United protest against grant refusal for research 19 July
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:58 pm
The UK specialists had their grant application turned down by the Medical Research Council. The grant was to fund research into the specific intestinal bacteria found in TMAU/odour suffering patients and would have encouraged greater interest in the possibility of fecal bacteriotherapy/human probiotic infusion as a treatment for odour disorders. (We know fecal bacteriotherapy is already being used for clostridium difficil and ulcerative colitis. I was interested to learn about the Scottish doctor on Embarrassing Illnesses).
Anyway, the MRC did show some former interest in TMAU/odour during a former UK raising awareness campaign. It is about time then that we remind them of our presence and object to their denying us a grant.
ON 19th July (or near to that date) can everyone e-mail
I will write something like the following and also send a written letter:
I was very disappointed to learn that the grant application for research into the intestinal bacteria of TMAU patients and patient with foul-odour-producing metabolic disorders was refused. As you are aware from former raising awareness campaigns, TMAU and odour disorders are incredibly distressing conditions with no effective treatment available. The number of sufferers is ever-increasing and the number of children being diagnosed is also increasing. I would like to urge you to reconsider this erroneous decision and to allow the specialists to research into the condition.
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PLEASE PARTICIPATE! It will take a few minutes. Some people from the Italian odour forum have already pledged their support. If they can manage to take the time to write in English, then I'm sure we can! Let's make this an international effort
Anyway, the MRC did show some former interest in TMAU/odour during a former UK raising awareness campaign. It is about time then that we remind them of our presence and object to their denying us a grant.
ON 19th July (or near to that date) can everyone e-mail
I will write something like the following and also send a written letter:
I was very disappointed to learn that the grant application for research into the intestinal bacteria of TMAU patients and patient with foul-odour-producing metabolic disorders was refused. As you are aware from former raising awareness campaigns, TMAU and odour disorders are incredibly distressing conditions with no effective treatment available. The number of sufferers is ever-increasing and the number of children being diagnosed is also increasing. I would like to urge you to reconsider this erroneous decision and to allow the specialists to research into the condition.
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
PLEASE PARTICIPATE! It will take a few minutes. Some people from the Italian odour forum have already pledged their support. If they can manage to take the time to write in English, then I'm sure we can! Let's make this an international effort