert as he talks to Ryan Prior. Later in the film he is much worse. Now...
  6. Merry

    See tweets from James Coyne's talk today in Ireland

    Sally Burch tweeted from the talk given in Ireland by James C. Coyne for patients today. She did a good job tweeting images of his slides. Check out her tweets @KeelaToo. I found out about her plans to tweet at her blog...
  7. Merry

    Malaria Just "Rediscovered" North American MALARIA

    Malaria was a big problem in the US until the invention, and widespread use of, DDT and also increased wealth in the US that meant citizens could afford to screen windows, etc. Now that I've about this article more I don't understand the claim that malaria was not thought to reside in mammals...
  8. Merry

    Malaria Just "Rediscovered" North American MALARIA

    Interesting. Thanks, @Crappy. No evidence, though, that this infection has spread to humans. In most infected deer the level of infection is "cryptic." (I'm delighted to discover this use of "cryptic.")
  9. Merry

    Poll: Depression Free ME/CFS studies?

    No, I'm not saying that Julia Newton is discriminating against people with ME/CFS with depression. I just don't think it's possible to pick out a group of "pure" (i.e., "depression-free") ME/CFS patients. I understand that this decision of Julia Newton to try to identify such a group to use...
  10. Merry

    Poll: Depression Free ME/CFS studies?

    @Seanko, thank you for taking the time -- and energy! -- to write out your thoughts on this and to look up information from an article by Julia Newton. I see the point of screening out patients who fit the criteria for depression only, but I don't see how it would be possible or even useful to...
  11. Merry

    Poll: Depression Free ME/CFS studies?

    How does a researcher determine if a person is depression-free?
  12. Merry

    Glyphosate - why so little research?

    Hello, @Penelope Else. The Environmental Working Group has just published an article, "Americans at Greater Risk of Glyphosate than Europeans," that you might find interesting. http://www.ewg.org/agmag/2016/02/americans-greater-risk-glyphosate-exposure-europeans I, too, have wondered why...
  13. Merry

    Video Trailer for "M.E.: the Hidden Truth" Film

    Yes, it is difficult to watch. It made me cry.
  14. Merry

    New study on source of cognitive decline in MS

    You're nice. Thanks. Oh, I agree that we may find clues about the nature of our own disease from the research of other diseases. Onward!
  15. Merry

    New study on source of cognitive decline in MS

    @Seanko, I had trouble setting up the quotes correctly, so you might want to revisit the post. :)
  16. Merry

    New study on source of cognitive decline in MS

    Although I've known people with Multiple Sclerosis (including two first cousins), I had never heard that a large percentage eventually develop significant cognitive dysfunction. http://neurosciencenews.com/myelin-multiple-sclerosis-cognition-3496/ The article includes an informative...
  17. Merry

    2 distinct subclusters in Fibromyalgia?

    I wondered the same thing.
  18. Merry

    2 distinct subclusters in Fibromyalgia?

    Helio Rheumatology reports on Fibromyalgia research that reveals two subclusters. http://www.healio.com/rheumatology/fibromyalgia/news/online/{37b1ec5c-16f8-4b38-8faf-cf5c806872cd}/patients-with-fibromyalgia-may-fit-one-of-two-distinct-subclusters Original article...
  19. Merry

    "Forgotten Plague" available to stream or download

    "Forgotten Plague" is now available for streaming or download from digital platforms. Rent or buy from Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, or iTunes. https://www.facebook.com/CFSDocumentary/photos/a.584129808284545.1073741828.572661299431396/1077765338920987/?type=3&theater I haven't checked...
  20. Merry

    Erica Verillo summarizes CF Initiative Mitochondrial DNA research

    A Chronic Fatigue Initiative team has published "Mitochondrial DNA variants correlate with symptoms in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndome," which Erica Verillo summarizes at her blog: http://www.cfstreatmentguide.com/blog/mitochondrial-dna-and-mecfs-one-pathogen-many-responses...

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