Diabetes An Illness People Can't Afford to Get

Diabetes treatment is unaffordable for many sufferers and only 25 percent get the care the care they need, experts say.

Their research relates to people with Type 2 Diabetes – the most common form of the illness.

Diabetes patients spend an average of $6,000 annually on treatment, according to a recent report put out by Consumer Reports Health.

The figure includes monitoring supplies, medicines, doctor visits, annual eye exams and other routine costs.

But the total doesn’t include the costs of medical complications that often result from Type 2 diabetes, like heart disease, strokes, liver and kidney damage, eye damage and a susceptibility to infections and poor healing that can lead to amputations, the New York Times reports.

Another worrying figure pertains to the statistic that one in 10 Americans has diabetes and by 2050, it will rise to one in three – if the present trends continue.

It currently costs the country’s health care system $174 billion a year.

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What is Scalar Quantum Pendant?

Frequently Asked Questions
1. How is the Scalar-Pendant going to help me?

You will feel more energetic, more focused, be less prone to suffer from headaches and can better cope with stress. Any aches and pains should gradually disappear.


2. Should I wear the Scalar-Pendant all the time?

Yes, except when taking a bath. As for wearing during sleep, some find difficulty in sleeping while others can sleep more soundly.

3. How soon will I have to wait before experiencing any effects?

Some respond within a few hours while others may require up to a month to register its effects. If there is still no effect after a month, removing it for a week is sometimes the best way to monitor how it has been of benefit.

4. Will it ever run out?

No, it will last a lifetime. It also does not require any maintenance.

5. Are there any side-effects to wearing Scalar-Pendant?

It is not magnetic, not electrical and not radioactive. A few wearers have experienced a strange or uncomfortable feeling during the first few days and may be symptomatic of the body adjusting to the effects of the pendant. If the discomfort continues, wear it for a few hours a day at first and gradually increase the wearing time.

6. What can I do if wearing the Scalar-Pendant did not help to reduce the pain of the affected part?

You can try rubbing the Scalar-Pendant directly over the painful area.

7. Why do some people experience an initial worsening of the pain on wearing Scalar-Pendant?

This is known as the 'healing crisis' which may occur prior to resolution of the symptoms.

8. How do I energize the water?

By placing Scalar-Pendant underneath a glass or a bottle of water for at least 15 minutes.

9. What are the benefits of drinking energized water?

It is the same as the benefits of wearing the Scalar-Pendant and the effects last 4-24 hours depending on the individual's energy level. The water has a fresher and more pleasant taste. Some have applied the energized water to the skin for chronic skin diseases. Others have used it on their hair to promote hair growth.

10. What is the difference between alkaline water and energized Scalar-Pendant water?

Many have mistakenly believed that making the body less acidic via alkaline water is healthy! This can cause pH imbalance, bone problems and organ damage if not careful. Safest way is fruits and vegetables and your body balances the pH itself through natural processing of these healthy foods. Drinking water is safer when neutral pH, as it is in its natural state. For more information, read Harvey Diamond’s "Fit for Life" book. Scalar-Pendant does not tamper with the natural safe pH of energized healing water. If nature wanted us to drink alkaline water, then water would be alkaline. Keep in mind that water is of neutral pH.

11. Where is the proof of these benefits?

If you look for the proof of ‘chi’ energy it’s all around you. Looking for proof of quantum physics is in the results not the cause and effects. Rather like the great religions of the world one either believes or does not. Look at the tests and observe and taste the differences.

12. How does it prevent jet lags?

Wetter liquids – more ability for the body organs to absorb water, increased ‘hydration’ locked within the natural molecular structure are thousands of molecular clusters. The body organs can hydrate and absorb the liquid more easily. In addition, the surface tension of the water has been removed (bio film) which adds to the hydration effect. Increased oxygen potential – Increasing oxygen in the blood cells increases energy levels. The natural molecular structure locks in the oxygen and other gases within the liquid into quantum suspension. These gases cannot evaporate, as they are part of the liquid. This in turn allows the bodies DNA to absorb oxygen at much higher levels than can be found in other liquids.

13. How is it used to lock the chlorinated water?

While chlorine is a wonderful bio-side, it has also been shown to destroy life. Fish and plants cannot live with it and it has been banned from German drinking water for several years. If your supply of water contains chlorine then one can simply stand a bottle of chlorinated water over the pendant or authenticity card. The new molecular structure of the water will remove the smell taste and odour of chlorine. Yet the chlorine is still effective but in this case the fish can live and plants will grow.

14. How does the energy transfer to the water using Scalar-Pendant?

The pendant energy resonates into the liquid where it ‘picks up’ the resonance. The resonance generated is similar to that which is found in the earth surrounding many healing spring waters of the world. Much research is now focused on this fact as 70% of our bodies are made of water and it is important to nourish the body with the correct molecular structured water.

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Cinnamon and Honey- Good for the Body!

Honey is the only food on the planet that will not spoil or rot. It will do
what some call turning to sugar. In reality honey is always honey. However,
when left in a cool dark place for a long time it will do what I rather call
"crystallizing". When this happens I loosen the lid, boil some water, and
sit the honey container in the hot water, turn off the heat and let it
liquefy. It is then as good as it ever was. Never boil honey or put it in a
microwave. To do so will kill the enzymes in the honey.

Cinnamon and Honey
Bet the drug companies won't like this one getting around. Facts on Honey
and Cinnamon: It is found that a mixture of honey and Cinnamon cures most
diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world.
Scientists of today also accept honey as a 'Ram Ban' (very effective)
medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without any side
effects for any kind of diseases.

Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right
dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients. Weekly World
News, a magazine in Canada , in its issue dated 17 January,1995 has given
the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon as
researched by western scientists:

HEART DISEASES:
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of jelly
and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in
the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also, those who have
already had an attack, if they do this process daily, they are kept miles
away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of
breath and strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada , various
nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as you age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.

ARTHRITIS:
Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water
with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week, out of the 200 people so treated, practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain, and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.

BLADDER INFECTIONS:
Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.

CHOLESTEROL:
Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.

COLDS:
Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon
lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This
process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.

UPSET STOMACH:
Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.

GAS:
According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that if
Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.

IMMUNE SYSTEM:
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacterial and viral diseases.

INDIGESTION:
Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food
relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.

INFLUENZA:
A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ' Ingredient'
which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.

LONGEVITY:
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder, and three cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans also increase and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.

PIMPLES:
Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.

SKIN INFECTIONS:
Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

WEIGHT LOSS:
Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. If taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

CANCER:
Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.

FATIGUE:
Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts, are more alert and flexible.. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.

BAD BREATH:
People of South America, first thing in the morning, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

HEARING LOSS:
Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restores hearing. Remember when we were kids? We had toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it!

Scalar Products - Are They for Real?

What is Scalar Energy?
Based on latest discovery in quantum science, Scalar Energy has always existed since the beginning of time. However it is only recently that scientists have discovered it and begun to make use of it.

Scientific report
The scalar energy is based on strong scientific principles and evidence. The Barron Report, one of many, describes what scalar energy is and how amazing it is.There are many other scientific reports supporting the benefits of scalar energy for our health.Recently it is being used to treat HIV Positive patients!

Uses of scalar pendant :
* Migraine headaches
* Low metabolic rates
* Regulates Hypertension or Blood Pressure
* Arthritic, joint aches and pains
* Aches and pains, like frozen shoulders
* Keeps cells healthy, thus delaying ageing process
* Retards growth of malignant or cancerous cells
* Hair loss
* Eyes, reduces cataracts
* Diabetic conditions
* Insomnia
* Improves concentration
* Improving recovery of stroke patients

Read More (The Barron Report):
http://www.jonbarron.org/baseline-health-program/08-30-2006_3.php

Doctors, Scientists Adopt New Approach To Alzheimer's Care

A new way of looking at Alzheimer's disease emerged at meetings here this week of nearly 4,000 scientists worldwide trying to unravel the causes of the health epidemic.

"We're moving in a direction in which we're not going to think of Alzheimer's disease as a person who has dementia," said Dr. Maria Carrillo, senior director of medical and scientific relations at the Chicago-based Alzheimer's Association.

The future of Alzheimer's disease, a disease of the brain, is to think of it as similar to other diseases -- for example, cardiovascular disease such as atherosclerosis, where signs and symptoms are treated before a heart attack or cardiac arrest occurs, she said.

"This is a huge change for the field," Carrillo said. "It is very exciting."

There is evidence that the Alzheimer's disease process begins perhaps more than 10 years before it is diagnosed, scientists said at a news briefing, stressing the importance of identifying people at risk as soon as possible for interventions.

"We're thinking of the development of Alzheimer's disease much like other diseases, as an elaborate process over a long period," said Dr. Marilyn Albert of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Inadequate funding and lack of participants in clinical trials to find out whether drugs work are two major obstacles to progress in diagnosing and treating the disease, Carrillo and other scientists said.

More than 100 clinical studies are going on, and experimental compounds are moving into clinical testing from laboratories in dozens of others, she said. But general practice physicians do not have experience with clinical trials in Alzheimer's and generally are not referring patients to them, Carrillo said.

To deal with that, the Alzheimer's Association has started a clinical trial matching service, called TrialMatch, for people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia. The service was introduced during the Alzheimer's Association's six-day International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease at the Hawai'i Convention Center.

It can be accessed at www.alz.org/trialmatch or by calling 800-272-3900.

Alzheimer's disease "is clearly the No. 1 public health challenge of the 21st century, and research is the only way to solve this problem," said Dr. William Thies, the association's chief medical and scientific officer, urging participation in the clinical trials to improve diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

He said more than 5 million Americans have the debilitating disease, which causes memory, thinking and behavior problems, and the number is expected to triple by 2050. The global cost of dementia is estimated at $315 billion annually.

The researchers said they have learned enough about biomarkers that they can begin to identify people with mild symptoms who are likely to have underlying pathology of Alzheimer's disease. But not all people with risk factors for the disease or early pathology will manifest symptoms, they said.

Three work groups updated diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease for the first time in 25 years to better reflect various stages of the disease and include Alzheimer's biomarkers.

Elizabeth Stevenson, executive director of the Alzheimer's Association, Hawaii Chapter, said a new cognitive impairment test, replacing the current "mini mental exam," is a big advance. "It's going to improve early diagnosis, and the earlier people can get a diagnosis, the better we can help improve quality of life."

There is a concern that most trials are being conducted in which people are too impaired, scientists said. They hope in the next year to use biomarkers to identify people who could be enrolled in clinical trials and respond to treatment.

Among other developments reported at the meetings:

» The first clear link between vitamin D deficiency and development of cognitive problems, a key feature of dementia, was shown by a University of Exeter research team.

» An antioxidant-rich diet with walnuts improved memory and learning in mice with Alzheimer's.

» Physical activity and certain dietary items such as tea and vitamin D were found associated with maintaining cognitive ability and reducing dementia risk in older adults in three long-term, large-scale studies.

» A species of jellyfish found on Oahu called Aequorea victoria contains a protein that is a potential therapeutic for Alzheimer's disease.

By Helen Altonn
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New Tylenol Recall Announced, Including Adult and Children's Products

For the eighth time in a year, Johnson & Johnson has announced a recall of products bearing brand names that Americans have long trusted.

At drugstores across the country, many Johnson & Johnson's over the counter medications have been wiped off store shelves, as Tylenol, including some adult and children's brands, faces its latest recall. Related Johnson & Johnson brands like Benadryl and Motrin have also been pulled from stores.

On Thursday, the company's McNeil health care unit said it was recalling 21 different lots of products, including Children's Tylenol and other brands.

Metal particles, chemical contamination and dangerous bacteria have been discovered in some products, leading to this year's round of recalls.

There are no reports of illness and the FDA doesn't foresee any serious health risks, but millions of bottles have been pulled off store shelves and the federal government has launched a criminal investigation.

Johnson & Johnson, now 124 years old, has been synonymous with products like baby shampoo and Band-Aids, but most importantly, safety. Today, the New Jersey-based had no comment on the recall.

The Tylenol brand faced years of image rehab after 1982, when bottles of the pain killer were poisoned, killing seven people. Johnson & Johnson earned praise for the speed of its recall then, making this year's round of repeated recalls all the more embarrassing.

Consumers are clearly wary of the company's recent recall record. Sales of Children's Tylenol are down 96 percent, and adult Tylenol and Motrin sales are down 56 percent from last year.

Tylenol Recall Expanded, Includes Products Sold in U.S.

The musty, moldy smell that has caused a headache for the makers of Tylenol products is forcing more recalls, myFOXny.com reported Friday.

The latest recall by Johnson & Johnson's McNeil consumer health care unit covers 21 lots of products, including Children's Tylenol. The lots involved are sold in the United States, Fiji, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, and Jamaica.

Those are being recalled because they are tied to a large January 15 recall that is blamed on shipping pallets.

The company said the new lots were added to the recall as a precaution after an internal review found those lots, shipped and stored before January 15, had been on the same type of wooden pallets. The smell is caused by small amounts of a chemical associated with the treatment of the pallets.

"The risk of serious adverse medical events is remote," the company said in its statement detailing the voluntary recall.

J&J says latest drug recalls involved 3 mln bottles
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) provided additional details on Friday about its two most recent recalls of Tylenol and other over-the-counter drugs, saying the actions on Thursday and June 15 involved a total of about 3 million bottles of the medicines.

The company announced the latest recall on Thursday, involving 21 lots of medications -- including Tylenol for children and adults, several forms of Benadryl allergy tablets and painkiller Motrin. But it did not disclose the number of affected bottles.

"We shipped approximately 2.5 million bottles of the affected lots involved in yesterday's recall," a company spokeswoman said on Friday, following media criticism about the dearth of information.

The company recalled four lots of Benadryl and one lot of Extra Strength Tylenol gels on June 15, also without specifying the number of bottles involved. On Friday, it said that recall totaled about 500,000 bottles.

Both recalls were related to, but are in addition to, the company's Jan. 15 recall of 53 million bottles of widely used products, J&J said. They were all linked to odors traced to a chemical in pallets used to transport and store the medicines.

Excluding the two recent actions related to the Jan. 15 recall, McNeil has issued four product recalls in the past year due to quality control problems at its plants, sparking a congressional investigation and scrutiny from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

One of McNeil's three main factories, located in Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania, has been closed while the company addresses problems cited by the FDA.

By Ransdell Pierson; editing by Andre Grenon

Stop the Spread of Whooping Cough, Get Vaccinated

Whooping cough is so bad that vaccines are being offered free of charge or highly discounted in Bay Area counties.

California is reporting a whooping cough outbreak to be an epidemic. There are four times more cases this year than last year. For the month of June there were approximately 900 cases reported as compared to around 200 last year. So far, five infants have died as compared to none last year.

Public Health officials believe people are not officially diagnosed with whooping cough because they do not go to the doctor. Therefore, it spreads from mother to child unknowingly.

Health officials are advising all adults and children to get vaccinated in order to better control the epidemic. Adults who have regular contact with infants and small children, such as preschool and kindergarten teachers, nurses, etc. should be vaccinated in order not to spread any germs to these young children.

Whooping cough derived its name from the horrible sounds that come forth when children have this ailment. They seem to gasp for air between their violent coughing. Whooping cough used to be called pertussis. It is a severe infection of the respiratory system and is very dangerous to babies and newborns. To most others it is just a temporary setback.

The symptoms of whooping cough are symptoms similar to a cold that progresses to very bad coughing that continues for weeks. Whooping cough is infectious for about three weeks. People should get antibiotics as soon as possible to reduce the infection time to just five days.

To avoid all the unpleasantness of whooping cough, make an appointment to get your free vaccine or very discounted vaccine as soon as possible.


Skeptics Warn Against Vaccine Hype as Whooping Cough Epidemic Hits California
Last week, state health officials declared a whooping cough epidemic. The disease, also known as pertussis, has infected a reported 910 people across the state as of June 15. Officials say outbreaks of the disease are cyclical, having last peaked in 2005 with 3,182 reported cases. "We're right about at the five-year peak, but we're on track to surpass our 50-year high," said Mike Sicilia of the California Department of Health.

That may be, but Dr. James Cherry's recent recommendation that “everyone of all ages” receive a pertussis vaccination to “break the cycle” reeks of the same scare-tactics that heavily lobbied federal health agencies during last year's over-hyped Swine flu fiasco.

Critics of the FDA and CDC believe officials pushed an untested and conveniently timed vaccine on the public without their informed consent. This led to record profits (not to mention mandatory government funding) for pharmaceutical companies.

The end result of that campaign?

Some 40 million doses of H1N1 vaccine (worth an estimated $260 million) expired on June 30, and there ended up being far fewer casualties than the seasonal flu routinely inflicts. Many experts believe H1N1 cases were overreported or confounded with the regular flu considering the similarity of symptoms. It is now known that the majority of swine flu deaths were from victims with pre-existing medical conditions, and many had already been inoculated against the disease.

In a November 2009 CBC interview, Dr. Richard Schabas summed up the matter:
“H1N1 has about the same death rate as hernias. But we don’t see scary front-page headlines for months on end about hernias, pneumonia, or falling down. It’s really not causing—and is not going to cause and nowhere has caused — significant levels of illness or death. H1N1 has ultimately turned out to be, from a pandemic perspective, a dud.”

A transcript from a Council on Foreign Relations symposium held last October helps shed light on why major media channels falsely reported on the supply of the H1N1 vaccine. Remarks from prominent attendees suggested a calculated attempt to create false demand for the newly approved FDA product. This same transcript is also indicative of Big Pharma's angst over a growing movement of people educating themselves about the negative health impacts of vaccine ingredients.

The increasing number of parents who are rejecting vaccinations for themselves and their children are no doubt spurred on by a consistently expanding body of research which condemns the use of adjuvants, preservatives, and other common vaccine ingredients because of their known toxicity. A certain heavy metal, mercury (in the form of thimerosal) has been linked to autism through its use as a preservative in the standard Measles, Mumps and Rubella shot.

The 1998 study which concluded that thimerosal is a causal factor in the autism epidemic has recently been rebuked by 'The Lancet,' the very same British medical journal which published the findings over a decade ago. In a statement made in February, the journal justified its deletion of the landmark study from the published record by claiming the lead researcher, Dr. Andrew Wakefield, did not get proper clearance with his local ethics committee for his methods. The doctor denies all allegations as unfounded and unjust. Writing for the Vaccine Resistance Movement (a nonprofit anti-vaccine group), Joel Lord notes, “The timing of this reversal is crucial as more & more parents of vaccine damaged children in Britain & around the world are organizing lawsuits against Big Pharma.”

To date, no empirical rebuttal of Dr. Wakefield's findings has been offered by the scientific community. Evidence suggests that the CDC even knew about the thimerosal/autism link as far back as 2000 but failed to publicize its concerns. An independent study of the CDC's own data reaffirmed that thimerosal-containing vaccines are indeed a factor in the development of autism.

Now, with whooping cough cases on the rise, pharmaceutical reps are capitalizing on the opportunity to marginalize vaccine questioners. Several high profile news pieces have attempted to place the blame for the rise in pertussis infection on a decrease in demand for vaccines of all categories. The problem with this theory is that childhood immunization for whooping cough has not substantially decreased, something Dr. Cherry – professor of pediatric infectious diseases at the University of California, Los Angeles – admits.

Five pertussis-related deaths have been reported in California so far this year. All of the victims were under the age of 3 months and had started (but not completed) their first series of recommended DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) shots.

The CDC-prescribed DTaP shot schedule begins at two months of age. The agency claims that a series of three shots, to be completed by six months, is necessary. Additional doses are recommended between 15 to 18 months and again between the ages of four and six. Health officials further claim that immunity from the shots “wears off” by the time the child is of high school age. Stacey Martin, a CDC epidemiologist who works on pertussis, told CNN, “At most, a child may experience mild reactions to the vaccine, including swelling at the injection site, itching, low-grade fever or restlessness.”

But how can she be so sure?

The most common pertussis vaccine, Acel-Immune DtaP lists several toxic chemicals and heavy metals on its product insert. These include formaldehyde, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum phosphate, thimerosal, and polysorbate 80 (Tween-80). The effects of these agents on childhood development have not been studied in any significant way by the CDC.

According to Dr. Boyd Hayley, chairman of the chemistry department at the University of Kentucky and champion of the anti-vaccine movement, "Autism was not a known, described illness until about 1941-3, 8 to 10 years after the introduction of thimerosal and similar organicthiol-mercury compounds in biological mixtures used in medicine and other areas.” This argues against autism being a genetic illness, he says. “The study of non-vaccinated populations is a very obvious experiment that the CDC and its supporters refuse to consider," he suggests.

Whooping cough symptoms are similar to those of the common cold such as coughing and runny nose, but they are more pronounced and longer-lived. Pertussis, like most respiratory ailments, can be fatal to infants because of their underdeveloped immune and respiratory systems.

* Editor's note: California lawmakers are currently considering a bill that would institute mandatory whooping cough vaccine booster shots for middle-school children.
By Chris Hinyub