Current ME/CFS Petitions
CDC Petition
The Research of the CDC for CFS/ME has been compromised by the definition of CFS that has been used to select subjects for study participation. This petition asks the CDC to re-define CFS so research results will be useful to actual ME/CFS patients.Please sign the petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/empirical_defn_and_CFS_research/
UK Petitions
Petition to Follow Gibson Inquiry Recommendation
In 2006, The Gibson Inquiry into ME/CFS concluded that psychiatrists who work for the insurance industry have a conflict of interest when it comes to advising the Government on ME/CFS. The Inquiry Report recommended this matter be examined, but nothing has been done. Below is the text from the Petition. Please, if you live in the U.K., take 30 seconds to sign.The
All Party
Parliamentary Group's Gibson Inquiry into ME in 2006 came
to the conclusion that it was highly inappropriate for psychiatrists
such as Simon Wessely and Peter White et al to act as advisor's on
illnesses like ME CFS for the Government and the DWP while working as
consultants for the medical insurance industry for companies such as
UNUM Provident. The insurance industry have a clear vested interest in
classifying such illnesses as psychiatric conditions (despite the WHO
classification of ME as a neurological condition ICD 10 G93.3) since
they have to pay out less on policies.
The recommendations of the Gibson Inquiry called for an appropriate standards body to be set up to investigate these clear and alarming vested interests. This recommendation seems to have disappeared in a puff of smoke?
We the undersigned call for a immediate public inquiry into these inappropriate and blatant conflicts of interest!
The recommendations of the Gibson Inquiry called for an appropriate standards body to be set up to investigate these clear and alarming vested interests. This recommendation seems to have disappeared in a puff of smoke?
We the undersigned call for a immediate public inquiry into these inappropriate and blatant conflicts of interest!
Sign the UK Petition here: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/MEInquiry
Fibromyalgia Clinics Needed
An estimated 70% of people with ME/CFS also have Fibromyalga (FMS), a condition marked by widespread body pain and fatigue. There are not enough specialist clinics to cover services needed by the almost 2 million people suffering from FMS in the UK. Please sign this petition for those of us suffering from this additional chronic illness. http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/FMClinics/Norway
We've translated this Norwegian Petition at the WAMCARE blog: http://wamcare.blogspot.com/2009/06/mecfs-petition-for-proper-treatment-of.htmlPeople with ME/CFS in Norway are ignored, stigmatized, and told they have a psychological condition - they are treated in much the same way as ME/CFS patients currently in the UK. Such mistreatment abuses these patients' basic human rights and sets a poor example for the rest of the world.Here is the original petition, written in Norwegian, where you can sign.: http://www.opprop.no/opprop.php?id=meopprop
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