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Down to the Wire

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Jennie Spotila

Tomorrow is the big deadline to register for the FDA meeting on Drug Development for ME/CFS. I’m recapping the deadlines and also providing a little more information on how participation will work: If you want to attend the meeting in … Continue reading →

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FDA Deadlines

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Jennie Spotila

Deadlines are coming fast and furious as we enter the home stretch before the FDA meeting on Drug Development for ME/CFS. Here are the key dates: APRIL 8TH: Deadline to register to attend the meeting in person – even if … Continue reading →

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What FDA Wants

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Jennie Spotila

I think it’s clear what ME/CFS patients want to come out of the FDA’s Drug Development Workshop for CFS and ME. We want short, straight lines through the drug development landscape to FDA-approved treatments for our disease. But what does … Continue reading →

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Showcase

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Jennie Spotila

The upcoming FDA Drug Development Workshop for ME/CFS will be a showcase for our disease and our patient community. We must prepare now to bring our A game on April 25th-26th. FDA first announced this workshop in the summer of … Continue reading →

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Quick Announcement

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Jennie Spotila

Finally (!) I am able to share the news that I’ve been invited to serve on a panel at the upcoming FDA Drug Development for ME/CFS Workshop. I’ve wanted to announce this for awhile, but panelists were asked not to … Continue reading →

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Tell It To The FDA

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Jennie Spotila

The much anticipated FDA meeting on drug development for ME/CFS on April 25-26th is fast approaching, and your participation is needed! There is a great deal of time set aside for patient input, but the process will work very differently … Continue reading →

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On the Shelf

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Jennie Spotila

I recently read Spillover by David Quammen, a book about human diseases that originate in animals. ME/CFS is not mentioned in the book, but a passage about the origin of HIV struck very close to home. Quammen describes how HIV … Continue reading →

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Highest Priority, Part Two

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Jennie Spotila

When I posted the other day about the CFS Advisory Committee’s list of High Priority Recommendations (pdf link), I said that I had done some digging and that what I found wasn’t pretty. To be blunt, what I found is … Continue reading →

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Comparing Exercise Advice

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Jennie Spotila

Exercise is an issue for every CFS patient, and there is no shortage of advice on whether and how to do it. On January 14th, the CDC hosted a conference call as part of its Patient Centered Outreach and Communication … Continue reading →

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Coffee

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Jennie Spotila

I graduated with honors from an Ivy League law school, and it was largely made possible by coffee. There was a Cinnabon right around the corner, so most mornings I picked up a ginormous vat large cup to get the … Continue reading →

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