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	<title>Sleepydust Newspaper &#187; ME/CFS Activism</title>
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	<description>M.E./ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome , Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome &#038; Fibromyalgia News</description>
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		<title>Myalgic Encephalomyelitis needs research</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2008/09/09/myalgic-encephalomyelitis-needs-research/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2008/09/09/myalgic-encephalomyelitis-needs-research/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>General Manager</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>
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ME needs research
            Times Online,&#160;UK&#160;- 22 hours ago
            &#8230; neurological illness, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, through mental determination and physical exercise. &#8230;




&#160;
Other interesting news:Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME): Not a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health leaders accused of burying report on ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) care</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2008/08/18/health-leaders-accused-of-burying-report-on-me-and-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2008/08/18/health-leaders-accused-of-burying-report-on-me-and-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>General Manager</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
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Health leaders accused of &#8216;burying&#8217; report on ME care
            Scotsman,&#160;United Kingdom&#160;- Aug 16, 2008
            Based on the results of a survey of patients with ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), the report suggests [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take A Survey To Help Change NICE Guidelines For The Better!</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2008/07/21/take-a-survey-to-help-change-nice-guidelines-for-the-better/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2008/07/21/take-a-survey-to-help-change-nice-guidelines-for-the-better/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The ME Association want to put forward a better alternative to the current NICE guidelines regarding the treatment and management of patients with ME/CFS. They would like sufferers and their carers to fill in an anonymous survey, so that they can represent sufferers&#8217; needs.
Can you help to share your insights by taking the survey?
Go take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RCGP Agrees To Stop Classifying Chronic Fatigue Syndrome As A Mental Health Disorder</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2008/07/21/rcgp-agrees-to-stop-classifying-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-as-a-mental-health-disorder/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2008/07/21/rcgp-agrees-to-stop-classifying-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-as-a-mental-health-disorder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[News from the ME Association (UK)
This is an important precedent in that it will now be very difficult for anyone in a position of authority to claim that CFS (or ME or CFS) can be classified or officially&#160;listed as a mental health disorder&#8230;
Other interesting news:Media Article: "Massage therapy does a mind, body good"PetitionMickel Therapy Workshop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Norwich ME Sufferer Wins Court Ruling&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2008/06/23/norwich-me-sufferer-wins-court-ruling-of-claim-nhs-treatments-for-me-are-potentially-fatal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2008/06/23/norwich-me-sufferer-wins-court-ruling-of-claim-nhs-treatments-for-me-are-potentially-fatal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>General Manager</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[




Norwich ME sufferer wins court ruling
            Norfolk Eastern Daily Press,&#160;UK 
            Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome, has been surrounded by controversy since the first sufferers were diagnosed in the 1980s. &#8230;




&#160;
Other interesting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More help needed for those whose lives are devastated by ME &#8211; Scotsman</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2008/05/19/more-help-needed-for-those-whose-lives-are-devastated-by-me-scotsman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2008/05/19/more-help-needed-for-those-whose-lives-are-devastated-by-me-scotsman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 15:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>General Manager</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
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More help needed for those whose lives are devastated by ME
            Scotsman,&#160;United Kingdom&#160;- May 16, 2008
            In Lothian, patients with ME may be selected to take part in a national research trial into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Myalgic Encephalomyelitis &#8211; Help Improve ME Services</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2008/05/13/help-improve-me-services/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2008/05/13/help-improve-me-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>General Manager</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
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HELP IMPROVE ME SERVICES
            South Wales Evening Post,&#160;UK 
            ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) &#8211; to mark ME Awareness Month, the ME Association wants to hear from as many people as possible about their experiences [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financing a judicial review of the NICE guideline on ME/CFS</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2007/10/27/financing-a-judicial-review-of-the-nice-guideline-on-mecfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2007/10/27/financing-a-judicial-review-of-the-nice-guideline-on-mecfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>General Manager</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The ME Association recently received an email from the One Click&#160; Group asking for a contribution towards the costs of bringing a legal action for judicial review of the NICE Guideline on CFS/ME. The Association has been asked by members for its view on whether such a contribution should be made.
Source: ME Association
Other interesting news:Grants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A letter to your MP</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2007/10/19/a-letter-to-your-mp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2007/10/19/a-letter-to-your-mp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>General Manager</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the ME association:
Please help us raise the profile of ME in Parliament&#8230;
Source: ME Association
Other interesting news:Please send a letter to your MPGrants for powered wheelchairs?Health minister: 'no specific plans to improve ME/CFS services'ME research: two years to walk The AmazonActivive - regulatory update]]></description>
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		<title>ME Association: &#8220;MEA responds to Version 10 of the DWP medical guidance&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2007/07/25/me-association-mea-responds-to-version-10-of-the-dwp-medical-guidance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2007/07/25/me-association-mea-responds-to-version-10-of-the-dwp-medical-guidance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2007/07/25/me-association-mea-responds-to-version-10-of-the-dwp-medical-guidance/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you suffer from moderate or severe ME/CFS and have tried to apply for Disability Living Allowance, then chances are that you&#8217;ve probably had to go to appeal in order to obtain DLA. This is what the ME Association has been fighting to change.
In a recent release, the ME Association report their recent findings about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want To Support Sleepydust? Here&#8217;s How!</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2007/07/02/want-to-support-sleepydust-heres-how/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2007/07/02/want-to-support-sleepydust-heres-how/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Help Us To Help YOU!]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you help spread the word by telling  other sufferers, your friends, and family about Sleepydust?&#160;
Through it&#8217;s various web pages, ezines, course,  videos, and audios, Sleepydust continues to help sufferers and their friends and family, all around the world. If you have found the information on Sleepydust helpful, I would be very grateful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Host The News On Your Blog Or Site</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2007/03/26/host-the-news-on-your-blog-or-site/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2007/03/26/host-the-news-on-your-blog-or-site/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a MySpace page? A blog? Maybe you run a web site or a forum?
Now you can help to spread the word by hosting the latest news on your site. Just click on the link that says &#8216;Grab This Headline Animator&#8217; below&#8230;
&#160;

&#8593; Grab this Headline Animator
Want To Do Your Bit?
You can help us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Come Join Us Over At MySpace!</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2007/03/23/come-join-us-over-at-myspace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2007/03/23/come-join-us-over-at-myspace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yep! We are now officially on MySpace and we want to meet you!  We're hoping to connect other Sleepydusters and ME / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia sufferers around the world, via our MySpace page here...]]></description>
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		<title>Petition</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2007/01/29/petition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2007/01/29/petition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An E-Petition is currently underway at the 'petitions.pm.gov.uk' web site...]]></description>
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		<title>Vote For The Sleepydust Video!</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/12/04/vote-for-the-sleepydust-video/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/12/04/vote-for-the-sleepydust-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may or may not know, we've now launched the Sleepydust ME/CFS video on YouTube. But now we need YOUR help!  We need your votes! YouTube is a great place to raise the profile of ME/CFS...]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Have A Blog, Or Run A Web Site Or Forum?</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/12/02/do-you-have-a-blog-or-run-a-web-site-or-forum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/12/02/do-you-have-a-blog-or-run-a-web-site-or-forum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2006 03:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's no doubt about it - we can make more of a difference as a collective. That's why we've made our ME/CFS video available for FREE, for YOU to host on YOUR own sites, forums, and blogs. Yep, that's right...]]></description>
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		<title>Access To The Free Sleepydust Video</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/11/07/access-to-the-free-sleepydust-video/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/11/07/access-to-the-free-sleepydust-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you've been experiencing problems accessing the free Sleepydust video about ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, it could be that...]]></description>
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		<title>Launch! The Free Sleepydust ME/CFS Online Video Now Available!</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/10/03/launch-the-free-sleepydust-mecfs-online-video-now-available/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/10/03/launch-the-free-sleepydust-mecfs-online-video-now-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Free Sleepydust Online Video has finally been launched! The video is to help the friends and family of ME/CFS [Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome] sufferers understand the illness and what their loved ones are going through...
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		<title>ME Association &#8211; &#8220;New designer T-shirts from The ME Association&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/06/29/me-association-new-designer-t-shirts-from-the-me-association/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/06/29/me-association-new-designer-t-shirts-from-the-me-association/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 06:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Selected Media Articles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;IT&#8217;S REAL! IT&#8217;S PHYSICAL! IT&#8217;S THE NEW T-SHIRT FROM THE MEA!&#8221;
If you would like to highlight the cause of ME/CFS, then you may be interested in the new designer T shirts from the ME Association. 
The T shirts come in all sizes and cost £8 which includes postage and packing. 
To read the full article, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Media Article: &#8220;One ME Sufferer In Every Secondary School&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/31/media-article-one-me-sufferer-in-every-secondary-school/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/31/media-article-one-me-sufferer-in-every-secondary-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2006 21:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Selected Media Articles]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/31/media-article-one-me-sufferer-in-every-secondary-school/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["The medical profession is neglecting young ME sufferers according to national children's charity AYME (Association for Young People with ME)..."]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/31/media-article-one-me-sufferer-in-every-secondary-school/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Media Article: &#8220;ME: A hidden national scandal&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/31/media-article-me-a-hidden-national-scandal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/31/media-article-me-a-hidden-national-scandal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2006 21:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Selected Media Articles]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/31/media-article-me-a-hidden-national-scandal/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["In July 2005 a campaign was launched in Hampshire to protest about the opening of the latest of the new "ME/CFS clinics...."]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Invest In M.E. DVD Soon To Be Available</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/31/invest-in-me-dvd-soon-to-be-available/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/31/invest-in-me-dvd-soon-to-be-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2006 20:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/31/invest-in-me-dvd-soon-to-be-available/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The ME Conference 2006 brought together delegates from 6 countries and forged new relationships between people who are determined to safeguard proper funding for treatment/cure for myalgic encephalomyelitis...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/31/invest-in-me-dvd-soon-to-be-available/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8220;Medical Reports On People Claiming Some (UK) Benefits Are Unreliable Or Inaccurate&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/31/medical-reports-on-people-claiming-some-uk-benefits-are-unreliable-or-inaccurate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/31/medical-reports-on-people-claiming-some-uk-benefits-are-unreliable-or-inaccurate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2006 20:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Selected Media Articles]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/31/medical-reports-on-people-claiming-some-uk-benefits-are-unreliable-or-inaccurate/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["Almost 80,000 sick and disabled people a year are being wrongly denied benefits, according to a BBC investigation for Radio Five Live..."]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/31/medical-reports-on-people-claiming-some-uk-benefits-are-unreliable-or-inaccurate/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Media Article: &#8220;We must end &#8216;yuppie flu&#8217; myth&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/15/media-article-we-must-end-yuppie-flu-myth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/15/media-article-we-must-end-yuppie-flu-myth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 21:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Selected Media Articles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here's an interesting article about an MP who is calling for an inquiry into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.)...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/15/media-article-we-must-end-yuppie-flu-myth/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>ME Conference 2006 in London on 12th May</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/10/me-conference-2006-in-london-on-12th-may/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/10/me-conference-2006-in-london-on-12th-may/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 00:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/10/me-conference-2006-in-london-on-12th-may/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's some recent information from Invest In M.E. who will be running the ME Conference 2006 in London on 12th May...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/10/me-conference-2006-in-london-on-12th-may/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>US Sufferers: A Call For Congressional Action&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/10/us-sufferers-a-call-for-congressional-action/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/10/us-sufferers-a-call-for-congressional-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 23:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/10/us-sufferers-a-call-for-congressional-action/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Steven Du Pre, Vice-President of the California Capital CFIDS Association recently sent me this email. I'm posting it here for everyone to read. If you live in the USA, please consider helping to support his plea...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/05/10/us-sufferers-a-call-for-congressional-action/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Please Vote: Which ME/CFS &amp; FMS Freebie Would You Prefer?</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/25/please-vote-which-mecfs-fms-freebie-would-you-prefer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/25/please-vote-which-mecfs-fms-freebie-would-you-prefer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Help Us To Help YOU!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Misc]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/25/please-vote-which-mecfs-fms-freebie-would-you-prefer/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm planning on writing a few freebies on M.E. /Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Fibromyalgia (FMS). There are a few ideas, but I need to know which you'd be most interested in. So...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/25/please-vote-which-mecfs-fms-freebie-would-you-prefer/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Graded Exercise Therapy For ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/17/graded-exercise-therapy-for-me-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/17/graded-exercise-therapy-for-me-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/17/graded-exercise-therapy-for-me-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you been recommended to do Graded Exercise Therapy (GET)? If you have, then approach with extreme caution.  If you are unhappy with how Graded Exercise is affecting your health, it may be an idea to...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/17/graded-exercise-therapy-for-me-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>ME Awareness Week: Coming Soon!</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/16/me-awareness-week-coming-soon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/16/me-awareness-week-coming-soon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Apr 2006 18:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/16/me-awareness-week-coming-soon/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ME Awareness Week - 8 to 14 May 2006.  Are you doing anything for ME Awareness week?

Here is some information from some charities who would love you to get involved...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/16/me-awareness-week-coming-soon/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>&#8216;CFIDS Association of America&#8217; Release: &#8220;Join us for Lobby Day 2006!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/13/cfids-association-of-america-release-join-us-for-lobby-day-2006/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/13/cfids-association-of-america-release-join-us-for-lobby-day-2006/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/13/cfids-association-of-america-release-join-us-for-lobby-day-2006/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["We want YOU to join us in Washington, D.C. on May 8-9 for the CFIDS Association of America's 14th Lobby Day on Capitol Hill..."]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/13/cfids-association-of-america-release-join-us-for-lobby-day-2006/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>ME Association: Response To  Proposed New Medical Guidance From The DWP (UK)</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/12/me-association-response-to-proposed-new-medical-guidance-from-the-dwp-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/12/me-association-response-to-proposed-new-medical-guidance-from-the-dwp-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 07:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/12/me-association-response-to-proposed-new-medical-guidance-from-the-dwp-uk/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["(...) we still find this guidance unacceptable and believe that a further meeting with charity representatives will have to be arranged..."]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/12/me-association-response-to-proposed-new-medical-guidance-from-the-dwp-uk/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>ME Association To Adopt The Canadian ME/CFS Guidelines</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/03/me-association-to-adopt-the-canadian-mecfs-guidelines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/03/me-association-to-adopt-the-canadian-mecfs-guidelines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2006 09:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/03/me-association-to-adopt-the-canadian-mecfs-guidelines/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's a post made by the ME Association about the Canadia Guidelines...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/04/03/me-association-to-adopt-the-canadian-mecfs-guidelines/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Patient Opinion Service About The NHS (UK)</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/03/24/patient-opinion-service-about-the-nhs-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/03/24/patient-opinion-service-about-the-nhs-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 02:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/03/24/patient-opinion-service-about-the-nhs-uk/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Patient Opinion is a new service that tells you what other people are saying about your local health services and lets you share your story with others...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/03/24/patient-opinion-service-about-the-nhs-uk/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Have Your Say! The &#8216;M.E. People&#8217;s Day 2006&#8242; Petition</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/03/21/have-your-say-the-me-peoples-day-2006-petition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/03/21/have-your-say-the-me-peoples-day-2006-petition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2006 12:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/03/21/have-your-say-the-me-peoples-day-2006-petition/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is now a petition highlighting the need for clear and concise clinical guidelines for M.E, which is to be presented to Parliament on 3rd December 2006: European Day of Disabled People...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/03/21/have-your-say-the-me-peoples-day-2006-petition/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Please Vote For ME/CFS &amp; FMS!</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/03/20/please-vote-for-mecfs-fms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/03/20/please-vote-for-mecfs-fms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/03/20/please-vote-for-mecfs-fms/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Jessica Williams, an author, has written a book called ?How To Give To Charity? and is generously donating all royalties from sales to a fund to be given to charity. Icon Books, her publisher, is matching these royalties with the same amount again.

On her website, Jessica?s running a competition of sorts, where the charity with the most votes from the public will receive the funds...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/03/20/please-vote-for-mecfs-fms/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Updated: CFS/ME &amp; Medical Scepticism Page</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/03/01/updated-cfsme-medical-scepticism-page/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/03/01/updated-cfsme-medical-scepticism-page/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 19:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/03/01/updated-cfsme-medical-scepticism-page/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
There still exists a lot of medical scepticism and disbelief that surrounds Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / M.E. (ME/CFS). Yet M.E. / Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome are recognised by both the World Health Organisation and the UK government as a very real, serious neurological illness...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/03/01/updated-cfsme-medical-scepticism-page/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Help Raise Money For ME/CFS Research!</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/02/02/help-raise-money-for-mecfs-research/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/02/02/help-raise-money-for-mecfs-research/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2006 11:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ME/CFS Activism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/02/02/help-raise-money-for-mecfs-research/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) then you will probably have come to know how little we still know about this illness. This fact has contributed to the medical scepticism and social stigma that exists, and of course has not helped in bringing us closer in finding a universal cure...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/02/02/help-raise-money-for-mecfs-research/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Watch ME/CFS TV Programme Online&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/01/31/watch-mecfs-tv-programme-online/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/01/31/watch-mecfs-tv-programme-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can now watch a series of programmes about severely-affected ME/CFS sufferers on the Invest In M.E. web site...]]></description>
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		<title>Invest In M.E. : &#8216;ME &amp; My MP&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/01/30/invest-in-me-me-my-mp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/01/30/invest-in-me-me-my-mp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of you may have been around when we launched our own campaign in June 2005 to encourage ME/CFS sufferers in the UK to write to their MPs about research funding and state benefits. Well, Invest In M.E. have recently launched a similar campaign...]]></description>
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		<title>More News About ME/CFS In UK State Benefits Handbook : Gibson Enquiry</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/01/28/more-news-about-mecfs-in-uk-state-benefits-handbook-gibson-enquiry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/01/28/more-news-about-mecfs-in-uk-state-benefits-handbook-gibson-enquiry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 13:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who are following the DWP saga (re. ME/CFS), here's an interesting report by  Professor Malcolm Hooper, Eileen Marshall &#038; Margaret Williams.  Here are a few quotes from the report...]]></description>
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		<title>Have YOU Recovered From ME/CFS?</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/01/25/have-you-recovered-from-mecfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2006/01/25/have-you-recovered-from-mecfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2006 02:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you recovered from ME/CFS? If so, the ME/CFS/CFIDS International Recovery Register would like to hear from you...]]></description>
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		<title>ME Association Release: New Online Legal Service For Disabled People (UK)</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/12/10/me-association-release-new-online-legal-service-for-disabled-people-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/12/10/me-association-release-new-online-legal-service-for-disabled-people-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2005 20:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["
A panel of about 100 solicitors round the UK have set up a new online law service - with a special service for disabled clients, run in association with the Disability Alliance...."]]></description>
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		<title>The ME Conference 2006 (UK)</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/12/06/the-me-conference-2006-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/12/06/the-me-conference-2006-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2005 04:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Invest In M.E. are extremely pleased to announce The ME Conference of 2006 - An Update on Clinical Diagnosis, Research Trends and Educational Support, which will be held in London on the 12th May 2006, ME Awareness Day..."]]></description>
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		<title>ME Association Release : &#8220;Campaign to HELP ME WALES&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/11/24/me-association-release-campaign-to-help-me-wales/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/11/24/me-association-release-campaign-to-help-me-wales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2005 22:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["At present there is no NHS service for people with ME in Wales. Sufferers are having to travel 200-plus miles for any sort of management or treatment. This is a deplorable situation that can not be allowed to continue...."]]></description>
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		<title>Press Release: &#8216;Young Hearts Day 2005 : Remembering Children With M.E.&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/11/23/press-release-young-hearts-day-2005-remembering-children-with-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/11/23/press-release-young-hearts-day-2005-remembering-children-with-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2005 23:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday 29 November is Young Hearts Day, inaugurated by The Young ME Sufferers Trust in 2004, in tribute to children with ME. ...]]></description>
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		<title>ME Association Release : &#8220;Next All-Party Parliamentary Group on ME meeting, 16 November&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/11/09/me-association-release-next-all-party-parliamentary-group-on-me-meeting-16-november/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/11/09/me-association-release-next-all-party-parliamentary-group-on-me-meeting-16-november/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2005 15:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next meeting of the Westminster APPG will take place on Wednesday 16 November from 1pm to 2pm...]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;More MPs sign Commons&#8217; motion on scientific research into MP&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/10/22/more-mps-sign-commons-motion-on-scientific-research-into-mp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/10/22/more-mps-sign-commons-motion-on-scientific-research-into-mp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2005 11:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Since returning from their summer break, another 30 MPs have signed Early Day Motion 260 whch calls for more scientific research into MP - bringing the total number of signatories up to 177..."]]></description>
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		<title>ME Association Release : &#8220;DWP draft guidance on ME/CFS to be rewritten&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/10/19/me-association-release-dwp-draft-guidance-on-mecfs-to-be-rewritten/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/10/19/me-association-release-dwp-draft-guidance-on-mecfs-to-be-rewritten/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2005 02:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/10/19/me-association-release-dwp-draft-guidance-on-mecfs-to-be-rewritten/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["This is a fairly brief report on the DWP meeting that was held on Monday 17 October to discuss the latest draft of proposed new medical guidance on ME/CFS..."]]></description>
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		<title>ME Association Release : &#8220;Draft DWP guidance &#8211; still not good enough&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/10/15/me-association-release-draft-dwp-guidance-still-not-good-enough/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/10/15/me-association-release-draft-dwp-guidance-still-not-good-enough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2005 00:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["The revised draft appears to have been written by the same group of health professionals, possibly with some external advice, and although some of the very unhelpful comments in the original draft have now been either removed or changed, we still cannot endorse this guidance for the following main reasons..."]]></description>
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		<title>ME Association Release : &#8220;DWP produce new draft on medical guidance&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/10/11/me-association-release-dwp-produce-new-draft-on-medical-guidance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/10/11/me-association-release-dwp-produce-new-draft-on-medical-guidance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2005 17:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sleepydust</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sleepydust.info/2005/10/11/me-association-release-dwp-produce-new-draft-on-medical-guidance/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) have produced a revised draft containing their proposals for new medical guidance on ME/CFS in relation to state disability benefit (ie DLA) entitlement (...) It has been widely reported in the media that the DWP will shortly be announcing a range of further tough measures - including even 'lie detectors' ..."]]></description>
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