Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

EDM number 778 in 2010-12, proposed by Ian Swales on 11/10/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Health education and preventive medicine.

That this House notes that despite the fact that the Department of Health now accepts myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) as a genuine medical condition, diagnosis can still pose a problem because ME symptoms are similar to those present in a number of other medical conditions; recognises that one of the main obstacles to the adequate treatment of ME is the lack of knowledge and consensus about the disease; believes that funding and research must be focused on the bio-medical factors involved and not just simply managing the psychological symptoms; requests that the Government establishes an independent scientific committee to oversee ME research; and calls on the Government and the Medical Research Council to work with ME sufferers and bio-medical researchers in order to achieve a proper understanding of the conditions, challenges and unjust perceptions of the condition.

This motion has been signed by a total of 124 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.