"A modern medical mystery about an illness that ravaged healthy children, changed policy, and vanished before a cause was found"--Provided by publisher.

"A Bellevue Literary Press pathography."

The discovery of Reye's Syndrome -- Toxins : the obvious cause -- The deadly mist -- The front line in the battle against Reye's Syndrome -- The aspirin hypothesis -- The aspirin industry responds -- The rise of labels and the fall of Reye's -- Labels, at last -- Triumph and dissent -- The politics of public health.