Homeopathy Prevents Epidemic: The Cuban Experience - NewsGrabs Sunday, 7 June 2009
Homeopathy in epidemic prevention - Cuba leads the way
Cuba goes through a yearly cycle of Leptospirosis epidemic, especially after hurricanes flood the countryside and water pollution reaches its height. (Leptospirosis: infectious disease caused by the spirochaete Leptospira transmitted to humans from rats, giving jaundice and kidney damage. Can cause death)Each year the graphs would edge higher and higher towards the year-end, reaching up to the thousands of infected.
But this time, within 2 weeks after Aug 2007, the rising lines literally dropped off the chart to ZERO-Ten infections only! Yes. Near-zero infections, zero deaths from leptospirosis after Aug 2007. And in 2008, no deaths, infections less than 10 a month.
Now if we could only translate this experience to the flu - yes, also the pandemic ones - and get the WHO to go along with it, we might have real prevention worth the name. But then ... there is the fact that this costs very little and certainly doesn't bring big profits for the pharma multinationals...
Swine flu: how proportionate is the pandemic response?
From a scientific standpoint, the over-reliance on drugs and vaccines is deeply questionable. Of particular concern is the lack of efficacy of anti-viral drugs in dealing with serious influenza, the serious side-effects of these drugs, and the variable efficacy and safety of vaccines, especially when a pandemic strain might be quite unstable.
Tomato pill 'beats heart disease'
The tomato pill contains an active ingredient from the Mediterranean diet - lycopene - that blocks "bad" LDL cholesterol that can clog the arteries.More than a dozen preliminary trials involving around 150 people with heart disease indicate that Ateronon can reduce the oxidation of harmful fats in the blood to almost zero within as little as eight weeks, a meeting of the British Cardiovascular Society will be told at Ateronon's launch on Monday.
Neuroscientist Peter Kirkpatrick, who will lead a further research project at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge on behalf of Cambridge Theranostics Ltd, said the supplement could be much more effective than statin drugs that are currently used by doctors to treat high cholesterol.
The British Heart Foundation: "Our advice to heart disease patients or those at high risk is to rely on proven medications prescribed by their doctor, and aim to get the benefits of a Mediterranean diet by eating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables."Well, I suppose it would be too bad if people were to avoid some of those medicines like the infamous statin drugs and started migrating towards natural products for better health ...
Diet may reduce risk of prostate cancer
Specifically, consumption of tomatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, green tea, and vitamins including Vitamin E and selenium seemed to propose a decreased risk of prostate cancer. Consumption of highly processed or charcoaled meats, dairy products, and fats seemed to be correlated with prostate cancer.
Doctors Warn: Avoid Genetically Modified Food
On May 19th, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) called on “Physicians to educate their patients, the medical community, and the public to avoid GM (genetically modified) foods when possible and provide educational materials concerning GM foods and health risks.” They called for a moratorium on GM foods, long-term independent studies, and labeling. AAEM’s position paper stated, “Several animal studies indicate serious health risks associated with GM food,” including infertility, immune problems, accelerated aging, insulin regulation, and changes in major organs and the gastrointestinal system. They conclude, “There is more than a casual association between GM foods and adverse health effects. There is causation...”
Book: Shedding Light on Genetically Engineered Food
"Overall, U.S. regulatory agencies policies* state that: no public records need to be kept on farms growing GE crops; companies that buy from farmers and sell to food manufacturers and grocery chains do not need to keep GE crops separate from traditional crops (therefore purchasers have no way to avoid buying GE foods); and labeling of any seeds, crops, or any food products with information about their GE origins is not required. As a result of these policies, American consumers have no way to exercise informed choices in the grocery store."
More Transparency at the FDA?
It happens in small steps, but every day we learn another bit about the changes the Hamburg/Sharfstein team are bringing to an FDA saddled in dysfunction, corruption, and incapacity. Most recently, they have announced a program that would bring much more transparency to decisons on New Drug Applications and applications for new indications that could unearth material on drugs and devices that are normally not surfaced except in litigation. Source article in New York Times.
USA Today: Conflicts of interest bedevil psychiatric drug research
Vera Hassner Sharav of AHRP:
Psychiatry's leadership is scrambling and fumbling in its effort to explain why it's collusion with industry for pay is okay. Ever wondered how toxic psychoactive drugs that have been shown to be clinically insignificant have been catapulted into multi-billion dollar blockbuster sellers despite the fact that these drugs pose serious safety risks?
Sex and Psych Drugs - Young Couples Beware
Sexual dysfunction, including lack of libido, orgasmic dysfunction and delayed ejaculation, are common side effects of using SSRI antidepressants, according to the May 2005 report, “The Marketing of Depression: The Prescribing of SSRI Antidepressants to Women,” by Dr Janet Currie. The report warns:“There are concerns that not all sexual dysfunction may fully resolve after termination of treatment. Since SSRIs are prescribed more often for women, women are more frequently affected by SSRI-induced sexual dysfunction. Because SSRIs can also lead to a worsening of depression, paradoxical effects, emotional blunting or detachment, reduced emotional activity, memory loss and confusion, these effects, in conjunction with sexual dysfunction, can negatively affect intimate relationships.”
South Florida Family Sues Psychiatrist for Son’s Death
Dr. Sohail Punjwani who gave mind altering drugs to South Florida children could soon be going to court to defend his reasoning for prescribing the drugs. The mother of one of the boys spoke out about her son on Thursday."He was like a zombie, my son was like a zombie all the time," said Norma Tringali as she described the final days of her teen aged son Emilio Villamar.
Vioxx, A Mercky Story - Did Merck know that Vioxx causes heart problems?
However confident Merck may have been that Vioxx was safe, they were aware that not everyone agreed, and they worked to defend and promote their product. The result was that when they eventually found evidence that long term (eighteen months) use of Vioxx significantly increased the chance of a heart attack or a stroke, they were deluged with lawsuits.
UK: Ministers dropped Vioxx protest after lobbying from US drug firm
A minister promised in parliament that the government would back their campaign against Merck, one of the world's largest drugs firms. But Whitehall documents obtained by the Guardian reveal Merck immediately put pressure on the minister and helped persuade the government to withdraw its support.Merck is refusing to compensate hundreds of Britons who say their health was damaged even though the multinational has paid out more than £2bn to 44,000 people in America.
Video: Dr. Fuhrman Cures Diabetes - But Drug Companies Object
Joel Fuhrman MD has cured hundreds of people of diabetes using diet and lifestyle. The American Diabetic Association wanted him to write about his work -- but then objected because their sponsor, Eli Lilly drug company, might feel threatened by an MD promoting a cure which could destroy the market for their diabetes medications. This is an excerpt from Dr. Furhman's presentation at the Healthy Lifestyle Expo 2007.
System 'failing autistic adults'
The article shows that autism is getting to be a real, wide-spread problem. The trouble seems to be that we don't know, and seem to have a block on finding out, what actually causes it. Probably one (or more) of our sacred cows.My guess is medicine (neurotoxic mercury) and technology (electromagnetic pollution) working together to ruin lives.
Autism: An Interview with Dr. Michael Goldberg
Q: Do you agree that autism is an epidemic?A. Yes. Everybody seems to agree that we have an epidemic of what is diagnosed as autism. But many good researchers forget that you cannot have an epidemic of any type of a developmental or genetic disorder. It is literally scientifically impossible. When I make that statement, I see people beginning to understand that autism is an illness and we need to treat it that way.
According to the NIDS Research Institute, neuro-immune and/or auto-immune dysfunction is at the bottom of conditions such as Autism, ADD, Alzheimer's, ALS, CFS/CFIDS, MS, PDD and other immune-mediated diseases.
Cervarix adverse reactions in Scotland - Call to suspend vaccination
MORE than 150 girls in Scotland have suffered adverse reactions after receiving the cervical cancer vaccine introduced last autumn, The Scotsman can reveal.Campaigners are calling for the vaccination programme to be suspended, claiming there are unanswered questions about the long-term effectiveness and safety of Cervarix, the drug used for the vaccine. They are concerned that official information refers to mild side-effects, when some girls have reported serious reactions to the jab.
CDC Vaccine Advisor Pockets $29 Million Promoting Vaccines
Dr. Paul Offit of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) received at least $29 million from his share of royalties for Merck's Rotateq vaccine after using his position with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ensure that childhood vaccination with the vaccine became compulsory."Clearly, based on the distribution of income rights outlined in [CHOP's policies], Paul Offit had a greater personal interest in Rotateq's commercial success than any other single individual in the world," article authors Dan Olmsted and Mark Blaxill write. "And more than any other individual in the world, he found himself in a position to directly influence that success."
Between 1998 and 2003, Offit sat on the U.S. government's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
WHO recommends anti-diarrhoea jab
The World Health Organization says a jab which can prevent a diarrhoea and vomiting virus should be given to all children as a routine vaccination.Yes, this is the same vaccination that Offit (see previous link) got handsomely paid for.Wonder what it took to convince the WHO to recommend a vaccination instead of preventing diarrhea by cleaning up drinking water sources in developing countries and ensuring everyone has proper nutritious food.
Video: Selective Hearing: Brian Deer and the GMC
Martin Walker says that
The next round of the GMC hearing begins on June 8th and continues until June 26th. The three weeks of hearing will be taken up with the last two closing speeches on behalf of Professor Simon Murch and Professor Walker-Smith.My reports of these three weeks will be set against the backdrop of the major changes in vaccine policy announced recently by the JVCI that has now taken responsibility for national vaccine policy. And against the background of the campaign being waged by Lancet editor Horton and the friends of David Southall, to award legal and regulatory immunity to all pediatricians.
In the last few weeks, the reason for the interminable foot dragging over this GMC Fitness to Practice hearing has become increasingly clear. The government and the JCVI needed to put into place it's new policies and bring an end to any right that parents might have to argue that their children should not be vaccinated. They have now achieved this by declaring that 'all children have a right to vaccination' and therefore no parent has any right on any grounds to deny any vaccination to their children. The final part of this policy is the continued denial, by pediatricians, NHS officials, The Sunday Times , Brian Deer and a good number of ignorant money-grabbing politicians, that there is any such thing as vaccine damage.
Alan Golding's excellent film Selective Hearing Brian Deer and the GMC can be viewed free at www.cryshame.com.
In bringing the fitness to practice case against Dr Andrew Wakefield, Professor Simon Murch and Professor John Walker-Smith, the General Medical Council in the UK listened to the Sunday Times journalist Brian Deer and excluded the views of hundreds of parents of vaccine damaged children. Who is Brian Deer: vigilante for truth or front man for Big Pharma? Selective Hearing covers Deer’s part in the heartbreaking betrayal of vaccine damaged children by the British government.Brian Deer Uncut
You Tube in 7 parts: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven
Compulsory MMR jab a human rights issue
The real culprits in the vaccination debate are the governments which have refused to make available single vaccines for mumps, measles and rubella, which the evidence so far indicates will not trigger autism. When parents are threatened with exclusion of their child from school unless vaccinated, it becomes a human rights issue.
What Do We Mean By "Toxic HIV Drugs"?
This is part of an article Celia Farber published in Harper's magazine in 2006.- - -
More information out there...
There is much I cannot cover but other sources for this kind of information exist and are active.
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Dr Mercola's health blog, Mike Adams' Natural News and the One Click Group in the UK have good health information. The Dr Rath Foundation is also putting out a weekly collection of health related news. Here is the link to their Newsletter Archive.
The Alternative Medicine Yahoo Group and the healthfreedom ning group are places to discuss and exchange information on what is happening in the world of natural health.
For the influence of electromagnetic waves from radio, mobile phones and other radio emitting devices, check out the emr-updates group on Yahoo. Genetic modification and issues around agriculture and foods are reported on the Organic Consumers Association site.
A few sites to keep up to date with the other side of world affairs, the stuff you won't necessarily find on your tv or in the papers:
http://therealnews.com/
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com
http://www.commondreams.org
http://www.globalresearch.ca/
http://www.truthout.org/The individual is supreme and finds its way through intuition
posted by Sepp Hasslberger on Sunday June 7 2009
updated on Thursday January 26 2017URL of this article:
http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2009/06/07/homeopathy_prevents_epidemic_the_cuban_experience_newsgrabs_sunday_7_june_2009.htm