Gardasil Linked to 78 Outbreaks of Genital Warts
by: David Gutierrez
(NaturalNews) The Gardasil vaccine has been linked to 78 outbreaks of genital warts, according to an article in The Fiji Times entitled "Are our girls guinea pigs?" by Matelita Ragogo. That's right. In addition to all of the other adverse reactions to this controversial vaccine, children who receive it are subject to outbreaks of genital warts. Unfortunately, not too many doctors take the time to educate parents about some of these possible reactions prior to giving little girls this expensive jab.
Deaths, Miscarriages and Other Adverse Events
While genital warts are certainly disgusting, parents who think that genital warts are the worst possible adverse reaction to the vaccine should think again. According to Ragogo, as of August 14th, including the 78 outbreaks of genital warts, there have been 9,748 adverse events reported as per Judicial Watch, a non-profit watchdog group. Judicial Watch also reports that there have been 21 deaths, not including the deaths (by miscarriage) of 10 unborn babies.
Vaccine No Guarantee Against Cell Abnormalities
"Hundreds of thousands of women who are vaccinated with Gardasil and get yearly pap testing will still get high-grade dysplasia (cell abnormalities)," Ragogo reports. It's not a cancer vaccine, as media hype may lead some people to believe. Ragogo also points out, "Gardasil has been shown to prevent precancerous lesions, but it has been impossible to ascertain whether it will actually prevent cancer because the testing period has been so short."
80% of Cervical Cancer Deaths Happen in Developing Countries
According to an article by the King County Health Department in Washington, the "average age of women newly diagnosed with cervical cancer is between 50 and 55 years," and "risk of developing this cancer is very low among girls less than fifteen." How long will any possible immunity from a vaccine given to a tiny girl last? No one really knows. So, young girls are being vaccinated for potential problems that they may experience 40 years down the road, if at all, at which time any possible immunity conferred from the vaccine may be long gone. Of course, according to an article by the World Health Organization (WHO), 80% of all cervical cancer deaths happen in developing countries, anyway.
Diets Low in Fruits And Vegetables up Cervical Cancer Risk
The King County Health Department also points out that of the various risk factors for cervical cancer, many can be controlled. One risk factor for cervical cancer is HPV. (Hmmm... does this mean that girls who get the vaccine and develop genital warts are now actually increasing their risk for developing cervical cancer?) Ordinarily, getting HPV is not exactly a huge risk for little girls that aren't having sex. Other risk factors include smoking, HIV, race (African American, Latino, Vietnamese and Native American women are more likely to die from cervical cancer), reduced access to health care, and (possibly) the use of oral contraceptives. The article also states, "Diets low in fruits and vegetables are associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer and several other cancers."
Could The Vaccine Cause Cancer, Genotoxicity or Infertility?
Another concern about the HPV vaccine is that it hasn't even been evaluated for its potential to actually cause cancer. Nor has the vaccine been evaluated for the ability to cause genotoxicity (DNA damage). Moreover, it is also unknown as to whether or not this vaccine could possibly cause future infertility. For all of these reasons, and many others that have been previously reported, it would appear prudent for all parents to think twice before subjecting their children to this "mystery" jab.
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The Danger of Trans Fats may be Passed from Mother to Child through Breastfeeding
(NaturalNews) When a breastfeeding woman consumes trans-fats, she may
be harming not only herself, but also passing on health problems to her
child both as an infant and as an adult, according to a study conducted
by researchers from the State University of Rio de Janeiro and
published in the journal Nutrition.
"Our data strongly
suggest that trans fats ingestion during early life is particularly
related to insulin resistance and to the consequent impairment of
cardiac glucose metabolism in adulthood," the researchers wrote.
Trans fats are a variety of fat molecules that have no nutritional benefit to the body and are known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease
and death. The fats increase inflammation, the risk of endolethial
dysfunction, and levels of LDL ("bad") cholesterol, while lowering
levels of HDL ("good") cholesterol. While minute quantities of trans fats
naturally occur in meat and dairy products, the vast majority of them
are artificially produced as partially hydrogenated vegetable oils,
which have a longer shelf life than more natural oils.
Researchers fed lactating rats either a regular diet supplemented with soybean oil or with partially hydrogenated vegetable oil.
In the hydrogenated oil group, trans fats made up 11.75 percent of the
total fat intake. After weaning, the rat pups were fed the same diet as
their mothers for another 60 days.
At 60 days after weaning, the hearts of the rats in the trans fat group were observed to have a decreased ability to absorb sugar from the blood. This increases the risk of insulin sensitivity and Type 2 diabetes, which is also a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
The rats in the trans fat group were also observed to have hampered insulin sensitivity once they became adults, another risk factor for Type 2 diabetes.
Due to the well-documented dangers of trans fats, a number of food manufacturers have pledged to remove them from their products and some cities have banned their use in restaurants.
Sources for this story include: www.foodnavigator-usa.com.
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About Septrin
from http://www.wddty.com
Septrin (in the UK), called Septra in the US, is an antibacterial
drug used to treat everything from traveller's diarrhea to HIV
infection (see Second Opinion, p12). As a sulphonamide drug, it has a
particularly bizarre pedigree, originating from th
It is an
extremely toxic drug. The US Physicians' Desk Reference, carries a
warning in bold capital letters: "FATALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION OF SULFONAMIDES, ALTHOUGH RARE, HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO
SEVERE REACTIONS." These include Stevens-Johnson syndrome [a condition
of the skin and mucous membranes, with swelling, blistering and
ulcers], hepatic necrolysis [death of liver tissue], agranulocytosis
[low white blood cells], anemia, other blood disorders and
hypersensitivity of the respiratory tract. These are many of the
symptoms that have now been associated with HIV but which may in fact
be drug induced.
Apparently trivial reactions, like skin rashes,
sore throat or cough, may be early indications of something more
serious and potentially fatal, it warns. The PDR also recommends that
because of the likelihood of severe blood disorders, complete blood
counts should be done frequently. And of course the drug should be
stopped immediately at the first sign of any side effect.
Septrin/Septra's
most common adverse effects include gastrointestinal disturbances, such
as nausea, vomiting and anorexia (symptoms pretty similar to the
traveller's diarrhea it may be being used to treat), and allergic
reactions such as rashes and hives.
AIDS patients being
treated with the drug for pneumocystis carinii pneumonia an
opportunistic infection associated with AIDS have a "greatly increased"
likelihood of suffering side effects, compared with non AIDS patients,
says the PDR.
The shopping list of other reactions
includes hepatitis, kidney failure, eye problems, inability to pass
urine, abdominal pain, aseptic meningitis, convulsions, tinnitus
(ringing in the ears), hallucinations and depression, to name a few.
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Q&A: Septrin - the risks
from http://www.wddty.com
Q:I have heard of a horrendous case of Septrin causing the most
severe side effects in a penicillin allergic subject. I understand that
this drug is associated with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. I am not quite
sure, but I believe that Septrin has been banned in the States. Could
you confirm this, please, and perhaps also collate some data on side
effects of this drug? If indeed this is banned in the States, why is it
still in use in this country and elsewhere? D. J., Ilford, Essex.
A:According
to the 1992 edition Physician's Desk Reference, the US drugs bible (and
confirmed by its manufacturer, Wellcome), this drug is still on the
market in America.Septrin, known in the states as Septra, is a
combination of two synthetic antibiotics (of trimethoprim and
sulfamethoxazole), used to treat urinary tract infections, acute middle
earache, acute chronic bronchitis in adults, traveller's diarrhoea,
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, one of the side effects of AIDs, as
well as prostate and intestinal infections.
This edition of the
PDR writes in bold capital letters: "Fatalities associated with the
administration of sulfonamides, although rare, have occurred due to
severe reactions, including Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, toxic epidermal
necrolysis [severe disorder of the outer layer of the skin], fulminant
hepatic necrosis [tissue death in the liver], agranulocytosis [a severe
decrease in white blood cells], aplastic anaemia, other blood
[disorders], and hypersensitivity of the respiratory tract."
Stevens-Johnson
syndrome is an inflammatory disease, mainly affecting children or young
adults, which causes blisters on the skin and open sores on the mucous
membranes of the lips, eyes, mouth, nasal passage and genitals. It's
often accompanied by pneumonia, fever and pain in the joints. Besides
bedrest, antibiotics ironically are only the treatment. The drug can
also cause life threatening liver or kidney disease or one of a variety
of blood disorders or even hypersensitivity of the respiratory tract.
It
also inhibits the absorption of folic acid, and so shouldn't be used by
those who have a deficiency of this nutrient, such as the elderly,
patients receiving anticonvulsant therapy, those who have difficulty
absorbing nutrients, chronic alcoholics or those with severe allergies
or bronchial asthma. Patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
deficiency, a condition where red cells lack the above mentioned enzyme
needed for carbohydrate processing in the body, can suffer a breakdown
in red blood cells.
This drug also reacts adversely to a number
of other drugs, particularly phenytoin, an anti seizure drug, and
tolbutamide, a drug used for diabetics.
Wellcome also cautions
that this drug has an increase risk of severe adverse reactions in
elderly patients, particularly those with impaired kidney or liver
dysfunction or those using other drugs. These included bone marrow
suppression, a decrease in blood platelets or severe skin reactions.
In
the PDR here is another entire column of other reactions, ranging from
hepatitis, to kidney failure, aseptic meningitis, convulsions and
hallucinations. Animal studies have shown that this drug also could
cause birth defects
As you can see, this is by no stretch of
the imagination a benign drug. Any patient being prescribed this,
particularly for the more benign problems like middle ear infection or
traveller's diarrhoea, should ask his doctor whether another antibiotic
or a single drug might do the job without these sorts of unacceptable
risks.
You may be interested. Our local GP declined to treat
our son's painful verrucae (warts) and referred us to a chiropodist. He
also declined invasive therapy, saying he had seen so much damage as a
result of caustics, cryotherapy, etc. He provided porous insoles to
relieve the pain and much to my surprise, vitamin A to boost immunity,
saying the verrucae would go when the immune system was stronger.
(By
coincidence both children's verrucae appeared after virus infections,
and, as he said, suddenly went a few months later.
Verrucae are
a small inconvenience in the scale of health problems, but I wonder how
many people have risked further damge not knowing of a holistic
approach to chiropody.
Thank you for this fascinating anecdote.
It's
always heartening to hear of good doctors who know when to leave well
enough alone. rather than always reaching for the prescription pad.
But
if you must take it, make sure to drink a full, eight ounce glass of
water with each dose and to drink severa additional galsses of water
every day, unless your doctor has a reason for your not doing so, says
the Health Research Group in America. They also recommend that you look
into whether you need to have more vitamin K than usual, and to stay
out of the sun as much as possible, since Septrin makes you more
sensitive to the sun's rays.
Septrin has a number of early
warning signs that you may experience a serious reaction. These
includea skin rash, sore throat, fever, aching joints, cough, shortness
of breath. If you experience any of these symptoms, contact your doctor
immediately. Wellcome recommends that the drug be discontinued at once.
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Homeopathic Septrin30 can help reduce the side-effects of Septrin for those being forced to take it by their physicians.
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New Study Shows Niacin-Bound Chromium Benefits Diabetics
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 by: David Gutierrez
(NaturalNews) Nicacin-bound chromium (Cr-N) provides significantly more heart health benefits than chromium picolinate (Cr-P), the form more commonly found in supplements, according to a study presented at the 68th Annual Scientific Session of the American Diabetes Association.
Researchers fed three groups of obese, diabetic rats the same diet, supplemented with Cr-N, Cr-P, or nothing at all for eight weeks. They rated the animals' cardiovascular health by measuring cholesterol and triglyceride levels, as well as the levels of certain markers of inflammation, such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) and C-reactive protein (CRP).
Inflammation is a normal immune reaction, but chronic inflammation has been linked to a variety of severe health problems, including cardiovascular disease. Because people with diabetes are already predisposed to cardiovascular disease, inflammation is a symptom of particular concern in diabetic patients.
The researchers found that both Cr-P and Cr-N significantly reduced the cholesterol and triglyceride levels of the rats when compared with the control group. Cr-N, however, caused greater overall reductions than Cr-P. In addition, rats supplemented with Cr-N had lower levels of both TNF-alpha and MCP-1, while control rats and rats given Cr-P did not exhibit any change in these inflammation biomarkers.
The chromium dose in the supplements was 400 micrograms per kilogram of body weight.
"Results of this study further confirm a comprehensive body of evidence that demonstrates the cardiovascular benefits of ChromeMate," said Paul Dijkstra, CEO of InterHealth. "ChromeMate is also highly effective in helping maintain healthy blood sugar levels and body weight, which is important for people with diabetes. Given the close link between diabetes and cardiovascular disease, ChromeMate represents a triple benefit in promoting good health."
ChromeMate is a brand name for the Cr-N supplement used in the study.
The study was funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases, a division of the National Institutes of Health.
Abha Light comments:
Molasses is high in chromium and niacin. Once again we have a natural cheap source for our health needs.
Other natural sources of chromium are eggs, onions, whole grains, brewer's yeast, whole grains, carrots, potatoes, broccoli.
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More About Chromium
http://www.whfoods.com
What can high-chromium foods do for you?
· Help maintain normal blood sugar and insulin levels
· Support normal cholesterol levels
What events can indicate a need for more high-chromium foods?
· Hyperinsulinemia (elevated blood levels of insulin)
· High blood pressure
· High triglyceride levels
· High blood sugar levels
· High cholesterol levels
· Insulin resistance
· Low HDL cholesterol
Romaine lettuce is an excellent source of chromium while onions and
tomatoes are very good sources of this mineral. Other food sources of
chromium include brewer's yeast, oysters, liver, whole grains, bran cereals, and potatoes.
Many people do not get enough chromium in their diet due to food
processing methods that remove the naturally occuring chromium in
commonly consumed foods.
Description: What is chromium?
This essential mineral, required by the body in trace amounts, was
first discovered in 1797 by a chemist in France named Louis- Nicolas
Vaquelin. Many years later, a physician and research scientist in the
U.S. named Walter Mertz, discovered that chromium played a key role in
carbohydrate metabolism, possibly by participating in formation of a
special compound which he named "glucose tolerance factor," or GTF.
Researchers are still not clear whether GTF is an actual
chemical compound or not. But they are clear that the nutrients related
to GTF - even though they may not be assembled into a single chemical
structure - play an important role in blood sugar balance.
These chemicals include chromium (which may be the most active
component), nicotinic acid (a version of vitamin B3), and the amino
acids that make up glutathione (glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine).
How it Functions
What is the function of chromium?
Controlling blood sugar levels
As the active component of glucose tolerance factor(GTF), chromium
plays a fundamental role in controlling blood sugar levels. The primary
function of GTF is to increase the action of insulin. Insulin is the
hormone responsible for carrying sugar (glucose) into the cells where
it can be used for energy.
After a meal, blood glucose levels begin to rise, and, in
response, the pancreas secretes insulin. Insulin lowers blood glucose
levels by increasing the rate in which glucose enters the cells. To
accomplish this, insulin must be able to attach to receptors on the
surface of cells. GTF is believed to initiate the attachment of insulin
to the insulin receptors.
Metabolizing cholesterol & nucleic acid
Chromium may also participate in cholesterol metabolism, suggesting
a role for this mineral in maintaining normal blood cholesterol levels.
In addition, chromium is involved in nucleic acid metabolism. Nucleic
acids are the building blocks of DNA, the genetic material found in
every cell.
Deficiency Symptoms
What are deficiency symptoms for chromium?
Dietary deficiency of chromium is believed to be widespread in the
United States, a consequence of food processing methods that remove
most of the naturally occurring chromium from commonly consumed foods.
Chromium deficiency leads to insulin resistance, a condition in which
the cells of the body do not respond to the presence of insulin.
Insulin resistance can lead to elevated blood levels of insulin
(hyperinsulinemia) and elevated blood levels of glucose, which can
ultimately cause heart disease and/or diabetes.
In fact, even mild dietary deficiency of chromium is associated
with a medical condition known as Syndrome X.
Syndrome X represents a
constellation of symptoms, including hyperinsulinemia, high blood
pressure, high triglyceride levels, high blood sugar levels, and low
HDL cholesterol levels, that increase one's risk for heart disease.
Toxicity Symptoms
What are toxicity symptoms for chromium?
In 2001, the Institute of Medicine at the National Academy of
Sciences conducted a thorough review of the chromium research and
concluded that excessive intake of chromium from foods or supplements
is not associated with any adverse effects. As a result, no Tolerable
Upper Intake Level (UL) was established for this mineral. However, the
Institute of Medicine noted that people with liver or kidney disease
may be more susceptible to adverse effects from excessive intake of
chromium, and cautioned such individuals to avoid taking chromium
supplements in higher than recommended amounts.
Impact of Cooking, Storage and Processing
How do cooking, storage, or processing affect chromium?
Under most circumstances, food processing methods decrease the
chromium content of foods. For example, chromium naturally occurs in
the bran and germ of whole grains. When whole grains are milled to make
flour, the germ and bran are removed, and consequently most of the
chromium is lost. Also, the refinement of sugar cane and sugarbeets to
make sugar (sucrose) removes most of the chromium that naturally occurs
in the plants.
On the other hand, acidic foods cooked in stainless steel
cookware can accumulate chromium by leaching the mineral from the
cookware.
Factors that Affect Function
Which factors might contribute to a deficiency of chromium?
If you have diabetes or heart disease, the amount of chromium your
body needs may be increased. You may also need extra chromium if you
experience physical injury or trauma or mental stress. All of these
conditions increase the excretion of chromium. But in addition, in the
case of stress, the need for increased chromium may relate directly to
blood sugar imbalance. Under severe stress, the body increases its
output of certain hormones.
These hormonal changes alter blood sugar
balance, and this altered blood sugar balance can create a need for
more chromium.
Drug-Nutrient Interactions
What medications affect chromium?
Chromium supplementation can cause blood sugar levels to drop. If
you are taking insulin or an oral glucose-lowering medication (for
example, Diabeta or Micronase), be sure to consult your physician
before taking chromium supplements, as you may need to decrease your
current dose of medication to prevent your blood sugar levels from
decreasing too much.
Calcium carbonate, found in calcium supplements and antacids,
decreases the absorption of chromium, while aspirin is believed to
increase chromium absorption.
Nutrient Interactions
How do other nutrients interact with chromium?
Diets high in simple sugars increase the urinary excretion of
chromium and rob the body of some of the chromium it needs.
Diets rich
in whole grains can also decrease absorption of chromium, since whole
grains contain a compound called phytic acid, which can bind to
chromium, form an insoluble complex, and prevent it from being
absorbed.
Whole grains, however, contain significant amounts of chromium,
and the activity of phytic acid in grains does not prevent us from
getting chromium from whole grain foods. As a result, a diet rich in
whole grains is still unlikely to increase our risk of chromium
deficiency.
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) increases the absorption of chromium.
Health Conditions
What health conditions require special emphasis on chromium?
Chromium may play a role in the prevention and/or treatment of the following health conditions:
· Acne
· Glaucoma
· High cholesterol levels
· High triglyceride levels
· Hypoglycemia
· Obesity
· Psoriasis
· Type 2 diabetes
Form in Dietary Supplements
What forms of chromium are found in dietary supplements?
As a dietary supplement, chromium is available as chromium
picolinate, chromium polynicotinate, chromium chloride, and
chromium-enriched yeast.
There is substantial debate about the
preferred delivery form. Research studies have shown that chelated
forms of chromium - like chromium picolinate, where chromium is hooked
together with an organic acid called picolinic acid, or chromium
polynicotinate, where chromium is hooked together with several
molecules of vitamin B3 - are better absorbed into the body.
However, in the case of chromium picolinate, more chromium may
also be excreted from the body as well, since picolinic acid binds
chromium so tightly that it "doesn't let go," and the two substances
stay bound together all the way through the bloodstream, and kidneys,
and out through the urine. Because of vitamin B3's value in helping
stabilize blood sugar, chromium in the polynicotinate form is often
used in conjunction with blood sugar problems.
Food Sources
What foods provide chromium?
Although chromium occurs naturally in a wide variety of foods, many
foods contain only 1 or 2 micrograms (mcg) of chromium per serving. In
addition, food processing methods often remove the naturally occurring
chromium. As a result, obtaining a sufficient amount of chromium in the
diet can be difficult.
Furthermore, determining the chromium content of foods is
problematic due to inadequate analytical tools. Consequently, currently
available food composition databases do not contain accurate
information about the amount of chromium found in various foods. While
our food rating system qualified romaine lettuce as an excellent source
of chromium and onions and tomatoes as very good sources, the following
foods are also believed to provide a significant amount of chromium:
brewer's yeast, oysters, liver, whole grains, bran cereals, and potatoes. Beer and wine can accumulate chromium during fermentation and are therefore considered to be dietary sources of the mineral.
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