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I hope Dr Maureen Hanson will publish. How interesting to look at ME/CFS patients on the basis of how many upright hours a day they have. I wonder if this means sitting up, one way or another, or standing and walking around - as might be required at work, for eg.
Yes, she is from Tufts. Dr. Coffin divides his time between Tufts and the NIH.... Her conclusion was that a common lab reagent is contaminated with mouse DNA. Most of her samples contained several MLVs. Her lecture drew criticism from several members of the audience. One outspoken critic shouted to Huber that heparin tubes were a nightmare. Why are you still using it? The heparin naysayers used EDTA tubes instead."
Not sure if I have heard of this study?! Isn't she from the same school as Dr. John Coffin?...
I hope Dr Maureen Hanson will publish. How interesting to look at ME/CFS patients on the basis of how many upright hours a day they have. I wonder if this means sitting up, one way or another, or standing and walking around - as might be required at work, for eg.
Even though I can now spend many more hours sitting in a chair than 5 years ago, (I was much more supine then), it is still v uncomfortable to do so, I cannot stand for any extended period and am still far from well enough to being able to work. Walking around is almost impossible without painful consequences - even though technically it would count as upright.
I would be interested to see this positive study when published.