Keep Out of Reach of Children: Reyes Syndrome, Aspirin, and the Politics of Public Health Bellevue Literary Press Pathographies Paperback Mark A. Largent

from akblanchard

Even though Reye's syndrome was never very common, parents in the mid-1970s feared it because its effects were so devastating. A typically-developing, healthy baby or child, recovering a common viral illness such as chicken pox or influenza, would suddenly develop frightening symptoms such as ext...

from DoingDewey

Honestly, this book was a bit of a let down. Although the story of this devastating childhood illness was interesting, I felt as though the author got lost trying to capture our poor understanding of the causes. I appreciated that the author tried to convey the different theories about the illnes...

from srtsrt

I requested this book because I have wondered about Reye's Syndrome for many years and hoped that this book would tell me what causes it. It doesn't really; there appear to be many inter-related events, toxins, viruses and individual susceptibility that lead to it. The book covers a lot of inform...

from caittilynn

This was an interesting look at the role of public health in understanding what happened with reyes syndrome. I didn't know much about the condition beforehand except the part about aspirin in children. I thought there was some interesting dialogue about both the ability to motivate a population ...

from dhelmen

This was not a riveting read. I enjoyed the first couple of chapters, but then did not have enough interest in the subject to enjoy the fact oriented very jouinalistic account of a frightening disease, it's sypmtoms, treatment, and possible (probable?) cause. Not a book I would recommend unless i...