Peter Snow

A medical doctor, Snow preferred to be a general practitioner in Tapanui, New Zealand, a profession that he considered "exciting, diverse, challenging and wide-ranging." Snow was "the classic country doctor, looking after the people of Tapanui for over 30 years," said Dr. Jonathan Fox, president of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. Snow himself was once the president of the College, but he's best known for noticing that livestock in his area seemed to suffer from an ailment, and people in the same area had similar symptoms. In 1984 he identified what became known as "Tapanui Flu" -- which was later re-dubbed "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Through significant research he determined the syndrome "clearly mimics that of chronic giardiasis, a disease then not recognized in New Zealand." (Giardia is an intestinal parasite.) Follow-up treatments of the victims with anti-giardia medications provided recovery to nearly all of the long-suffering victims. Snow died March 2; his age was not reported. From This is True for 26 February 2006 Suggestions for further reading: From Fatigued to Fantastic by Jacob Teitelbaum Amazon Price: $11.56 Customer Review: Excellent book. Very detailed and contains alot of information. Haven't read it all yet. Some things you've heard before but it is good because the doctor explains the hows and the whys. Recommended for anyone suffering from fati...   Cure Unknown: Inside the Lyme Epidemic by Pamela Weintraub Amazon Price: $10.87 Customer Review: It's a good book but was hard for me to follow sometimes. There is a lot of medical jargon and words that my Lyme brain can't comprehend. I skipped over some pages and some chapters just because I couldn't follow it. I may re-read it again once my...   The Top 10 Lyme Disease Treatments: Defeat Lyme Disease with the Best of Conv... by Bryan Rosner Amazon Price: $21.56 Customer Review: Lyme disease is caused by a microorganism spread by the bite of a tick. Often difficult to diagnose, it can prove exceptionally debilitating and sometimes fatal. "The Top 10 Lyme Disease Treatments: Defeat Lyme Disease with the Best of Conventional a...   Reversing Fibromyalgia: The Whole-Health Approach to Overcoming Fibromyalgia ... by Joe M. Elrod Amazon Price: $11.53 Customer Review: Whether or not you believe Fibromyalgia can really be reversed, this book provies a lot of information and some solutions that, if you try them, certainly can't hurt. I found it very useful and have recommended it to friends in my support groups onl...   What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibromyalgia Fatigue: The Powerful Pr... by R. Paul St. Amand, Claudia Craig Marek Amazon Price: $10.17 Customer Review: All fibromyalgia patients should read and follow this book. It has given me my life back.   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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