EMS is a disease caused by taking the health food supplement l-tryptophan causing acute muscle and neurological pain ...

EOSINOPHILIA-MYALGIA SYNDROME Mission Statement: To help persons with Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome (EMS) and others who have an interest in EMS to become advocates for EMS awareness and research; to share information about EMS with patients, doctors, and the public; to foster various methods of support for people with EMS, their families, friends, and caregivers. Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome ...

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An eosinophil is a type of white blood cell. Eosinophils are produced in the bone marrow and are normally found in the bloodstream and the gut lining. They contain proteins that help the body to fight infection from parasitic organisms, such as worms. But in certain diseases these proteins can damage the body.