by Sasha Nimmo
The Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patient and research communities are delighted the Australian parliament officially recognise the urgent need for biomedical research in the field.
Senator Anne Urquhart, a Tasmanian Labor senator, (on behalf of her colleague Senator Helen Polley) and Senator Stirling Griff, a Centre Alliance senator from South Australia, moved the motion in the Senate today, in time for International ME and CFS Awareness Day on May 12. Across Australia and the rest of the world, events will be held to mark the day, including in Melbourne’s Federation Square.
The Senate motion recognises that the lack of a current diagnostic test for ME and CFS is a barrier to people receiving timely and accurate diagnosis, and that there is no current cure or effective treatment
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