February 10, 2015
WHEN WE WERE KIDS...:
Chronic-Fatigue Syndrome Gets Controversial Redefinition (Sara Reardon, 2/10/15, Nature magazine)
The mysterious disease known as chronic-fatigue syndrome has long defied classification, as the millions of people who suffer from it show a wide variety of symptoms. Now a panel commissioned by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has produced what is sure to be an influential report on how the disease should be diagnosed. This new definition comes with a new moniker: systemic exertion intolerance disease (SEID).
...exertion intolerance was known as laziness.
Posted by Orrin Judd at February 10, 2015 5:52 PM
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