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    UK: House of Lords: Countess of Mar asks real reason for ME blood ban, 8 Nov

    Mark, I don't think I got this wrong, the figure I quoted was not my assertion, it was the figure quoted by the Minister (in the film clip) for total MRC research funding of ME during 2009/2010. I was just reporting what was said in the clip. If the figures are wrong it's because he got them...
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    UK: House of Lords: Countess of Mar asks real reason for ME blood ban, 8 Nov

    I just want to correct a little misunderstanding I spotted in some interpretations of these exchanges. It seems the 109,000 for research was the complete total (including psychiatric research). Lord Skelmersdale, who rose to ask a question late on, was asking the Minister how much of the 109,000...
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    The Independent newspaper - Study that 'solves' chronic fatigue blocked

    Hi Guys, I just registered and this is my first post on here. I just emailed this message to the news editor of the Independent: Dear Editor, "Study that 'solves' chronic fatigue syndrome blocked" Thank you for breaking this story in the UK in the Science section of todays...