The Rantzen Report - M.E. : The Secret Epidemic (5th of August 1996) (Hosted by Esther Rantzen) Featuring Dr. Thomas Stuttaford, Jane Colby of TYMES Trust, Dr. Charles Shepherd of ME Association, Dr. William Weir, Dr. Sarah Myhill (Is conflating M.E. with Chronic Fatigue Syndromes?), Michelle Golding, Maria Golding, Barbara Proctor, Ean Proctor, Dr. Peter Sandon, Heather Mills https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gtwyp Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) is characterised by a range of neurological symptoms and signs, including pain and exhaustion. Esther's daughter Emily suffers from the illness. At last, I have discovered the secret of Emily's 14 lost years, by Esther Rantzen - Daily Mail (15th Feb 2011) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1356316/At-I-discovered-secret-Emilys-14-lost-years-Esther-Rantzen.html

Original YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/8HW1SzHqMhs?si=zw6IiAiu32VyJxLg "Believe M.E." 1988 BBC Horizon episode on the much maligned, misunderstood, medically ignorant, stigmatised "enteroviral" induced "neurological disease" "Epidemic" Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) (aka Enteroviral Encephalomyelitis) "Epidemic" Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (aka Enteroviral Encephalomyelitis) M.E. https://www.me-pedia.org/wiki/Epidemic_myalgic_encephalomyelitis Early Outbreaks of Epidemic Neuromyasthenia - Dr. Gordon Parish (1978) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2425322/ Postviral Fatigue Syndrome (renamed "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome") - 1994 Fukuda "CFS" criteria can overlap the onset of an "enteroviral infection", which may lead to a "persistent enteroviral infection" or "Limbic Encephalitis" https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Postviral_fatigue_syndrome Enterovirus https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Enterovirus Non-Cytolytic Enterovirus (persistent "Enteroviral" infection) https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Non-cytolytic_enterovirus#:~:text=Cytolytic%20refers%20to%20destruction%20of,cells%20in%20which%20it%20resides. Myalgic encephalomyelitis—a persistent enteroviral infection? - Elizabeth Dowsett, Melvin Ramsay (1990) https://academic.oup.com/pmj/article/66/777/526/7061518?login=false Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Fluoxetine Inhibits Replication of Human Enteroviruses B and D by Targeting Viral Protein 2C - 10mg-a-day (Low-Dose) (2013) https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aac.02084-12 The Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Dilemma - Dr. Irving Spurr (Invest In M.E.) https://www.investinme.org/Article-280%20THE%20MYALGIC%20ENCEPHALOMYELITIS%20DILEMMA.shtml A GP's experiences of treating "Enteroviral" induced PVFS (aka CFS - Limbic Encephalitis), "Epidemic" M.E. (aka Enteroviral Encephalomyelitis) & The Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Syndrome (persistent Enterovirus Infection) - Dr. Irving Spurr (Invest in M.E.) https://youtu.be/FfSpAKvN5a8?si=DfXNN5a8chM8prqy "Epidemic" Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (aka Enteroviral Encephalomyelitis) & Postviral Fatigue Syndrome (aka Encephalitis) Outbreaks https://me-pedia.org/wiki/History_of_myalgic_encephalomyelitis_and_chronic_fatigue_syndrome Concept of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) (1970) - A "smear attempt" of M.E. Patients as having a Psychological Condition or Function Disorder by Dr. Colin McEvedy & Dr. William Beard (both Psychiatrists) in order that patients, wouldn't be taken seriously by the medical profession, in order to suit Private Medical Insurance Providers https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1700895/ The clinical syndrome variously called Benign Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Iceland Disease and Epidemic Neuromyasthenia - Donald Acheson (Chief Medical Officer of UK) (1959) https://www.amjmed.com/article/0002-9343(59)90280-3/abstract Benign Myalgic Encephalomyelitis - Donald Acheson (Chief Medical Officer of UK) (1957) https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(57)90999-6/fulltext 1955 Cumberland Outbreak - Wallis Study https://me-pedia.org/wiki/1955_Dalston_outbreak Investigation into an unusual disease seen in epidemic and sporadic form in a general practice in Cumberland in 1955 & subsequent years - Wallis https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/9382 Chest Pain https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Chest_pain Lymphadenopathy (Swollen Lymph Nodes) https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/15219-swollen-lymph-nodes Myalgia https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Myalgia#:~:text=It%20requires%20that%20%22there%20is,type%2C%20pattern%20or%20severity.%22 Neurocognitive Dysfunction https://www.me-pedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dysfunction#:~:text=Page%20actions&text=Cognitive%20dysfunction%20or%20cognitive%20impairment,patients%20call%20%22fibro%20fog.%22 Muscle Fatigability https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Muscle_fatigability Paresthesias (Numbness & Tingling in hands - Sensory distribution of nerves: Dorsal Ulnar Branch) https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Paresthesia#:~:text=Paresthesia%20ia%20caused%20by%20disruption,caused%20by%20forms%20of%20neuropathy. Muscle Fasciculations https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Muscle_fasciculations#:~:text=Muscle%20fasciculations%20or%20muscle%20twitches,weak%20to%20move%20a%20limb. Muscle Spasm https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Muscle_spasm#:~:text=Muscle%20spasms%20or%20cramp%2C%20also,look%20hard%20under%20the%20skin. 1955 Royal Free Hospital Outbreak https://me-pedia.org/wiki/1955_Royal_Free_Hospital_outbreak Abortive Poliomyelitis https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Abortive_poliomyelitis 1950 New York State Outbreak https://me-pedia.org/wiki/1950_New_York_State_outbreak Coxsackievirus https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Coxsackievirus#:~:text=Coxsackie%20B%20viruses%20can%20sometimes,epidemic%20and%20sporadic%20myalgic%20encephalomyelitis 1948-49 Akureyri Outbreak https://me-pedia.org/wiki/1948-49_Akureyri_outbreak 1934 Los Angeles Atypical Polio Outbreak https://me-pedia.org/wiki/1934_Los_Angeles_atypical_polio_outbreak Polio (Cleveland Clinic) https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15655-polio Featuring Jimmy Hood MP of Clydesdale, Scotland, Hilary McLennan (M.E. Patient), P.K. Thomas (Professor of Neurology, Arrogant, Medically Ignorant, Gaslighter, Patient Blamer & Disbelieving), Dr. Winifred Watson (Hilary McLennan's GP), Michael Mayne (M.E. Patient & Dean of Westminster), Molly Champion (M.E. Patient), Sheila Neal (Nurse at the Royal Free Hospital during the 1955 outbreak, who was struck by the virus), Dr. Melvin Ramsay (Infectious Diseases), Dr. Anthony Pelosi (CFS Psychiatrist & Patient Blamer), Dr. Len Achard (Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry), Professor James Mowbray (Professor of Immunopathology), Dr. Colin McEvedy (Psychiatrist & Misogynist), Jack Ashley MP of Stoke-on-Trent, Dr. William Weir (PVFS & M.E. Specialist) Studies Postviral Fatigue Syndrome: Persistence of Enterovirus RNA in Muscle and Elevated Creatine Kinase - L.C. Archard, PhD, N.E. Bowles, BSc, P.O. Behan, MD FRCP, E.J. Bell, PhD MRCPath, D Doyle, MD (1988) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/014107688808100608?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed Derivation and Biochemical Characterization of an Enterovirus Group-Specific Monoclonal Antibody (1987) https://karger.com/int/article-abstract/28/3/163/176768/Derivation-and-Biochemical-Characterization-of-an?redirectedFrom=fulltext Original YouTube Video https://m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR1mHAb1F93Aup_VJtqQusR9rL_N0Sz3zBs97s5EnSvC-9GclnFuCf-I330&v=8HW1SzHqMhs&feature=youtu.be

YouTube link : https://youtu.be/SHhU1EA2vcI?si=-EUU2-Jtzyufow-a "Panorama reveals the results of an exclusively commissioned survey which shows children [with ME/CFS] are being pressurised into accepting psychological treatment which may, or may not be, appropriate." (http://news.bbc.co.uk/...​) First aired: Monday 8 November 1999 Reporter: Matthew Hill Producer: Fiona Campbell

Sick and Tired - Incline Village Outbreak (PrimeTime Live, ABC TV News Magazine (1996) https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Sick_and_Tired_-_Incline_Village_Outbreak An ABC TV news magazine, PrimeTime Live, hosted in the US by Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer, aired a 12 minute segment in 1996 entitled, "Sick and Tired", about the 1984 outbreak of CFS in Incline Village, Nevada, and the subsequent failure of the federal government to investigate the cause or a possible cure. The renewed interest in the (by then) twelve year old epidemic was prompted by the release of Hillary Johnson's 1996, skilfully researched book, Osler's Web: Inside the Labyrinth of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Epidemic. Featured in the news segment was Dr. Paul Cheney, Dr. Daniel Peterson, Dr. David Bell, Dr. Elaine DeFreitas, author Hillary Johnson, HHS Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Philip Lee, NIH director, Stephen Straus, and several patients. Hillary Johnson's website: https://www.oslersweb.com/ Hillary Johnson's books on subject: The Why: The Historic M.E. & CFS Call To Arms (2023) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C5FQZ4V1?ref=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_T705SSXX3HYXW7WQ4HXM&ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_T705SSXX3HYXW7WQ4HXM&social_share=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_T705SSXX3HYXW7WQ4HXM&language=en-GB Osler's Web: Inside the Labyrinth of the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) Epidemic (1996) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/051770353X?ref=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_9TC4BF7JR82YSNV52FST&ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_9TC4BF7JR82YSNV52FST&social_share=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_9TC4BF7JR82YSNV52FST&language=en-GB

Featuring Jane Colby, Dr. Anne MacIntyre, Dr. Charles Shepherd, Dr. Peter Hudgson (Neurologist, Newcastle General Hospital), Psychiatrist Peter White, Nicky Campbell (Talks about wife with M.E.)