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    EU Referendum: what it means for ME (+ a poll)

    ME/CFS is a political subject. It is not a party political subject but political nonetheless. The decisions taken by the NIH and NHS on where to commission and direct funding are about power and resources; career decisions by young doctors (as well as more established medical researchers)...
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    Please help: extreme ME with objective abnormalities

    Hi Kati, Thanks for your reply. His GP thought it might be something he was taking, so he stopped everything for 6 months and it was at the end of that period that he had the spike in ALT. EBV didn't seem to play a significant role in his aetiology. We will keep this in mind though! Hi Mel...
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    Please help: extreme ME with objective abnormalities

    I am posting this on behalf of my son: