GOOD NEWS FOR NUTRITION
After years since the enactement of DSHEA it looks like enough pressure has
be put on the FDA that the pharmaceutical companies might be losing ground
on their strong agenda to muzzle the nutritional supplement industry from
making health claims about its products. Below,
is a Press Release from Washington D.C attorney and health activist,
Jonathan Emord.
Below is a press release from our friend in Washington, attorney and health
activist, Jonathan Emord. It is self-explanatory. The decision described is
far reaching. It means, simply, that in the war between Health and Medicine
in the US, the Bush Administration has sided with "Health."
FDA IMPLEMENTS PEARSON DECISION; EXPANDS TO FOODS
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Claudia A. Lewis-Eng;
Jonathan W. Emord
jem…@emord.com
WASHINGTON, D.C.-On December 18, 2002, FDA Commissioner Mark McClellan
announced a major initiative to make available more information concerning
the effects of dietary supplements and foods on the prevention of disease.
The decision is an abrupt departure from the agency’s long held view that no
nutrient-disease claims should be allowed for foods or dietary supplements
unless proven to a near conclusive degree. In 1999, the United States Court
of Appeals in a landmark ruling, Pearson v. Shalala, ordered FDA to allow
claims for dietary supplements backed by credible, yet inconclusive
scientific evidence. For the past three years, FDA has refused to follow
that order only to be sued by clients of this firm again and again.
Today FDA abandoned its prior position and agreed to implement Pearson
fully. Indeed, FDA announced that it would apply the decision not only to
dietary supplements but also to conventional foods. This will mean that far
more information about the actual and potential health benefits of dietary
supplements and foods will reach consumers than ever before. The decision is
nothing short of revolutionary.
The firm Emord & Associates represented the successful Plaintiff in Pearson
v. Shalala and those who have challenged FDA’s failure to implement the
decision. The firm also filed comments in a recent First Amendment notice
and comment proceeding at FDA recommending many of the changes now brought
about by the FDA’s action.
Emord says: "Today’s decision is a momentous victory for those who cherish
freedom. As never before companies will be able to inform consumers of the
disease risk reducing and preventive effects of certain foods and dietary
supplements. Consumers, in turn, will be able to modify their food choices
to improve their health and longevity. There may be no action more important
for the health and welfare of American consumers than the one taken by
Commissioner Mark McClellan and Chief Counsel Dan Troy. This is a wonderful
holiday gift for the American people."
Tim Bolen
JuriMed – Public Relations and Research Group
jurim…@earthlink.net
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
–
Cheryl
"My mission is nutrition".
Hear discussions on:
Health issues/alternative/nutritional treatment…
1-800-736-8084 Mondays @ 8:30 p.m. (CST)
Or …..918-222-7313 Anytime.
How is letting people put lies on packaging good for nutrition?
All the best,
Jeff
"Cher" <crgeo…@i-55.com> wrote in message
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> GOOD NEWS FOR NUTRITION
> After years since the enactement of DSHEA it looks like enough pressure
has
> be put on the FDA that the pharmaceutical companies might be losing ground
> on their strong agenda to muzzle the nutritional supplement industry from
> making health claims about its products. Below,
> is a Press Release from Washington D.C attorney and health activist,
> Jonathan Emord.
> Below is a press release from our friend in Washington, attorney and
health
> activist, Jonathan Emord. It is self-explanatory. The decision described
is
> far reaching. It means, simply, that in the war between Health and
Medicine
> in the US, the Bush Administration has sided with "Health."
> FDA IMPLEMENTS PEARSON DECISION; EXPANDS TO FOODS
> PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> CONTACT: Claudia A. Lewis-Eng;
> Jonathan W. Emord
> jem…@emord.com
> WASHINGTON, D.C.-On December 18, 2002, FDA Commissioner Mark McClellan
> announced a major initiative to make available more information concerning
> the effects of dietary supplements and foods on the prevention of disease.
> The decision is an abrupt departure from the agency’s long held view that
no
> nutrient-disease claims should be allowed for foods or dietary supplements
> unless proven to a near conclusive degree. In 1999, the United States
Court
> of Appeals in a landmark ruling, Pearson v. Shalala, ordered FDA to allow
> claims for dietary supplements backed by credible, yet inconclusive
> scientific evidence. For the past three years, FDA has refused to follow
> that order only to be sued by clients of this firm again and again.
> Today FDA abandoned its prior position and agreed to implement Pearson
> fully. Indeed, FDA announced that it would apply the decision not only to
> dietary supplements but also to conventional foods. This will mean that
far
> more information about the actual and potential health benefits of dietary
> supplements and foods will reach consumers than ever before. The decision
is
> nothing short of revolutionary.
> The firm Emord & Associates represented the successful Plaintiff in
Pearson
> v. Shalala and those who have challenged FDA’s failure to implement the
> decision. The firm also filed comments in a recent First Amendment notice
> and comment proceeding at FDA recommending many of the changes now brought
> about by the FDA’s action.
> Emord says: "Today’s decision is a momentous victory for those who cherish
> freedom. As never before companies will be able to inform consumers of the
> disease risk reducing and preventive effects of certain foods and dietary
> supplements. Consumers, in turn, will be able to modify their food choices
> to improve their health and longevity. There may be no action more
important
> for the health and welfare of American consumers than the one taken by
> Commissioner Mark McClellan and Chief Counsel Dan Troy. This is a
wonderful
> holiday gift for the American people."
> Tim Bolen
> JuriMed – Public Relations and Research Group
> jurim…@earthlink.net
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> —
> Cheryl
> "My mission is nutrition".
> Hear discussions on:
> Health issues/alternative/nutritional treatment…
> 1-800-736-8084 Mondays @ 8:30 p.m. (CST)
> Or …..918-222-7313 Anytime.
"Cher" <crgeo…@i-55.com> wrote:
>GOOD NEWS FOR NUTRITION
Especially if you read the REAL FDA annouhncement,not the heavily
edited version Bolen’s source was spreading.
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2002/NEW00859.html
Of special interest is that Bolen’s source deleted all reference
to the requirement to actually SHOW science-based eviudence of
something working, and that the FDA now gets to review ALL claims
before they are made on packaging or ads.
>After years since the enactement of DSHEA it looks like enough pressure has
>be put on the FDA that the pharmaceutical companies might be losing ground
>on their strong agenda to muzzle the nutritional supplement industry from
>making health claims about its products.
Considering that the pharmaceutical companies are also major
manufacturers of nutritional supplements … his theory doesn’t
look logical.
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>FDA IMPLEMENTS PEARSON DECISION; EXPANDS TO FOODS
>PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>CONTACT: Claudia A. Lewis-Eng;
>Jonathan W. Emord
>jem…@emord.com
>WASHINGTON, D.C.-On December 18, 2002, FDA Commissioner Mark McClellan
>announced a major initiative to make available more information concerning
>the effects of dietary supplements and foods on the prevention of disease.
>The decision is an abrupt departure from the agency’s long held view that no
>nutrient-disease claims should be allowed for foods or dietary supplements
>unless proven to a near conclusive degree. In 1999, the United States Court
>of Appeals in a landmark ruling, Pearson v. Shalala, ordered FDA to allow
>claims for dietary supplements backed by credible, yet inconclusive
>scientific evidence. For the past three years, FDA has refused to follow
>that order only to be sued by clients of this firm again and again.
>Today FDA abandoned its prior position and agreed to implement Pearson
>fully. Indeed, FDA announced that it would apply the decision not only to
>dietary supplements but also to conventional foods. This will mean that far
>more information about the actual and potential health benefits of dietary
>supplements and foods will reach consumers than ever before. The decision is
>nothing short of revolutionary.
>The firm Emord & Associates represented the successful Plaintiff in Pearson
>v. Shalala and those who have challenged FDA’s failure to implement the
>decision. The firm also filed comments in a recent First Amendment notice
>and comment proceeding at FDA recommending many of the changes now brought
>about by the FDA’s action.
>Emord says: "Today’s decision is a momentous victory for those who cherish
>freedom. As never before companies will be able to inform consumers of the
>disease risk reducing and preventive effects of certain foods and dietary
>supplements. Consumers, in turn, will be able to modify their food choices
>to improve their health and longevity. There may be no action more important
>for the health and welfare of American consumers than the one taken by
>Commissioner Mark McClellan and Chief Counsel Dan Troy. This is a wonderful
>holiday gift for the American people."
>Tim Bolen
>JuriMed – Public Relations and Research Group
>jurim…@earthlink.net
And here’s the WHOLE announcement … not juse\t the "bolenized"
version.
FDA ANNOUNCES INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE
BETTER HEALTH INFORMATION FOR CONSUMERS
Commissioner of Food and Drugs Mark B. McClellan, M.D., today
announced a major new initiative to make available more and
better information about foods and dietary supplements, to help
American consumers prevent diseases and improve their health by
making sound dietary decisions.
The Consumer Health Information for Better Nutrition initiative
is designed to foster two complementary goals concerning the
labeling of food and dietary supplements: to encourage makers of
conventional foods and dietary supplements to make accurate,
science-based claims about the health benefits of their products,
and to help eliminate bogus labeling claims by taking on those
dietary supplement marketers who make false or misleading claims.
"By putting credible, science-based information in the hands of
consumers, we hope to foster competition based on the real
nutritional value of foods rather than on portion size or
spurious and unreliable claims," Health and Human Services
Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said. "Such labeling can help empower
consumers to make smart, healthy choices about the foods that
they buy and consume."
The consumer health information initiative comprises three
related actions:
* Issuing guidance on qualified health claims for
conventional foods and dietary supplements. Any such claims must
be pre-approved by FDA and meet the "weight of the scientific
evidence" standard, including support by a credible body of
scientific evidence.
* Strengthening enforcement of dietary supplement rules.
Today, FDA is emphasizing its commitment to carrying out the
intent of Congress in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education
Act of 1994 by outlining its enforcement strategy against false
or misleading claims about dietary supplements. As an example of
its commitment to strong enforcement, FDA is also announcing a
seizure of a dietary supplement making unapproved drug claims.
* Establishing an FDA Task Force on Consumer Health
Information for Better Nutrition. This task force will develop a
framework to help consumers obtain accurate, up-to-date, and
science-based information about conventional food and dietary
supplements. This includes the development of additional
scientific guidance on how the "weight of the evidence" standard
will be applied, as well as the development of regulations that
will give these principles the force and the effect of law.
"Our mission at FDA is to improve health outcomes for the nation,
and some of the best opportunities for improving health involve
informed choices by consumers," said Dr. McClellan. "Through this
Better Health Through Better Information initiative, we are
committed to improving opportunities for consumers to get
scientifically accurate information about the health consequences
of the foods they consume, and to enhancing our enforcement
efforts against those who would make false or misleading claims
for their products."
The guidance on health claims FDA issued today sets forth the
conditions under which the agency intends to exercise enforcement
discretion for qualified health claims about conventional foods
and dietary supplements. FDA currently permits such claims for
dietary supplements under certain circumstances but not for
conventional foods – even though in general much more scientific
data is available to support the health benefits of foods.
To meet the criteria for making a new, qualified claim on a
conventional food, the manufacturer would need to provide a
credible body of scientific data supporting the claim. The
company would need to demonstrate, based on a fair review by
scientific experts of the totality of information available, that
the "weight of scientific evidence" supports the proposed claim.
All qualified health claims will require review by FDA before
they may be used on the food label.
In the enforcement action being announced today, FDA revealed
that United States Marshals on Monday, December 16, 2002, seized
approximately 3000 bottles, valued at more than $100,000, of
EverCLR, a dietary supplement. EverCLR is marketed by Halo Supply
Company of San Diego, Calif., as a "natural" treatment for
viruses, including the herpes virus, and for "cold and flu
protection."
None of these claims has been substantiated. In court documents,
FDA charges that EverCLR is an unapproved and therefore illegal
new drug because it is promoted to treat or prevent specific
diseases and conditions. FDA also charges that EverCLR is
misbranded because its labeling lacks adequate directions for
use.
In addition, FDA today released a report on its strengthened
enforcement actions over the past year against dietary
supplements that make false or misleading claims. FDA’s report
also outlines an aggressive enforcement strategy against such
claims and outlines enforcement priorities so that manufacturers
will be on notice.
A Notice of Availability about FDA’s guidance on qualified health
claims went on display today at the office of the Federal
Register. Both the notice and the guidance itself are available
online at http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/default.htm.
FDA’s Dietary Supplement Enforcement Report is available on FDA’s
website, http://www.fda.gov/, as is the document "Consumer Health
Information for Better Nutrition," a brief, descriptive summary
of FDA’s entire consumer health information initiative.
FDA advises consumers to consult a health professional before
taking dietary supplements. Information about dietary supplements
is available on FDA’s website at
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/supplmnt.html. Consumer advice from
FDA about purchasing medicines on-line may be found at
http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/default.htm.
Tsu
–
To doubt everything or to believe everything
are two equally convenient solutions; both
dispense with the necessity of reflection.
– Jules Henri Poincaré
"Jeff Utz" <kidsdoc2…@hotmail.com> wrote:
>How is letting people put lies on packaging good for nutrition?
>All the best,
Bolen’s source deleted the really good parts of the announcement
…
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2002/NEW00859.html
Notice that claims must be backed up with science-based evidence,
and approved by the FDA before being put on the package.
Tsu
–
To doubt everything or to believe everything
are two equally convenient solutions; both
dispense with the necessity of reflection.
– Jules Henri Poincaré
They get a bit repetative:
Flu Shot Left Executive Paralyzed
By ANDRé PICARD
PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTER
http://www.globeandmail.com/
Monday, November 18, 2002 – Page A1
As an executive with a big Bay Street company, Brian Claman does not "have
the time to waste being sick."
So, when flu shots were offered at the office a year ago, he was quick to
head to the boardroom and get vaccinated.
"I’ve had the flu a couple of times and it’s nasty, so I figured it was a
win-win situation," Mr. Claman said.
Two weeks after his flu shot, Mr. Claman awoke with a pounding headache and
a strange feeling in his feet. The doctor was reassuring, telling the
47-year-old businessman that the symptoms were probably related to stress.
His condition deteriorated, so he made his way to a hospital emergency room.
His body was gradually going numb.
Doctors immediately recognized the tell-tale signs of Guillain Barré
syndrome, a baffling, potentially fatal condition that resembles polio.
By afternoon, Mr. Claman was completely paralyzed. He was placed in
intensive care and put on a respirator.
He spent the next eight months in hospital and now, a year after his flu
shot, is just beginning to walk unassisted again.
"It’s been a harrowing experience," Mr. Claman said in an interview.
"Never in my wildest dreams — or maybe I should say nightmares — could I
have imagined almost losing my life to the flu shot," According to Health
Canada, there have been 37 cases of GBS since 1987 where a link to the flu
vaccine is suspected. But it cautions that because reporting is not
mandatory, the number of cases is probably underreported, and that because
GBS occurs for a number of other reasons, it is often difficult to make a
causal link.
The mundane medical term for what happened to Mr. Claman is "adverse
reaction." That usually means a little fever and maybe some swelling at the
injection site, but a small minority suffer severe reactions such as
Guillain Barré syndrome, an inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nerves
(those outside the brain and spinal cord).
While the exact cause is unknown, GBS appears to be an autoimmune disease in
which the body’s disease-fighting system mistakenly attacks the covering of
the nerves. At least half the cases seem to be triggered by a microbial
infection. Mr. Claman suffered a severe reaction; usually GBS will reverse
itself within a few months.
The link to vaccines was first made in 1976, when hundreds of people in the
United States developed Guillain Barré after getting the swine-flu vaccine.
Mr. Claman’s experience, getting sick suddenly two weeks after the shot, is
typical.
Public-health officials are quick to point out that while GBS is a
devastating condition, it is rare, and getting the flu is a far more
dangerous prospect.
In a paper published in the Canada Communicable Disease Report, Philippe De
Wals, an epidemiologist in the department of community health services at
the University of Sherbrooke, calculated that for a person over the age of
65 (those at greatest risk from the flu) the risk of dying of GBS after a
flu shot is about one in 10 million, while the risk of contracting influenza
and dying if a person is not vaccinated is about one in 1,000. In other
words, the fear of GBS should not dissuade people (seniors, at least)
because the risk of dying from not getting the shot is 10,000 times greater.
Mr. Claman knows the math all too well, but said it is meaningless to
someone in his position.
"The rareness of complications means nothing if you’re the one suffering
from the adverse reaction," he said. "It’s like the lottery: The odds mean
nothing because everyone thinks they’re going to win. With the vaccine, it’s
the opposite: Nobody thinks this can happen to them."
Despite his experience, Mr. Claman is not opposed to the flu vaccine or the
public-health campaigns urging everyone to get a shot. But he thinks the
message is too sugarcoated.
"Let’s talk about the real risks of influenza and the real risks of the flu
shot and let people make an informed decision," he said. "But let’s not
pretend that because a flu shot is generally a good idea that nothing bad is
ever going to happen." Mr. Claman said his biggest loss was
personal –staying in hospital and away from his family, in particular a
teenage son. Being off work for months during the prime of his earning power
also took a financial toll.
"john" <j…@nospamtoday.com> wrote:
>Flu vaccination suspected in emergency director’s illness
>Painful Shot
>By TIM UNRUH
>The Salina Journal
>Posted at 10:29 AM on Sunday, January 19, 2003
>http://www.saljournal.com/stories/011903/lif_fluShot.html
>Gail Aills is walking with a cane these days and reminiscing about a holiday
>season he’d have rather skipped.
>Excruciating leg and hip pain marked the end of 2002 for the director of
>Saline County Emergency Management. Neurologist Trent Davis diagnosed it as
>Guillian-Barre Syndrome, which may have have been a reaction to the flu
>vaccination Aills received Nov. 15.
Also may have been many other things …
http://www.jsmarcussen.com/gbs/uk/diagnosis.htm
>A former Salina firefighter who has headed Emergency Management since 1990,
>Aills said he received a flu shot when it was offered to all city and county
>employees at the Saline County Health Clinic, 125 W. Elm. He’s been
>vaccinated every year for two decades.
>Aills came down with a cold afterward and jokingly blamed it on the
>vaccination.
That "cold" could also have been the cause of whatever he had.
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>"I’d had a little pain in my hip and attributed it to the long ride," he
>said.
>It continued Dec. 4, spreading from Aills’ left hip down his leg and to his
>toes.
>After a full round of tests, including two painful spinal taps, Aills was
>diagnosed with Guillian-Barre Syndrome.
>Davis started Aills on two treatments, first an intravenous infusion of
>gamma globulin, or antibodies that are pooled from thousands of blood
>donors.
>"We hope these will attack the antibodies in his system which are attacking
>his nerves," the neurologist said.
>But that didn’t work for Aills, so Davis tried plasma pheresis — commonly
>known as blood cleansing or plasma exchange — on a device similar to a
>kidney dialysis machine.
>"It’s filtering of the blood where the protein and fluid in the blood are
>drawn off and discarded, leaving only red cells," he said. Other fluid and
>blood protein are added.
>"That worked," Davis said.
Both the patient and his or her family should have realistic
expectations as to the effect of the treatments, using IVIg
and/or PE. Dramatic changes for the better do not occur, except
in very seldom cases.
Recovery begins of its own accord (spontaneously), which makes it
impossible to predict how many sessions of the treatment the
patient may require.
You never know if it was the treatment or the disease going into
spontaneous remission.
>Guillian-Barre Syndrome is not exactly rare, occurring in one in 100,000
>people, the neurologist said, and a flu shot reaction is one cause.
And getting the flu is another … viral infections are thought
to be the only trigger.
>"As diseases go, it’s nowhere near as common as stroke or (multiple
>sclerosis)," he said, "but we see cases of it every year."
>Guillian-Barre usually surfaces during the viral seasons in the spring and
>fall, he said. Symptoms include varying combinations of muscle weakness and
>numbness, tingling, and/or pain.
>Aills’ symptoms included numbness and sharp burning pain.
>"We were afraid it would creep up into my vital organs," Aills said, but it
>didn’t.
It actually doesn’t "creep into vital organs" … paralysis of
the rib muscles and diaphragm can happen, and is easily treated
by a ventilator. But even if you are paralysed up to the
eyeballs, the heart keeps beating.
>He developed a staph infection from the blood cleansing and spent Christmas
>in the hospital.
Oh cool … lets blame that on the flu vaccine too.
>With low blood pressure and a 103.2-degree fever, it set
>Aills’ recovery back three days. Also a Type II diabetic, his blood sugar
>levels shot up from the various drugs he was taking.
No, let’s thank organized medicine for keeping this Type II
diabetic alive, shall we.
>No reason not to get flu shot
AHAH! Another article John didn’t read …
>Davis said the yearly inoculations are worth the risk, even for other members of
>the Aills family.
(snip)
>"It’s an uncomfortable condition to have. It disrupts life and work, but it
>rarely kills," Davis said, adding that he’s been flu-free for the 10 years
>he’s taken the annual shot. "When you look at the figures of people dying
>from influenza, it’s well worth it."
So the doctor takes the shots.
>The neurologist can’t be totally sure the flu shot had anything to do with
>Aills’ condition, but given that symptoms began within 10 to 15 days, it’s a
>"typical interval" between the shot and the onset of pain
It’s uncertain if the shot was the cause … there was a cold
in that critical time period too.
>The reaction can occur after a viral infection or from other immunizations,
>and some women have the symptoms after childbirth, she said.
Tsu
–
To doubt everything or to believe everything
are two equally convenient solutions; both
dispense with the necessity of reflection.
– Jules Henri Poincaré
"john" <j…@nospamtoday.com> wrote:
>They get a bit repetative:
>Flu Shot Left Executive Paralyzed
>By ANDRé PICARD
>PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTER
>http://www.globeandmail.com/
>Monday, November 18, 2002 – Page A1
(snip)
>In a paper published in the Canada Communicable Disease Report, Philippe De
>Wals, an epidemiologist in the department of community health services at
>the University of Sherbrooke, calculated that for a person over the age of
>65 (those at greatest risk from the flu) the risk of dying of GBS after a
>flu shot is about one in 10 million, while the risk of contracting influenza
>and dying if a person is not vaccinated is about one in 1,000. In other
>words, the fear of GBS should not dissuade people (seniors, at least)
>because the risk of dying from not getting the shot is 10,000 times greater.
Tsu
–
To doubt everything or to believe everything
are two equally convenient solutions; both
dispense with the necessity of reflection.
– Jules Henri Poincaré
"They" do, don’t they.
Earle
"john" <j…@nospamtoday.com> wrote in message
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> They get a bit repetative:
> Flu Shot Left Executive Paralyzed
> By ANDRé PICARD
> PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTER
> http://www.globeandmail.com/
> Monday, November 18, 2002 – Page A1
> As an executive with a big Bay Street company, Brian Claman does not "have
> the time to waste being sick."
> So, when flu shots were offered at the office a year ago, he was quick to
> head to the boardroom and get vaccinated.
> "I’ve had the flu a couple of times and it’s nasty, so I figured it was a
> win-win situation," Mr. Claman said.
> Two weeks after his flu shot, Mr. Claman awoke with a pounding headache
and
> a strange feeling in his feet. The doctor was reassuring, telling the
> 47-year-old businessman that the symptoms were probably related to stress.
> His condition deteriorated, so he made his way to a hospital emergency
room.
> His body was gradually going numb.
> Doctors immediately recognized the tell-tale signs of Guillain Barré
> syndrome, a baffling, potentially fatal condition that resembles polio.
> By afternoon, Mr. Claman was completely paralyzed. He was placed in
> intensive care and put on a respirator.
> He spent the next eight months in hospital and now, a year after his flu
> shot, is just beginning to walk unassisted again.
> "It’s been a harrowing experience," Mr. Claman said in an interview.
> "Never in my wildest dreams — or maybe I should say nightmares — could I
> have imagined almost losing my life to the flu shot," According to Health
> Canada, there have been 37 cases of GBS since 1987 where a link to the flu
> vaccine is suspected. But it cautions that because reporting is not
> mandatory, the number of cases is probably underreported, and that because
> GBS occurs for a number of other reasons, it is often difficult to make a
> causal link.
> The mundane medical term for what happened to Mr. Claman is "adverse
> reaction." That usually means a little fever and maybe some swelling at
the
> injection site, but a small minority suffer severe reactions such as
> Guillain Barré syndrome, an inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nerves
> (those outside the brain and spinal cord).
> While the exact cause is unknown, GBS appears to be an autoimmune disease
in
> which the body’s disease-fighting system mistakenly attacks the covering
of
> the nerves. At least half the cases seem to be triggered by a microbial
> infection. Mr. Claman suffered a severe reaction; usually GBS will reverse
> itself within a few months.
> The link to vaccines was first made in 1976, when hundreds of people in
the
> United States developed Guillain Barré after getting the swine-flu
vaccine.
> Mr. Claman’s experience, getting sick suddenly two weeks after the shot,
is
> typical.
> Public-health officials are quick to point out that while GBS is a
> devastating condition, it is rare, and getting the flu is a far more
> dangerous prospect.
> In a paper published in the Canada Communicable Disease Report, Philippe
De
> Wals, an epidemiologist in the department of community health services at
> the University of Sherbrooke, calculated that for a person over the age of
> 65 (those at greatest risk from the flu) the risk of dying of GBS after a
> flu shot is about one in 10 million, while the risk of contracting
influenza
> and dying if a person is not vaccinated is about one in 1,000. In other
> words, the fear of GBS should not dissuade people (seniors, at least)
> because the risk of dying from not getting the shot is 10,000 times
greater.
> Mr. Claman knows the math all too well, but said it is meaningless to
> someone in his position.
> "The rareness of complications means nothing if you’re the one suffering
> from the adverse reaction," he said. "It’s like the lottery: The odds mean
> nothing because everyone thinks they’re going to win. With the vaccine,
it’s
> the opposite: Nobody thinks this can happen to them."
> Despite his experience, Mr. Claman is not opposed to the flu vaccine or
the
> public-health campaigns urging everyone to get a shot. But he thinks the
> message is too sugarcoated.
> "Let’s talk about the real risks of influenza and the real risks of the
flu
> shot and let people make an informed decision," he said. "But let’s not
> pretend that because a flu shot is generally a good idea that nothing bad
is
> ever going to happen." Mr. Claman said his biggest loss was
> personal –staying in hospital and away from his family, in particular a
> teenage son. Being off work for months during the prime of his earning
power
> also took a financial toll.
In message <hjqn2v09hg79v64nuva0gk6164bg7ht…@4ax.com>, Tsu Dho Nimh
<abac…@hotmail.com> writes
>>calculated that for a person over the age of
>>65 (those at greatest risk from the flu) the risk of dying of GBS after a
>>flu shot is about one in 10 million, while the risk of contracting influenza
>>and dying if a person is not vaccinated is about one in 1,000.
and sometimes its kills those younger like this family member of mine:
FRANK COX Corporal
Army Service Corps
died on Tuesday 22 October 1918 . Age 29 .
Skoplje British Cemetery was created after the Armistice when burials
were gathered together from Kumanovo British Cemetery, Prilep French
Military Cemetery, Veles British and French Military Cemteries and other
burial grounds. The great majority of those who died were men of the
RASC (MT), who died of influenza after the Armistice with Bulgaria.
There are now 124 Commonwealth servicemen buried or commemorated in this
cemetery.
http://www.cwgc.org.uk/detailed.asp?casualty=473602
in memory of:
http://www.cwgc.org.uk/commemoration.asp?casualty=473602
Regards
–
Anthony Cox
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Anthony Cox wrote:
> In message <hjqn2v09hg79v64nuva0gk6164bg7ht…@4ax.com>, Tsu Dho Nimh
> <abac…@hotmail.com> writes
>>> calculated that for a person over the age of
>>> 65 (those at greatest risk from the flu) the risk of dying of GBS
>>> after a
>>> flu shot is about one in 10 million, while the risk of contracting
>>> influenza
>>> and dying if a person is not vaccinated is about one in 1,000.
> and sometimes its kills those younger like this family member of mine:
> FRANK COX Corporal
> Army Service Corps
> died on Tuesday 22 October 1918 . Age 29 .
> Skoplje British Cemetery was created after the Armistice when burials
> were gathered together from Kumanovo British Cemetery, Prilep French
> Military Cemetery, Veles British and French Military Cemteries and other
> burial grounds. The great majority of those who died were men of the
> RASC (MT), who died of influenza after the Armistice with Bulgaria.
> There are now 124 Commonwealth servicemen buried or commemorated in this
> cemetery.
> http://www.cwgc.org.uk/detailed.asp?casualty=473602
> in memory of:
> http://www.cwgc.org.uk/commemoration.asp?casualty=473602
My paternal grandparents were killed in the worldwide flu pandemic of
1918-1919. Their daughters, who owuld have been my aunts, also died.
They left five boys including my father. All 8-14 years of age.
"Physical Factors
Advanced imaging techniques have detected differences in the brains of
ADHD children compared to those of non-ADHD children. In some studies,
brain scans reveal that the right side of the brain is smaller in ADHD
children than in non-ADHD children (ordinarily the right and left sides
of the brain are the same size). The right side contains three important
areas: the prefrontal cortex; the caudate nucleus; and globus pallidus.
The prefrontal cortex, which is located in the front of the brain, is
thought to be the brain’s command center and regulates the ability to
inhibit responses. The caudate nucleus and globus pallidus, located near
the center of the brain, speed up or stop orders coming from the
prefrontal cortex. Abnormalities in these areas may impair a person’s
ability to brake actions, resulting in the impulsivity typical of ADHD
people. Also located here are important neurotransmitters — chemical
messages in the brain — including norepinephrine, dopamine, and
serotonin, which affect mental and emotional functioning. Dopamine is
under particular scrutiny. One recent study reported that adults with
ADHD had abnormally low levels of DOPA decarboxylase, the enzyme that
produces dopamine."
http://www.supreme.state.az.us/casa/training/Adhd/adhdW2.htm
Kellie
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allstargal wrote:
> X-No-Archive: Yes
> Cognitive Accommodation to Child Abuse (AKA ADHD)
> by Douglas Eby
> ….the cognitive adaptations to trauma, including sexual abuse, may delimit
> or interfere with the ongoing cognitive developmental tasks of childhood.
> Concrete operational thought, the solving of problems clearly tied to
> physical reality, can become impossibly challenging in the face of an
> overwhelming adult demanding gratification of their needs at the expense of
> the child’s.
> The process of formal operational thought involves creation of rule systems
> through understanding the relevant interacting variables, but abuse demands
> secrecy and suppression, denial and avoidance of knowledge or distortion of
> understanding.
> The development of social cognition involves differentiation of the child’s
> own needs and perspectives from others’ : within an abusive relationship,
> their needs and perceptions are abrogated to those of the offender’s.
> Perhaps one of the most critical tasks of development is the area of
> attribution style formation: concepts of adequacy and power in the self and
> others, of locus of control in various situations, and resultant levels of
> self-efficacy and achievement.
> And abuse is a blatant distortion in the child’s sense of power : "I believe
> the sexual use of a child’s body/being is the same as the phenomenon of
> adult rape…To be raped, as a woman or girl-child, is to experience…an
> act of aggression in which [the survivor] is denied her self-determination"
> (Driver & Droisen,1989).
> Link to full story about abuse causing ADHD
> http://www.talentdevelop.com/cogacc.html
> ..
You should read this :
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm
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allstargal wrote:
> X-No-Archive: Yes
> Cognitive Accommodation to Child Abuse (AKA ADHD)
> by Douglas Eby
> ….the cognitive adaptations to trauma, including sexual abuse, may delimit
> or interfere with the ongoing cognitive developmental tasks of childhood.
> Concrete operational thought, the solving of problems clearly tied to
> physical reality, can become impossibly challenging in the face of an
> overwhelming adult demanding gratification of their needs at the expense of
> the child’s.
> The process of formal operational thought involves creation of rule systems
> through understanding the relevant interacting variables, but abuse demands
> secrecy and suppression, denial and avoidance of knowledge or distortion of
> understanding.
> The development of social cognition involves differentiation of the child’s
> own needs and perspectives from others’ : within an abusive relationship,
> their needs and perceptions are abrogated to those of the offender’s.
> Perhaps one of the most critical tasks of development is the area of
> attribution style formation: concepts of adequacy and power in the self and
> others, of locus of control in various situations, and resultant levels of
> self-efficacy and achievement.
> And abuse is a blatant distortion in the child’s sense of power : "I believe
> the sexual use of a child’s body/being is the same as the phenomenon of
> adult rape…To be raped, as a woman or girl-child, is to experience…an
> act of aggression in which [the survivor] is denied her self-determination"
> (Driver & Droisen,1989).
> Link to full story about abuse causing ADHD
> http://www.talentdevelop.com/cogacc.html
> ..
After allot of reading, I have figured out why you have come to your
conclusion (atleast I hope): You have somehow mistaken ADHD for PTSD in
your research. "Cognitive Accommodation" is in fact the adaptations the
mind makes for trauma and abuse. It is not however ADHD. PTSD has
similar symptoms and reactions, But requires many more aspects for a dx.
PTSD – as I mentioned before is Post traumatic stress Disorder. It has
been called many things over the years, at one time called "shell shock"
(the glazed look in the eyes of war veterans).
I don’t want to paste the entire DSM-IV for this so:
http://omi.unm.edu/PTSD-DSM-IV.html
http://www.qut.edu.au/publications/bsspsych_report/report.html – PTSD &
Cognitive Accommodation
Kellie
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allstargal wrote:
> X-No-Archive: Yes
> Cognitive Accommodation to Child Abuse (AKA ADHD)
> by Douglas Eby
> ….the cognitive adaptations to trauma, including sexual abuse, may delimit
> or interfere with the ongoing cognitive developmental tasks of childhood.
> Concrete operational thought, the solving of problems clearly tied to
> physical reality, can become impossibly challenging in the face of an
> overwhelming adult demanding gratification of their needs at the expense of
> the child’s.
> The process of formal operational thought involves creation of rule systems
> through understanding the relevant interacting variables, but abuse demands
> secrecy and suppression, denial and avoidance of knowledge or distortion of
> understanding.
> The development of social cognition involves differentiation of the child’s
> own needs and perspectives from others’ : within an abusive relationship,
> their needs and perceptions are abrogated to those of the offender’s.
> Perhaps one of the most critical tasks of development is the area of
> attribution style formation: concepts of adequacy and power in the self and
> others, of locus of control in various situations, and resultant levels of
> self-efficacy and achievement.
> And abuse is a blatant distortion in the child’s sense of power : "I believe
> the sexual use of a child’s body/being is the same as the phenomenon of
> adult rape…To be raped, as a woman or girl-child, is to experience…an
> act of aggression in which [the survivor] is denied her self-determination"
> (Driver & Droisen,1989).
> Link to full story about abuse causing ADHD
> http://www.talentdevelop.com/cogacc.html
> ..
Where do you get this stuff?
Are you saying that every child who has been abused has ADHD? And that
you cannot have ADHD unless you have been abused?
Who every is giving out this information is misinformed. And is
misleading people to dire consequences.
If numerous people were to believe this junk, then when "little
Johnny’s" mom tells the neighbor (who’s been reading this stuff) that
"little Johnny" has ADHD, the neighbor won’t let her kids go over and
play at Johnny’s house anymore because "Johnny’s parents have been
abusing him, or let him be abused", "it’s not safe over there"….
Honestly, think about what will happen before you make a statement like
this.
Kellie
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allstargal wrote:
> X-No-Archive: Yes
> Cognitive Accommodation to Child Abuse (AKA ADHD)
> by Douglas Eby
> ….the cognitive adaptations to trauma, including sexual abuse, may delimit
> or interfere with the ongoing cognitive developmental tasks of childhood.
> Concrete operational thought, the solving of problems clearly tied to
> physical reality, can become impossibly challenging in the face of an
> overwhelming adult demanding gratification of their needs at the expense of
> the child’s.
> The process of formal operational thought involves creation of rule systems
> through understanding the relevant interacting variables, but abuse demands
> secrecy and suppression, denial and avoidance of knowledge or distortion of
> understanding.
> The development of social cognition involves differentiation of the child’s
> own needs and perspectives from others’ : within an abusive relationship,
> their needs and perceptions are abrogated to those of the offender’s.
> Perhaps one of the most critical tasks of development is the area of
> attribution style formation: concepts of adequacy and power in the self and
> others, of locus of control in various situations, and resultant levels of
> self-efficacy and achievement.
> And abuse is a blatant distortion in the child’s sense of power : "I believe
> the sexual use of a child’s body/being is the same as the phenomenon of
> adult rape…To be raped, as a woman or girl-child, is to experience…an
> act of aggression in which [the survivor] is denied her self-determination"
> (Driver & Droisen,1989).
> Link to full story about abuse causing ADHD
> http://www.talentdevelop.com/cogacc.html
> ..