Around 10,000 people in Ireland are thought to suffer from ME, now often diagnosed under the name Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).
Symptoms include disabling exhaustion (both physical and intellectual) made worse by even minor exertion, muscle and joint pains, sore throats, swollen glands, disturbed sleep, impaired concentration and headaches.
As part of ME Awareness week, running from May 7th to 14th, Dr Vance Spence, chairman of the medical research charity MERGE, and Hon Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, University of Dundee will give a lecture on biomedical research into ME on Wednesday May 11th, at 8pm in the Royal Dublin Hotel, O'Connell Street, Dublin.
Admission for each talk is €5 and all are welcome.
MERGE (ME Research Group for Education and Support), The Gateway, North Methven St, Perth PH1 5PP, Scotland. Tel/Fax 01738-451234.
e-mail: merge@pkavs.org.uk
www.meresearch.org.uk/index.html