The Phoenix Rising Board Letter to CDC CFS Research Chief Dr. Unger

Posted by Cort Johnson As the Pandora/Dr. Unger meeting, which was prompted by a Pandora letter signed by several US organizations, is about to occur and as we move into our big advocacy month the Phoenix Rising Board is releasing its own letter to Dr. Unger (and is explaining why it did not participate in the first letter.) ——————————————————————- The Phoenix

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Who is Dr. Elizabeth Unger?

Posted by Cort Johnson Discuss this article on the forums Dr. Elizabeth Unger, the first new CDC CFS Research Chief in over ten years, has replaced Dr. William Reeves – a forceful and controversial figure who put his own initimable stamp on the CFS research program. The ME/CFS community certainly didn’t want someone from within the CDC to emerge as

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The Big Chase: an extra $525 000 for WPI and/or CAA? It’s up to you.

Posted by Cort Johnson Discuss this article on the forums Help win WPI and/or the CAA $525.000 by voting through Facebook: Simple steps 1. Login to your Facebook account. (Facebook acount is required) 2. From your Facebook page, go to Chase Giving Community page by clicking on the link shown here: https://www.facebook.com/ChaseCommunityGiving 3. “Like” the Chase Giving Community by clicking

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Chase Community Giving Contest Is Back!

Posted by Cort Johnson Discuss this article on the forums Chase Community Giving is at it again. This time they have expanded their Facebook contest to include a round of larger non-profits with have annual operating expenses from 1-5 million dollars. That would includes two ME/CFS organizations in the US; the Whittemore Peterson Institute and the CFIDS Association of America.

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XMRV Buzz (4/10): Take the Survey,

Posted by Cort Johnson Dr. Deckoff Jones Opens Family Survey – Large scale surveys of illness in CFS families , for some reason, have not been done and yet they could open up a wealth of information about what ME/CFS is by showing what susceptibilities exist in the families.  We did a poll on Phoenix Rising and was surprised by

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