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No Such Thing as Bad Cholesterol? لا شيء من هذا القبيل كما الكوليسترول السيء؟

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No Such Thing as Bad Cholesterol: Dispelling the Marketing Myth لا شيء من هذا القبيل كما الكوليسترول السيء : تبديد اسطوره التسويق

Cholesterol seems to be one of those things that strikes fear into the hearts of many, so to speak. الكولسترول ويبدو ان واحدة من تلك الاشياء التي الضربات الخوف الى قلوب الكثيرين ، إن جاز التعبير. But is the reputation that this oily substance has acquired truly deserved? ولكن سمعة هو ان مضمون هذه التقاوي واكتسب حقا تستحق؟ What is certain is that the ‘little knowledge’ that the media often imparts means many folks assume cholesterol is simply a ‘bad’ thing. والامر المؤكد هو ان 'يعرف الشيء الكثير عن' ان وسائل الاعلام غالبا ما يضفي الكثير من الناس تحمل الكولسترول هو مجرد الرديء 'الشيء. Alternately, a good number of us may have heard the terms ‘good’ cholesterol and ‘bad’ cholesterol bandied about without knowing much about what this really means. بالتناوب ، وعدد لا بأس به من منا قد سمعت شروط 'طيبة' والكولسترول الرديء 'الكولسترول تقاذف دون ان يعرفوا عن الكثير عما يعني هذا حقا. In fact it is a fairly safe bet that if you asked anyone on the street for his or her instinctive response, if asked about cholesterol, they would probably say that we simply need to ‘reduce it’. وفي الواقع فهو ان الرهان آمنة الى حد ما اذا انت سألت عن اي شخص في الشارع لمثوله فطري وردا على ذلك ، واذا سئل عن الكولسترول ، وأنهم ربما يقولون اننا ببساطة الحاجة الى 'تقليل'.

The ‘noddy-science’ offered by marketing men to a generally scientifically-naive public has led many people to believe that we should replace certain food choices with specially developed products that can help ‘reduce cholesterol’. 'Noddy - العلم' التي تتيحها لتسويق الرجال عموما علميا - من السذاجه العامة أدى الى كثير من الناس نعتقد انه ينبغي ان تحل محل بعض الاغذيه الخيارات مع وضع خصيصا المنتجات التي يمكن ان تساعد 'خفض الكولسترول'. Naturally this comes at a price and requires those who can afford it to pay maybe four or five times what a ‘typical ordinary’ product might cost. ومن الطبيعي ان يأتي هذا في الاسعار ويتطلب لمن يقدرون عليه بدفع ربما أربعة او خمسة أضعاف ما ا 'النمطيه العاديه' قد تكلفة المنتج. But is this apparent ‘blanket need’ to strive towards lowering our cholesterol justified? ولكن هل هذا واضح 'بطانيه الحاجة' الى السعي نحو تخفيض الكولسترول لدينا ما يبررها؟ And, indeed, is it healthy? و، في الواقع ، هو انها صحيه؟

For anyone who has had the official diagnosis of ‘high cholesterol’ in their bloodstream, they may even have embarked upon a program of medicinal intervention. لمن كان له تشخيص الرسمية 'ارتفاع الكولسترول' في مجرى الدم ، بل انها قد شرعت فى برنامج للتدخل الطبي. In fact it is quite likely that they may have joined the legions of long-term pill-poppers who are already lining the pockets of the profit-oriented pharmaceutical giants. في الواقع انه من المحتمل جدا ان تكون قد انضمت الى جحافل من الحبه الطويلة الأجل - poppers الذين هم بالفعل بطانة جيوب من الموجة لتحقيق الربح شركات الادوية العملاقه.

But let’s take a moment, now, to review some of the facts and fallacies about the much-maligned substance: cholesterol. ولكن دعنا نأخذ لحظة ، الآن ، الى استعراض بعض الحقائق والمغالطات حول تمس جوهر يفتري : الكولسترول.

First of all, cholesterol is a naturally occurring lipid. اولا وقبل كل شيء ، هو الكولسترول تحدث بصورة طبيعية والدهن. This means it is a type of fat or oil and it is in fact an essential component in creating and sustaining the membranes of the cells of all bodily tissues. وهذا يعني انه هو نوع من الزيوت والدهون او انه في الواقع عنصر أساسي في خلق وإدامة للاغشيه الخلايا الجسديه للجميع الانسجه. So this alone means we need cholesterol to survive! وهذا وحده يعني ذلك اننا بحاجة الى خفض الكولسترول من أجل البقاء! Most of the cholesterol that is found in our bodies is actually naturally manufactured within our own cells. الاكثر من ذلك هو العثور على الكولسترول في اجسادنا هو في الواقع بطبيعة الحال المصنعه داخل الخلايا الخاصة بنا. However there is also an additional contribution that we get from external ‘nutritional’ sources - the foods we consume. ولكن هناك ايضا مساهمه اضافية أن نحصل عليها من الخارجية 'التغذويه' مصادر -- الاغذيه ونحن تستهلك. In a typical diet providing around 400mg of cholesterol per day from food sources, about half to two-thirds of this amount is actually absorbed through the process of digestion. في نمطيه حول النظام الغذائي وتوفير 400mg من الكولسترول يوميا من مصادر الغذاء ، وحوالى نصف الى ثلثي هذا المبلغ فعلا استيعابها من خلال عملية الهضم. The body will normally secrete about a gram (1000mg) of cholesterol per day into the bile via the ducts, and approximately three-fifths of this is then re-absorbed. الجسم عادة سرية حول جرام (1000mg) يوميا من الكولسترول في الصفراء عبر قنوات ، وحوالي ثلاثة اخماس هذا هو ثم اعادة التسكين.

Where our tissues or organs are a particularly dense complex of cells, which have closely packed cell membranes, there will naturally be higher levels of cholesterol. حيث لدينا انسجه أو أجهزة خاصة الكثيفه المعقده من الخلايا ، التي تعبأ كثب اغشيه الخلية ، ومن الطبيعي ان تكون هناك مستويات أعلى من الكولسترول. The key organs that need, and contain, these higher amounts of cholesterol include the liver, the brain and the spinal cord - none of which would work well if we reduced cholesterol too much! الاجهزه الرئيسية التي تحتاج ، واحتواء ، وهذه مبالغ اعلى من الكولسترول تشمل الكبد ، والدماغ والنخاع الشوكي -- ايا من شأنها ان تعمل بشكل جيد واذا كنا خفض الكولسترول اكثر من اللازم!

In effect cholesterol plays an essential role in the development and maintenance of healthy cell walls. في الواقع الكولسترول دورا اساسيا في تطوير وصيانة جدران الخلايا السليمه. It is also a critical factor in the synthesizing of steroid كما انها تشكل عاملا حاسما في توليف من الستيرويد hormones هورمونات , which are a key factor in our natural physical development. ، والتي تشكل عاملا اساسيا في تنمية مواردنا الطبيعيه الماديه. Cholesterol is used by the adrenal gland and the sex glands to create these necessary hormones. الكولسترول هي التي تستخدمها الغده الكظريه الغده والغدد الجنسيه ضروريه لتهيئة هذه الهرمونات. As you may know, hormones are important regulators of many control mechanisms that occur throughout our bodies as we grow, develop and simply function every day. وكما تعلمون ، والهرمونات هي مهمة المنظمين العديد من آليات الرقابة التي تحدث في جميع أنحاء أجسادنا ونحن النمو والتنمية وببساطة وظيفة كل يوم.

Being a lipid, cholesterol is fat-soluble, but it is not soluble in blood. كونه الدهن ، والكولسترول هو الدهن - ذوبان ، ولكن ليس للذوبان في الدم. However it needs to be transported around the body to the places where it can be utilized. بيد انه لا بد من نقل جميع انحاء الجسم الى الاماكن التي يمكن الاستفادة منها. This is why, in order to be moved around, it must become ‘associated’ with certain lipoproteins which feature a water-soluble (therefore ‘blood transportable’) coat of proteins. ولهذا السبب ، من اجل ان تنقل حولها ، ويجب ان تصبح 'المرتبط' مع بعض السمات التي lipoproteins أ - المياه للذوبان) ثم 'نقل الدم') معطف من البروتينات. There are two key types of lipoproteins that transport cholesterol around the body: low-density and high-density variants. هناك موقعين اساسيين أنواع الكولسترول lipoproteins ان النقل في جميع انحاء الجسم : منخفض الكثافة وعالي الكثافة والمتباينات. The essential cellular function of cholesterol requires that sufficient amounts are manufactured by specialized sub-systems (or organelles) within the body’s cells called the endoplasmic reticulum . الخليوي الوظيفة الاساسية للالكولسترول يتطلب مبالغ كافية من صنع نظم فرعية متخصصه (او organelles) داخل خلايا الجسم تسمى شبكة اندوبلازميه. Alternatively, the cholesterol we need must be derived from our diet. وعوضا عن ذلك ، ونحن بحاجة لخفض الكولسترول يجب ان تكون مستمده من وجهة نظرنا النظام الغذائي. During the process of ‘digestion and assimilation’ of foods, it is the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) that carries dietary cholesterol from the liver to various parts of the body. وخلال عملية 'الهضم والاستيعاب' من الاطعمه ، فهي ذات الكثافة المنخفضه Lipoprotein (LDL) ان يحمل الغذاءيه الكولسترول من الكبد الى اجزاء مختلفة من الجسم.

When there is sufficient cholesterol for cellular needs, the other key transport mechanism in this amazing ‘logistics system’ - high-density lipoprotein (HDL) - can take cholesterol back to the liver from where any unnecessary excess can be processed for excretion. عندما يكون هناك ما يكفي من الكولسترول لاحتياجات الخليوي ، ونقل اليه رئيسية اخرى في هذا مدهش 'نظام النقل والامداد' -- عالية الكثافة Lipoprotein (HDL) -- يمكن ان تتخذ لخفض الكولسترول العودة الى الكبد من حيث اي زيادة غير ضروريه يمكن تجهيزها للطرح.

The ‘noddy-science’ of the so-called ‘functional food’ manufacturers would have us believe that there is such a thing as ‘bad’ cholesterol and ‘good’ cholesterol. 'Noddy - العلم' من ما يسمى ب 'الوظيفيه الغذاء' المصنعين سوف منا ان نصدق بان هناك شيء من هذا القبيل على النحو الرديء 'الكولسترول و' جيدة 'الكولسترول. This is, in fact, totally untrue. هذا هو ، في الواقع ، هو محض كذب. The cholesterol itself, whether being transported by LDL or HDL, is exactly the same. فان الكولسترول نفسها ، ما اذا كان يجري نقلها بواسطة LDL او HDL ، هو نفسه تماما. Cholesterol is simply a necessary ingredient that is required to be regularly delivered around the body for the efficient healthy development, maintenance and functioning of our cells. الكولسترول هو مجرد مكون من الضروري أن يكون هو المطلوب لتسليمها بشكل منتظم في جميع انحاء الجسم لكفاءه صحيه تطوير وصيانة وتشغيل خلايا اعمالنا. The difference is in the ‘transporters’ (the lipoproteins HDL and LDL) and both types are essential for the human body’s delivery logistics to work effectively. الفرق هو في 'الناقلين' (lipoproteins HDL وLDL) ، وكلا النوعين ضروريان لجسم الانسان على الانجاز اللوجستية للعمل بفعاليه.

Problems can occur, however, when the LDL particles are both small and their carrying capacity outweighs the transportation potential of available HDL. المشاكل التي يمكن ان تحدث ، ولكن ، عندما LDL الجسيمات الصغيرة على حد سواء ، والقدرة الاستيعابيه تفوق امكانات النقل المتاحة HDL. This can lead to more cholesterol being ‘delivered’ around the body with lower resources for returning excess capacity to the liver. وهذا يمكن ان يؤدي الى مزيد من الكولسترول يجري 'القى' فى جميع انحاء الجسم مع انخفاض الموارد باعادة فائض القدرة على الكبد.

LDL can vary in its structure and occur in particles of varying size. LDL يمكن ان تختلف في بنيتها وتحدث في جزيئات ذات احجام مختلفة. It is the smaller LDL particle sizes that can easily become ‘trapped’ in the arteries by proteoglycans , which is, itself, a kind of ‘filler’ found between the cells in all animal and human bodies. ومن الاصغر LDL احجام الجسيمات التي يمكن بسهولة أن تصبح 'المحاصرين' في شرايين proteoglycans به ، والذي هو ، في حد ذاته ، نوعا من 'الفيلير' وجدت بين الخلايا في جميع الهيئات وحقوق الحيوان. This can then cause the cholesterol the LDL carries to contribute to the formation of fatty deposits called ‘plaques’ (a process known as atherogenesis). وهذا يمكن ان يسبب الكولسترول ثم فإن LDL يحمل على الاسهام في تكوين رواسب دهنيه تسمى 'اللوحات' (عملية تعرف atherogenesis). As these deposits build up, they restrict the arteries’ width and flexibility. لأن هذه الودائع بناء ، وانها تحد من شرايين 'العرض والمرونة. This causes an increase in blood pressure and can also lead to other cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks or strokes. وهذا يسبب زيادة في ضغط الدم ويمكن أن يؤدي أيضا الى المشاكل الأخرى مثل أمراض القلب والاوعيه الدمويه القلبيه او السكتات.

The LDL itself is consequently sometimes referred to as ‘bad cholesterol’, but you can now appreciate the fact that this is simply incorrect. فان LDL نفسها وبالتالي هي التي يشار اليها احيانا باسم 'الكوليسترول السيء' ، ولكن يمكنك الآن ان نقدر حقيقة ان هذا هو ببساطة غير صحيح. In fact LDL, HDL and cholesterol are all essential to our health. في الواقع LDL ، HDL الكولسترول وكلها امور ضروريه لصحتنا. However, it seems that it has become common for humans to have a preponderance of ‘unhealthily’ small LDL particles, which can become a precursor to heart and arterial disease due to the mechanisms described. ولكن على ما يبدو انه اصبح المشتركة للانسان ان يكون رجحان 'بشكل غير صحي' LDL الجسيمات الصغيرة ، والتي يمكن ان تصبح فاتحة للقلب وشرياني المرض يرجع الى الاليات المذكورة. It is apparently healthier to have a smaller number of larger LDL particles carrying the same quantity of cholesterol than a large number of small LDL particles might transport, but for some reason this is less common. ومن اصح ما يبدو لديها عدد اقل من الجزيئات الاكبر LDL يحمل نفس كمية الكولسترول من عدد كبير من الجزيئات الصغيرة LDL قد النقل ، ولكن لسبب ما هذا هو اقل شيوعا. This is an interesting area that demands more research. هذا مثير للاهتمام المجال ان يطالب بمزيد من الابحاث.

When LDL becomes retained by the glycol-proteins in the arteries it is subject to being oxidized by ‘free radicals’. عندما يصبح LDL الذي احتفظت به جلايكول - البروتينات في الشرايين لانه يخضع ليجري بها المءكسده الحرة المتطرفين '. This is when the process can become health threatening. هذا هو عندما يمكن ان تصبح عملية تهدد الصحة. It has therefore been suggested that increasing the amount of antioxidants in our diet might effectively ‘mop up’ free radicals, and consequently reduce this harmful oxidation. ولهذا فقد اقترح ان زيادة كمية فى جهودنا مضادات الحميه قد بفعاليه 'باتاكا يصل' الحرة المتطرفين ، وبالتالي الحد من هذه الاكسده الضاره. Although the idea of consuming foods rich in antioxidants, or even using supplements, is now widely promoted, the scientific evidence for their efficacy still remains to be fully established. ورغم ان فكرة استهلاك الاغذيه الغنيه مضادات ، أو حتى باستخدام ملاحق ، وتشجيعها على نطاق واسع الآن ، والادله العلميه لفعاليتها ما زال يتعين ثابتة تماما.

Another point to consider is the occurrence of substances called ‘very-low-density-lipids’ or VLDL, also known as وثمة نقطة أخرى هي النظر الى وقوع مواد تسمى 'جدا - ذات الكثافة المنخفضه الدهون -' او vldl ، المعروفة ايضا triglycerides Triglycerides . VLDL is converted to LDL in the bloodstream and therefore contributes towards increased levels of LDL and to subsequent potential cholesterol-related health problems. Vldl يتم تحويلها الى LDL في مجرى الدم ، وبالتالي يسهم في زيادة مستويات LDL واللاحقه المحتملة لخفض الكولسترول من المشاكل الصحية المرتبطه. This is why triglycerides are usually measured when a cholesterol test of your blood is undertaken. وهذا هو السبب في triglycerides تقاس عادة عندما الكولسترول اختبار دمك يجري.

The production of VLDL in the liver - which amounts to a combination of cholesterol and low-density apolipoprotein - is exacerbated by the intake of انتاج vldl في الكبد -- وهو ما يمثل مزيجا من الكولسترول ومنخفضه الكثافة apolipoprotein -- يفاقم من استيعاب fructose سكر الفواكه . Fructose is the type of sugar found in many fruits, it is also a component of sucrose and of the widely used food ingredient high-fructose corn syrup. سكر الفواكه هو نوع من السكر الموجودة في العديد من الفواكه ، وهو ايضا عنصر من السكروز والمستخدمة على نطاق واسع في الغذاء المكون رفيع سكر الفواكه شراب الذرة. This implies that anyone whose LDL or triglyceride levels are unduly high should cut back on those sweet sugary snacks, and even on the sweeter, fructose laden fruits; not simply reduce their intake of fatty foods! وهذا يعني ان اي شخص او LDL الذي Triglyceride مستويات عالية دون مبرر وينبغي تقليص تلك الحلوة السكريه والوجبات الخفيفه ، وحتى على احلى ، وسكر الفواكه والفواكه لادن ؛ ليس مجرد تقليل كمية من الاغذيه الدهنيه!

Vitamin B3, otherwise known as فيتامين او B3 ، والمعروفة ايضا بأسم niacin حامض النيكوتين , on the other hand, actually lowers the amount of VLDL, and therefore also LDL. ، ومن ناحية اخرى ، فعلا يخفض مبلغ vldl ، وبالتالي ايضا LDL. In addition, niacin helps to stimulate the production of helpful HDL, the lipoprotein that carries excess cholesterol back to the liver for excretion. وبالاضافة الى ذلك ، حامض النيكوتين يساعد على حفز انتاج المفيد HDL ، Lipoprotein ان يحمل زيادة الكولسترول العودة الى الكبد للطرح. However, in keeping with the best traditions of consuming ‘all things in moderation’, currently recommended upper limits for daily intake of niacin is 35mg, given that it can have toxic effects in larger amounts. ومع ذلك ، وتمشيا مع افضل التقاليد التي تستهلك 'الاعتدال في كل شيء' ، واوصى في الوقت الحاضر الحدود العليا اليومي لكمية من حامض النيكوتين هو 35mg ، نظرا لأنه يمكن ان يكون لها تأثيرات سامة في مبالغ اكبر. Even so, medical professionals have been known to prescribe niacin in doses as high as 2g, up to three times a day, for treatment of those with dangerously high blood وحتى مع ذلك ، والمهنيين الطبيين فقد كان معروفا ان يصف حامض النيكوتين في جرعات مرتفعة 2 ز ، قد تصل الى ثلاث مرات في اليوم ، لتلقي العلاج من تلك خطير مع الدم المرتفع cholesterol levels مستويات الكولسترول . Naturally you should never self-medicate with high doses of niacin without taking appropriate medical advice. وبطبيعة الحال يجب عليك مطلقا الذاتي عالج مع جرعات عالية من حامض النيكوتين من دون اخذ المشوره الطبية المناسبه.

Niacin in the diet is typically derived from high protein foods including liver and other meats, as well as significant amounts being found in certain nuts and whole grains. حامض النيكوتين في الحميه هي عادة مستمده من نسبة عالية من البروتين والاغذيه بما في الكبد واللحوم الاخرى ، فضلا عن العثور على كميات كبيرة في بعض المكسرات والحبوب بأسرها.

However one of the fashionable types of pharmaceutical drugs of recent times, introduced to treat the apparently increasing incidence of high cholesterol levels particularly in the West, are Statins. ولكن واحدا من الأزياء انواع من العقاقير الصيدلانيه في الآونة الأخيرة ، وعرض لمعالجة ما يبدو تزايد حالات ارتفاع مستويات الكولسترول وخاصة في الغرب ، هي statins. These drugs work by interfering with the liver function and reducing the production of LDL. هذه العقاقير عن طريق التدخل في عمل الكبد وظيفة وخفض انتاج LDL. But Statins are a questionable innovation on at least a couple of accounts. ولكن من المشكوك statins هي الابتكار على الأقل اثنين من الحسابات. Firstly they are not without side-effects: they can, for example, lead to the breakdown of major muscular material, which can ultimately overwhelm the kidneys and even cause acute renal failure. أولا انها لا تخلو من الآثار الجانبية : اذ يمكن ، على سبيل المثال ، ان يؤدي الى انهيار كبرى العضلات الماديه ، التي يمكن في نهاية المطاف ان تطغى على الكلى وحتى تسبب الفشل الكلوي الحاد.

Statins also appear to reduce the body’s natural levels of the vitamin-like, cellular protection agent known as Co-enzyme Q10. Statins كما يبدو للحد من الجسم الطبيعيه مستويات من فيتامين - مثل ، الخليوي حمايه الوكيل المعروفة باسم المشارك الانزيم Q10. This benzoquinone plays an important role in cellular energy release, particularly in hard worked areas like the lungs, liver and heart. Benzoquinone هذا يلعب دورا هاما في اطلاق الطاقة الخلويه ، وعملت بجد وخاصة فى مجالات مثل الرئتين والكبد والقلب. CoQ10 (as it is sometimes called) has also been shown to protect the brain against neurological degeneration. Coq10 (كما يسمى أحيانا) كما اظهر لحمايه المخ ضد العصبيه انحطاط. But perhaps most interestingly, with respect to cholesterol, CoQ10 also acts as an ولكن ربما كان الامر الاكثر يثير الاهتمام ، وفيما يتعلق الكولسترول ، كما coq10 الافعال باعتبارها antioxidant المضاده للاكسده , particularly active in protecting the system against LDL oxidation and the potential problems associated with this as described above. ، وخاصة الناشطه في مجال حمايه النظام ضد الاكسده LDL والمشاكل المحتملة المرتبطه بهذا النحو المبين اعلاه. So whilst Statins might provide a reduction in LDL per se, they might also be causing more problems in the long-term. حتى بينما statins يمكن ان توفر الحد LDL في حد ذاتها ، ويمكن ايضا ان يسبب مزيدا من المشاكل في الاجل الطويل. Naturally, as with many modern drugs, they generally have to be taken for the long-term by anyone who has been prescribed them. وبطبيعة الحال ، كما هو الحال في كثير من العقاقير الحديثة ، وهم عموما ينبغي اتخاذها من أجل طويل الاجل من جانب اي شخص له صفة كانت لهم.

What is particularly disturbing about Statins is, perhaps, the fact that they may be seen as a ‘quick fix’ for unhealthily high LDL, and consequently cholesterol levels throughout the body. ما هو القلق بوجه خاص ازاء statins هو ، ربما ، لكونهم ويمكن اعتبار 'حل سريع' لLDL مرتفعة بشكل غير صحي ، وبالتالي مستويات الكولسترول في انحاء مختلفة من جسمه. They need to be taken over a long period - which makes them very profitable for drugs manufacturers. أنهم بحاجة الى ان تؤخذ على مدى فترة طويلة -- الامر الذي يجعلها مربحه جدا لمصنعي الادوية. But they may also be prescribed without the over-arching message that in order to address any cholesterol problem ‘naturally’, the sufferer must change their lifestyle and diet. ولكنها قد تكون ايضا الموصوفه دون شاملا رسالة انه لمعالجة اي مشكلة الكولسترول 'طبيعيا' ، المتالم يجب تغيير اسلوب حياتهم والحميه. Statins can seem an easy option but may indeed merely be the beginning of a process where the ‘negative health pay-off’ is simply delayed rather than actively defused! Statins يمكن ان تبدو سهلة ولكن الخيار قد يكون في الواقع مجرد بداية لعملية فيها 'صحيه سلبية تدفع حالا' هو مجرد تأخر بدلا من نزع فتيل بنشاط! That is not to say that in extreme cases of high blood cholesterol, or hypercholesterolemia , there may not be a useful role for Statin therapy when natural strategies fail or do not prove effective, or feasible. وهذا لا يعني انه في الحالات القصوى من الدم المرتفع والكوليسترول في الدم ، أو hypercholesterolemia ، انه قد لا يكون هناك دور مفيد لstatin استراتيجيات العلاج الطبيعي عندما تفشل أو لا يثبت فعاليته ، او عمليا.

In truth, and in summary, cholesterol is an important and essential substance that we need for health at a cellular level. في الحقيقة ، وباختصار ، الكولسترول مهم واساسي مضمون ان نحتاج من اجل الصحة على المستوى الخلوي. It is most likely that any imbalance in our cholesterol transport system comes down to long-term poor dietary and exercise habits. ومن الأرجح ان أي خلل في نظام النقل لدينا الكولسترول يأتي نزولا الى طويلة الأجل سوء التغذيه وممارسة العادات. Ensuring that we consume some extra anti-oxidant foods, along with including niacin rich foods, might well be of benefit. نحن ضمان ان تستهلك بعض اضافي المضاده للمؤكسد الاغذيه ، الى جانب الاطعمه الغنيه بما فيها حامض النيكوتين ، وربما تكون ذات فائدة. But it is perhaps most important to recognize that deliberate and continued levels of activity and the consumption of a healthful diet is a better solution than questionable quick-fix drugs, if we ever are diagnosed with levels of cholesterol and triglycerides that might give cause for concern. ولكن ربما الاهم هو ان نعترف بأن المتعمد وتابع مستويات النشاط والاستهلاك من حمية صحيه هو حلا افضل من المشكوك سريع المخدرات ، واذا كنا من اي وقت مضى يتم تشخيصهم مع مستويات الكولسترول triglycerides والتي قد تثير القلق .

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LA Gets Marijuana Vending Machines مدينة لوس انجلوس الماريجوانا يحصل آلات البيع

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In Los Angeles, medical marijuana patients can now get their drug with a dose of convenience. في لوس انجلس ، الماريجوانا الطبية للمرضى ويمكن الآن الحصول على المخدرات مع جرعة من الراحة. The Los Angeles Herbal Nutrition Center installed medical marijuana vending machines to give patients a dose of convenience with their grass. لوس انجلس لمركز التغذيه بالاعشاب الطبية الماريجوانا تركيب آلات البيع لاعطاء المرضى جرعة من الراحة مع العشب. The nutrition center’s owner said they also offer low prices, safety and privacy.California allows marijuana use for medical purposes but it’s still against federal law. التغذيه صاحب المركز قالوا انهم ايضا عرض الاسعار المنخفضه ، والسلامة privacy.california يتيح استخدام الماريجوانا لاغراض طبية لكنه ما زال ضد القانون الاتحادي.

“Convenient access, lower prices, safety, anonymity,” inventor and owner Vincent Mehdizadeh said, extolling the benefits of the machine "مريحه الوصول ، وانخفاض الأسعار ، والسلامة ، وعدم ذكر اسمه ،" المخترع ومالك وقال فنسنت mehdizadeh ، المدح فوائد الآلة

Federal drug agents said the invention might need unplugging. وقال وكلاء الاتحادية المخدرات الاختراع قد تحتاج التوصيل.

“Somebody owns (it), it’s on a property and somebody fills it,” said DEA Special Agent Jose Martinez. "هناك من يملك (انها) ، وانها على الممتلكات وشخص ما يسد فيه" ، وقالت الوكالة الخاصة الوكيل خوسيه مارتينيز. “Once we find out where it’s at, we’ll look into it and see if they’re violating laws.” "مرة واحدة من اصل حيث نجد انه في سنقوم نتطلع الى ان نرى ما اذا كان ويذهبون لانتهاك القوانين."

At least three dispensaries in the city, including two belonging to Mehdizadeh, have installed vending machines to distribute the drug to people who carry cards authorizing marijuana use. ثلاثة على الاقل من المستوصفات في المدينة ، من بينهم اثنان من المنتمين الى mehdizadeh ، وقد تركيب آلات البيع لتوزيع المخدرات على الناس الذين يحملون بطاقه الاذن باستخدام الماريجوانا.

Mehdizadeh said he spent seven months to develop and patent the black, armored box, which he calls the “PVM,” or prescription vending machine. Mehdizadeh قال امضى سبعة اشهر لتطوير والبراءه السوداء ، المصفحه مربع ، والذي يسميه "pvm ،" وصفة او بيع الآلة.

A sliding fence protects the tinted windows of his dispensary, barely distinguishing it from a busy thoroughfare of strip malls, automobile dealers and furniture shops. أ الانزلاق سياج يحمي شبابيك نوافذ صاحب المستوصف ، وبالكاد تمييزه عن الطريق مزدحم من الشريط مراكز التسوق ، وتجار السيارات والاثاث والمحلات التجارية. A box resembling a large refrigerator stands inside the nearly empty shop, near a few shelves stocked with vitamins and herbs. ان علبة تشبه ثلاجه كبيرة تقف داخل متجر فارغه تقريبا ، وبالقرب من بضعة رفوف يخزنها مع الفيتامينات والاعشاب.

A guard in a black T-shirt emblazoned with the word “Security” on the front stands at the door. احد الحراس فى أسود قميص مزركش مع كلمة "الامن" على الجبهة تقف عند الباب. A poster of Bob Marley decorates a back room. ملصق للبوب مارلي يزين ظهر الغرفة.

The computerized machine requires fingerprint identification and a prepaid card with a magnetic stripe. المحوسبه الآلة يتطلب التعرف على بصمات الاصابع ، والبطاقه المدفوعه سلفا مع شريط مغناطيسي. Once the card and fingerprint are verified, a bright green envelope with the pot drops down a slot. وبمجرد بطاقه ويتم التحقق من بصمات الاصابع ، مشرق الاخضر مظروف مع قطرات أسفل الإناء أ الشريحه.

Mehdizadeh says any user approved for medical marijuana and registered in a computer database at his dispensaries can pre-purchase the drug and then use the machine to pick up. Mehdizadeh يقول اي افق للمستخدم الماريجوانا الطبية والمسجلين في قاعدة بيانات حاسوبيه ، في مكتبه في المستوصفات يمكن قبل شراء المخدرات وثم استخدم آلة لالتقاط.

The process provides convenience and privacy for users who may otherwise feel uncomfortable about buying marijuana, Mehdizadeh said. عملية يوفر الراحة والخصوصيه للمستخدمين الذين قد يضطرون لشراء الماريجوانا غير مريحه ، وقال mehdizadeh.

At the Timothy Leary Medical Dispensary in the San Fernando Valley, the vending machine is accessible only during business hours. تيموثي ليري في المستوصف الطبي في وادي سان فرناندو ، وبيع إله إلا هو الوصول اليها اثناء ساعات العمل. An employee there said the machine was introduced about five months ago, and provides speedy service. وقال احد الموظفين هناك آلة عرضه حوالى خمسة أشهر مضت ، وتنص على تقديم الخدمات على وجه السرعه.

“It helps a lot of patients who are in a lot of pain and don’t want to wait around to get help,” Robert Schwartz said. "انها تساعد الكثير من المرضى الذين هم في الكثير من الألم ولا نريد ان ننتظر حول لأحصل على المساعدة ،" قال روبرت شوارتز. “It’s been working out great.” "انه تم التوصل الى اكبر".

Mehdizadeh said he sought the advice of doctors, and decided to limit the amount of marijuana per user to an ounce per week. Mehdizadeh قال التمس مشوره الاطباء ، وقررت حصر كمية من الماريوانا لكل مستخدم للاوقيه في الاسبوع. Each purchase from the machine yields 1/8th or 2/8th of an ounce. كل عملية شراء من آلة الغله 1/8th او 2/8th للاوقيه. By eliminating a vendor behind the counter, he said, the machine offers users lower drug prices. عن طريق القضاء على احد البائعين وراء مضادة ، وقال إن الجهاز يوفر للمستخدمين انخفاض اسعار العقاقير. The 1/8th ounce packet would cost about $40 — $20 lower than the average price at other dispensaries. فان 1/8th اوقيه علبة ستصل تكلفتها الى نحو 40 دولارا لل-- 20 دولارا أقل من متوسط السعر في المستوصفات وغيرها.

A spokesman for a marijuana advocacy group said the machine also benefits dispensary owners. واعلن متحدث باسم الماريجوانا لمجموعة الدعوة وقال ايضا آلة فوائد المستوصف اصحابها.

“It limits the number of workers in the store in the event of a raid, and it’ll make it harder for theft,” said Nathan Sands, of The Compassionate Coalition. "انه يحد من عدد العاملين في المتجر فى حالة حدوث هجوم ، وانها سوف تجعل من الصعب على السرقه ،" قال ناثان الرمال ، والرحمه للائتلاف.

Marijuana use is illegal under federal law, which does not recognize the medical marijuana laws in California and 11 other states. الماريجوانا استخدام غير مشروع بموجب القانون الاتحادي ، والتي لا تعترف القوانين الماريجوانا الطبية في ولاية كاليفورنيا و 11 دول أخرى.

The Drug Enforcement Agency and other federal agencies have been actively shutting down major medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the state over the last two years and charging their operators with felony distribution charges. فان وكالة مكافحة المخدرات وغيرها من وكالات اتحاديه ناشطه اغلاق المستوصفات الطبية الرئيسية الماريجوانا فى جميع انحاء الدولة على مدى العامين الماضيين وفرض رسوم على متعهدي توزيع التهم جنايه.

Mehdizadeh said the Herbal Nutrition Center was the target of a federal raid in December. Mehdizadeh قال العشبيه التغذيه مركز كان هدفا لغارة اتحادي في كانون الاول / ديسمبر. He said no arrests were made and no charges have been filed against him. وقال : لا تمت عمليات التوقيف واي رسوم تم رفعها ضده.

Kris Hermes, a spokesman for advocacy group Americans for Safe Access, said the machine might benefit those who already know how much and what strain of marijuana they’re looking for. كريس هيرميس ، وقال متحدث باسم مجموعة الدعوة الاميركيين لامكانيه الوصول الآمن ، وقال الإله قد يستفيد اولئك الذين سبق ان تعرف كم والاجهاد من الماريجوانا ما يبحثون عنه. But he said others will want to see and smell the drug before they buy it. ولكن قال آخرون سوف نريد ان نرى ورائحة المخدرات قبل شرائه.

A man who said he has been authorized to use medical marijuana as part of his anger management therapy said the vending machine’s security measures would at least protect against illicit use of the drug. والرجل الذي قال انه كان قد اذن لاستخدام الماريجوانا الطبية كجزء من غضبة ادارة العلاج بيع آلة قال ان التدابير الامنية التي تتخذها على الاقل من شأنه حمايه ضد الاستعمال غير المشروع للمخدرات.

“You have kids that want to get high and that’s not what marijuana is for,” Robert Miko said. "لديك اطفال يريدون ان احصل عالية وهذا ليس ما هو الماريجوانا ل،" miko قال روبرت. “It’s to medicate.” "لانه عالج".

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Care for 9/11 Responders Is Piecemeal الرعايه ل9 / 11 هو المستجيبين بالتقسيط

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Plan for Processing Center On Hold, Funding Uncertain خطة لتجهيز المركز على عقد ، والتمويل غير مؤكد

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As كما President Bush الرئيس بوش gives his State of the Union speech Monday, there will be one man in the audience who plans to sit quietly and watch, his very presence a form of protest. يعطي خطابه عن حالة الاتحاد خطاب الاثنين ، وسيكون هناك رجل واحد في الجمهور الذي خطط لنجلس بهدوء ومشاهده ، له غاية وجود أي شكل من أشكال الاحتجاج.

Joseph Libretti, 51, is sick. جوزيف نصوص كلمات الأوبرا ، 51 ، مريضة. He has been diagnosed with chronic lung disease since volunteering after Sept. 11, 2001, to cut through steel to remove bodies from the gritty, smoking pile of detritus of the وقال انه تم تشخيص امراض الرءه المزمنه العمل التطوعي منذ ايلول / سبتمبر بعد 11 2001 ، لقطع طريق الصلب لازالة الهيئات من جرز ، التدخين كومة من بقايا لل World Trade Center مركز التجارة العالمي . Now, too weak to return to his job as an ironworker, he mostly keeps close to his الآن ، ضعيفة جدا في العودة الى وظيفته بوصفه الحداد ، فانه يبقى معظمها قريبة من بلدة Pennsylvania بنسيلفانيا home. الصفحه الرئيسية.

He is among a group of responders demanding a coherent national program to provide local medical treatment for Ground Zero workers from outside وهو ضمن مجموعة من المستجيبين تطالب طنية متماسكه المحلية برنامجا لتوفير العلاج الطبى للعاملين في الميدان الصفر من الخارج New York City نيويورك who answered the call to help after the terrorist attacks. الذي لبى نداء للمساعدة بعد الهجمات الارهابيه. An existing program was effectively halted in December, when the federal government canceled its search for a contractor to process medical reimbursements. البرنامج موجود فعلا اوقف في كانون الاول / ديسمبر ، عندما الغت الحكومة الاتحادية في البحث عن مقاول لعملية سداد التكاليف الطبية.

“The president should take care of the workers,” Libretti said during a telephone interview in which he frequently coughed and lost his breath. "على الرئيس ان ياخذ الرعايه للعمال ،" نصوص كلمات الأوبرا وقال خلال مقابلة هاتفية في كثير من الاحيان وهو ساعل وفقدت انفاسه. “If he sees me and other first responders, he’ll know we’re there.” "اذا كان لي ان يراه وغيرها من المستجيبين الاوائل ، وقال انه سوف نعرف نحن هناك."

His protest was helped by الاحتجاج وقد ساعد Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney Rep ب كارولين مالوني (DN.Y.), who has made medical care for Ground Zero workers her cause. (Dn.y.) ، الذي تقدم الرعايه الطبية للعاملين في الميدان الصفر هي السبب.

“What kind of a nation are we?” Maloney said. "اي نوع من أمة نحن؟" قال مالوني. “What kind of a message are we sending to future responders? "ما هو نوع هي رسالة نوجهها الى المستقبل المستجيبين؟ ‘You are rushing into tragedy, and we are not going to be there.’ ” 'انت الاندفاع في الماساه ، ونحن لن يكون هناك".

Right now, Libretti’s son regularly drives him two hours to الحق الآن ، ونصوص كلمات الأوبرا ابن بانتظام يدفع له ساعتين الى Manhattan كوكتيل مانهاتان to consult with a pulmonologist and a psychiatrist at للتشاور مع pulmonologist وطبيب نفساني في Mount Sinai Medical Center مركز ماونت سايناي الطبي , which runs a program providing comprehensive treatment to first responders who suffer from some common ailments: cough, asthma, headaches, nosebleeds, other respiratory ailments and post-traumatic stress disorder. ، الذي يدير برنامج شامل لتوفير العلاج لأول المستجيبين الذين يعانون من بعض الامراض المشتركة : السعال ، والربو ، والصداع ، والنزيف الانفي ، وغيرها من امراض الجهاز التنفسي والاضطرابات النفسية اللاحقه للاصابة.

People came from all 50 states to help in rescue, recovery and cleanup at Ground Zero, and the federal government had been searching for a contractor to run a business center to manage their health care since then. الناس يأتون من جميع الدول الى مساعدة 50 في الانقاذ ، والانتعاش في تنظيف أرضية الصفر ، والحكومة الاتحادية قد يبحث عن مقاول لتشغيل مركز أعمال لادارة الرعايه الصحية منذ ذلك الحين. The center would help clinics across the country treat and monitor first responders, streamline existing payment and pharmaceutical plans, and pay medical bills. المركز سيساعد على العيادات فى جميع انحاء البلاد ومعالجة رصد أول المستجيبين ، وتبسيط القائمة ودفع خطط الصيدلانيه ، ودفع الفواتير الطبية.

On Dec. 13, the وفي 13 كانون الاول / ديسمبر ، Centers for Disease Control and Prevention مراكز مكافحة الامراض والوقايه منها canceled a request for proposals to establish the business center. الغاء طلب للحصول على عروض لإنشاء مركز الاعمال. Without the center, there would be no entity to offer medical referrals to responders far from New York City, or any single scheme for the government to reimburse their doctors or to streamline pharmaceutical reimbursements. دون مركز ، لن يكون هناك أي كيان لتقديم الاحالات الطبية الى المستجيبين بعيدة عن مدينة نيويورك ، او اي مخطط وحيد للحكومة للرد اطباؤهم او لتبسيط الصيدلانيه التسديدات.

James Melius, an occupational health specialist who is the chairman of the steering committee of the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program, said the center is critical because funding to treat and monitor the health of first responders across the country is about to expire. جيمس melius ، وهو اخصائي الصحة المهنيه الذي هو رئيس اللجنة التوجيهيه للمركز التجارة العالمي المراقبة الطبية والعلاج البرنامج ، وقال المركز أمر حاسم لأن التمويل لعلاج ورصد صحه المستجيبين الأوائل في جميع انحاء البلاد على وشك الانتهاء.

The فأن Red Cross الصليب الاحمر is providing limited funding to treat about 500 first responders outside the New York City area, but that will end in coming months, while another contract for monitoring about 2,000 people will run out in June, Melius said. هو توفير التمويل المحدود لعلاج حوالى 500 أول المستجيبين خارج منطقة مدينة نيويورك ، ولكن ذلك سيتم الانتهاء منه في الاشهر المقبلة ، في حين عقد اخر لرصد ما يقرب من 2000 شخص ستنفد فى يونيو ، قال melius.

“These people will basically be on their own,” he said. "هؤلاء الناس سوف تكون اساسا لحسابهم الخاص ،" قال.

Bernadette Burden, a spokeswoman for the CDC, said the contractor request was canceled because its language was unclear and confusing. برناديت العبء ، وقالت متحدثة باسم لCDC ، قال المقاول وقد تم الغاء الطلب لأن لغته غير واضحة ومربكه.

“We wanted to review the requirements,” she said, “to make certain this solicitation was accurate and fair and to make a determination as to whether a new solicitation should be issued in the future.” "اردنا ان يستعرض احتياجات ،" وقالت : "لجعل بعض هذه العروض كانت دقيقة ونزيهة ، وأن تبت في ما اذا كان ينبغي تقديم العروض الجديدة التي ستصدر فى المستقبل."

Funding was uncertain, and there was little interest in filling the contract, added Holly Babin, a spokeswoman for the التمويل غير مؤكد ، وكان هناك اهتمام كبير في سد العقد ، واضاف هولي Babin ، المتحدثه الرسمية لل Department of Health and Human Services وزارة الصحة والخدمات الانسانيه .

But Congress had already appropriated $50 million for treating and monitoring first responders, and it approved another $108 million shortly after the contract was called off, Rep. Maloney said. ولكن الكونغرس قد سبق اعتماده بمبلغ 50 مليون دولار لمعالجة ورصد أول المستجيبين ، وانها وافقت على 108 ملايين دولار اخرى بعد فترة وجيزة من عقد كان يسمى ، وقال مالوني Rep.

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Immunization Programs Under Scrutiny برامج التحصين تحت الفحص

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Andreas Moritz اندرياس موريتز

For many decades, leading scientists and doctors have vehemently promoted the idea that immunization of children is necessary to protect them from contracting such diseases as diphtheria, polio, cholera, typhoid, or malaria. لعقود عديدة ، مما أدى العلماء والاطباء بشدة الترويج لفكرة ان تحصين الاطفال امر ضرورى لحمايتهم من التعاقد امراض مثل الدفتيريا وشلل الاطفال والكوليرا والتيفوئيد ، او الملاريا. Yet evidence is mounting that immunization may not only be unnecessary but even harmful. ومع ذلك ادلة متزايدة على ان التحصين قد لا تكون غير ضروريه ولكن حتى الضاره. Pouring deadly chemicals into a lake doesn’t make it immune to pollutants. سكب المواد الكيمياءيه القاتلة الى بحيره لا يجعلها بمناي عن الملوثات. Likewise, injecting the live poisons contained in vaccines into the bloodstream of children hardly gives future generations a chance to lead truly healthy lives. وبالمثل ، عن طريق الحقن الحي السموم الواردة في اللقاحات الى مجرى الدم من الأطفال لا يكاد يعطي الاجيال القادمة فرصة لقيادة حقا بحياة صحيه. American children often receive some 30 vaccinations within the first 6 years of their lives and children in the UK can expect to be vaccinated about 25 times. الامريكى يتلقى الاطفال في كثير من الاحيان نحو 30 التطعيمات ضمن اول 6 سنوات من حياتهم والاطفال في المملكه المتحدة يمكن ان نتوقع ان تكون لتطعيم حوالى 25 مرات.

Within the first 15 months of life, vaccinations including nine or more different antigens are pumped into the immature immune systems of babies. ضمن ال 15 شهرا الأولى من الحياة ، بما في ذلك تسعة من التطعيمات او اكثر من مستضدات مختلفة يتم ضخ غير ناضجه المناعيه للاطفال. Despite the colossal efforts and large sums of money spent on vaccine research, medicine has never been able to devise a cholera vaccine that works and the drugs for malaria aren’t as effective as a single herb. على الرغم من الجهود الهاءله ومبالغ كبيرة من الاموال التي تنفق على اللقاحات والادوية لم يكن قادرا على استنباط لقاح الكوليرا الذي يعمل والعقاقير لمكافحة الملاريا ليست فعالة كما عشبة واحدة.

Diphtheria is still combated with toxic الخناق لا يزال يكافح مع السامه immunization التلقيح programs even though it has almost completely disappeared from the earth. البرامج على الرغم من أنها اختفت تماما تقريبا من على وجه الأرض. When diphtheria broke out in Chicago in 1969, 11 of the 16 victims were either already immune or had been immunized against diphtheria. الدفتيريا عندما اندلع في شيكاغو في عام 1969 ، 11 من الضحايا ال 16 كانوا اما بالفعل او كانت محصنه تحصينهم ضد الدفتيريا. In another report, 14 out of 23 victims were completely immune. وفي تقرير آخر ، و 14 من اصل 23 من ضحايا منيعه كليا. This shows that وهذا يدل على ان vaccination التطعيم makes no difference when it comes to protection against diphtheria; on the contrary, it can even increase the chances of being infected. يجعل لا فرق عندما يتعلق الامر بالحمايه ضد الخناق ؛ على العكس من ذلك ، يمكن حتى ان تزيد من احتمال الاصابة.

Immunization against mumps is also highly dubious. التلقيح ضد النكاف هي ايضا مشكوك فيها للغاية. Even though it initially reduces the likelihood of becoming infected, the risk for mumps infection increases after immunity subsides. رغم انه في البداية يقلل من احتمال الاصابة به ، والنكاف لخطر العدوى بعد زيادات الحصانة ينحسر. In 1995, a study conducted by the UK’s Public Health Laboratory Service and published in the Lancet showed that children given the measles/mumps/rubella shot were three times more likely to suffer from convulsions than those children who didn’t receive it. في عام 1995 ، والدراسه التي اجرتها المملكه المتحدة مختبر الصحة العامة خدمة ونشرت في体且嫖؟ أظهرت ان الأطفال نظرا الحصبة والنكاف والحصبة الالمانيه اطلقت النار ثلاث مرات اكثر عرضة للمعاناة من التشنجات من اولئك الاطفال الذين لم يتلقوا عليه. The study also found that the MMR vaccine increased by five times the number of children suffering a rare blood disorder. وخلصت الدراسه ايضا الى ان لقاح معدل وفيات الامهات بمقدار خمس مرات عدد الاطفال الذين يعانون اضطراب نادر في الدم.

It is interesting to note that the mortality rate from ومن المثير للاهتمام ان نلاحظ ان معدل الوفيات من measles الحصبة declined by 95 percent before the measles vaccine was introduced. انخفض بمقدار 95 في المئة لقاح الحصبة قبل عرضه. In the United Kingdom, despite widespread vaccination among toddlers, cases of measles recently increased by nearly 25 percent. في المملكه المتحدة ، على الرغم من انتشار التطعيم بين الاطفال ، في حالات الحصبة في الآونة الاخيرة زاد بنسبة تقارب 25 في المئة. The United States has been suffering from a steadily increasing epidemic of measles, although (or because) the measles vaccine has been in effect since 1957. وقد كانت الولايات المتحدة تعاني من هذا الوباء المتزايد باطراد من الحصبة ، ورغم (أو بسبب) لقاح الحصبة ساري المفعول منذ عام 1957. After a few sudden drops and rises, the cases of measles are now suddenly dropping again. بعد بضع قطرات والارتفاعات المفاجءه ، وحالات الحصبة الآن فجاه انخفضت مرة أخرى. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) acknowledged that this could be related to an overall decrease in the occurrence of measles in the Western Hemisphere. مراكز مراقبة الامراض (CDC) واعترف بان هذا يمكن ان يعزى الى انخفاض شامل في حدوث الحصبة فى نصف الكرة الغربى.

In addition to this evidence, many studies show that the measles vaccine isn’t effective. وبالاضافة الى هذه الادله ، وتشير الدراسات الى ان العديد من لقاح الحصبة ليست فعالة. For example, as reported in a 1987 New England Journal of Medicine article, a 1986 outbreak of measles in Corpus Christi, Texas found 99 percent of the victims had been vaccinated. على سبيل المثال ، وكما ورد في 1987 من مجلة نيو انغلاند الطب المادة ، 1986 تفشي الحصبة في مجموعة كريستي ، تكساس وجد 99 فى المائة من الضحايا تم تطعيمهم. In 1987, 60 percent of the cases of measles occurred in children who had been properly vaccinated at the appropriate age. في 1987 ، 60 في المئة من حالات الحصبة وقعت في الاطفال الذين تم تطعيمهم سليم في السن المناسبه. One year later, this figure rose to 80 percent. وبعد سنة واحدة ، وهذا الرقم ارتفع الى 80 في المئة.

Apart from not protecting against measles and possibly even increasing the risk of contracting the disease, the MMR vaccine has been proven to produce numerous adverse effects. وبصرف النظر عن عدم حمايه ضد الحصبة وربما يزيد من خطر المتعاقده المرض ، ومعدل وفيات الامهات لقاح ثبت لانتاج العديد من الآثار الضاره. Among them are encephalitis, brain complications, convulsions, retardation of mental and physical growth, high fever, pneumonia, meningitis, aseptic meningitis, mumps, atypical measles, blood disorders such as thrombocytopenia, fatal shock, ومن بينها التهاب الدماغ ، والدماغ التعقيدات ، والتشنجات ، من تأخر النمو العقلي والجسدي ، وارتفاع حرارة الجسم ، والالتهاب الرئوي والتهاب السحايا ، التهاب السحايا aseptic ، النكاف ، الحصبة الشاذة ، واضطرابات الدم مثل thrombocytopenia ، صدمة قاتلة ، arthritis الروماتيزم , SSPE, one-sided paralysis, and death. ، Sspe ، أحادي الجانب الشلل ، والموت. According to a study published in the Lancet in 1985, if children develop “mild measles” as a result of receiving the vaccine, the accompanying underdeveloped rash may be responsible for causing degenerative diseases such as استنادا الى دراسة نشرت في体且嫖؟ في عام 1985 ، إذا وضع الاطفال "معتدل الحصبة" كنتيجه لتلقي اللقاح ، المرافقه المتخلفه الطفح قد يكون مسؤولا عن التسبب في الامراض التنكسيه مثل cancer السرطان later in life. في وقت لاحق في الحياة.

In reality, measles is not a dangerous childhood illness at all. في الواقع ، والحصبة ، ليست خطيرة لأمراض الطفولة على الاطلاق. The belief that measles can lead to blindness is a myth that finds its roots in an increased sensitivity to light during illness. الاعتقاد بان الحصبة يمكن ان يؤدي الى العمى هو اسطوره ان يجد جذوره في زيادة الحساسيه لضوء اثناء المرض. This problem subsides when the room is dimmed and vanishes completely with recovery. هذه المشكلة عندما ينحسر الغرفة هو مخفوت ويختفي تماما مع الانتعاش. For a long time, measles was believed to increase the risk of a brain infection (encephalitis) which is known to occur only among children who live in poverty and suffer from malnutrition. لوقت طويل ، والحصبة ، وكان يعتقد ان تزيد من خطر الاصابة في الدماغ (التهاب الدماغ) والتي من المعروف ان تحدث الا بين الاطفال الذين يعيشون في فقر ويعانون من سوء التغذيه. Among upper class children, only 1 out of 100,000 will become infected. بين الطبقة العليا الأطفال ، سوى 1 من اصل 100000 ستصبح المصابين. Besides, less than half of children given a measles booster are protected against the disease. الى جانب ذلك ، اقل من نصف الاطفال نظرا الحصبة تقوية حمايه ضد هذا المرض.

In a report issued by German health authorities and published in a 1989 issue of the Lancet, the mumps vaccine was revealed to have caused 27 specific neurological reactions, including meningitis, febrile convulsions, encephalitis, and epilepsy. في تقرير صادر عن السلطات الصحية الالمانيه ونشرت في 1989 قضية من体且嫖؟ ، لقاح النكاف الذي اوحى الى 27 تسببت في ردود فعل عصبية محددة ، بما فيها التهاب السحايا ، حمى التشنجات ، والتهاب الدماغ ، والصرع. A Yugoslavian study linked 1 per 1,000 cases of mumps encephalitis directly to the vaccine. أ اليوغسلافي الدراسه ترتبط 1 لكل 1000 حالة النكاف والتهاب الدماغ مباشرة الى لقاح. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal in the US reported in 1989 that the rate varies from 1 in 405 to 1 in 7,000 shots for mumps. فان مجلة طب الاطفال والامراض المعديه فى الولايات المتحدة فى عام 1989 وافادت ان معدل يتراوح بين 1 في 405 الى 1 في 7000 لطلقات النكاف.

Although mumps is generally a mild illness and the vaccine’s side effects are severe, it is still included in the MMR vaccine. ورغم ان النكاف عموما خفيف المرض واللقاح الذي اثار جانبية حاده ، وانها لا تزال مدرجة في معدل وفيات الامهات لقاح. And so is the vaccine for rubella, although it is known to cause arthritis in up to 3 percent of children and in up to 20 percent of the adult women who have received it. وذلك هو لقاح الحصبة الالمانيه ، على الرغم من أنه من المعروف أن تتسبب فى التهاب المفاصل لمدة تصل الى 3 في المئة من الاطفال وتصل الى 20 في المئة من النساء البالغات الذين حصلوا عليه. In 1994 the Department of Health admitted to doctors that 11 percent of first-time recipients of the rubella vaccine will get arthritis. وفي عام 1994 ، اعترفت وزارة الصحة على الاطباء ان 11 ٪ من المتلقين لأول مرة من لقاح الحصبة الالمانيه والتهاب المفاصل التي سيحصل عليها. Symptoms range from mild aches to severe crippling. وأعراضها بين معتدلة واوجاع حاده الى شل. Other studies show a 30 percent chance of developing arthritis in direct response to the rubella vaccine. دراسات اخرى تظهر على 30 في المئة من فرصة الناميه التهاب المفاصل في استجابة مباشرة لقاح الحصبة الالمانيه.

Research confirms that the ويؤكد البحث أن whooping cough السعال الديكى vaccine is only effective in 36 percent of children. لقاح فعال الا في 36 في المئة من الأطفال. A report by Professor Gordon Stewart, which was published in 1994 in World Medicine, demonstrated that the risks of the whooping cough vaccine outweighed the benefits. تقرير البروفسور غوردون ستيوارت ، والتي نشرت في عام 1994 في عالم الطب ، واظهر ان المخاطر من لقاح السعال الديكي فاقت الفوائد. The whooping cough or pertussis vaccine is by far the most dangerous of all the فان السعال الديكي او السعال الديكي لقاح هو الى حد بعيد ، هي اخطر من كل vaccines اللقاحات . DTP, the whooping cough vaccine that was used in the US until 1992, contained the carcinogen formaldehyde, and the highly toxic metals aluminum and mercury. النشر المكتبي ، والسعال الديكي لقاح التي كانت تستخدم في الولايات المتحدة حتى عام 1992 ، يحتوي على مادة مسرطنه فورمالديهايد ، وعاليه السميه المعادن والالومنيوم والزئبق. Both this vaccine and its “improved” version DTaP have never been tested for safety, only for efficacy. كل هذا اللقاح و "تحسين" النسخه dtap لم تكن ابدا اختبارها للتأكد من سلامتها ، والا لكفاءه.

The new vaccine has proved to be no better than the old one. اللقاح الجديد اثبت انه ليس افضل من القديم. Both versions cause death, near-death, seizures, developmental delay, and hospitalization. صيغتي التسبب في موت شخص ، القريبه من الموت ، والمضبوطات ، وتأخير الانماءيه ، والعلاج في المستشفيات. DTaP (formerly DTP) is given to babies as young as six weeks old, although the vaccine has never been tested on this age group. Dtap (سابقا النشر المكتبي) يرد على أطفال لا تتجاوز أعمارهم ستة اسابيع من العمر ، وبالرغم من ان اللقاح لم يكن ابدا جرب على هذه الفئة العمريه. Among the 17 potential health problems caused by the whooping cough vaccine is sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). ومن بين 17 من المشاكل الصحية المحتملة التي يسببها والسعال الديكي لقاح متلازمه موت الرضع المفاجئ للوليد). According to an estimate from the University of California at Los Angeles, 1,000 US infants a year die as a direct result of receiving the vaccine. ووفقا لتقدير من جامعة كاليفورنيا في لوس انجلس ، الولايات المتحدة 1000 الرضع حتفهم سنويا كنتيجه مباشرة لتلقي اللقاح.

Immunization programs against برامج التحصين ضد polio شلل الاطفال have no benefits other than economic ones for vaccine producers. ليس لها فوائد أخرى غير اقتصادية لانتاج اللقاحات. The scientist who eliminated polio now suspects that the handful of polio cases which have occurred in the US since the seventies are caused by the live viruses that were used as vaccines. الباحث القضاء على شلل الاطفال الآن الذين يشتبه فى ان حفنة من حالات شلل الاطفال التي وقعت في الولايات المتحدة منذ السبعينات هي التي تسببها الفيروسات التي تعيش استخدمت لقاحات. In Finland and Sweden, where the use of live vaccines for polio is prohibited, there has not been a single case of polio in ten years. في فنلندا والسويد ، حيث يعيش استخدام اللقاحات المضاده لشلل الاطفال محظور ، ولم يكن هناك وجود حالة واحدة من شلل الاطفال في عشر سنوات. If live viruses used as a vaccine can cause polio today when hygiene is generally high, it may well be that the polio epidemics 40 to 50 years ago were also caused by immunization against polio while hygiene, sanitation, housing, and nutritional standards were still very low. إذا كان يعيش فيروسات تستخدم لقاح شلل الاطفال يمكن ان تتسبب في اليوم عندما النظافه عاليه عموما ، وقد يكون من الجائز ان وباء شلل الاطفال من 40 الى 50 سنة مضت كانت ايضا بسبب التحصين ضد شلل الاطفال في حين النظافه ، والصرف الصحي ، والاسكان ، ومستويات التغذيه ما زالت شديدة منخفضه.

In the United States, cases of polio increased by 50 percent between 1957 and 1958, and by 80 percent from 1958 to 1959 after the introduction of mass immunization. في الولايات المتحدة ، حالة من حالات شلل الاطفال بنسبة 50 فى المئة بين عامي 1957 و 1958 ، وبها 80 في المئة من 1958 الى 1959 بعد ادخال التحصين الشامل. In five states, cases of polio doubled after the polio vaccine was given to large numbers of the population. في خمس دول ، وتضاعفت حالات اصابة بشلل الاطفال بلقاح شلل الاطفال بعد ان اعطيت لاعداد كبيرة من السكان. As soon as hygiene and sanitation improved, despite the immunization programs, the viral disease quickly disappeared. بمجرد تحسن النظافه والصرف الصحي ، على الرغم من برامج التحصين ، وسرعان ما اختفى مرض فيروسي. Whatever may have been the reason for polio outbreaks in the past, it is highly questionable today to immunize an entire population against a disease that does not even exist any more. وأيا كان السبب في تفشي شلل الاطفال في الماضي ، وهو اليوم موضع شك كبير لتحصين شعب باكمله ضد المرض الذي لا توجد اي حتى أكثر من ذلك. It raises major questions about the motives behind polio vaccination. وهو يثير اسءله كبرى حول الدوافع وراء تطعيم ضد شلل الاطفال.

Further, the history of some simian virus 40 (SV40) infections in humans is linked to the use of polio vaccines. وعلاوة على ذلك ، تاريخ بعض simian الفيروس 40 (sv40) اصابات في البشر ويرتبط استخدام لقاحات شلل الاطفال. According to the American Journal of Medicine, many studies have reported the presence of SV40 from the polio vaccine in human brain tumors and bone cancers, malignant mesothelioma, and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. ووفقا لمجلة الطب الامريكية ، والعديد من الدراسات عن وجود sv40 من لقاح شلل الاطفال في الدماغ البشري والاورام وسرطان العظام ، وورم الظهاره المتوسطة الخبيث ، وغير هودجكين للسرطان الغدد الليمفاويه. The polio vaccine seems ever more linked to cancers, especially in children. لقاح شلل الاطفال يبدو اكثر من اي وقت مضى مرتبطة السرطانات ، وخصوصا في الاطفال. The cancers caused by the use of the polio vaccine in the past still kills 20,000 people a year in the United States. فان انواع السرطان التي يسببها استخدام لقاح شلل الاطفال في الماضي ولا يزال يقتل 20000 شخص سنويا في الولايات المتحدة. This is quite outrageous given the fact that polio itself hasn’t killed anyone for a long time.

- Excerpt from Timeless Secrets of Health and Rejuvenation by Andreas Moritz ( www.amazon.com ) or ( www.ener-chi.com ) (

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Andreas Moritz is a medical intuitive; a practitioner of Ayurveda, iridology, shiatsu, and vibrational medicine; a writer; and an artist. He is the author of The Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush, Timeless Secrets of Health and Rejuvenation, Lifting the Veil of Duality, Cancer Is Not a Disease, It’s Time to Come Alive, Heart Disease No More, Diabetes No More, Simple Steps to Total Health, Diabetes — No More, Ending the AIDS Myth and Heal Yourself with Sunlight. He is the author of The Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush, Timeless Secrets of Health and Rejuvenation, Lifting the Veil of Duality, Cancer Is Not a Disease, It’s Time to Come Alive, Heart Disease No More, Diabetes No More, Simple Steps to Total Health, Diabetes — No More, Ending the AIDS Myth and Heal Yourself with Sunlight. For more information, visit the author’s website ( www.ener-chi.com ).

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The Drugs in Your Toothpaste Can Affect Your Health

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One of the fastest ways to absorb anything into the body is through the mouth. Drugs such as nitroglycerine for heart conditions and natural homeopathic remedies are given under the tongue for fast absorption. Your daily routine of brushing your teeth with your favorite toothpaste may also be delivering a daily dose of antibiotics or other potentially toxic ingredients, without you realizing it.

Most people, even dentists and dental hygienists, don’t realize there is a warning on the back of most toothpastes (including many from health food stores). The warning is mandated by the FDA for active ingredients that are drug based. The most common ones are fluoride, antibiotics and other drugs used to prevent cavities, tartar or teeth sensitivity.

Even children’s toothpaste has a warning to “keep out of reach of children under the age of six. If more than used for brushing is swallowed, contact the poison control center or your physician”. If a child under the age of six swallows half a tube of the sparkly, bright colored toothpaste that tastes like bubble gum and contains fluoride , the result could virtually be deadly.

Besides fluoride and the potential for poisoning your child if large amounts are swallowed, most toothpaste contain saccharin and many other artificial additives. Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) is another ingredient to stay away from. Studies have reported there’sa potential for flare-ups of canker sores with SLS. Instead of choosing one of these types of commercial toothpastes for your child or you, providing your family with nutritious meals and brushing with “common sense” toothpaste, without potentially toxic ingredients , is much safer.

In recent years we’ve been hearing about the alarming increase of superbugs such as methicillin-resistant Staphlycoccus aureas (MRSA). The CDC and other studies list one cause for the rise of these antibiotic resistant bacteria to the general overuse of antibiotics. This overuse is not always in the form of a pill. You may be absorbing a small amount of an antimicrobial drug through your personal products as well.

Many brands of toothpastes, deodorants, shampoos, and soaps contain antibiotics, antimicrobials and strong disinfecting detergents. Triclosan, acetylpyridium chloride and tea tree oil are commonly used ones. Although natural, tea tree oil is a strong anti-fungal and antibiotic better suited for conditions such as athlete’s foot than in your moisturizer.

Antibiotics should only be prescribed if you have a serious infection. Informed consumers make wise buying decisions that aren’t based on pretty packages. Read, research and choose wisely for you and
your family.

For more information, visit ( www.drstay.com ) .

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Flora Stay, DDS has been a practicing dentist for over 30 years. She is the author and contributing author to books as well as magazines such as Total Health, Prevention, Men’s Health and others. She is currently an Associate Professor at USC School of Dentistry Dept. of Diagnostic Sciences. Visit her website for a free e-book “Product Labels: a cautionary tale” at www.cleure.com

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Coffee increases miscarriage risk

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A new study suggests that drinking two cups of coffee each day may significantly increase the risk of miscarriage in pregnant women.

American researchers who studied more than 1,000 pregnant women found those who drank two cups of regular coffee, or five 12-ounce cans of caffeinated soda daily had a two-fold higher risk of miscarriage compared with their counterparts who avoided caffeine altogether. American researchers who studied more than 1000 pregnant women found those who drank two cups of regular coffee, or five 12-ounce cans of caffeinated soda daily had a two-fold higher risk of miscarriage compared with their counterparts who avoided caffeine altogether.

According to the study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, women who had a daily caffeine intake of less than 200 milligrams were at a 42 percent increased risk of losing their child.

The scientists said caffeine is an active substance which can go straight to the fetus and result in blood flow reduction.

Doctors suggest pregnant women or those who plan to become pregnant should stop drinking caffeine, at least in the first trimester when most miscarriages occur.

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Truth About Antidepressants Kept From Public

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Sweeping Overview Suggests Suppression of Negative Data Has Distorted View of Drugs

By DAVID ARMSTRONG and KEITH J. WINSTEIN

The effectiveness of a dozen popular antidepressants has been exaggerated by selective publication of favorable results, according to a review of unpublished data submitted to the Food and Drug Administration.

As a result, doctors and patients are getting a distorted view of how well blockbuster antidepressants like Wyeth ’s Effexor and Pfizer Inc.’s Zoloft really work, researchers asserted in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine.

Since the overwhelming amount of published data on the drugs show they are effective, doctors unaware of the unpublished data are making inappropriate prescribing decisions that aren’t in the best interest of their patients, according to researchers led by Erick Turner, a psychiatrist at Oregon Health & Science University. Since the overwhelming amount of published data on the drugs show they are effective, doctors unaware of the unpublished data are making inappropriate prescribing decisions that aren’t in the best interest of their patients, according to researchers led by Erick Turner, a psychiatrist at Oregon Health & Science University. Sales of antidepressants total about $21 billion a year, according to IMS Health.

Wyeth and Pfizer declined to comment on the study results. Both companies said they had committed to disclose all study results, although not necessarily in medical journals. GlaxoSmithKline PLC, maker of Wellbutrin and Paxil, said it has posted the results of more than 3,000 trials involving 82 medications on its Web site, and also has filed information on 1,060 continuing trials at a federal government Web site. PLC, maker of Wellbutrin and Paxil, said it has posted the results of more than 3000 trials involving 82 medications on its Web site, and also has filed information on 1060 continuing trials at a federal government Web site.

Schering-Plough Corp., whose Organon Corp. unit markets Remeron, and Eli Lilly & Co., which makes Prozac, said their study results were indeed published — not individually, but as part of larger medical articles that combined data from more than one study at a time. The New England Journal study counted a clinical trial as published only if it was the sole subject of an article. “Lilly has a policy that we disclose and publish all the results from our clinical trials, regardless of the outcomes from them,” a Lilly spokeswoman said.

Pharmaceutical companies are under no obligation to publish the studies they sponsor and submit to the FDA, nor are the researchers they hire to do the work. The researchers publishing in the New England Journal were able to identify unpublished studies by obtaining and comparing documents filed by the companies with the FDA against databases of medical publications.

“There is no effort on the part of the FDA to withhold or to not post drug review documents,” an FDA representative said. For newer drugs, information is posted online “as soon as possible.” Older documents aren’t always available online and efforts to add those files to the Web are slowed by “a lack of resources,” the agency said, acknowledging that there is a backlog in complying with records requests. For newer drugs, information is posted online “as soon as possible.” Older documents aren’t always available online and efforts to add those files to the Web are slowed by “a lack of resources,” the agency said, acknowledging that there is a backlog in complying with records requests.

A total of 74 studies involving a dozen antidepressants and 12,564 patients were registered with the FDA from 1987 through 2004. A total of 74 studies involving a dozen antidepressants and 12564 patients were registered with the FDA from 1987 through 2004. The FDA considered 38 of the studies to be positive. All but one of those studies was published, the researchers said.

The other 36 were found to have negative or questionable results by the FDA. Most of those studies — 22 out of 36 — weren’t published, the researchers found. Of the 14 that were published, the researchers said at least 11 of those studies mischaracterized the results and presented a negative study as positive.

Five Trials

For example, Pfizer submitted five trials on its drug Zoloft to the FDA, the study says. The drug seemed to work better than the placebo in two of them. In three other trials, the placebo did just as well at reducing indications of depression. Only the two favorable trials were published, researchers found, and Pfizer discusses only the positive results in Zoloft’s literature for doctors.

One way of turning the study results upside down is to ignore a negative finding for the “primary outcome” — the main question the study was designed to answer — and highlight a positive secondary outcome. In nine of the negative studies that were published, the authors simply omitted any mention of the primary outcome, the researchers said.

The resulting publication bias threatens to skew the medical professional’s understanding of how effective a drug is for a particular condition, the researchers say. This is particularly significant as the growing movement toward “evidence-based medicine” depends on analysis of published studies to make treatment decisions.

Colleagues’ Questions

Dr. Turner, who once worked at the FDA reviewing data on psychotropic drugs, said the idea for the study was triggered in part by colleagues who questioned the need for further clinical drug trials looking at the effectiveness of antidepressants.

“There is a view that these drugs are effective all the time,” he said. “I would say they only work 40% to 50% of the time,” based on his reviews of the research at the FDA, “and they would say, ‘What are you talking about? I have never seen a negative study.’” Dr. Turner, said he knew from his time with the agency that there were negative studies that hadn’t been published.

The suppression of negative studies isn’ta new concern. The tobacco industry was accused of sitting on research that showed nicotine was addictive, for instance. The issue has come up before notably with antidepressants: In 2004, the New York state attorney general sued GlaxoSmithKline for alleged fraud, saying it suppressed studies showing that the antidepressant Paxil was no better than a placebo in treating depression in children. Glaxo denied the charge and eventually settled with the attorney general. The company later posted on its Web site the full reports of all of the studies of Paxil in children.

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But publication of negative studies is an issue that cuts across all medical specialties. And it has engendered some strong reactions in the medical-research world: To make it harder to conceal negative study findings, an association of medical journal editors began requiring in 2005 that clinical trials be publicly disclosed at the outset to be considered for publication later. The system isn’t foolproof, since manufacturers often run exploratory studies without registering them and can selectively disclose favorable results. The rule only applies to studies intended for publication in a medical journal.

Some studies that don’t eventually get published are registered with online trial registries, including the federal government’s www.clinicaltrials.gov. Nonetheless, many studies still aren’t being registered or reported, says Kay Dickersin, the director of the Center for Clinical Trials at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “We need something more meaningful,” she said. “The average person has no idea that www.clinicaltrials.gov is not comprehensive.”

The New England Journal study also points to the need for the FDA to disclose more information about the studies it receives, says Robert Hedaya, a professor of clinical psychiatry at Georgetown University Hospital. He said it was “disturbing” that the information on the negative studies wasn’t made widely available by the FDA.

The FDA does post information, including unpublished studies, for some drugs on its Web site, says Dr. Turner. But information that hasn’t yet made it online is hard to come by. Dr. Turner said he made public records requests for information not on the Web site more than a year ago, but the requests have gone largely unfulfilled. He said he was able to get some of the FDA’s information on unpublished studies from other researchers who acquired it from the agency through their own record requests.

The ‘Effect Size’

In this week’s study, the researchers found that failing to publish negative findings inflated the reported effectiveness of all 12 of the antidepressants studied, which were approved between 1987 and 2004. The researchers used a measurement called effect size. The larger the effect size, the greater the impact of a treatment.

The average effect size of the antidepressant Zoloft rose 64% by the failure to publish negative or questionable data on the drug, the researchers found.

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60 minutes after drinking soda

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Soda is not considered a health drink as it can make individuals more prone to diseases like obesity, diabetes, cancer and DNA damage.

Each can of soda contains about 10 teaspoons of sugar, 30 to 55 milligrams of caffeine, and is loaded with artificial food colors and sulphites. It is also the largest source of dangerous high-fructose modified corn syrup.

The following shows what happens in the body after drinking a can of soda:

Within the first 10 minutes, 10 teaspoons of sugar hit the system. This is 100 percent of the recommended daily sugar intake. The only reason the overwhelming sweetness does not result in vomiting is because phosphoric acid cuts the flavor.

After 20 minutes, the blood sugar spikes, and the liver responds to the resulting insulin burst by turning massive amounts of sugar into fat. This can later lead to high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, weight gain, premature aging and many more negative side effects.

Within 40 minutes, caffeine absorption is complete; the pupils dilate, the blood pressure rises, and the liver releases more sugar into the bloodstream.

After 45 minutes, dopamine production increases. This stimulates the brain’s pleasure centers, similar to what happens following heroin use.

After 60 minutes, sugar crash begins.

In the long run the phosphoric acid in soda interferes with the body’s ability to use calcium, leading to osteoporosis or softening of the teeth and bones. It can also neutralize the hydrochloric acid in the stomach and cause indigestion.

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The Film About Vaccines You Simply Must See

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This stunning censored interview (top) was cut from the TV program The Health Century due to its huge liability — the admission that the Merck drug company has been injecting cancer viruses into people worldwide.

If you find the content shocking, consider watching the second video, the entire movie, “In Lies We Trust: The CIA, Hollywood & Bioterrorism” .

This film is produced and freely distributed by consumer protector and public health expert, Dr. Leonard Horowitz, and features the world’s leading vaccine expert, Dr. Maurice Hilleman, explaining why Merck’s vaccines have spread AIDS, leukemia, and other horrific plagues worldwide.

It may seem inconceivable to some of you, but disease is Big Business. And, if you’re cynical – which seems to become easier with each passing day — it’sa way to achieve population control while making huge profits in the process.

Take this enlightening 2007 investors’ presentation for GlaxoSmithKline , for example. GSK’s overall sales performance rose 9 percent in 2006, with pharmaceutical sales totaling ₤20.1 Billion, or just under $40 Billion. Other statistics include:

  • The US market accounts for more than 50 percent (about $20.6 Billion) of all GSK pharmaceutical sales, with an increased sales volume of 16 percent in 2006

  • Europe’s pharmaceutical sales went up by 1 percent, and the international market increased by just 6 percent

  • Total vaccine sales rose by 23 percent in 2006 , bringing in just under $3.4 Billion (₤1.7 Billion)

  • Vaccine sales in the US rose 40 percent , compared to Europe’s 20 percent, or the international market’s 13 percent

Now, remember – that’s just GlaxoSmithKline’s numbers for ONE year, which does not include sales by any other pharmaceutical companies, such as Merck.

To give you an idea of where Merck stands, in terms of motivation, Merck’s 2005 Annual Report includes Merck’s plan to win , which is centered on five strategic actions:

  1. We are prioritizing our areas of research, based on scientific opportunity and value to our customers (That’s the shareholders, folks, not you!)
  2. We are committed to completely redefining our discovery and development process to yield new high-value products more efficiently
  3. We will devote more resources to bringing relevant information to payers and consumers, all of whom are becoming more and more involved in the choice of medicines. We will provide more information resources through easily accessible channels — for example, on the Internet and through health professionals (That means more direct advertising, and more bribing of doctors to prescribe their blockbuster drugs)
  4. Emerging pharmaceutical markets worldwide provide enormous opportunity because the need for our medicines and vaccines is so great and our ability to meet those needs so clear
  5. We are committed to leading the industry in supply strategy. These actions to dramatically alter our cost structure will make a significant contribution toward our goal of double-digit earnings growth… As *** Clark, Merck’s CEO and president, has said repeatedly, “Effort counts, but results count more, and I am counting on results.” These actions to dramatically alter our cost structure will make a significant contribution toward our goal of double-digit earnings growth… As *** Clark, Merck’s CEO and president, has said repeatedly, “Effort counts, but results count more, and I am counting on results.”

See, pharmaceutical companies are in the business of making money , just like every other competitive business – they’re not in the business of protecting public health. In the financial section of Merck’s 2005 Annual Report to shareholders we find the following statistics, showing a healthy increase in sales of vaccines as well:


Merck 2005 Annual Report to Shareholders.

Folks, please take the issue of whether to vaccinate or not seriously. Do your homework. You can begin by watching the videos above – it will be worth your time, I guarantee it. Then, you can continue researching through the links provided below. Don’t blindly buy into the lies. Seek the truth. Protect your health, and the health of your loved ones by opting out of dangerous vaccines .

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Thousands Exposed to Poison by Government Spraying

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Rami Nagel

Sometimes bad dreams do come true. My bad dream was that the government issued quarantine, and forced everybody to be vaccinated for some fake disease. In my dream, I took my family, and fled to the hills to avoid being vaccinated.

Now, nine months later, this dream has come true. In an emergency, I relinquished my rental contract and moved my pregnant partner and three and a half year old daughter out of Santa Cruz, CA, to avoid being exposed to potentially deadly chemicals.

The chemicals, known by their trade names as Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F, have been sprayed via state owned airplanes in September and October in Monterey County California. These same aerial chemicals, despite their known health risks , were sprayed on two nights (11-8, 11-9) over the people of Santa Cruz County. The purpose of this spray is to control the mating habits of the light brown apple moth (LBAM). The reason the moth needs to be controlled is due to the possibility of 100 million dollars of damage (Realize that this figure is not a fact, but based on a government guess).

Government’s Pesticide Experiment Program

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s own doctor acknowledges, in court documents, that aerial application of this chemical has not been tested. Let me repeat this so you understand, chemicals are being sprayed on young children, nursing mother’s, people with asthma , lung problems, heart problems, the elderly , the disabled, the homeless and the chemically sensitive - and this chemical formulation has NEVER been tested on even a piece of dirt, let alone, humans. The newly designed Faroes Statement, the consensus of over 200 scientists, calls for a precautionary approach with respect to exposure of fetuses and children to environmental toxins. The consensus is that exposure of fetuses or children to chemicals can cause increased susceptibility to disease and disability later in life. In addition, the US Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) has specific directives and codes that state that they should not experiment with pesticides on pregnant women , or infants. It is a fact, since this aerial pesticide has not been proven to control the moth’s mating habits and has not been proven safe to animals or humans, that this is an experiment.

In Monterey, approximately 100,000 residents were exposed to untested chemicals to control the mating habits of less than 750 moths. In Monterey, approximately 100000 residents were exposed to untested chemicals to control the mating habits of less than 750 moths. In Santa Cruz County, over 100,000 residents will be exposed between 11/06/07 – 11/09/07 to untested chemicals to control the mating habits of less than 9,000 moths. In Santa Cruz County, over 100000 residents will be exposed between 11/06/07 – 11/09/07 to untested chemicals to control the mating habits of less than 9000 moths. This is not a one time application, but will continue monthly beginning again in February, for nine months, and then repeated for up to a total of three years. Again, this program designed to eradicate the moth at best will only control the moth’s mating habits; it will not eliminate the moth. At worst, the program will be ineffective, cost tax payers millions of dollars, and cause permanent disability to residents and their pets. All this harm is over a little moth that has yet to cause even $1 of damage in California.

Did you know that each aerial application of Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F costs approximately $3.5 million and that $3 million is paid directly to the manufacturer Suterra, LLC of Bend, Oregon?

The projected expense of this eradication “attempt” will cost tax payers over $70 million dollars just to spray Monterey and Santa Cruz counties the proposed 9 times. These monthly sprays are already scheduled for next year to begin in March. The California Department of Food and Agriculture has created a map which shows the spray area to grow and encompass various portions of the entire San Francisco سان فرانسيسكو Bay Area, click on the Central Coast ( www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PDEP/lbam/maps.html ) . The United States EPA has authorized an emergency permit which could allow the CDFA to aerially spray the state of California until the year 2010. This Light Brown Apple Moth Eradication could cost California tax payers more than $500 million dollars when all is said and done, which is five times the projected amount of losses to the agricultural industry if the moth were to infest the state. Ridiculous and frivolous spending on untested, unproven and toxic methods of “attempted” pest eradication are unacceptable actions taken by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Department of Food and Agriculture. This is not a state plan, but is a plan that is sponsored, endorsed, and largely funded by the EPA and the USDA .

Documented and Undocumented Pesticide Damage to Humans

While the moth may cause an estimated $100 million of crop damage, one cannot put a price tag on the damage that Checkmate’s chemicals cause to humans. In Monterey County, the first county in California to be sprayed with Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F, documented affidavits show that citizens got sick, ill or suffered life threatening reactions to the toxic spray. One infant in the City of Monterey nearly died from inhalation of the experimental biochemical, and now has permanent lung damage. Dozens of women in cities throughout the Monterey Peninsula are reporting problems with their reproductive systems after exposure to the pesticide, including: sudden, severe and irregular menstrual cycles, extreme cases of tender and swollen breasts, and the recurrence of menopause symptoms in older women. Other side effects of both Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F include: asthma and sudden breathing difficulties, chest pain, vomiting , lethargy, fatigue, and extreme mood swings. Some people have coughed up blood and have gotten bloody noses from Checkmate exposure.

If you are familiar with chemical exposure, then there is something to note which is of great alarm. If you have ever smelled paint, bleach, or something toxic like that, it takes a significant and potent amount of the chemical to make one sick. It is not typical that such small and minute amounts of chemicals can cause such severe damage as described above. The explanation for the severe side effects, is that the chemicals are in miniature balls of volatile plastic called microcapsules; thus chemicals can be introduced deeply into the body through swallowing or inhalation of the micro-sized particles. It is as if this “agricultural” product acted more like a drug on humans, than as a pesticide on moths.

Thousands of residents, including myself, have undocumented pesticide damage. I lived forty miles from the October-Monterey spray zone, and on the last day of aerial spraying, my entire family became ill. My daughter vomited. I had severe intestinal distress and could not eat for several days. I felt nervous and anxious, as if I had the caffeine equivalent of 10 cups of coffee. And for the first time in my life, I had yellow/red colored urine (I am now mostly recovered). I did not link these symptoms to pesticide exposure until days later upon talking and hearing about dozens of other Santa Cruz residents who were experiencing the same or similar symptoms, on or near the same day. Their symptoms included severe vomiting and yellow/red colored urine. Recently I learned that this exposure may not have been from pesticide drift, but a rogue plane releasing chemicals where it was not supposed to. Witnesses have recently linked the red color to the Checkmate formulations, seeing small red droplets where the Checkmate has contacted metallic objects.

The questions I ask myself are: What type of chemical, in such small doses, causes such profound harm? Why does a chemical claimed to be harmless to humans by the EPA, the CDFA and Governor Schwarzenegger have a significant and severe effect on the female reproductive system?

Microcapsules = Microwarfare

The aerial application of Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F is designed out of the concept of miniature plastic sphere-like particles, generally the same size as the width of a human hair. They are called microcapsules. Each capsule is a biologically “loaded gun” due to its own chemical make-up and that of the pheromones held inside. Research indicates that the capsules are likely made out of a urea-formaldehyde polymer, the industry standard. This is an extremely volatile plastic which, under UV rays, degrades over a time period estimated to be anywhere from 30-70 days. These “agricultural” microcapsules have never been tested safe for humans. Thus, the life of these microcapsules inside our bodies is truly unknown as are the health risks of inhaling or swallowing them. Preliminary research on the microcapsules have revealed that they are made of a new technology, and that the large capsules are made up of a cluster of smaller 3-4 micron size capsules - a size of capsule that can be deadly to humans over the long term. Preliminary research on the microcapsules have revealed that they are made of a new technology, and that the large capsules are made up of a cluster of smaller 3-4 micron size capsules - a size of capsule that can be deadly to humans over the long term .

Many of the chemicals used to make the Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F products have been deemed harmful for human consumption, like butelated hydroxyl tolune (BHT). For example: on the label for BHT it says (in big letters) “Do not inhale this product. Dangerous to respiratory health.” The symptoms documented by Monterey County residents can be directly correlated to the warning labels of BHT, and several other chemicals. BHT, is also known as DBPC, a dangerous pesticide known to cause sterility in men. Recently, Dole Food Company lost a lawsuit in which Nicaraguan Banana farmers were exposed to DBPC. In pending lawsuits, thousands of South American Farmers are claiming that they were harmed by exposure to DBPC.

Within these microcapsules is an endocrine disrupter which attaches itself to estrogen receptors and forces the activation and constant production of estrogen to occur in the human body . This happens for men, women and children. This chemical is called 2 hydroxy 4n octyloxybenzophenone. The warnings surrounding the exposure to this toxic chemical can be directly correlated to the documented symptoms of women living within the spray zone in Monterey County. These are health concerns which CANNOT be overlooked or swept under the carpet. The entire state of California and its residents are at risk for severe short term reactions to this aerial spraying. The projected long term effects of exposure to Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F are unknown, undocumented and until now - not even a thought in the minds of those who are authorizing the spraying, and manufacturing the chemical.

In addition to the horrible documented health effects of coming into contact with Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F, there is a great chance that it will not even prove to be an effective investment. The EPA’s own documents state that such a microcapsule cannot successfully release pheromone, and that “The studies show that only a small proportion of the microcapsules actually release any pheromone or only a portion of the total pheromone loaded into the capsule is capable of ever being released.” Science and competent intelligence does not seem to be the methodology of this spray program; in light of such statements made, the technology cannot work. The EPA’s own documents state that such a microcapsule cannot successfully release pheromone, and that “The studies show that only a small proportion of the microcapsules actually release any pheromone or only a portion of the total pheromone loaded into the capsule is capable of ever being released.” Science and competent intelligence does not seem to be the methodology of this spray program; in light of such statements made, the technology cannot work.

The EPA masks their “emergency approval” of Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F behind the assertion that the pheromones in the products are safe. They then make the scientific leap and pronounce the entire pesticide is safe to be sprayed on residential neighborhoods, schools and water ways. This arrogant assertion by the CDFA and the EPA comes, again, without ANY LEGITIMATE TESTING. Under the “emergency exemption” (also known as Section 18), regulations allow the EPA to disregard the important 3% of “inert” ingredients. The “emergency exemption” allows this disregard even though many of those ingredients are not even inert, and are actually part of the “active” ingredients. The EPA then reaches the conclusion, “EPA believes use of these pheromone products, including aerial application over residential areas, presents negligible risks to human health and the environment .” This is another case of ridiculous, frivolous and blatant disregard for human health by Governor Schwarzenegger, the CDFA and the EPA.

In addition to the aerial application which focuses on the agriculture industry, microcapsules are used in medical and military technology. In medical technology, microcapsules are used to time-release drugs into the body. The medical capsules are made out of a bio-compatible material that the body can easily absorb. In military technology, they can be used for chemical shields, or for experimental “non-lethal” weapons (That means the weapon does not cause immediate death). These thoughts do not leave one with a pleasant taste about how these microcapsules are being used in our neighborhoods and communities.

The over 30 billion microcapsules sprayed over Monterey County last month are not bio-compatible; and yet children are playing in them, dogs are rolling around in them, and people are inhaling them. And the state continues to spray more communities as I write this.

Like pollen, the miniature capsules can float in the air and they can stick to surfaces people touch. Imagine hundreds of synthetic microscopic plastic balls floating in the environment and then entering your nose, mouth, eyes and ears. Is this safe? What happens when those minuscule plastic balls are inhaled? We know what happens. They get lodged in your lungs , you cough profusely to expel them, and you go into respiratory distress. Some Monterey County residents report asthma attacks increasing, others report coughing so hard and for such long durations that they cough up blood. One healthy adult male in the sprayed Salinas area, who jogs five miles daily, now has developed asthma since the last two aerial sprays. For the first time in his life, he must use an inhaler to help him breathe. The local doctor he sees is out of inhaler samples, he’s given them all away.

These and other serious side effects associated with the aerial application of Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F are being captured by citizen groups daily. Local doctors are refusing to document that their patients’ symptoms have any relation to the aerial spraying. One doctor even told his patient (who was very ill from the spraying) that he would have to consult with this lawyer before discussing the matter further. An attorney representing the CDFA declared to a judge in Monterey County superior court during a hearing where a local environmental organization was suing the CDFA to stop the aerial spraying, that the CDFA has no intention on monitoring or following up on any of the health concerns or complaints that have been or will be filed in association with this aerial application. An attorney representing the CDFA declared to a judge in Monterey County superior court during a hearing where a local environmental organization was suing the CDFA to stop the aerial spraying, that the CDFA has no intention on monitoring or following up on any of the health concerns or complaints that have been or will be filed in association with this aerial application. This is another blatant disregard for the health and well being of citizens. The CDFA can pay $3.5 million dollars to spray the residents of Monterey County, but cannot and will not spend a penny to assure citizens and residents that their health is of consequence to this program. This is repulsive! This is a crime!

Cities Are the Targets!

If you examine the CDFA reports ( www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PDEP/lbam/maps.html ) you will see the cause for grave alarm. The LBAM aerial spraying program does not target agricultural fields with this agricultural technology, but rather targets mostly residential and urban areas that are great distances from crops and fields.

It does not take a rocket scientist to connect the dots:

1) A biochemical never tested before is being sprayed on cities and not agriculture.

2) The chemical has never been tested on moths, animals, or humans for safety or efficacy.

3) An emergency exemption is used for a moth which is not dangerous to humans; nor does it cause significant crop damage, especially in California’s warm climate regions.

4) Minute doses of the chemical causes reproductive effects on women, and likely men.

5) Some of the chemical ingredients have no material safety data sheets regarding human exposure, and samples of the pesticide have never been independently scrutinized except by the EPA.

6) The majority of the funding of this project comes from the USDA and Commodity Credit Corporation funds, these funds are managed by George W. Bush appointees.

7) Plans are being put in place to continue aerial spraying over other populated portions of California, including San Mateo, San Francisco, Oakland, and many regions in Southern California. The moth has a peculiar habit of living in cities.

8) The spray plan does not include all the moth finds, but rather mostly moth finds in cities. For a spray plan to work to control these insects, a buffer zone should be created around all the moths; such that none escape the spray, but this is not what is being done.

9) People who have been sprayed feel significantly impacted, physically and emotionally.

10) People who understand the situation respond to it, as if they are being attacked.

11) Preliminary research shows the microcapsule particles to be of a dangerous size.

12) Microcapsules are used to deliver drugs deep into the human body.

For me, I felt like the airplanes spraying chemicals were attacking my very right to exist and be here. What do you conclude?

Is the Government Negligent, Or Sinister?

The urgent question that I must bring your attention to, is this: Is the government just the biggest, dumbest entity on the planet; where they haphazardly declare an emergency, which this is not one, and then over eagerly dose whole cities with untested chemicals? The urgent question that I must bring your attention to, is this: Is the government just the biggest, dumbest entity on the planet; where they haphazardly declare an emergency, which this is not one, and then over eagerly dose whole cities with untested chemicals ?

Or,

Is what we are experiencing part of a sinister plan to poison (or worse) a large populace, who more and more, is choosing an alternative and chemical free lifestyle? It is unclear how much the government is aware of this plan, but it is clear that the government goes out of their way to deny and hide all serious reported health claims.

These may be scary questions to consider or you may find them amusing and absurd. But if you lived in the spray zone and experienced what we have, you might be asking yourself the same questions too.

It is likely that both of these statements are true, that the government is acting in a negligent, and sinister way.

A Time for Mourning

Even if we do not know for sure the intention of the aerial spray, we must begin to acknowledge the great human tragedy that is now playing out before us.

Over 200,000 fellow residents of California, USA, are being exposed, needlessly, to biologically active time-release chemicals. Over 200000 fellow residents of California, USA, are being exposed, needlessly, to biologically active time-release chemicals. Pregnant women, infants, and the sick will be the most effected, because we know that even the most minute dose of the chemical can find its way into fetuses and affect them, and can find its way into human breast milk. These residents are being exposed to chemicals against their will. Some of them have had to rush to the emergency room for treatment. Others, like myself, have literally fled to protect their lives. Many businesses are and will be devastated as owners decide to move out if their business is affected. Many children’s hopes will be dashed when their parents decide to leave the area and the only homes they’ve ever known, and many sick and elderly people will be torn from their own homes to avoid becoming gravely ill.

There is a war happening right here, on our own soil; as citizens try desperately to assert their right to survive, to exist, and to do so without this obscene government intrusion.

Today is a day to mourn. A day to mourn the ignorance and the violence perpetuated on our own soil. Today is a day to acknowledge the profound and sad fact that our government seems hell bent on turning this world into a war zone. Today is a day to mourn for the children whose growing bodies are being affected by this spray and for the countless people who were not even informed about what the spray means or when it will take place. Today is a day to mourn the liars in the government, who use our tax money to test chemicals on the public and then use our money, again, to pay lawyers to defend their negligent actions in court case after court case.

Today is not a good day, but a day when we are being called upon to surrender our greater reality that includes all of our feelings and experiences, good ones and bad ones. We must look now on what we have become as a nation, and what we have allowed to happen.

I sincerely believe that only through looking at the outer and inner experience and through accepting our own feelings, can we find a way to both make peace within and to take effectual action in the world to stop this violence once and for all.

The Earth is in mourning. She wants to protect her children from harm so badly.

Recent Checkmate Aerial Spray Research Confirms Its Harm

A recently released study about Checkmate LBAM-F by the Aquatic Toxicology Laboratory at
The University of California, Davis confirms the danger of this aerial application. The authors state on page three that, “the microcapsules ranged in size from approximately 10 microns to 190 microns..”

Microcapsules circa the 10 micron size range fall under the category of “particle pollution ” according to the American Lung Association (ALA). On the ALA’s website they state, “”Particle pollution, called particulate matter or PM, is a combination of fine solids and aerosols that are suspended in the air we breathe… The ones of most concern are small enough to lodge deep in the lungs where they can do serious damage. On the ALA’s website they state, “”Particle pollution, called particulate matter or PM, is a combination of fine solids and aerosols that are suspended in the air we breathe… The ones of most concern are small enough to lodge deep in the lungs where they can do serious damage. They are measured in microns. The largest of concern are 10 microns in diameter.”

Particle pollution has well documented short and long term health effects, including: death from respiratory and cardiovascular causes, including strokes; inflammation of lung tissue in young, healthy adults; increased severity of asthma attacks in children; slowed lung function growth in children and teenagers; significant damage to the small airways of the lungs; and increased risk of dying from lung Particle pollution has well documented short and long term health effects, including: death from respiratory and cardiovascular causes, including strokes; inflammation of lung tissue in young, healthy adults; increased severity of asthma attacks in children; slowed lung function growth in children and teenagers ; significant damage to the small airways of the lungs; and increased risk of dying from lung cancer . Children under 18 and adults over the age of 65 will be the ones most harmed by this chemical assault.

A Call to Action

Aerial application of chemicals, whether supposed safe or not, violates the very roots of our democracy and the free will of the people of the United States الولايات المتحدة of America. What choices will residents of this democracy have left if they choose to not be sprayed with potentially deadly chemicals and are then denied that right? If you continue to stand by and let this happen, do you think your city and your county will be immune from the next senseless government incursion? Now there are court cases and legal presidents being set, which our government can use, to justify further hostile actions against its own people.

You cannot continue to sit around and think that you will not be affected by the actions that our government is taking today. You must act because the people here need your help. Every action you take has the potential to help. Your friends and family need you. Your country needs you. This world needs everyone of you to stand up and say loudly and clearly that you have had enough and you will not take this governmental bullying anymore!

Here are suggestions for action:

Call Governor Schwarzenegger who supports the biochemical aerial spraying that harms children and tell his staffers that you order the Governor to immediately halt the spraying.
(916) 445-2841 2841 (press #1, #5, #0)
Fax: (916) 445-4633

See my related story: ( www.newstarget.com/022158.html ) (

Call your local senator and congressional representative. And I encourage you to call these California Senators. Federal offices will say that this is a state matter. You tell them that this LBAM eradication plan is funded by the USDA and that this is certainly a federal problem.

(Both California US Government Senators have been sitting on the fence, even though a congressional investigation as to why the USDA and EPA are so eager to spray chemicals on people, in plain violation of their own laws, is called for.)

Senator Diane Feinstein
San Fransisco Office - (415) 393-0707

Senator Barbara Boxer
San Fransisco Office - (415) 403-0100

Democracy Now!
They want to here our stories,
( www.democracynow.org/storyidea.pl ) (

Send them this link with this article, or post a summary of this article to their e-mail.

The American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU is a pioneer in human and civil rights, yet they claim that this is an environmental issue. Think again, this is a human rights issue, let them know ( www.aclu.org/contact/general/index.html ) (

The Sierra Club
They should be suing to stop this but rather have laid back in their support, claiming that pheromones are a safer alternatives than insecticides according to the information they are receiving from the EPA. Think Again, pheromones in microcapsules, never tested before on animals or people, could be deadly. The Sierra Club is being intentionally misled into supporting a substance that they know very little about.
Let them know your opinion. National Headquarters 415-977-5500

The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
They are a lead environmental organization who usually has a fabulous track record in fighting against such atrocities as spraying chemicals. However, they have been ardent supporters of pheromone use, stating that the pheromone is safe because the EPA says it is better than traditional pesticides . Note that we were also told that they have not done ANY independent research into the toxic side effects of pheromones and do not have the resources to have their own scientists do any testing. Basically they are taking the EPA and USDA’s word that it is safe, even though there are no tests available to show that it is safe or effective.

Call them and let them know how you feel. And ask them why they aren’t doing their own tests.
National Headquarters Telephone: (212) 727-2700
Or the San Francisco, CA Office: (415) 875-6100

Personal Action
Talk to your friends about this and other government abuses.

If you can provide us legal, scientific, medical or other expert support contact the author of this article immediately.

Write Articles relating to this topic or to human rights in the United States.

Alert national and international media organizations, use your personal contacts to help the cause; spread this article.

Feel your feelings, let your feelings be present.

Pray, Meditate, Dance, Dream, Act for peace.

Boycott Roll International, owner of Suterra the maker’s of Checkmate
Companies include: Fiji Water, Paramount Farms, Paramount Citrus, POM Wonderful, The Franklin Mint, and Teleflora

Some of Checkmate’s Published Ingredients:

Here are three published Checkmate ingredients, of particular concern, which have been and will continue to be sprayed upon humans and their environment.

Butylated hydroxytoluene

The Material Saftey Data Sheet States:
“Mutagenic for mammalian somatic cells. Mutagenic for bacteria and/or yeast” “The substance may be toxic to blood, liver, central nervous system(CNS). Repeated or prolonged exposure to the substances can produce target organs damage.”

Tricaprylmethyammonimum chloride

There is no information or documentation about this substance or how chronic exposure to it can effect human health. That means we cannot be certain that even small doses are safe.

2-hydroxy-4-n-octyloxybenzophenone

This is a Xenochemical that binds to estrogen receptors not just in animals, but in humans. In other words, even in small doses, it signals people’s bodies to take a specific biological action. Even small doses could affect hormonal functions by causing the constant production of estrogen. Prolonged exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals is the cause of breast cancer.

Legal Cases

Helping Our Peninsula’s Environment sued for a restraining order to stop aerial spraying in Monterey and lost because the disputed Checkmate ingredient was not in the EPA’s documents; even though the pesticide manufacturer, Suterra, reported that they did use the disputed ingredient in the manufacture of Checkmate. Helping Our Peninsula’s Environment sued for a restraining order to stop aerial spraying in Monterey and lost because the disputed Checkmate ingredient was not in the EPA’s documents; even though the pesticide manufacturer, Suterra, reported that they did use the disputed ingredient in the manufacture of Checkmate. The lawsuit included a document by a former EPA chemist showing how such an aerial spray program is dangerous to both humans and the environment. The lawsuit continues. Text of HOPE’s lawsuit is at ( www.1hope.org/SPRAYTRO.PDF ) (

The City and County of Santa Cruz voted to sue the California Department of Food and Agriculture, they too lost their request for a restraining order of the spray, even with a rock-solid case which stated that the county could not perform its functions; such as school, police, protect, and administer the city while aerial spraying continued. The City and County of Santa Cruz voted to sue the California Department of Food and Agriculture, they too lost their request for a restraining order of the spray, even with a rock-solid case which stated that the county could not perform its functions; such as school, police, protect, and administer the city while aerial spraying continued. They too did not get a restraining order, as their case continues. You can read the court case here
( www.santacruzcourt.org/News/lbam.htm ) (

A group of local residents filed suit in Federal Court and also did not get a restraining order, but did get a November 21st, 2007 Federal Court date to have their case more fully considered. Please consider attending this monumental hearing as citizens will stand and defend their civil liberties and right to a healthy life. Docket #0705587

Conclusion

Telling you this truth, about this atrocity, is my prayer and hope for peace.

I leave you with part of this press release by a strong opponent to the aerial spraying, California State Senator John Laird.

“Of greatest concern to me is the notion that speculative economic impacts may be outweighing the need to protect human health. In Monterey County there are reports of more than 200 health complaints associated with aerial spraying. Yet, to date there is no evidence that reports have been analyzed, and a promised ‘white paper’ on the toxicological data on the pheromone product and the health complaints taken as a whole has not been released. In fact, in his October 26th letter to me, CDFA Secretary Kawamura indicated there are no plans to either study long term effects of the spraying or conduct an epidemiological analysis of the complaints CDFA has received.

In light of the unresolved health complaints and unanswered scientific questions, the “precautionary principle” should serve as a guide. It has been described as a political and moral principle that says if an action or policy could harm the public or the environment, the burden of proof falls on the proponent of the action — rather than on the public.

It was determined in Superior Court that the County of Santa Cruz failed to meet the burden of proof required to obtain a temporary restraining order against the state. However, in the court of public opinion, the burden of proof ought to be on CDFA to prove LBAM-F and OLR-F are safe prior to spraying it on residential populations monthly for an open-ended period of time.”

( http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/MEMBERS/A27/press/20071103AD27PR01.htm ) (

Further information and research about the Light Brown Apple Moth Aerial Spray program is available at: Hope For Truth

About the author

Rami Nagel is a father who cares about the way we affect each other, our children, and our planet through our lifestyle choices. His health background is in hands-on energy healing, Hatha & Bhakti yoga and the Pathwork.
Rami is author of several health resources:
www.curetoothdecay.com - Heal and Prevent Cavities with Nutrition!
www.healingourchildren.net - Learn the Cause and Prevention of the Diseases of Pregnancy and Childhood
www.preconceptionhealth.org - A Program for Preconception Health based on Indigenous Wisdom
www.yourreturn.org - The cause of disease and the end of suffering of humanity.

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VIDEO: Professionals Call for End to Water Fluoridation

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As detailed in this ABC News Story, over 600 (now over 1,200) professionals are urging Congress to stop water fluoridation until Congressional hearings are conducted. As detailed in this ABC News Story, over 600 (now over 1200) professionals are urging Congress to stop water fluoridation until Congressional hearings are conducted. They cite new scientific evidence that fluoridation, long promoted to fight tooth decay, is ineffective and has serious health risks.

Signers include a Nobel Prize winner, three members of the prestigious 2006 National Research Council (NRC) panel that reported on fluoride’s toxicology, two officers in the Union representing professionals at EPA headquarters, the President of the International Society of Doctors for the Environment, and hundreds of medical, dental, academic, scientific and environmental professionals, worldwide. Signers include a Nobel Prize winner, three members of the prestigious 2006 National Research Council (NRC) panel that reported on fluoride’s toxicology, two officers in the Union representing professionals at EPA headquarters, the President of the International Society of Doctors for the Environment , and hundreds of medical, dental, academic, scientific and environmental professionals, worldwide.

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Bush Vetoes Kids’ Health Bill Again

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Rejection Of New SCHIP Bill Marks The President’s Sixth Veto This Year

President Bush vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have expanded government-provided health insurance for children, his second slap-down of a bipartisan effort in Congress to dramatically increase funding for the popular program.

It was Bush’s seventh veto in seven years - all but one coming since Democrats took control of Congress in January. Wednesday was the deadline for Bush to act or let the bill become law. The president also vetoed an earlier, similar bill expanding the health insurance program.

Bush vetoed the bill in private.

In a statement notifying Congress of his decision, Bush said the bill was unacceptable because - like the first one - it allows adults into the program, would cover people in families with incomes above the US median and raises taxes.

“This bill does not put poor children first, and it moves our country’s health care system in the wrong direction,” Bush’s statement said. “Ultimately, our nation’s goal should be to move children who have no health insurance to private coverage, not to move children who already have private health insurance to government coverage.”

Bush urged Congress to extend the program at its current funding level before lawmakers leave Washington for their holiday break.

In fact, congressional leaders had already said earlier Wednesday that they now will try only to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, well into 2008 in basically its current form. Their comments signaled that they have given up efforts to substantially expand the program.

The bill passed the Democratic-controlled Senate by a veto-proof margin, but the same was not true in the House. Even after the bill was approved, negotiations continued to find a compromise version that would attract enough Republican lawmakers to override Bush’s expected veto. A two-thirds vote in both chambers is required to override a presidential veto.

But that effort was unsuccessful.

The bill Bush vetoed would have increased federal funding for SCHIP by $35 billion over five years, to add an estimated 4 million people to the program that provides insurance coverage for children from families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford private insurance. The joint federal-state program currently provides benefits to roughly 6 million people, mostly children.

A major point of contention with the White House was Bush’s demand that nearly all poor children eligible for the program be found and enrolled before any in slightly higher-income families could be covered. He originally proposed adding $5 billion to the program over five years but later said he was willing to go higher as long as his conditions were met.

The president also has opposed using an increased tobacco tax to fund the program expansion. The bill includes a 61-cent rise on a package of cigarettes.

Bush’s veto in early October of a similar bill was narrowly upheld by the House.

But such votes are uncomfortable for GOP lawmakers. It is a popular program with the public, making some Republicans wary of sticking with Bush on such an issue with the 2008 elections looming. Of the 43 million people nationwide who lack health insurance, more than 6 million are under 18 years old. That’s more than 9 percent of all children.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said the House will take up the extension question Thursday in a bill that also will make adjustments to Medicare.

“We’ll obviously need to put additional money” into the children’s health insurance program, Hoyer said, because several states say they will have to remove recipients from their rolls if the current funding level continues into next year.

Hoyer declined to say how much new money would go into the program or how long it might be extended. In the past, top Democrats have suggested they might extend the program until September or October, allowing them to reconsider it shortly before the 2008 elections.

Leading up to Bush’s quiet late-afternoon action, the White House and Democratic leaders sought the upper hand with the public — with each blaming the other for causing the stalemate and being unwilling to give ground.

In his veto statement, Bush said: “The leadership in the Congress has refused to meet with my administration’s representatives.” White House press secretary Dana Perino said that “even on a staff level, we weren’t invited to negotiate.”

“They’ve instead been intransigent and sent us two bills that they knew he wouldn’t sign,” she scoffed.

Not so, said Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.

For instance, Reid approached Bush to ask for negotiations during a ceremony for the Dalai Lama in the Capitol Rotunda in mid-October, a couple of weeks after Bush’s first SCHIP veto, he said. The president told Reid, “No, I’m not moving, meet with my staff,” Reid said at the time.

“The fact is that Senator Reid and Speaker (Nancy) Pelosi asked to meet with the president to discuss giving children the health care they need, and he blew them off by telling them to talk to his staff,” Manley said before the veto. “Now he’s going to veto it for a second time without negotiating once.”

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Lies Of The Health And Fitness Industry Exposed

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If history has taught us anything, it is that when a business concept exhibits the potential for growth, companies and industries spread like a virus to expand and exploit the opportunity. From the meager beginnings of muscle-bound bodybuilders, steel barbells, medicine balls and once-a-day vitamins, the health and fitness industry has transformed into a multi-billion dollar juggernaut. Health and fitness professionals have evolved from spandex and headbands to being highly trained sales and marketing snipers. Your cash is their target.

Although the expansions of this industry and advances in modern technology have helped usher in a new era of quality health and fitness products, they have also opened the door for liars and con artists who could care less about your health. The trick is to understand how to maneuver through the marketing madness to find the truth. Sadly, the number of people who fall victim to unrealistic quick-fix solutions is in the tens of millions. All the while, companies that sell ineffective products, cheap services and unrealistic results profit at your expense.

Beyond the scams and rip-offs designed to separate you from your hard-earned cash, there are people, companies, industries and even government agencies with hidden agendas designed to sabotage your attempts to improve your health. It’s not a conspiracy theory; it is simply the undeniable truth that you will see once the facts are known. There is no shortage of people who stand to profit from those who do not know the truth, and they will do everything possible to refute the facts. Just remember that when it comes to big business and their profits, the fix is in: billions are spent to keep consumers in the dark. You will need to rely on the one thing that marketing cannot spin - your common sense.

Let’s start with a simple truth that helps feed the big, fat health and fitness lie. That truth is that the average person would much prefer to go on a diet or take a pill rather than exercise. This is why the fitness industry, at $17.6 billion in annual revenue, pales in comparison with the diet and weight loss industry, which exceeds $40 billion. Even the supplement industry, with more than $20 billion in annual revenue, outperforms the fitness industry. Yet with a success rate of sustained weight loss as low as 5 percent, more than 50 million Americans line up each year to go on a diet. Why? The answer is simple. When people think about exercise, they relate it to work. Even the phrase we use to describe exercise is to “workout.” The truth is that the average American spends the majority of waking life working. Who wants more work? We want to play. We want to relax. We want to escape from the reality of work, Exercise is the last thing we want to do. Instead, we want a shortcut, and the desire for a quick fix is an open invitation for health and fitness parasites.

But this is just the tip of the iceberg. The smoking gun that reveals the real truth about the state of health in the US is the stratospheric revenue within the pharmaceutical industry. Between 1995 and 2005, prescription drug sales increased by 249 percent to a staggering $251 billion on more than 3.6 billion prescriptions written annually. This doesn’t include the $17 billion we spent on more than 100,000 over-the-counter drugs that contained in excess of 1,000 chemical compounds. This doesn’t include the $17 billion we spent on more than 100000 over-the-counter drugs that contained in excess of 1000 chemical compounds. As you peel back the layers of the lie, you quickly realize that these record-breaking numbers were made possible by drugs that treat conditions and diseases, which are largely self-inflicted or forced upon us by accomplices that stand to profit from our ill health. As you peel back the layers of the lie, you quickly realize that these record-breaking numbers were made possible by drugs that treat conditions and diseases, which are largely self-inflicted or forced upon us by accomplices that stand to profit from our ill health .

Not convinced? Consider that heart disease is the number one killer in the US, claiming approximately 700,000 lives each year. Consider that heart disease is the number one killer in the US, claiming approximately 700000 lives each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control, this represents 29 percent of all deaths. Now consider that two of the main risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease are high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Although both conditions can be mitigated largely with improved eating habits, physical activity and other lifestyle changes; millions of people are diagnosed with these two diseases every year. They are given prescription drugs instead of taking preventive measures. The 2007 estimates of direct and indirect costs associated with cardiovascular disease are $431.8 billion and $66.4 billion for high blood pressure . Drugs designed to reduce cholesterol and triglycerides are the top therapeutic class of drugs with $32.3 billion in sales.

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has an interesting way of dealing with our modern-day health crisis. It labels as many conditions as possible as a “disease.” This is important to know because according to the FDA, only a drug can “diagnose, mitigate, cure, prevent or treat a disease.” It is interesting that even obesity is now categorized as a disease. The truth is that obesity is not a disease at all. We didn’t catch obesity; we developed it bite by bite, pound by pound. Big Pharma would have you believe the mantra of “Better living through chemistry.” I’m not buying it and neither should you. Yes, there are drugs that are necessary and many that save lives, but the truth is that we have become a nation of prescription drug addicts who look to pills as the first line of defense for whatever ails us. The solution we find is in the cure-all prescription pads that provide us with toxic, synthetic chemicals that only trick the body and treat the symptoms, while the true cause of our failing health is left to fester. When was the last time you walked out of your doctor’s office without that little piece of white paper? How quickly did you drop it off at your local drugstore?

Unfortunately, the problem with our failing health is not one-dimensional. Beyond the obvious lack of preventive measures to fend off deadly, life-threatening diseases, there are many forms of addiction that contribute to unhealthy lifestyles and lead us down the path toward poor health. Many of these addictions go unrecognized or fly under the radar of conventional thinking. Consider that the number one reason people do not exercise regularly is that they can’t find the time. Yet the average American watches more than four hours of television per day. Not many people would consider watching TV as an addiction, but with one click of the remote, we enjoy instant escape from all the work we want so much to put out of our minds.

Then there are those who like to unwind at the end of each day with a few drinks. No one is trying to bring back prohibition, but could you give up your happy hour for a month? Do the math. An average drink has approximately 125 calories. That means just two drinks per day equals more than 7,000 calories per month. That means just two drinks per day equals more than 7000 calories per month. It only takes 3,500 excess calories to pack on one pound of fat, not to mention the fact that when consuming a few drinks before a meal, you are eating under the influence. It only takes 3500 excess calories to pack on one pound of fat, not to mention the fact that when consuming a few drinks before a meal, you are eating under the influence. It’s always easier to say yes to seconds or that chocolate mousse with a little help from an increased blood alcohol level. It’s the little addictions like these that sneak up on us.

Okay, so you can’t live without the brew. Instead you decide to at least cut back on those dreaded calories by purchasing low-calorie, sugar-free, fat-free packaged foods to make sure you don’t get fat. But just as these products have increased in mainstream America over the past few decades, so too have our waistlines. We have been duped into believing we can eat more and weigh less. It doesn’t work that way. If you want to weigh less, you have to eat less and move more. Weight gain or loss is a simple formula of calories consumed versus calories burned.

Another critical issue that impacts our health is toxic exposure. There are many forms of toxicity. Most people don’t recognize that they can slowly and quietly destroy our health and make us ill. Consider the synthetic chemical sweeteners designed to keep us thin. They are laced in thousands of packaged foods. How about sodium fluoride, which is a known industrial waste byproduct that is pumped into our water supply and dental hygiene products? Or what about the chemicals that are routinely injected into our food supply to extend shelf life and improve the color, taste and texture? It’s all good, right? Wrong! It’s all bad.

Our bodies operate with 11 complicated systems all designed to work together to create a state of homeostasis in an ever-changing environment. There are trillions of natural chemical reactions that take place in order for the body to operate optimally. When we introduce synthetic chemicals into the mix, they disrupt the body’s natural function on a cellular level. The effects of toxic exposure may not be recognized immediately, but over time they eat away at our health, and there is a price to pay. Symptoms of disease will rear their ugly head, and when they do, we treat them with more chemicals in the form of prescription drugs.

Perhaps the biggest toxic exposure of all is the one that is responsible for as much as 80 percent of all disease - stress. We are forced to work harder than ever before to make ends meet. We strive to live the American dream of financial freedom, but only a small fraction of the population realizes the dream. The rest are left struggling under a mountain of debt. The majority of every waking moment is spent trying to make more money to buy things we have been conditioned to believe are important, when our health and the time we spend with the ones we love are really the most important things in life. Indeed, the big, fat health and fitness lie runs deep, but there is also truth. Where there is truth, there is hope. The answers are there for the taking, if you dare to open your eyes and see them.

Visit www.FitAdvocate.com for more information about how to protect and enhance your health and your life.

About the author

Fit Advocate, international fitness expert and author of The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie, Craig Pepin-Donat is uniquely qualified to speak about issues related to health and fitness.
Starting as a nationally certified personal trainer and rising to the top of his profession, Craig led several high profile fitness organizations as president and also served as executive vice president of sales and marketing for the world’s largest fitness organization, 24 Hour Fitness.
With over a quarter century of experience, he has operated more than 450 health and fitness clubs in 11 countries and has visited over 30 countries while studying health and fitness trends worldwide. He has researched and purchased millions of dollars worth of fitness equipment, dietary supplements and other health and fitness related products. From this unique experience, he has developed a keen understanding of the physiology that triggers health and fitness buying decisions and the real world issues that prevent people from attaining lasting results.
A dynamic public speaker and educator, Craig Pepin-Donat has trained literally thousands of people within the fitness industry all over the world. Craig has created numerous professional training programs, seminars and workshops, based on his simple formula for success that have helped millions of people get on the path to living a healthier and more active lifestyle. He has dedicated his life to helping people through health and fitness education and now brings that knowledge and expertise to you in his ground breaking book, The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie. He developed www.FitAdvocate.com as an ongoing platform to “protect and enhance the lives of health and fitness consumers”.

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FDA Caving to Corps

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The Food and Drug Administration is developing a proposal for how drug companies can inform doctors about drug uses that aren’t FDA approved, a contentious but important area of promotion for the industry.

While it is legal for physicians to prescribe drugs or use medical devices in ways not specifically approved by the FDA, companies that make the products aren’t allowed to market such practices. A number of drug makers have been prosecuted for allegedly pushing to increase “off-label” use.

According to a draft of the proposal, the FDA is considering guidelines that would say manufacturers may give doctors articles from medical journals and materials drawn from scientific reference texts that discuss off-label uses of drugs and medical devices. The draft was released Friday by Rep. Henry Waxman (D., Calif.), who criticized it, saying it “would carve a large loophole in the law.” Supporters of allowing distribution of such materials say companies should be allowed to provide doctors with accurate and unbiased information. The draft was released Friday by Rep. Henry Waxman (D., Calif.), who criticized it, saying it “would carve a large loophole in the law.” Supporters of allowing distribution of such materials say companies should be allowed to provide doctors with accurate and unbiased information.

Separately, the FDA Friday released a harsh report from a group of its own advisers that warned the agency isn’t equipped to deal with emerging scientific developments. The report said that “science at the FDA is in a precarious position: the agency suffers from serious scientific deficiencies and is not positioned to meet current or emerging regulatory responsibilities.”

The report, from a subcommittee of the FDA’s outside Science Board that included members and advisers from industry as well as academe, echoed past critiques that have said the agency needs substantial new resources. But it was unusually blunt in pointing to specific areas of science where the agency was falling behind, including its information-technology resources, which the report termed “obsolete.” Today, “not only can the agency not lead, it cannot even keep up with the advances in science,” the report said. But it was unusually blunt in pointing to specific areas of science where the agency was falling behind, including its information-technology resources, which the report termed “obsolete.” Today, “not only can the agency not lead, it cannot even keep up with the advances in science,” the report said.

An FDA spokeswoman declined to comment on the contents of the report, which will be discussed in a public meeting on Monday. The agency is expected to get some additional funding from increased industry user fees under a bill that recently passed Congress.

On the matter of so-called off-label promotion of drugs and medical devices, there has long been debate, including court battles, about what falls over the legal line. The current legal situation is muddy. A 1997 law that laid out conditions under which companies could distribute certain information about off-label uses expired at the end of September.

According to the draft, the agency would lay out details on what types of publications are appropriate, as well as certain other requirements, such as that the materials come with a copy of the drug or device’s FDA-approved label.

Mr. Waxman said the proposal would allow companies to promote off-label uses. In a letter to the company, he wrote that articles in medical journals may provide “a distorted picture of a drug’s safety or effectiveness,” because journal editors may not know the full story behind a study — such as whether its design was changed, or if negative results were left out of an article. In a letter to the company, he wrote that articles in medical journals may provide “a distorted picture of a drug’s safety or effectiveness,” because journal editors may not know the full story behind a study — such as whether its design was changed , or if negative results were left out of an article.

On the other side, courts have pressured the FDA to avoid restricting companies’ free-speech rights. “Off-label prescribing is very often the standard of care,” and companies should be able to give doctors “truthful, non-misleading information” about such uses, said Daniel Troy, a former FDA chief counsel who previously helped argue against the agency in a major suit over restrictions on off-label promotion. “Off-label prescribing is very often the standard of care,” and companies should be able to give doctors “truthful, non-misleading information” about such uses, said Daniel Troy, a former FDA chief counsel who previously helped argue against the agency in a major suit over restrictions on off-label promotion. Mr. Troy now represents drug companies and others in private practice.

An FDA spokeswoman declined to comment on the proposal and said the agency would respond directly to Mr. Waxman.

The FDA’s draft proposal seems to try to strike a middle ground, allowing companies to distribute information about off-label uses but setting limits on the practice. Among other restrictions, the draft suggests that letters to the editor of a medical journal wouldn’t quality and that the scientific articles would have to be peer-reviewed. In addition, if the conclusions in a particular article have been disputed, it would have to be distributed along with another article showing the opposing view.

Write to Anna Wilde Mathews at anna.mathews@wsj.com

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Marijuana rules could seed a new industry

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Proposed rules for medical marijuana providers could open the door to private nonprofit or for-profit producers in New Mexico.

Since the state’s medical marijuana registry was created July 1, patients have had three ways to obtain marijuana: by growing it themselves; by contracting with “designated caregivers,” who grow or otherwise obtain the plant and are each allowed to provide doses of the herb to at most four patients; or by buying it off the street. Since the state’s medical marijuana registry was created July 1, patients have had three ways to obtain marijuana: by growing it themselves; by contracting with “designated caregivers,” who grow or otherwise obtain the plant and are each allowed to provide doses of the herb to at most four patients; or by buying it off the street. While street drugs have high, black-market prices, the designated caregivers are not allowed to charge patients any more than the cost of “supplies or utilities associated with the possession of medical use marijuana.”

The proposed rules could open the field of providers to private entities that would establish licit market pricing, raising concerns of a capitalistic free-for-all similar to the market in California, where 300 “pot clubs” offer a marijuana-connoisseur’s delight of exotic varieties, often at prices beyond the means of needy patients. The proposed rules could open the field of providers to private entities that would establish licit market pricing, raising concerns of a capitalistic free-for-all similar to the market in California, where 300 “pot clubs” offer a marijuana-connoisseur’s delight of exotic varieties, often at prices beyond the means of needy patients. While only nonprofit operations are protected by California law, some clubs are reputed to be making millions.

“California’s gotten really out of control,” said Melissa Milam, coordinator of New Mexico’s medical cannabis program. One bulwark against this distopian future is the much tighter restriction on conditions that can qualify a patient for a medical marijuana card. In California, a doctor can prescribe marijuana for anyone he believes will be helped by it. In New Mexico, only patients suffering pain as a result of one of seven conditions can qualify, short of a special petition to a medical advisory board. The board will look at proposals for additions to the list every six months.

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