Original link http://www.chiroweb.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=32017
Autism and Vaccine
By Tim O'Shea, DC
( This is a long article I received by email about a Congressional investigation on the link between vaccines and autism. One cannot expect neutrality on the part of the author, however the science behind the testimony is worth investigating. I for one am certainly not neutral on the question, but I also suspect that many other factors besides vaccines are contributing to the autism epidemic. At some point I will break this article into notes, but for now here is the full text. )

His main message is a heads up that our current system is not sustainable, our planet is already over capacity, and we are eradicating the species that could sustain us and the peoples who know know about them. His solution is science. It bears on the way I'd like to practice medicine.
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to check on quality and contents:
http://www.supplementquality.com/
http://www.nsf.org/
( notes from Medicinary Practicum: Qualtiy Control and Assurance in the Nutraceutical Industry )

http://www.wired.com/medtech/drugs/magazine/17-09/ff_placebo_effect?currentPage=all

AWESOME article. Nutshell: research has show that the biochemistry of the placebo response is due to anticipation-activated opioids and dopamine. Effects of opioids include pain relief, heart rate and breathing modulation. Effects of dopamine include improved motor function in Parkinson's. Both contribute to elevated mood, sharpened cognitive ability, decreased digestive disorders and insomnia, and lower levels of insulin and cortisol. But the whole article is well worth reading. ( Here's the text. I would take notes but I admire this guy's prose too much to chop it up. This article matters. )

Here's a retrospective study supporting my theory that zinc doesn't damage your sense of smell unless you snort the gel back into the olfactory-receptor-laden part of your nasal mucosa. I plan to keep using it, if needed, to head off a cold. I have several tubes. The NY Times reported that you can return it to the manufacturer for a refund. I'll be interested to see if any of the anosmic people will attempt to sue the company. If they had followed the instructions they would not have had trouble, but can you hold the customer accountable for reading the instructions? There was no warning on the package about this particular hazard.

All patients diagnosed with zinc-induced anosmia or hyposmia reported sniffing deeply when applying the gel. This was followed by an immediate sensation of burning lasting minutes to hours. Loss of sense of smell was then perceived within 48 hours.


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16467707
( study abstract behind cut )

I can't believe that they are making her out to be a madwoman....but then, I can. Oprah's ideas are a threat to the pharmaceuticomedical industry. When you have a new idea, first you are mocked and disparaged. Oprah's out there on the front lines getting mocked and disparaged. We are making progress. Thanks for taking the hit Oprah. We've got your back.

Over the last few years I have suggested this product to quite a few people, because it works. Now I find out that the FDA has pulled it from the market because it can kill your sense of smell. Zicam is intranasal zinc administered with a swab or squirt. You absorb the zinc through your mucosal membrane, and it helps you fight viruses. Absorption of zinc through the gastrointestinal system is not very good. Having a steady stream of zinc in your bloodstream is supposedly beneficial when fighting a cold or flu bug. I don't have references for all this, but I can tell you that I have never had another cold since discovering the stuff, and I can still smell.
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No matter how cynical you get, it's almost impossible to keep up.
--Lily Tomlin

Methotraxate is one of the drugs often used in chemotherapy. It interferes with folate metabolism by acting as a competitive inhibitor of the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase. Without this enzyme, the cells are starved for tetrahydrofolate, and unable to make purines (adenine, guanine) and dTPM. This is especially toxic to fast-growing cells, like cancer cells.

How does a cancer become resistant to this drug?
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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/703831?src=mpnews&spon=12&uac=89474MT
American Psychiatric Association 162nd Annual Meeting: Abstract NR5-030. Presented May 19, 2009.
( notes on preliminary results of MEAC study )

Word coined by Jenner from latin for cow
( 4 types: live attenuated, inactivated/whole cell killed, toxoid and component vaccines. And recombinant, as a way of obtaining a component for a vaccine. )

OK, here's the best overview of the current pandemic threat/media blitz that I have seen yet. Dr Mercola puts it all in perspective with science, and the history of previous disease threats and outcomes. The comments below the article discuss a bit about how people who went to "alternative" hospitals had the best survival rates of the flu of 1918.

I've been using medscape to keep abreast of medical news...for a while now. They're good. Anyway, here's the swine flu alert center. I ran across an article that mentioned Medscape as possibly a good stock investment, too.

--4/28/09
--state and public health agencies authorized to widen the use of precise diagnostic test
--they want to find out for sure where this flu is and how fast it is spreading!
( more notes on swine influenza A (H1N1) )

The Citizen's Commission on Human Rights, on Psychiatry: http://www.cchr.org
The Chemical Imbalance Myth: http://thehealthyskeptic.org/the-chemical-imbalance-myth/
Placebos as Effective As Antidepressants: http://thehealthyskeptic.org/placebos-as-effective-as-antidepressants/
Dark Side of Antidepressants: http://thehealthyskeptic.org/the-dark-side-of-antidepressants/
Water pollution by big pharma: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/pharmawater_factories
Thanks to owl_clan who posted these.

This is old news, but new to me. A vaccine called TA-CD has been developed that is made of a combination of cocaine and deactivated cholera toxin. By injecting both into a person at the same time, an immune reaction is induced by which the body makes antibodies against the cocaine itself. The body remembers cocaine as an "invader" and produces massive amounts of antibodies anytime cocaine is detected.

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