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By Paul W. Ewald. 282 pp. New York, Free Press, 2000. $25. ISBN 0-684-86900-4.

Plague Time is about the likelihood that infections cause atherosclerosis, some cancers, and other chronic diseases. This is certainly a current theory, and the book could be useful to readers who have not followed the literature in support of this thesis. Among the conclusions presented are that most of our diseases are caused by unrecognized infections and that more money should be spent on research on infectious diseases.

I laud these conclusions, yet I cannot applaud the book. Ewald is guilty of overkill. A constantly recurring theme in the book is that the medical establishment has been too slow . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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