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Sick and Tired - Incline Village Outbreak
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An ABC TV news magazine, ''PrimeTime Live,'' hosted in the US by Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer, aired a 12 minute segment in 1996 entitled, '''''Sick and Tired''''' , about the 1984 outbreak of [[ME/CFS]] in [[1984 Incline Village chronic fatigue syndrome outbreak | Incline Village, Nevada]], and the subsequent failure of the federal government to investigate the cause or a possible cure. The renewed interest in the (by then) twelve year old epidemic was prompted by the release of [[Hillary Johnson]]'s 1996, skilfully researched book, ''[[Osler's Web]]: Inside the Labyrinth of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Epidemic.'' Featured in the news segment was Dr. [[Paul Cheney]], Dr. [[Daniel Peterson]], Dr. [[David Bell]], Dr. [[Elaine DeFreitas]], author [[Hillary Johnson]], [[HHS]] Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Philip Lee, [[NIH]] director, [[Stephen Straus]], and several patients.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW0x9_Q8qbo Sick and Tired]</ref> ==Online presence== *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW0x9_Q8qbo YouTube video of ''Sick and Tired''] == See also == [[Category:TV]] * [[Sick and Tired - BBC]] == References == {{Reflist}}
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