Guest guest Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 This a very interesting OP Ed piece about the history of XMRV and the CDC. Specifically the investigator Switcher has been a historic supporter of Dr. Reeves. The CDC has had a problematic year where CFS is concerned. The long-time CDC principal investigator for CFS research Dr. Reeves was reassigned on February 14, which many critics believe was because the scientist was embarrassing the agency. Privately, insiders have told CFS Central that they did not expect the CDC to find the retrovirus because the agency�s CFS definition has been watered down from one neuroimmune disease to five different combinations of depression, insomnia, obesity and �metabolic strain,� as Reeves himself explained in a 2009 paper. If the CDC had found the retrovirus, it would have negated its 20-year affair with CFS as a psychological problem. Now that two other government agencies have found XMRV and other studies due out this summer have also found the retrovirus, critics point out that the CDC is in a no-win situation and beginning to look like the odd man out.<br <b>Information Release, CFS Central </b> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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