February 2010

ME/CFS awareness display posters available!

By mecfs-vic | Tue, 23/02/2010 - 13:47

ME/CFS Australia (Victoria) have produced a great 28 COLOUR A4 PAGE VISUAL AWARENESS DISPLAY about ME/CFS! Please help us increase the awareness of ME/CFS by arranging a display in a locality near you - at a library, community house, health service or information centre! Help us reach our aim of having the display placed in over 100 locations throughout Victoria, Tasmania, and the Northern Territory in 2010 or in any other location our members may live.

Fibromyalgia Information Needs Study

By mecfs-vic | Tue, 23/02/2010 - 13:27

Take part in the Fibromyalgia Information Needs Study, supported by Dr Alison C Bested.

Free Live Web Broadcast: XMRV and CFS Q&A Session, 21st Feb 2010 at 6am

By mecfs-vic | Thu, 18/02/2010 - 15:06

Paul Cheney PhD and Judy Mikovits PhD, via speaker phone, will be holding a live web broadcast to answer your questions on XMRV and CFS. This broadcast is open to anyone.

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity awareness project

By mecfs-vic | Wed, 17/02/2010 - 12:05

If you or someone you know suffers from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity please wear a yellow scarf or yellow hat or yellow feathers pinned on a tie or top to help raise awareness for this debilitating and avoidable modern illness! The yellow represents the Canary in the coal mine, and stands as a symbolic warning that these toxins effect on everyone.

Prof. Malcolm Hooper's scientific evidence against the use of CBT and GET

By mecfs-vic | Wed, 17/02/2010 - 11:18

Malcolm Hooper, Emeritus Professor of Medicinal Chemistry Department of Life Sciences University of Sunderland, provides the scientific evidence AGAINST the use of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and graded exercise therapy (GET) as the primary treatment approach to ME/CFS in his recent paper.

CFIDS Association (US) Webinar, Friday 19th February 6am

By mecfs-vic | Tue, 16/02/2010 - 15:55

In 2008, the US CFIDS Association greatly expanded its research program and launched several new initiatives. Suzanne D. Vernon, PhD, scientific director of the CFIDS Association of America, will describe the Association's approach to expanding research and the six projects it funds directly. We hope you'll join us to learn more about exciting research projects and the network that links these projects and ideas together.

The STAB ME Characters

By mecfs-vic | Mon, 15/02/2010 - 16:23

ME/CFS Australia (Victoria) is proud to support our member Sarah, the talented creator of the STAB ME characters.

Holidays from Home: Travel without leaving your house!

By mecfs-vic | Mon, 15/02/2010 - 11:11

Claire Wade, a person with ME from the UK, developed the idea of virtual holidays when she found she wasn't well enough to accompany her family on a holiday. By surrounding herself with pictures, objects and cooking the food from her desired region, she was able to experience the sights and tastes of another culture.

XMRV: Common questions and answers

By mecfs-vic | Mon, 15/02/2010 - 10:15

The Whittemore Peterson Institute have posted some common questions and answers related to ME/CFS and XMRV on their website.

Free Live Web Broadcast with Judy Mikovits PhD, 5am Thursday AEDT

By mecfs-vic | Wed, 10/02/2010 - 12:08

Judy Mikovits PhD will be visiting the Cheney Clinic on Wednesday the 10th of February (USA time) to observe an ETM and to discuss an up-coming research collaboration with Dr. Cheney on XMRV and CFS. She has generously offered to present a talk to Cheney Clinic Patients and Cheney Research website visitors about her work with XMRV.

This is an excellent opportunity to hear from the world's leading expert on XMRV and CFS from the comfort of your own computer screen.