Monday, March 7, 2011

PACE TRIAL ME/CFS FINDINGS: it is now time to fund research to find the cause and a cure for ME/CFS

ME/CFS Australia Ltd.:

2 March 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RESPONSE TO UK MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL PACE TRIAL ME/CFS FINDINGS
Putting the Study Findings into Context

With the place for GET/CBT now clearly defined as a support or adjunct therapy, for some with possible ME/CFS, it is now time to put all research efforts, with an equivalent amount of public health funding, into determining the underlying biological cause and find a cure.

This is what people with ME/CFS, their family, friends, the community, health practitioners, health departments and governments want. This will return the best investment for the ME/CFS research dollar.

There is no justification or ‘will’ in Australia to support such a limited model of care for ME/CFS as outlined in the UK PACE study. Read more>>

See also: PACE trial results are out: ME is caused by an oncogenic virus

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