Media article: "The 'placebo effect' is studied"

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Media article: The 'placebo effect' is studied

"University of Michigan researchers say they are investigating the "placebo effect," in which pills with no medicinal value work in some people." -- ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 22 (UPI), Science Daily ---



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ME Association: 'Health Professions Council - sorting out the qualified from the quacks'

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Latest release from the ME Association:

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Health Professions Council - sorting out the qualified from the quacks

The Health Professions Council is a new regulatory body that carries details of registered and qualified health practitioners in a range of specialties that have what are called 'protected titles' and are not already covered by other regulatory bodies.

Among the specialities covered by the HPC are biomedical scientists, chiropodists, dieticians, occupational therapists, and physiotherapists.

You can search the HPC website to check that anyone who is working in one of these areas is properly qualified and registered. If not, then you need to be asking questions.

For more information, click on this link: HPC website

Dr Charles Shepherd
The ME Association



Media Article: 'Your Credit Rating: How they decide and how you find out for free'

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Managing debt is a very important skill for many ME / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and FMS sufferers. Unfortunately, with minimal or no income, many moderate- to severely-affected sufferers are forced to turn to loans, and credit cards etc.

You've probably heard of credit ratings, credit scoring and so forth. These are what determine whether or not you get that mortgage, that loan or that mobile phone contract. But
what exactly are they and how to these companies and institutions decide on your credit rating? And how do you find it out - for free?

Here's a great article for all you UK sufferers out there:

Your Credit Rating: How they decide and how you find out for free...

Hope you find it useful!

And remember - although sometimes it's unavoidable, getting into debt is not necessarily inevitable when you become chronically ill. You have other options. If you're interested in perhaps working from home, within your own limitations,find out more here...

Claire
Editor of Sleepydust.net