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Our newsletters are very popular with our members. They contain the latest news about meetings, what happened at previous gatherings and events, the latest research findings and articles about our member's experiences with this illness.
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Spring 2009 newsletter

With news on:

  • Q&A with Dr Purdie on Scottish Good Practice Guidelines and leaflet launch on page 4
  • latest news on page 5
  • International ME/CFS Conference on page 16
  • Awareness Week poster on page 23

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Summer 2008 newsletter

With news on:

  • latest news on page 5
  • our group influencing the future NHS care in Scotland on page 10
  • New Horizons Conference report on page 14
  • joint pain and the weather on page 18
  • your shout on page 20

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Spring 2008 newsletter

With news on:

  • headaches on page 5
  • blood samples wanted for genetic research on page 11
  • the disappointing responce from the prime minister to the petition on page 12
  • recipes on page 13
  • the latest from the Scottish Parlilament Cross Party Group on page 17

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Autumn/Winter 2007 newsletter

With news on:

  • allergies linked to IBS on page 4
  • New Horizons Conference on page 10
  • dentistry on page 12
  • research challenges on page 13
  • cross party parliamentary news on page 18
  • your shout on page 20
  • plus much more

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Winter 07/08 newsletter

Autumn/Winter 2007 newsletter

With news on:

  • Chairman's Report and AGM news on page 3/4
  • fibropedia on page 12
  • food intolerance alternatives on page 13
  • traveling with ME on page 16
  • Scottish Parliamnet Cross Party news on page 18
  • and much more

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autumn 07 newsletter

Summer 2007 newsletter

With news on:

  • exciting funding new on page 3
  • a call to stop wasting funding on inappropriate research on page 4
  • how chocolate may help your symptoms on page
  • fibromyalgia on page 11
  • the expert patient, by Dr Carla MacLaren on page 12
  • and much more
 

Spring 2007 newsletter

With news on:

  • news of the awareness day tea party on page 3
  • funding on page 4
  • interesting research news from South Africa on page 5
  • Fibromyalgia on page 12
  • Encephalopathy debate on page 18
  • and much more
 

Autumn/Winter 2006 newsletter

With news on:

  • news of the AGM on page 3
  • police disability scheme on page 6
  • Myrtle's great escape on page 7
  • similarities and diferences of ME & MS on page 10/11
  • The follow-up to the workshop on page 17
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Summer 2006 newsletter

With news on:

  • ME Awareness week at the Scottish Parliament on page 2
  • an introduction to Dr Gregor Purdie on page 5
  • tribunal advocacy advice on page 9
  • a report with photos of our Doggie Doddle fundraiser on page 11
  • The second part of Myrtle Little's report of her daughter's wedding on page 15
Summer 2006 newsletter

Spring 2006 newsletter

This edition contains, among other things;

  • an introduction by our patron, Alex Fergusson MSP on page 2
  • very exciting research news on page 3
  • a report on our lunch at Dumfries and Galloway Technical College on page 8/9
  • a report by Myrtle Little about how she coped with being mother-of-the-bride on page 16
Spring 2006 newsletter

 

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