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Osler s Web: Inside the Labyrinth of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Osler s Web Inside the Labyrinth of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Author:Hillary Johnson Up to two million Americans are suffering from the extraordinarily debilitating disease known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), with disastrous consequences to their personal & professional lives. It is a disease that attacks the immune system & the brain, & it appears that less than a fifth of CFS sufferers ever fully recover from the illness.... more » This book tells the in-depth story of this epidemic -- the personalities, the politics, the scientific breakthroughs, & the great failure of our institutions (mainly the NIH & the CDC) to protect the public health. An epic tale that reads like a novel as we follow this ominous & mysterious affliction spreading throughout the country.« less