HHV-6 New York Native Flashback #3
"Cheney also find antibodies to Human B-Lymphotropic Virus (HBLV, or Human Herpes Virus-6) in his [chronic fatigue syndrome] patients.(Cheney has done virologic and serologic studies on patients from his previous practice in Lake Tahoe, Nevada and his current patients in Charlotte, North Carolina; he stated at the conference that they were 'identical.') He has looked at the distribution of antibodies to HHV-6, and has found that [chronic fatigue syndrome] patients lie outside the normal range, both high and low. Those who have high levels of antibodies display symptoms that resemble mononucleosis, those with low levels have symptoms similar to multiple sclerosis. Cheney commented that if these symptoms do progress to clinical multiple sclerosis, it will take ten years to demonstrate that progression conclusively."
-- Neenyah Ostrom, New York Native, November 14, 1988
-- Neenyah Ostrom, New York Native, November 14, 1988
The New York Native 1980-1997
A 20th Century Newspaper of Firsts
1. First newspaper to break the story of AIDS.
2. First newspaper to make AIDS its signature story.
3. First newspaper the Centers for Disease Control leaked news of the discovery of what the institution thought was the "cause of AIDS.
4. First newspaper to do an in-depth interview with Robert Gallo.
5. The first newspaper to raise questions on a regular basis about Robert Gallo's so-called "discovery," and to provide thorough coverage of the Gallo scandal.
6. The first newspaper to cover the scientists who found holes in the HIV theory of AIDS and who dared to criticize the powerful AIDS establishment.
7. The first newspaper to publish investigative reporting on AZT.
8. The first newspaper to provide regular coverage of HHV-6, the "other AIDS virus."
9. The first newspaper to have a full time reporter covering the chronic fatigue syndrome epidemic.
10. The first newspaper to do investigative reporting on the intertwined nature of AIDS and chronic fatigue syndrome.
