of ME This should lead to the development of a universal "Thumb-Print Test"
that can confirm the presence of ME and, subsequently, medical treatments to
cure or alleviate the effects of the illness.
Objectives
Our objectives are very
simple.
We
are campaigning for the UK Government (Department of Health) to:
1.
Adopt the Canadian Criteria for diagnosis, so that there is an agreed basis
(noting that evolutionary improvement would be welcomed);
2. Adopt
the World Health Organisation classification of ME as a neurological illness,
as defined by ICD-10-G93.3, separate from the psychological illnesses classified
under ICD-10-F48 to provide the distinction of the neurological disease;
3.
Provide "ring-fenced" funding for bio-medical research in to ME (as was
provided for HIV/AIDS) to address the development of diagnostic tests and
remedial treatments.
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