Some American girls are developing breasts as young as age seven, researchers have found. Although there’s no conclusive evidence as to what is causing girls to develop early signs of puberty, environmental exposure to estrogens and chemicals that mimic estrogen are among the key factors suspected. The early onset of puberty may lead to obesity, hormone imbalances and cancer.

A new study, published in the August 9, 2010, online issue of the journal Pediatrics, looked at more than 1,200 girls age six to eight examined between 2004 and 2006, in New York, Ohio and California. It compared the age when the girls showed early signs of puberty with the results of a similar study from 13 years ago.

Over that time period, the age at which girls began showing early signs of puberty decreased significantly among all races:

Among 7 year-olds, about 10.4% of white girls, 23.4% of black girls and almost 15% Hispanic girls had started developing breasts.

Among eight-year-olds, 18.3%of white girls, nearly 43% of black girls and just under 31% of Hispanic girls showed evidence of breast development.

The rate has about doubled since 1977, when 5.0% of 7 year-old white girls showed signs of breast develoopment and 15.4% of black girls. No comparison data was available for Hispanic girls.

“The proportion of girls who had breast development at ages seven and eight years, particularly among white girls, is greater than that reported from studies of girls who were born 10 to 30 years earlier,” the study’s authors concluded.

Lead author Dr. Frank Biro of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and his co-authors explained that the stage of development in which a girl’s breasts begin to “bud” is considered the onset of puberty, not her first menstrual cycle.

The average age of the first period has declined as well, says Nickel. “Girls used to get their first menstrual period at 14 or 15,” she says, but now the average is closer to 12.

Previous research on puberty, specifically the menstrual cycle, has indicated that girls who start menstruating at age 11 or younger have an increased life-long risk of breast cancer.

Suspected Cause: Environmental Exposure to Estrogens

The researchers have no conclusive evidence about what could be causing girls to develop teenage bodies earlier. They postulated that obesity could be a factor since girls who developed breasts early tended to have a higher body-mass index than those who didn’t.

New research shows that chemicals in plastics may lead to obesity, early puberty, endocrine disruption and cancer.

Chemicals in Plastics mimic Estrogen

Dr. Frank Biro of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital said no matter where they are found, pollutants that mimic the female hormone estrogen might also be contributing to early puberty. Whether these pollutants are found in the food that they’ve eaten, products used for personal care, or even products used at their homes they are all contributing factors.

Estrogenic Compounds in Plastics Linked to Cancer

Chemicals in the environment – most notably bisphenol-A (BPA), and Polythylene Terephthalate (PETE), are found in many plastic bottles widely used for water, sodas, fruit juices, sports drinks, ketchup, mayonnaise, peanut butter, vinegar and just about every other food you can think of.

These estrogenic chemicals leach into the bottles’ contents and they have now been linked to the disruption of both male and female hormones and may be a significant reason for the early onset of puberty and the dramatic increase in PMS, uterine fibroids, endometriosis and breast and ovarian cancer.

Researchers at the University of Missouri found that one bottled water brand spurred a 78% increase in the growth of the breast cancer cells compared to the control sample, with 1,200 initial breast cancer cells multiplying to 32,000 in 4 days, versus only 18,000 for the control sample.

This study indicates that chemical contaminants in the bottled water sample stimulated accelerated division of cancer cells. When estrogen-blocking chemicals were added, the effect was inhibited, showing that the cancer-spurring chemicals mimic estrogen, a hormone linked to breast cancer.

While the specific chemical(s) responsible for this cancer cell proliferation were not identified in this pilot study, ingestion of endocrine-disrupting and cancer-promoting chemicals from plastics is considered to be a potentially important health concern (Naidenko O, Leiba N, Sharp R, Houlihan J. 2008. Bottled water quality investigation. Ref.: http://www.ewg.org/reports/bottledwater).

A growing body of research links PETE from plastics with a variety of adverse outcomes, including increased body fat and insulin resistance (Grün and Blumberg 2009), decreased anogenital distance in male infants (Swan et al. 2005), decreased levels of sex hormones (Pan et al. 2006), and other consequences for the human reproductive system, both for females and males (reviewed by Hauser and Calafat 2005). Infants and children may be especially vulnerable to the toxic effects of PETE (Sathyanarayana 2008).

All of this indicates that early onset of puberty and childhood obesity may be the result of environmental exposure to plastics during early childhood or from prenatal exposure during pregnancy.

Estrogens also found in Dairy products and Beef

The synthetic drug 17-beta-Estradiol is fed to beef cows in the U.S. to make them put on more weight so they can get them to market sooner and sell them for more money.

Estradiol is also concentrated in milk due to modern dairy farming techniques designed to boost milk production, including feeding cows hormones and milking pregnant cows until very late in their pregnancy.

Unfortunately, the trade-off we suffer is a higher rate of Estrogen induced disease, including cancer, which is not recognized or at least not admitted by the Dairy and Beef Industry.

Dr. Hansen’s Rx

To protect yourself and your family here’s what Dr. Hansen recommends:

1. Avoid environmental estrogen exposure wherever possible.

Eliminate or reduce exposure to plastics, especially PETE (Recyclable #1) and BP-A (Recyclable # 7).

Make your own at home or look for products that come in glass jars, e.g. Apple Juice, Spaghetti Sauce, Water, etc.

If you use bottled water, make sure not to store your bottles in your hot garage. Heating plastic bottles will greatly increase the amount of estrogenic chemicals that leach into the water or soda, etc.

Eat beef and dairy sparingly and eat only organic beef and dairy products (hormone and antibiotic free) when you do eat them.

2. Eat Brassica family vegetables (broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower) often. They contain Indole-3-carbinol, which activates rapid clearing of estrogens out of the body.

3. Test your hormones, especially if you have any symptoms of Endocrine Disruption, including PMS, Irregular Menstrual Cycles, Heavy Periods, Endometriosis, Uterine Fibroids, Hot Flashes, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, etc.

4. Take natural bio-identical progesterone to counteract the harmful effects of the environmental exposure to estrogens. Progesterone activates Tumor Suppressor Protein. Breast cancer cells do not multiply when women have a sufficient supply of progesterone. Progesterone likewise also prevents cancer of the ovaries and uterus as well as the lungs.

To learn more about Natural Bio-Identical Progesterone, click here.

To learn more about how PETE plastics may affect your health, click here.

On March 8, 2010, ABC News reported that “Osteoporosis Drugs, Like Fosamax May Increase Risk of Broken Bones in Some Women” and that “Long-term Use of Popular Class of Osteoporosis Drugs May Have Opposite Effect for Some Women.” (click here to watch the ABC video)

Fosamax and Boniva are the two most popular drugs in this class of drugs called bisphosphonates. They are supposed to make bones stronger, but now there’s mounting evidence that, for some women, taking these medications for more than five years could cause spontaneous fractures.

“We are seeing people just walking, walking down the steps, patients who are doing low-energy exercise,” said Dr. Kenneth Egol, professor of orthopedic surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center. “Very unusual, the femur is one of the strongest bones in the body.”

This entire class of drugs should be withdrawn from the market, says Dr. Hansen. On January 1, 2009, the New England Journal of Medicine published a report from the FDA, which says that the Osteoporosis drug Fosamax may now be linked to cancer. The FDA received 23 reports of esophageal cancer possibly linked to the drug between its October 1995 debut and May 2008. Of these patients, eight have died so far, according to the report. This is worrisome news for the tens of millions of American women that currently take Fosamax for Osteoporosis.

Good News! There are safe and effective Natural Alternatives to drugs like Fosama & Boniva

Osteoporosis affects approximately 25 million Americans. Women know they need to do something to prevent Osteoporosis, but they don’t know what. They are trusting their doctors and the drug companies to give them something to help. Most doctors know nothing about prevention through diet, nutrition and exercise. So by the time the average woman is diagnosed with Osteoporosis, 50 to 75% of her original bone mass has already been lost. Women need answers. Why is Osteoporosis so prevalent in the U.S., while it is almost unheard of in some cultures? What can a woman do to change her risk of getting this common disease without taking risky drugs?

Officials estimate that there are about 1.5 million fractures annually among osteoporosis patients and 300,000 of them die within six months of getting a fracture. Medical costs for osteoporosis treatment exceed $17 billion dollars annually in the U.S. and because of the increasing elderly population, the number is only expected to rise. The incidence of these bone fractures has doubled in the last 30 years, due mainly to nutritional and environmental factors.

Conventional medicine views osteoporosis as an irreversible process associated with aging and menopause rather than diet and lifestyle choices. The emphasis has been placed on slowing down the rate of bone loss by prescribing synthetic drugs that block bone loss, as well as high doses of calcium, increased amounts of dairy and regular exercise. While these therapies do slow the rate of bone loss in some, they do not stimulate bone rebuilding. The best they can do is to keep the already porous bones from losing any more bone density.

The good news is that Osteoporosis is preventable and reversible through diet, exercise, nutritional supplementation and natural bio-identical hormone replacement with plant based Estriol and Progesterone, and natural Growth Hormone precursors.

Dietary Treatment and Prevention of Osteoporosis

Observations of various populations worldwide show that the countries with the highest consumption of meat and dairy products have the highest incidence of Osteoporosis. Because of this observation, scientists posed this question: Is osteoporosis due to calcium deficiency or excess protein, or acid pH caused by too much protein and dairy?

A study published in the journal Nutrition in 1974, found that eating a low protein diet led to a positive calcium deposit of +31, while a high protein diet led to a calcium loss of -120. This means that at the end of the day, after taking 500 mg of calcium, the low protein diet group was shown to have increased its calcium level by +31. On the other hand, taking 500 mg of calcium while eating a high protein diet actually lowered the level of calcium in the bloodstream by -120.

Epidemiological studies from around the world have shown that in countries like Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, etc, where the people generally eat no dairy at all and less than 50 grams of protein daily and get about 400 mg of calcium per day in their diet, have no osteoporosis; it’s virtually unheard of in those countries. However, if you look on the other extreme, Eskimos who daily consume about 2200 mg of calcium, have the highest incidence of osteoporosis of any population in the world, even though they’re getting 2200 mg of calcium daily. The difference is that they also daily consume 250 to 400 grams of protein in fish, walrus, or whale meats. That high protein content and the acid pH that results are the principal causes of osteoporosis. It’s not simply a deficiency of calcium. It’s the excessive amount of protein that stimulates a hormonal change in the body that causes the body to excrete calcium through the kidneys in the urine.

The average American consumes as much as 100 grams of protein per day and that amount stimulates the parathyroid gland to release a hormone called parathormone that pulls calcium out of the bones to be excreted in the urine. The most important consideration in the prevention of Osteoporosis is not overdoing protein. This can be accomplished by following the Department of Agriculture’s new food pyramid guide. Start at the bottom: eat 6-11 servings of whole grains, 3-5 servings of fresh, steamed, or microwaved vegetables, and 2-3 servings of fresh fruits daily. Meats and dairy should be eaten sparingly in smaller portions than the former foods that are lower in the pyramid. For optimal health you only need a maximum of 40-50 grams of protein daily.

Minerals and Vitamin Cofactors

Calcium is the major mineral in bones. However, you can get too much of a good thing. If you’re eating a high protein diet, even 2200 mg of calcium a day won’t help you. Too much calcium inhibits magnesium, which is essential to the production of the hormone calcitonin. This hormone helps tone down the calcium excretion and keeps calcium in the bones. Magnesium is also essential for the conversion of the active form of vitamin D, which is required for calcium absorption and its deposit into bone. Taking too much calcium actually blocks magnesium and therefore blocks the production of vitamin D in its active form, which prevents calcium from getting into the bone. Calcium should not be taken in excessive amounts.

There are several other nutrients that are very important in prevention and cure of osteoporosis. Three B-vitamins, vitamin B₆, folic acid, and vitamin B₁₂ are essential. These three vitamins are important in the conversion of the amino acid methionine into cysteine. If they are deficient, homocysteine increases. As homocysteine increases in the body it interferes with collagen cross-linking, leading to defective bone matrix. That means, if you don’t have these vitamins, then the bones can’t hold calcium in place in their normal meshwork. Therefore, even though you may be consuming enough calcium, it won’t be held in the bone.

Another vitamin that is often overlooked in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis is vitamin K. This hormone-like vitamin is necessary for the production of the active form of osteocalcin which is the major noncollagen protein in the bone. Without sufficient vitamin K and its production of active osteocalcin, calcium will not be held within the bone in its place. Vitamin K is found in deep green leafy vegetables and is one of the most commonly deficient vitamins missing from our diet.

The trace mineral Boron also appears to be an essential factor in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. A study of postmenopausal women given 3 mg of boron daily was shown to reduce their urinary calcium loss by 44%. Apparently, boron is required to activate certain hormones including estrogen and vitamin D. Fruits and vegetables are the main sources of boron and diets that are deficient in these foods may also be deficient in boron.

Plant Cofactors

Certain bioflavonoids found in fruits have been shown to be very important in the prevention of osteoporosis. Certain polyphenol bioflavonoids, especially those extracted from grape seeds, have been shown to stabilize collagen structures. Since collagen is the major protein constituent in bone, stabilization of the integrity of the bone structure or the collagen will help to prevent calcium loss and osteoporosis. For optimal insurance against osteoporosis, I recommend taking a supplement that contains Leucoslect® Grape Seed Extract.

Drug Therapies

In July 2002, researchers at the National Institutes of Health abruptly halted the nation’s largest study on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), because the study found that the long-term use of synthetic estrogen and synthetic progesterone drugs increase a women’s risk of breast cancer by 26%, her risk of a heart attack by 29%, her risk of stroke by 41% and her risk of blood clots by 113%. (Source: JAMA. 2002;288:321-333).

Several other drugs are now being recommended for Osteoporosis, including the Biphosphanate drugs that include Fosamax, Boniva and Actonel. Tens of millions of women are currently taking Fosamax for Osteoporosis and millions of additional women take Boniva and Actonel, all of which share the same concern.

Evista, a Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM) is also being recommended to prevent and treat Osteoporosis. Evista is approved for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, but works by a different mechanism than the Biphosphanates. Evista stimulates the Estrogen Receptors and appears to prevent bone loss in a manner similar to other synthetic estrogens, like Premarin. Side effects include hot flashes, leg cramps and blood clots.

Natural Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement

The ovaries produce three different Estrogens: Estrone (E1), Estradiol (E2) and Estriol (E3). The two most concentrated and most potent estrogens are Estrone (E1) and Estradiol (E2). These two are both now classified as carcinogens. You should test your estrogen levels to make certain these two are not too high. Even “Bio-Identical” Hormone Replacement Therapy that uses Estradiol or Estrone can and does cause cancer if it gets to high.

Dr. Hansen’s Natural Hormone Rx: Estriol, Progesterone and Growth Hormone

Estriol (E3) has been shown to be protective against cancer. It prevents bone loss, stops hot flashes, thinning of the skin and dryness of the vaginal membranes. It is 1000 times less stimulating to the breast tissue than Estradiol and does not cause harmful build-up of the uterine lining. Estriol inhibits osteoclasts in bone from breaking down and causing bone loss.

Unlike the estrogens, which only help prevent bone loss, taking natural Progesterone helps to increases bone mineral density by as much as 10-15% within 6 months and 20-25% in 3 years (Clinical Nutrition Review, 1990, 10:384-391). Progesterone stimulates osteoblasts in the bone to directly increase bone density.

Growth Hormone (GH) is necessary throughout life to keep your bone density high. GH has direct effects on bone cells known as chondrocytes. A deficiency of GH severely limits bone growth and hence the accumulation of bone mass. You can stimulate you own GH activity by exercising and by getting plenty of sleep. Additionally,

Dr. Hansen prescribes a plant based source of Estriol and Progesterone for the prevention and treatment of Osteoporosis. He also prescribes a nutritional and herbal supplement known as Secretropin to boost GH production by the body. These natural products are safe and effective alternatives to synthetic drugs, providing all of the benefits and more, without the negative side-effects.

Testing

DEXA Scan X-Ray

The top standard for measuring bone density is the DEXA Scan, which is an X-Ray of the spine and the hip bone. The measurements taken can be compared to the average for the total population and by age group. The main concern with this test is the fact that it exposes you to gamma radiation that is known to be cancer inducing. For this reason I prefer to recommend an NTX Urine Test for bone density.

N-Telopeptide (NTX) Bone Loss Testing

Approximately 90% of the meshwork or your bones consists of type I collagen that is cross-linked at the N-terminal, hence the name N-Telopeptide. This highly cross-linked collagen structure provides for the basic fabric and tensile strength of bone tissue. The collagen infrastructure of bone undergoes a continuous process of remodeling that involves osteoclast mediated bone breakdown and osteoblast mediated bone formation. Bone breakdown by osteoclasts results in the release of cross-linked N-telopeptides (NTX)of type I collagen. NTX is specific to bone and is found in urine as a stable end product of bone loss.

Levels of NTX correlate with the rate of bone loss. Bone loss rates exceeding bone formation results in a net loss of bone and ultimately osteopenia or osteoporosis. This test is the best way to detct active bone loss or bone building. It is relatively inexpensive compared to the DEXA Scan and free of radiation.

Hormone Testing

All three Estrogens can be measured in Saliva, which gives an accurate assessment of the active forms of the estrogens. Progesterone is also tested in the Saliva. The Estrogen to Progesterone ratio gives a good picture of the relative balance of these two synergistic hormones. Too much Estradiol and Estrone or too little Estriol can cause an increased risk of cancer. Too little Progesterone will inhibit the production of new bone.

Growth Hormone is tested by blood. Because GH is released in short pulsatile bursts in the bloodstream and has a very short lifespan in the blood it is not a good marker for GH activity. Instead, we use IGF-1 to assess the correct level of GH. Ideally, IGF-1 level should be 200-250.

Vitamin D3 (25-Hydroxycalciferol) should be tested in the blood serum. Many experts recommend that the optimal Vitamin D3 level for prevention of osteoporosis and protection against cancers is 50-65 ng/ml.

Recommended Bone Building Supplement: Peak Advantage High Potency Multi-Vita/Min

• Calcium Citrate: Calcium is the major mineral in bones. Calcium Citrate is 2.5 times better absorbed than Calcium Carbonate, even in individuals with low stomach acid. The U.S. RDA for calcium is based on 1968 data using Calcium Carbonate as the standard. According to more recent research published in The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology in November 1999, by Howard J. Heller, MD and his colleagues found that Calcium Citrate is 2.5 times more bioavailable (easier for your body to use) than Calcium Carbonate as demonstrated by measuring the blood level of calcium after a single oral dose (500 mg) of calcium carbonate taken with a meal.

The RDA used to be 800mg of Calcium Carbonate daily for women, which would be equivalent to only mg 320mg of Calcium Citrate. Adequate intake (AI) recommendations published in August 1997 were set at 1000 milligrams for men and women aged 19 - 50 and 1200 milligrams for individuals older than age 50. To get the equivalent benefit from Calcium Citrate you only need to consume 400 to 480mg of Calcium Citrate respectively.

• Magnesium Aspartate: Magnesium is the determining factor of bone strength. 80-85% American women consume less than the RDA. Necessary for the formation of new calcium crystals and the active form of Vitamin D. Magnesium Aspartate is the most useable form.

• Boron: Necessary for the production of natural estrogen and testosterone. Significantly reduces loss of calcium and magnesium.

• Vitamin K: Required for the attraction of calcium to bones. Individuals with Osteoporosis have been found to have 35% less Vitamin K than age matched controls. Overuse of antibiotics kills healthful intestinal flora that produce Vitamin K. Supplementation reduces calcium loss by as much as 18-50%.

• Vitamin D increases calcium absorption, slows bone loss and boosts bone formation. One study on Vitamin D showed that participants who took vitamin D supplements had a 7 percent lower risk of death compared to those that did not. It is now known that virtually every cell in our body has receptors for vitamin D and that vitamin D is not just a vitamin. It also has very powerful hormonal activities and has protective effects noted against certain cancers (particularly breast and prostate), autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes, and heart disease. I recommend taking 5000 I.U.s once or twice daily. This is a quantity sufficient to raise your blood level of Vitamin D3 to between 60-100 ng/dl.

• Folic Acid: Decreases homocysteine levels which can cause osteoporosis. Alcohol and Birth Control Pills cause a deficiency. Pregnancy creates a higher demand.

• Silica: Found in high concentrations at calcification sites in growing bones.

• Betaine HCl: Source of hydrochloric acid that is essential for the absorption and assimilation of minerals.

• DigeZyme: Plant enzymes that digests phytates, found in grains that commonly bind to minerals and significantly reduce their availability for absorption.

• GSE Ultra 110: Leucoselect® Grape Seed Extract to stabilize collagen.

Summary

Osteoporosis is preventable and it is reversible. You can take charge of your own health. For optimal results you need to eat more vegetables and grains and less meat and dairy products. The greatest threat to your bones is the high protein diet consumed in the United States. The average American consumes 90 grams of protein daily. You need to cut that amount in half. Additionally, you need a good multi-vitamin and mineral formula, like Peak Advantage that provides the right amount of minerals, vitamins and plant cofactors to prevent or reverse osteoporosis. Finally, you need to test your Estradiol, Estrone, Estriol, Progesterone and IGF-1 levels. With this information you can then correct the hormone imbalances and prevent or reverse Osteoporosis for good.

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In late July, the CDC abruptly advised states to stop testing for H1N1 flu, and stopped counting individual cases. When CBS News asked the CDC what the tests had found before they stopped counting, the CDC would not return their calls.

So CBS News asked all 50 states for their statistics on state lab-confirmed H1N1 prior to the halt of individual testing and counting in July. The results were surprising.

The CBS News Study found that “the vast majority of cases were negative for H1N1 as well as seasonal flu, despite the fact that many states were specifically testing patients deemed to be most likely to have H1N1 flu, based on symptoms and risk factors, such as travel to Mexico.”

CBS News Study Conclusion: “If you’ve been diagnosed “probable” or “presumed” 2009 H1N1 or “swine flu” in recent months, you may be surprised to know this: odds are you didn’t have H1N1 flu.”

“Those who think they’ve had H1N1 flu – but haven’t – might mistakenly presume they’re immune. In fact, you probably didn’t have flu at all. That’s according to state-by-state test results obtained in a three-month-long CBS News investigation.”

With most cases of the H1N1 flu being diagnosed solely by associated symptoms of fever with a sore throat or a cough, the H1N1 flu epidemic is being made to appear much worse than it is.

Without lab testing, it’s impossible to know how many Americans have H1N1 flu. But the statistical trend discovered by CBS News indicates that only 2-17% of Americans actually had the H1N1 flu. That means that 83-98% of the suspected cases were some other flu or some other virus altogether.

The CDC did not respond to questions from CBS News for this report.

To read the CBS News Report, click here.

You would expect that vaccine manufacturers would thoroughly test the vaccines for safety and effectiveness before they inject millions of Americans with them. Unfortunately this is not the case. Read the actual package insert for Fluarix 2009-2010 Influenza Vaccine manufactured by Glaxo Smith-Kline, which admits that “No controlled trials demonstrating a decrease in influenza disease after vaccination with FLUARIX have been performed.”

FLUARIX^® Influenza Vaccine is typical of all Influenza Vaccines. Likewise, the Swine flu vaccines are all made in the same manner with the same excipients. Fluarix is made by Glaxo Smith-Kline (GSK), one of the six vaccine manufacturers making the 2009 H1N1 Swine flu vaccine.

The U.S. has purchased 250 million doses of the Swine flu vaccine for approximately $9 billion dollars. You would hope that the vaccines would be proven safe and effective before two-thirds of the entire U.S. population is pressured into taking them.

Influenza Vaccines Proven Toxic

More than half of the Swine Flu vaccine doses scheduled to be injected into 200 million Americans contain Thimerosal, a preservative and adjuvant that contains ethyl mercury, a known neurotoxin. The overwhelming preponderance of scientific evidence links Mercury with the cause of the dramatic rise in autism seen in children over the past decade.

Twenty-five micrograms of Mercury are included in the preservative Thimerosal in every dose of the multi-dose vials of all the injectible H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccines. There are a few vaccines that are made without mercury for use in young children. However, there are still others that say they are “Preservative Free” yet actually contains ≤1 mcg mercury per dose, which is still enough to cause neurotoxicity and autism.

Even this trace amount of ≤1 mcg of mercury can be very damaging to the nervous system, especially in young children. (1 mcg mercury = 2000  parts per billion [ppb]) As little as 20 ppb will destroy nerve fibers in the brain similar to the pattern seen in autistic children.

Click here to see which Seasonal and H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccines contain Thimerosal (Mercury) according to the CDC.

What Other Toxins are in the Influenza Vaccines?

Each 0.5-mL dose also contains the detergent octoxynol-10 (TRITON^® X-100) ≤0.120 mg, α-tocopheryl hydrogen succinate ≤0.1 mg, and polysorbate 80 (Tween 80) ≤0.380 mg. This oil is an adjuvant that boosts the immune reaction, it has been linked to miscarriage and infertility and according to Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Volume 95, Number 6, December 2005 , pp. 593-599(7), “it is of current relevance as a ‘hidden’ inductor of anaphylactoid reactions.”

Each dose of Fluarix may also contain residual amounts of hydrocortisone (a steroid) ≤0.0016 mcg, gentamicin sulfate (an antibiotic) ≤0.15 mcg, ovalbumin (egg protein) ≤1 mcg, formaldehyde ≤50 mcg (In 1995, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concluded that formaldehyde is a probable human carcinogen. In June 2004, after evaluating all existing data, the IARC reclassified formaldehyde as a known human carcinogen) [International Agency for Research on Cancer (June 2004). IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans Volume 88 (2006): Formaldehyde, 2-Butoxyethanol and 1-tert-Butoxypropan-2-ol.] and sodium deoxycholate ≤50 mcg (detergent / bile salt used to break virus cell membranes).

Influenza Vaccines Not Proven Very Effective!

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY: Here is an  exact quote from all five of the injectible Swine Flu Vaccine package inserts:  “Specific levels of hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) antibody titer post-vaccination with inactivated influenza virus vaccines have not been correlated with protection from influenza illness but the HI antibody titers have been used as a measure of vaccine activity.”

In plain english, this means that after a person gets the flu shot, antibodies against the flu virus have not been shown to be correlated with protection against the flu, nevertheless, the antibody levels have been used anyway as the only measure of vaccine effectiveness.

They base their claim on the fact that “in some human challenge studies, HI antibody titers of ≥1:40 have been associated with protection from influenza illness in up to 50% of subjects.^{” 1,2}

This means that only a few human studies have shown a positive antibody response and that the best result seen was an antibody level of 1:40, which is not very high. This antibody level is associated with a dismal protection from the influenza virus of less than 50% of the individuals vaccinated. This does not inspire a great deal of confidence in the vaccine since a placebo is typically 40% effective.

Even though the antibody levels have not been correlated with protection from influenza illness, they are used as the measure to claim effectiveness and are considered adequate when a seroconversion rate of 40% is achieved or when 70% of the vaccinated individuals produce an antibody level of ≥1:40. The bottom line is this statement from Glaxo Smith-Kline regarding the flu Vaccine:

“No controlled trials demonstrating a decrease in influenza disease after vaccination with FLUARIX have been performed.”

Influenza Vaccine No Better than Placebo

According to the 2006 Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 51 separate studies concluded the flu vaccine worked no better than a placebo in 294,000 children ranging in age from six months to 23 months.

The review authors found that in children over the age of two, the Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine nasal spray made from weakened influenza viruses, was better at preventing illness caused by the influenza virus (82% of illnesses were prevented) than injected vaccines made from the killed virus (59%).

Neither type was particularly good at preventing ‘flu-like illness’ caused by other types of viruses (33% and 36% respectively). Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD004879. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004879.pub3. first published online: January 25. 2006

Vaccinated Children Have 3 Times Higher Risk Of Hospitalization

The inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) does not appear to be effective in preventing influenza-related hospitalizations in children, especially the ones with asthma.

In fact, children who get the flu vaccine are at 3 times higher risk for hospitalization than their peers who do not get the vaccine, according to new research that was presented on May 19, 2009, at the 105th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society.

The study found that in asthmatic children, there was a significantly higher risk of hospitalization in those children who had received the Vaccine as compared to those who did not.

Influenza Vaccine Does Not Prevent the Flu in the Elderly

In a review of 64 studies over 98 flu seasons of elderly living in nursing homes, flu shots were non-significant for preventing the flu. For elderly living in the community, vaccines were not (significantly) effective against influenza, ILI or pneumonia. Reference: “Vaccines for preventing influenza in the elderly.” The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 3 (2006).

A randomised trial showed the effectiveness of vaccination against laboratory confirmed clinical influenza to be 58%. (JAMA. 1994;272(21):1661-1665)

Flu vaccine Only Reduces Risk of Flu by 6% in Healthy Adults

In a review of 48 reports (more than 66,000 adults), “Vaccination of healthy adults only reduced risk of influenza by 6% and reduced the number of missed work days by less than one day (0.16) days. It did not change the number of people needing to go to hospital or take time off work.” Reference: “Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy adults.” The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 1 (2006).

Are Pregnant Women at Greater Risk?

Reports that pregnant women are at increased risk of complications and death due to influenza are concerning. The basis of these data come from a January 2008 Lancet Review article, which predominantly bases its conclusions on Tennessee Medicaid data from 1974-1993.

In the Tennessee Medicaid study 4,369 women with influenza were compared to 21,845 population controls. Women in their first trimester and women during the post-partum period had virtually the same rate of hospital admissions as healthy non-pregnant women. However, women in their second trimester had a 3 times higher rate of hospital admissions than healthy non-pregnant women, while women in their third trimester had a 5 times higher rate than healthy non-pregnant women. The authors conclusion states:

“The data suggest that, out of every 10,000 women in their third trimester  without other identified risk factors who experience an averge influenza season of 2.5 months, 25 will be hospitalized with influenza-related morbidity.” (Am J Epidemiol 1998; 148:1094-102). That’s 25/10,000 or 0.25 percent.

There are approximately 1.5 million pregnant women in their third trimester in the U.S. Therefore, if we use the above calculation we would expect that the flu might send an extra 3,750 pregnant women to the hospital.

However, The Lancet study then summarized a larger and more accurate study which was calculated by similar methods in a 1990-2002 population of 134,188 pregnant women from Nova Scotia. This study excluded hospital admissions for asthma attacks that were not associated with the flu. The influenza-attributable rates of hospital admissions in this study were virtually identical to those of healthy non-pregnant women. (Canadian Medical Association Journal 2007;176:463-68)

Is the Influenza Vaccine Safe for Pregnant Women?

Because safety studies with vaccines cannot be done on pregnant women, data on influenza vaccine safety for the mother and the baby cannot be known. The FluMist Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine is not recommended for pregnant women because it contains live virus. Most of the injected flu vaccine currently available in the U.S. contains 25 micrograms (mcg) of mercury in the form of Thimerosal (ethylmercury thiosalicylate).

The EPA Maximum Contaminant Level for Mercury in drinking water is 2parts per billion (ppb). Each 25 mcg dose of mercury equals 25,000 ppb Mercury. Even the so called “Preservative Free” vaccines contains 1 microgram (mcg) of Mercury, which equals 2000 ppb injected directly into the blood stream.

According to the EPA, the maximum acceptable daily risk level is 0.1 mcg/kg body weight. The current Thimerosal containing flu vaccine will inject the average child with 12-17 times the EPA maximum level of mercury and the average adult with 3.5 times the maximum amount. However, most concerning is the fact that the vaccine will expose the unborn fetus of a pregnant women to 250 times the maximum allowable exposure level of mercury.

Does the Influenza Vaccine Protect Pregnant Women?

According to the authors of the January 2008 Lancet Review article, “The few serological studies on pregnant women suggest that antibody response to influenza vaccine is similar in pregnant and non-pregnant women.” (J Infect Dis 1993; 168: 647–56; J Clin Microbiol 1979; 10: 184–87).

Does the Influenza Vaccine Protect Anyone?

The available research indicates that at best the Influenza Vaccine produces a four fold boost in antibodies  to approximately 70% of those  vaccinated and is “associated with protection from influenza illness in less than 50% of those vaccinated. It works best for healthy adults with a mature immune system. It does not work very well for children under 10 or adults over the age of 60 years.

The Swine Flu Vaccine: Too Little, Too Late

The vaccine manufacturers are having difficulty producing sufficient quantities of the Swine flu vaccine. The virus is grown in chicken eggs, and vaccine companies are getting 30% fewer doses per egg than the normal yield for regular winter flu vaccine, according to the FDA’s Dr. Jerry Weir.

The U.S. government has purchased 250 million doses of the Swine Flu vaccine for $9 Billion dollars. Approximately only 45 million doses will be available by the end of October. The six pharmaceutical companies making the vaccines for the US hope that they will be able to collectively provide an additional 20 million doses per week from mid October through December. This would deliver approximately 240 million doses, enough for about 200 million Americans or tow-thirds of the population since two shots will be required for children under 10 year of age.

Any possible immunity from the vaccine is not expected to occur for approximately 30 days after the  vaccine dose. This would make it the end of November before the first Americans vaccinated can expect any possible immune protection from the vaccine.

Researchers from Purdue University are now saying that current trends of the H1N1 pandemic indicate that 8% of the U.S. population will be infected during the last week of October and 63% of the population will have been infected by the end of 2009. They also estimate that due to the mildness of the H1N1 flu, although 63% of Americans will be infected, only about 25% will experience symptoms.

What Can You Do to Boost Your Immunity Naturally?

Your best defense against the flu is your own immune system. Even in the worst pandemics of the world, only 25-30% of the population becomes ill and only 1% or less of that group dies. The typical seasonal flu infects only 5-20% of the population (15-60 million Americans). That means that 80-95% of the population escapes untouched (240 to 285 million Americans) every year.

The take home message is that there is no need to panic. Your own immune system is the key to preventing the flu. That is why although 63% of the U.S. population might be infected only 25% will get sick. Although the 2009 H1N1 flu is a novel flu and very contagious it is not very virulent and most will recover within in one week without serious consequences.

The mass vaccination program may have started with good intentions, but the vaccine contains many toxic substances that can cause serious long-term consequences and chronic illness. The most important question to ask is, “Are the risks worth taking for this flu?”

Parents need to be given all of the information about all of the contents of the vaccines, as well as the full disclosure of the safety and efficacy studies, as well as the risks vs the benefits so that they can make a rational and intelligent decision about whether or not to get a vaccine.

Additionally, parents would benefit from learning about alternate ways to boost their immune system and that of their children. There are safe and effective natural herbal alternatives that work like Tamiflu to prevent the spread of the flu virus, as well as oral homeopathic immunizations that boost the immune system without injecting mercury, formaldehyde, or other toxins into the body.

Dr Hansen says “There are safer more natural ways of preventing the flu that every parent can implement, for themselves and their families, without any fear of dangerous side effects.”

To learn more about active steps you can take to boost your immunity to prevent the flu or to insure a rapid and full recovery read Dr. Hansen’s article: The Top Ten Natural Treatment Alternatives for the Flu,

Additional Resources:

To read Dr. Hansen’s article: Should You Get the Swine Flu Vaccine? click here.

Click here to read the entire Glaxo Smith-Kline Fluarix package insert for yourself.

Click here to read the Sanofi Pasteur Fluzone / H1N1 Vaccine insert.

Click here to read the Novartis Fluvirin / H1N1 Vaccine insert.

To read the National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet about Formaldehyde and Cancer, click here.

Most of the 120 million doses of the 2009-2010 Seasonal Flu Vaccine, as well as most of the 250 million doses of the 2009 pandemic H1N1 Swine flu vaccine contain toxic levels of Mercury.

Mercury is used as a preservative in vaccines, known as Thimerosal, eventhough the Public Health Service (PHS) agencies, including the FDA, the CDC, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and vaccine manufacturers agreed in July 1999 that Thimerosal should be reduced or eliminated from all vaccines as soon as possible.

Most injected flu vaccine currently available contains 25 micrograms (mcg) of mercury in the form of Thimerosal (ethylmercury thiosalicylate). Children first receive one-half of the adult dose, or 12.5 micrograms of mercury, followed within a four week period by a second dose of 12.5 micrograms of mercury, for a total of 25 micrograms.

According to the EPA, the maximum acceptable daily risk level is 0.1 mcg/kg. The current vaccine will inject the average child with 12-17 times the maximum daily amount of mercury recommended by the EPA and the average adult with 3.5 times the maximum amount. However, most concerning is the fact that the vaccines will expose the unborn fetus of a pregnant women to 250 times the maximum recommended dose of mercury.

The EPA guidelines are only recommendations for consumption of methyl-mercury typically consumed in fish. There are no guidelines for the more dangerous practice of “injecting” the more toxic ethyl-mercury directly into the human bloodstream.

Mercury is a known neurotoxin that crosses the blood-brain barrier and is especially dangerous to infants and a developing fetus. Mercury has been causally linked to the dramatically increasing incidence of autism and other neurological diseases. Cases of autism in the U.S. have increased by 1,500 per cent since 1991, which is when vaccines for children doubled, and the number of immunizations is only increasing. Just one in 2,500 children were diagnosed with autism before 1991, whereas one in 150 children now have the disease.

Even Trace Amounts of Mercury in the so called “Thimerosal-Free” Vaccines are Toxic

Some Vaccine Manufacturers claim that they provide “Thimerosal-Free” vaccine in single dose syringes. However, the truth is that even the “Thimerosal-Free” doses contain toxic amounts of Mercury. Thimerosal is used in the early stages of vaccine manufacture and is subsequently removed by purification steps to what is called “a trace amount.” The “trace amount” equals 1 microgram of Mercury or less per 0.5 mL dose.

1 microgram (mcg) of Mercury per 0.5mL vaccine dose is equivalent to 2000 mcg per liter, which equals 2000 parts per billion (2000 ppb).

2 ppb mercury is the U.S. EPA limit for drinking water (http://www.epa.gov/safewater/contaminants /index.html#mcls).

20 ppb mercury destroys neurite membranes (nerve tissue in the brain) (Leong et al., Neuroreport 2001; 12:733-7). An amount thought to be sufficient to cause Autism.

200 ppb mercury is the level in liquid that the EPA classifies as hazardous waste (http://www.epa.gov/ epaoswer/hazwaste/mercury/ regs.htm#hazwaste).

25,000 ppb mercury is equivalent to 25 mcg, which is the concentration of mercury in each dose dispensed from the multi-dose vials of both the seasonal influenza vaccine as well as the pandemic H1N1 flu vaccine in the U.S.

References:

EPA: Safewater Contaminants Index

Blood Levels of Mercury Are Related to Diagnosis of Autism

CDC Vaccine Safety Updates: Thimerosal FAQs

CDC: H1N1 flu Vaccination and Thimerosal

Mercury in Vaccines Linked to Autism: Medical Research

Vacciness/Mercury/Autism: CDC’s Conflict of Interest

Here are the facts. Click on the links below to get all of the facts. Parents should not feel pressured into getting the Swine Flu Shot. Get all of the facts first and then you can make an intelligent decision for yourself and your family. Start here

AP Poll: Third of Parents Oppose H1N1 Vaccine

Swine Flu Vaccine Fears:What Questions Must Be Answered?

Swine Flu Flyer: Summary of all Key Issues and Concerns about the Swine Flu Vaccine

Should You Get the Swine Flu Vaccine?

Mercury in Vaccines Exceed EPA Maximum

Mercury in Vaccines Linked to Autism

Recommended Vaccines 2009-2010: Manufacturers with Age Indicaton and which vaccines contain Thimerosal (Mercury)

Vaccine Ingredients List: Find Out What’s In each of the Vaccines

German health expert’s swine flu warning: Does virus vaccine increase the risk of cancer?

The 2009 H1N1 Vaccine is not the only way to boost your immune system to fight the flu. You need to know that there are safe and effective alternatives for the flu. To learn what else you can do click here.

Natural Treatment Alternatives for the Flu

Lesson we apparently didn’t learn from the Swine Flu Fiasco of 1976

This “60-Minutes”video from 1979 is a video you must watch. The 2009 H1N1Swine Flu Vaccine is being rushed through production so fast that it will not be tested by sufficient numbers or given sufficient time to determine whether or not the vaccine is even safe or effective. This new vaccine could kill more people than the Swine Flu itself, just like the Swine Flu fiasco of 1976, in which the Swine Flu only killed 1 person, but the vaccine killed or injured thousands of Americans and led to billions of dollars in claims of damages for Guillain-Barré syndrome, a  paralyzing neuromuscular disorders that left thousands injured or paralyzed for life.

What Questions Need to be Answered Before Anyone gets Vaccinated?

How severe is the 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu compared to the typical seasonal flu? It may be very contagious but may not be very harmful. How virulent is this Swine Flu?

What’s in the Vaccine?  Is the Vaccine safe?

Does the vaccine contain mercury (Thimerosal)? How much mercury does it contain? What other toxic chemicals are in the vaccine? Does it contain formaldehyde, formalin, antibiotics, egg proteins, green monkey kidney cells, insect cell culture remnants, adjuvants like squalene that have been linked to the Gulf War Syndrome from the Anthrax vaccine?

How long does it take for neruological damage or Guillain-Barré syndrome to show up after the vaccine?

Does the Vaccine work? The clinical trials were specifically limited to a very small (100+) number of patients per group for a very short time. Were these studies sufficient to prove safety and effectiveness?

Which will cause a higher percentage of serious harm: the vaccine or the Swine flu?

We Deserve to Know these Answers

What was disturbing in 1976 and today is the speed by which the H1N1 vaccine was developed and rushed to market. The lack of a detailed public explanation is not inspiring confidence. As a result a Consumer Reports poll shows that only 35% will surely get the H1N1 flu shot.

The Food and Drug Administration has formally approved all of the 250 million doses of the Swine flu vaccine purchased by the U.S. Government before studies required to prove their safety or effectiveness have been completed under the cover of The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act).

What are the Results of the Clinical Trials of the Vaccines?

So far, top U.S. health officials have given only vague details about the results of the clinical trials underway to test the safety and effectiveness of the Swine flu vaccine. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is giving only guarded answers.

Vague explanations like the following should make us all ask a lot more questions.

“A single dose of vaccine could be enough to immunize adults against swine flu, Fauci said.”

“Preliminary data from our trials indicate that a single 15-microgram dose of … vaccine is well tolerated and induces an immune response in most healthy adults, said Fauci.”

Among children 10 to 17 years old, 76 percent had a “robust” immune response to the vaccine. For children 3 to 9 years old, 36 percent had a robust response. Among children 6 months to 36 months, the immune response rate was 25 percent, Fauci said.

Results of NIH-sponsored clinical trials which began last month showed that a swine flu vaccine produced by French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur produced “a robust immune response” in 96 percent of adults aged 18 to 64 after “the rather short time point of eight to 10 days after vaccination,” Fauci said.

This is all only “preliminary data.” How many individuals were involved in the “preliminary” clinical trials? Only about 100 per study.  When will we get the proven final data? The formal clinical trials will not be completed until sometime next year between March and October of 2010.

What is a “robust immune response?” This is intentionally vague and not quantifiable. No one really knows or at least know one is willing to tell the American public. The preliminary clinical trials have not been published and the top U.S. officials are not being frank or forthcoming.

What s “well tolerated mean?”

We Need More Answers!

Fortunately for now the Swine Flu vaccine is not mandatory. However, a declaration of a pandemic by the World Health Organization gives them the authority to make the vaccines manditory and to declare marshal law to enforce them at any time.

Why are the Vaccine Manufacturers Immune from Liability Lawsuits?

Vaccine makers and all federal officials have been granted total legal immunity from any and all lawsuits that may result from the new swine flu vaccine, under a document signed by U.S. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Kathleen Sebelius, in June 2009.

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, has granted vaccine makers total legal immunity from any and all lawsuits that may result from any new swine flu vaccine, because if the governement did not grant them this immunity they would not have made the vaccines.

It turns out that DHHS Secretary Sibelius has not only given immunity to the manufactures of swine flu vaccines, but also the makers of Tamiflu and Relenza for injuries stemming from their use against swine flu. She also granted immunity to future swine flu vaccines and “any associated adjuvants.” The order was published in the June 25, 2009 Federal Register.

Since the 1980s, the government has protected vaccine makers against lawsuits over the use of childhood vaccines. A federal court handles all vaccine injury claims and decides who will be paid from a special fund. Thousands of parents whose otherwise perfectly healthy children developed autism after getting a vaccine are still waiting for compensation. Most have been frankly denied.

The document signed by Secretary Sebelius grants immunity to federal officials and drug manufacturers under the provisions of The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREPA), a 2006 law for public health emergencies.

Vaccine Rush Sacrifices Safety for Profits of Vaccine Manufactures

“Here is the problem,” according to Dr. Meryl Nass, M.D., vaccine expert and board member of the Alliance for Human Research Protection (AHRP):

“Once the PREP Act is invoked to shield manufacturers from liability, the pharmaceutical firms have no financial incentive to make the safest product, and have a negative incentive to test it for safety. As long as they do not deliberately harm consumers of the product, they will not be liable for damages.

Are you following this argument closely? In order to avoid having prior knowledge of possible harm to users of the product, for which they could be found liable, it is in the manufacturers’ best interest to know as little as possible about adverse reactions caused by their product.

Thus manufacturers can be expected to perform minimal testing, as they have been incentivized by PREPA to avoid learning of potential harms related to their product. Thus the speed at which the product will be distributed serves two purposes: it provides the needed excuse to avoid adequate testing, as well as providing rapid vaccine availability.”

Will There Be Enough Vaccine Soon Enough for Everyone?

The vaccine manufacturers are having difficulty producing sufficient quantities of the Swine flu vaccine.

The U.S. government has purchased 250 million doses of the Swine Flu vaccine for $10 Billion dollars. Approximately only 45 million doses will be available by the middle of October. The five pharmaceutical companies making the vaccine for the US hope that they will be able to collectively provide an additional 20 million doses per week from mid October through December. This would deliver approximately 240 million doses.

Since two shots will be required for all of the approximately 20 million children ages 6 months to 9 years, that leaves only 200 million doses for the remaining 285 million Americans. Any possible immunity from the vaccine is not expected to occur for 30 days after the vaccine This would make it the middle of November before the first Americans vaccinated can expect any possible immune protection from the vaccine. If the virus comes a little early, any vaccine may be too late.

Are There Safer Alternatives That Can Protect Us Now?

To read Dr. Hansen’s article: The Top Ten Natural Alternatives to the Flu, click here.

The best way to prevent the flu is to keep your immune system strong. Remember that every year only 5-20% of Americans get the Flu, which means that 80-95% of all Americans do NOT get the Flu each year. You can help your body do its job to prevent the flu by keeping it well hydrated, eating healthy foods, avoiding sugary foods, getting adequate sleep and taking these five powerful immune boosting and anti-viral supplements: Phytobiotic with Elderberry; Peak Advantage High-Potency Multi with Vitamins A,C & D; Influenzinum^TM homeopathic oral flu preventive; and Oscillococcinum^TM homeopathic flu remedy.

The truth is that in the worst epidemics of the world, only 20% of the population develops symptoms and only 1% or less of that group dies. Your best defense against the flu is your own immune system. The typical seasonal flu infects only 5-20% of the population (15-60 million Americans). That means that 80-95% of the population escapes untouched (240 to 285 million Americans) every year.

To Top Five Diet & Lifestyle Choices You can Make to Fight the Flu

1)      Drink at least 6-8oz glasses of pure water every day. Your first defense against invading viruses is Immunoglobulin A, which is contained in the mucous membranes of your mouth, nose, throat and lungs. If you dehydrated you will be deficient in IgA.

2)      Avoid white flour and white sugar because as little as 100 grams of sugar can reduce your immune resistance by as much as 50% and last for 5 hours.

3)      Eat more immune boosting foods like fresh fruits and vegetables, garlic and onions.

4)      Get at least 7½ hours of sleep. A frequent lack of adequate sleep raises cortisol release, which suppresses your immune system, so make sure you get plenty of sleep during the winter months.

5)      Don’t stress. Stress stimulates the release of Cortisol and Adrenaline, which are both immunosuppressive. If your stress level is high and you need to calm down I recommend taking Tranquil Clarity and Optimal Vitality to calm your sympathetic nervous system and boost your immune system.

Dr. Hansen’s Top Five Supplements to Fight the Flu

1)      PhytoBiotic by Vital formulations: Contains Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) (standardized to contain at least 5% anthocyanins). Elderberry has been found to be effective against multiple strains of Influenza A and B viruses. Elderberry is a neuraminidase inhibitor, like the prescription drug Tamiflu (Oseltamivir). It works by blocking the release and spread of the influenza virus within the body. To be effective it must be taken within 48 hours of the onset of the flu. Dr. Hansen recommends that this herb be taken for prevention throughout the flu season for all of his patients.

Adults: Take 2 PhytoBiotic capsules (200 mg) once daily as prevention. For active symptoms of colds, flus, coughs or sore throats, take 3 Capsules 3 times daily as soon as symptoms arise.

Children 6-24 months: give Sambucus nigra Glycerite (alcohol free) with Vitamin C, from Eclectic Institute, 1ml once daily for prevention, 1ml 4 times daily for active symptoms of the flu beginning as soon as symptoms arise.

Children 2-8 yrs old: give Sambucus nigra Glycerite (alcohol free) with Vitamin C, from Eclectic Institute, 2ml once daily for prevention, 3ml 4 times daily for active symptoms of the flu beginning as soon as symptoms arise.

2)      Peak Advantage High-Potency Multi-Vitamin Mineral formula.

6 Capsules contains the following:

Vitamin A    2,500 I.U.

Vitamin C     1000 mg

Vitamin D3  400 I.U.

Adults: Take 2 capsules 3 times daily or 3 capsules twice daily with meals.

Adolescents (age 12-18): Take 1 capsule 3 times daily or 2 capsules with breakfast and 1 capsule with dinner.

Children (ages 2-12): Take 2 Nordic Berries (delicious gummy berries) twice daily with meals. Four Nordic Berries from Nordic Naturals contains: 2500 IU Vitamin A, 40 mg Vitamin C, 400 IU Vitamin D3, plus a full complement of the essential vitamins and minerals kids daily.

3)      Vitamin D3. New research is showing that epidemic influenza, and even some of the viruses that cause the common cold, may be prevented by adequate doses of vitamin D, which stimulate the expression of potent anti-microbial peptides, which directly and rapidly destroy the cell walls of viruses.

Adults: Take 5000 I.U of Vitamin D3 daily.

Adolescents (ages 12-18): Take 2000 I.U of Vitamin D3 daily.

Children (age 2-11): Take 1000 I.U of Vitamin D3 daily.

Children (birth-2yrs): Take 500 I.U of Vitamin D3 daily.

4)      Influenzinum^TM 9C Homeopathic Flu Vaccine. Influenzinum^TM is prepared according to the standards of the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, containing a dilution of the same three main viral strains as the conventional vaccine. However, the homeopathic preparation dilutes these strains to 1 part per billion and does not include Mercury, Squalene or any other adjuvant. This homeopathic method of preparation greatly reduces the risk of side effects. Plus the homeopathic flu remedy is dissolved in the mouth so no shots are required.

Adults and children ages 6 months or older: Take 3 granules (1 dose) once per week for 4 weeks at the beginning of the flu season, then take 1 additional dose 4 weeks later.

5)      Oscillococcinum (os-sill-o-cox-see-num) is a homeopathic medicine developed in France more than 60 years ago by more than 10 million people annually for the treatment of flu symptoms. Oscillococcinum^TM helps stop the fever, chills, body aches and pain of the Flu within a few short hours. I have used it with dramatic results in my practice for more than 20 years.

Adults and children ages 6 months or older: Take 20-25 granules (1 inner cap full) every 6 hours as needed until fever, chills, body aches resolve. If symptoms persist for longer than 48 hours consult a physician. Dr. Hansen recommends that his patients take this medicine along with PhytoBiotic or Elderberry for optimal immune support.

Why does Dr. Hansen Rx What he does?

Because you can’t always know what you’re fighting, Dr. Hansen recommends PHYTOBIOTIC^TM to treat the symptoms of the Flu, colds, coughs, and sore throats.* This broad spectrum herbal anti-biotic is exceptionally effective. It contains a standardized extract of Elderberry (Sambucus nigra), which has been found to be effective against multiple strains of Influenza A and B viruses. Elderberry is a neuraminidase inhibitor, like the prescription drug Oseltamivir (Tamiflu). It works by blocking the release and spread of the influenza virus within the body.

PHYTOBIOTIC^TM also contains Echinacea, which has been shown to possess antiviral activity against several viruses including influenza; Andrographis, which has been shown in a double blind placebo controlled study to significantly reduce symptoms of the common cold and sinusitis, as well as time off work; Ashwaghanda for its immune enhancing properties and Goldenseal, for its potent broad spectrum anti-bacterial activity. This formulation is phenomenal. My patients love it because it works. They keep plenty of PHYTOBIOTIC^TM on hand for the whole family to take during the winter and when they have to fly on planes.

Elderberry Stops Influenza A & B Fast!
In a double blind clinical trial on patients infected with the influenza virus, 90% of the group taking Elderberry extract recovered completely from the fever, chills, body aches, and cough twice as fast as the group receiving the placebo (within 3 days rather than 7).

Elderberry disarms viruses by binding to them and preventing them from getting into the body. Flavonoids found in the berries are thought to coat the virus and inhibit the action of an enzyme called neuraminidase that otherwise would break down the cell wall membrane and allow the virus to spread. Elderberry also enhances immunity by increasing the production of special white blood cells that fight viruses and acts as a potent antioxidant.

Sources: J Int Med Res. 2004 Mar-Apr;32(2):132-40.Randomized study of the efficacy and safety of oral elderberry extract in the treatment of influenza A and B virus infections; J Altern Complement Med. 1995 Winter;1(4):361-9. Inhibition of several strains of influenza virus in vitro and reduction of symptoms by an elderberry extract (Sambucus nigra L.) during an outbreak of influenza B Panama.

Nutritional Immune Enhancers

Everyone knows that Vitamin C is essential to optimal immune activity, but now we are learning that your grandmother was right to give you Cod Liver Oil every morning as well. Research shows that Vitamins A and D in Cod liver oil may be two of the best nutritional supplement you can take to prevent the flu.

Vitamin A has an important role in immunity. It has been found to significantly reduce the rate of deaths due to the measles virus, while Vitamin D stimulates the body to make specific anti-viral peptides that may prevent the flu.

Dr. John Cannell, M.D., writing in Medical News Today, explains that a deficiency of Vitamin D during the winter may be responsible for the increase incidence of sore influenza during the winter months. Activated vitamin D3 has profound effects on human immunity by dramatically stimulating the expression of potent anti-microbial peptides, which directly and rapidly destroy the cell walls of viruses, as well as bacteria, and fungi.

Dr. Hansen’s Nutritional Rx

For all teenagers and adults, I recommend taking a high potency multi-vitamin that includes the following:

Vitamin A                    2,500 I.U.

Vitamin C                    1000 mg

Vitamin D3                  400 I.U.

P.S. Because of recent research showing the important need for more Vitamin D to prevent osteoporosis, heart disease, cancer, and boost immunity, Dr. Hansen now recommends that adults take 5000 I.U of Vitamin D3 daily and children take 500-2000 I.U. daily.

Clinical Trials of Influenzinum for Prevention of the Flu?

In 1998 the French Society of Homeopathy conducted a survey of 23 homeopathic doctors concerning their use of Influenzinum for the prevention of the flu (Coulamy, 1998). The survey included use of Influenzinum over a 10 year period (1987-1998) in 453 patients. Results of the survey were remarkable. In approximately 90 percent of the cases no instances of the flu occurred when Influenzinum was used preventively for all ages 2 and older. In the survey, no side effects were noted in 97% of the cases, while 3% experienced mild nasal discharge. Influenzinum has been used throughout the world by millions of people for decades.

Treating Flu Symptoms

If you should get the flu, Dr. Hansen recommends taking Oscillococcinum (os-sill-o-cox-see-num) the homeopathic medicine developed in France more than 60 years ago for the treatment of flu symptoms. Oscillococcinum^TM is the number one over-the-counter flu medication in France. It has been used by more than 10 million people worldwide every year without any side-effects. It helps stop the fever, chills, body aches and pain of the Flu within a few short hours. I have used it with dramatic results in my practice for more than 20 years.

What are the Flu Sylmptoms?

The Fu generally comes on suddenly, and symptoms include fever, chills, headache, body aches, and cough. Young infants may develop croup. The most frequent complication of the flu is pneumonia. Myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) and worsening of chronic lung diseases may occur in the elderly.

Symptoms of the Flu:

• fever & chills
• headache
• body aches / soreness / extreme tiredness
• dry cough

Symptoms of the Common Cold:

• gradual onset
• sneezing
• runny or stuffy nose
• headache
• tiredness / malaise

Take charge of you health!

You can prevent the flu naturally by keeping your immune system healthy and strong. You can increase your chance of being a part of the 80-95% of Americans who do NOT get the flu every year by taking the positive steps listed here. You can dramatically boost your immune resistance by following these Top Ten Natural Treatment Alternatives for the Flu. Taking these positive actions every day during the flu season will help minimize your risk and optimize your total health and well-being.

If you are afraid of the mass vaccination program like millions of other intelligent Americans, you should explore your options and consider taking Influenzinum^TM instead to avoid the harmful effects of mercury, squalene, aluminum and other adjuvants which they include.

Taking these natural precautions will give your family a healthy immune advantage and peace of mind this flu season. Get prepared and keep healthy this flu season! Optimal health and vitality is your birthright. Don’t give it away and most importantly don’t let it be taken from you.

To read Dr. Hansen’s article: Swine Flu Fears: Genuine or Hogwash? click here.

To read Dr. Hansen’s article: Should You Get the Swine Flu Vaccine? click here.

Clinical trials among young children indicate that they will need two swine flu shots in order to develop adequate antibody levels to fend off the flu, according to public-health experts data released on Monday, September, 21, 2009.

The government Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is recommending that all children ages 6 months through age 9 be given two vaccine shots at 21 days apart.

However, older children between the ages of 10 and 17 appear to have a “robust immune response” after one shot, meaning they only need to get the vaccine once, according to officials with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Preliminary results from the small clinical trial has shown that a single dose of swine flu vaccine produces an immune response in 76% of 10- to 17-year-olds 8-10 days after they get their shot.

But antibodies to the swine flu virus were found in only 36% of children ages3 to 9 after the first shot and only 25 percent of infants and toddlers between 6 and 35 months.

That means that infants and toddlers facing their first-ever vaccinations will need 4 shots: 2 for seasonal flu and 2 for the 2009-H1N1 swine flu.

Is the Vaccine Worth the Risk?

That’s a lot of immune and nervous system stress, including high doses of ethyl mercury in Thimeosal, the vaccine’s preservative, within a very short period of time. Is the vaccine worth the risk of serious neruological damage?

So far this year, Arizona has recorded only 1,480 lab-confirmed cases of the Swine flu, which includes 297 cases that led to hospitalization and 22 deaths that included 4 children.

Arizona has designated infants and young children, kids with chronic health infections and pregnant women as the highest priority for receiving the H1N1 vaccine. Next in line will be school-age students and adults who care for newborns or have chronic conditions such as asthma and diabetes.

There are roughly 1 million children in the state of Arizona who fall between 6 months and 9 years of age, according to Will Humble, the interim director of the Arizona Department of Health Services.

The state expects to receive between about 1 million doses of the swine flu vaccine in mid-October, with more to come weekly throughout the remainder of the flu season.

To read Dr. Hansen’s article: Should You Get the Swine Flu Vaccine? click here.

To see Dr. Hansen’s Natural Treatment Alternatives for the Flu, click here.

“Half of U.S. likely to contract swine flu, White House warns.” (USA Today).

The newspaper headlines are frightening. The White House is warning that the Swine Flu (technically labeled the “2009-H1N1″ influenza virus) could infect 150 million Americans, lead to as many as 1.8 million U.S. hospitalizations, send as many as 300,000 patients to Intensive Care Units and cause 30,000 to 90,000 deaths in the U.S., killing mostly children and young adults.

Perhaps even more frightening is the fact that the White House throws out these terrifying numbers and then tells you that there is nothing you can do except wash your hands frequently, cover your cough, stay home if you get a fever, and get a vaccine when it becomes available, if there is enough to go around.

“Much Ado about Nothing”

Many experts believe that the White House Report is grossly overstating the numbers on purpose. In fact, the report itself states, “that the epidemic could: produce infection of 30–50% of the U.S. population this fall and winter,” but then immediately states that it would only produce “symptoms in approximately 20–40% of the population.” That means that as many as 30 million infected Americans will never even know that they were infected with the flu because their symptoms will be so mild.

The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seems to be down playing the dire predictions released by the President. A press officer for the CDC, speaking carefully to avoid a feud with the White House press office, said, “Look, if the virus keeps behaving the way it is now, I don’t think anyone here expects anything like 90,000 deaths.” (See Agency Urges Caution on Estimates of Swine Flu)

Scare Tactics

The Swine flu fears produced by the White House projections appear to be “Much Ado About Nothing” except to create enough fear to scare at least 120 million Americans into getting vaccinated. So far the Swine flu has been milder than most typical flu strains. It has infected only 1 million Americans vs the usual 20 million; hospitalized only 9,079 vs the usual 200,000; and killed only 593 Americans vs the usual 36,000 annually.

As of August 29, 2009, there have been only 38,112 cases of the 2009-H1N1 flu confirmed by the CDC and 593 deaths, yielding a death rate of 1.5% of confirmed cases. The CDC has reported that the actual number of 2009-H1N1 flu cases is at least 1 million, which means the most accurate death rate is approximately 0.059%, or less than 1/10^th of 1%.

Of the 6,410 suspected influenza cases tested by the CDC in the last week of August, 2009, only 17.3% were actually found to be infected with Influenza and of that group, only 68% were infected with the 2009-H1N1 Swine flu virus. The vast majority of suspected cases (82.7%) were found to be caused by the common cold virus.

Risk to Children Overstated

On Sept 4, 2009, the CDC published its first analysis of children who have died from the new 2009-H1N1 flu virus. Previous media reports, including the White House Report, have indicated that children and young adults were at much higher risk from Swine flu than the seasonal flu. The analysis shows that only 8% of the deaths due to the Swine flu were among children.

According to the CDC report, through August 8, 2007, a total of 477 people, including 40 children (8% of the total) have died from the 2009-H1N1 flu since it emerged in the United States in April. An analysis of 36 of the children’s deaths found that most (81%) were age 5 or older, and most of them (67%) had high-risk nervous system developmental disorders, including epilepsy, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and others.

Your Own Immune System is Your Best Defense

The truth is that in the worst epidemics of the world, only 20% of the population develops symptoms and only 1% or less of that group dies. Your best defense against the flu is your own immune system. The typical seasonal flu infects only 5-20% of the population (15-60 million Americans). That means that 80-95% of the population escapes untouched (240 to 285 million Americans) every year.

The take home message is that there is no need to panic. Your own immune system is the key to preventing the flu. The White House Report is intended to scare half of all Americans into getting the flu vaccines in order to increase what vaccination specialists call “herd immunity.” The mass vaccination program may have started with good intentions, but it is associated with many harmful side effects that I believe will be much more detrimental than the flu virus itself.

To read Dr. Hansen’s article: Should You Get the Swine Flu Vaccine? click here.

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This year the CDC is recommending that just about everyone get the regular seasonal flu vaccine as well as the 2 doses of Swine flu vaccine. Can your body handle 3 vaccines this fall? Did you know that most of this year’s seasonal flu vaccine, as well as the Swine flu vaccine will contain a toxic dose of mercury linked to autism? Additionally, the Swine flu vaccine may contain other toxins like the adjuvant squalene, which is added to boost the immune response, but has been blamed for causing Gulf War Syndrome. Are the risks worth any possible benefits?

The 2009-H1N1 Swine flu is unpredictable and could mutate from its mild form at any time to become more virulent. So far however, it has not mutated during the winter flu season in the Southern Hemisphere which is now ending, said Dr. Nancy Cox, head of the Center for Disease Control Influenza Division. Nevertheless, since they know of nothing else to do to prevent the flu the CDC is recommending that half of all Americans get vaccinated, including health care workers, pregnant women, children and young adults ages 6 months to 24 years old.

Recollections from the Swine Flu Fiasco of 1976

To keep ahead of the virus, the Swine Flu Vaccine is being rushed through production so fast that it may not be given sufficient time for testing to determine whether or not the vaccine is even safe or effective. This is the thing to fear. The truth is that this vaccine could kill more people than the Swine Flu itself, just like the Swine Flu fiasco of 1976, in which the Swine Flu only killed 1 person, but the vaccine killed 25 and caused more than 500 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a paralyzing neuromuscular disorder.

The Swine Flu Vaccine: Too Little, Too Late

The vaccine manufacturers are having difficulty producing sufficient quantities of the Swine flu vaccine. The virus is grown in chicken eggs, and vaccine companies are getting 30% fewer doses per egg than the normal yield for regular winter flu vaccine, according to the FDA’s Dr. Jerry Weir.

The U.S. government has purchased 195 million doses of the Swine Flu vaccine for $7 Billion dollars. Approximately only 45 million doses will be available by the middle of October. The five pharmaceutical companies making the vaccine for the US hope that they will be able to collectively provide an additional 20 million doses per week from mid October through December. This would deliver approximately 240 million doses, enough for 120 million Americans.

Since two shots will be required per person, 45 million doses of the Swine flu vaccine will only cover 22.5 million Americans, who will need a second dose 21 days later. Any possible immunity from the vaccine is not expected to occur for another 30 days after the second vaccine dose. This would make it the middle of December before the first Americans vaccinated can expect any possible immune protection from the vaccine. If the virus comes a little early, any vaccine may be too late.

Three Vaccines in Succession: Too Many, Too Toxic

The CDC is recommending that everyone get the Seasonal Flu vaccine immediately, although there are only 120 million doses available right now. Then, as soon as it is available the CDC also wants you to get two shots of the Swine Flu vaccine. That’s 3 shots within 6 weeks. That’s too many for me to recommend. No studies will be conducted to determine whether or not the injection of 3 shots in a row of 4 different influenza virus strains will have immediate or long term harmful effects. So, if you volunteer to get the shots, you are volunteering to be a part of one very large clinical trial.

The Hippocratic Oath’s first and foremost guiding principal is

First Do No Harm! As a physician, I cannot recommend any vaccine and be true to the Hippocratic Oath.”     Clark Hansen, N.M.D.

Toxic levels of Mercury in most doses of Vaccine

Most of the 120 million doses of the 2009-2010 Seasonal Flu Vaccine, as well as most of the 195 million doses of the 2009 Swine flu vaccine will contain toxic levels of mercury.

Mercury is used as a preservative, known as Thimerosal, eventhough the Public Health Service (PHS) agencies, including the FDA, the CDC, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and vaccine manufacturers agreed in July 1999 that Thimerosal should be reduced or eliminated from all vaccines as soon as possible.

Most injected flu vaccine currently available contains 25 micrograms of mercury in the form of Thimerosal (ethylmercury thiosalicylate). Children first receive one-half of the adult dose, or 12.5 micrograms of mercury, followed within a four week period by a second dose of 12.5 micrograms of mercury, for a total of 25 micrograms.

According to the EPA, the maximum acceptable daily risk level is 0.1 mcg/kg. The current vaccine will inject the average child with 12-17 times the maximum daily amount of mercury recommended by the EPA and the average adult with 3.5 times the maximum amount. However, most concerning is the fact that the vaccines will expose the unborn fetus of a pregnant women to 250 times the maximum recommended dose of mercury.

The EPA guidelines are only recommendations for consumption of methyl-mercury typically consumed in fish. There are no guidelines for the more dangerous practice of “injecting” the more toxic ethyl-mercury directly into the human bloodstream.

Mercury is a known neurotoxin that crosses the blood-brain barrier and is especially dangerous to infants and a developing fetus. Mercury has been causally linked to the dramatically increasing incidence of autism and other neurological diseases. Cases of autism in the U.S. have increased by 1,500 per cent since 1991, which is when vaccines for children doubled, and the number of immunizations is only increasing. Just one in 2,500 children were diagnosed with autism before 1991, whereas one in 166 children now have the disease.

To learn more Mercury Toxicity and Symptoms, click here.

Adjuvant in Swine flu Vaccine More Dangerous than the Virus

Unfortunately the production output of this vaccine is one-third the typical output and the manufactures are racing against the clock to make it available before the virus has already peaked this fall.

If the additive free vaccine doesn’t provide a strong enough immune reaction or there isn’t enough supply to go around, manufacturers could be permitted add immune-system boosters called adjuvants. The U.S. Health and Human Services Department has already contracted for 120 million doses of adjuvant, just in case, even though there’s little information on their safety in children and pregnant women and there will not be time to find out if the vaccines are to be administered in this fall.

According to Meryl Nass, M.D., an authority on the anthrax vaccine,

“A novel feature of the two H1N1 vaccines being developed by companies Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline is the addition of squalene-containing adjuvants to boost immunogenicity and dramatically reduce the amount of viral antigen needed. This translates to much faster production of desired vaccine quantities.”

These adjuvants may be more toxic than Mercury. Squalene, is an oil from shark liver. Squalene was found in the Anthrax vaccine given to Gulf War soldiers and is thought to be associated with causing Gulf War Syndrome. (See Congressional Testimony Record)

According to Dr. Viera Scheibner, Ph.D., a retired principle research scientist for the government of Australia:

“… this adjuvant [squalene] contributed to the cascade of reactions called “Gulf War Syndrome,” documented in the soldiers involved in the Gulf War.

The symptoms they developed included arthritis, fibromyalgia, lymphadenopathy, rashes, photosensitive rashes, malar rashes, chronic fatigue, chronic headaches, abnormal body hair loss, non-healing skin lesions, aphthous ulcers, dizziness, weakness, memory loss, seizures, mood changes, neuropsychiatric problems, anti-thyroid effects, anaemia, elevated ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate), systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), Raynaud’s phenomenon, Sjorgren’s syndrome, chronic diarrhoea, night sweats and low-grade fevers.”

Life-threatening Allergic Reactions are very rare but do occur. Signs of serious allergic reaction can include breathing problems, hoarseness or wheezing, hives, paleness, weakness, a fast heartbeat, or dizziness. If they do occur, it is within a few minutes to a few hours after the shot. These reactions are more likely to occur among persons with a severe allergy to eggs, because the viruses used in the influenza vaccine are grown in hens’ eggs. People who have had a severe reaction to eggs or to a flu shot in the past should not get a flu shot.

Guillain-Barré Syndrome
(GBS) is an illness characterized by fever, nerve damage, and muscle weakness. In 1976 the annual vaccination was associated with moreh than 500 cases of GBS. Several studies have been done to evaluate if other flu vaccines since 1976 were associated with GBS. Only one of the studies showed an association. That study suggested that one person out of 1 million vaccinated persons may be at risk of GBS associated with the vaccine. That means that this year as many as 240 persons may develop GBS from the Flu vaccine.

To read Flu Vaccine adverse events reported to the FDA click here.

Should You Get a Rx for the Anit-Viral Drugs
Tamiflu or Relenza?

Tamiflu and Relenza, both appear to work against the 2009-H1N1 Swine flu. However, the supply of these flu drugs is already depleted and will likely be reserved for hospitalized cases and distributed by the State Health Departments of the states with active cases.

Roche’s Tamiflu is the most effective known drug against Influenza Type A infections and the most frequently prescribed in America. It inhibits the enzyme neuraminidase that stops the virus from spreading, but must be taken within the first 48 hours of onset of symptoms. The US has stockpiled 12 million doses of Tamiflu, which is just enough for 4% of the U.S. population.

Tamiflu is generally well tolerated but can cause side-effects inlcuding mild-to-moderate nausea or vomiting in 10% of the population. The most common side effects are nausea, vomiting, headache and fatigue. Other side-effects include delirium, psychosis and hallucinations, especially in children and young adults. Less common side effects may include bronchitis, sleeplessness and vertigo.

Vaccine Manufacturers Immune from Liability Lawsuits

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, has granted vaccine makers total legal immunity from any lawsuits that may result from any new swine flu vaccine. And some states may make the vaccination mandatory by law.

Vaccine makers and all federal officials have been granted total legal immunity from lawsuits that result from any new swine flu vaccine, under a document signed by U.S. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Kathleen Sebelius, in June 2009.

It turns out that DHHS Secretary Sibelius has not only given immunity to the manufactures of swine flu vaccines, but also the makers of Tamiflu and Relenza for injuries stemming from their use against swine flu. She also granted immunity to future swine flu vaccines and “any associated adjuvants.” The order was published in the June 25, 2009 Federal Register.

Since the 1980s, the government has protected vaccine makers against lawsuits over the use of childhood vaccines. A federal court handles all vaccine injury claims and decides who will be paid from a special fund.

The document signed by Secretary Sebelius grants immunity to federal officials and drug manufacturers under the provisions of The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREPA), a 2006 law for public health emergencies.

Vaccine Rush Sacrifices Safety for Benefit of Manufactures

“Here is the problem,” according to Dr. Meryl Nass, M.D., vaccine expert and board member of the Alliance for Human Research Protection (AHRP):

“Once the PREP Act is invoked to shield manufacturers from liability, the pharmaceutical firms have no financial incentive to make the safest product, and have a negative incentive to test it for safety. As long as they do not deliberately harm consumers of the product, they will not be liable for damages.

Are you following this argument closely? In order to avoid having prior knowledge of possible harm to users of the product, for which they could be found liable, it is in the manufacturers’ best interest to know as little as possible about adverse reactions caused by their product.

Thus manufacturers can be expected to perform minimal testing, as they have been incentivized by PREPA to avoid learning of potential harms related to their product. Thus the speed at which the product will be distributed serves two purposes: it provides the needed excuse to avoid adequate testing, as well as providing rapid vaccine availability.”

Don’t be a part of the Vaccination Experiment!

So far, only two of the six manufacturers have clinical trials underway to test the safety and effectiveness of the Swine flu vaccine. Unfortunately, the results of these clinical trials will not be available until the middle of October at the same time that the vaccine is scheduled to be released to the public.

The Food and Drug Administration may formally approve all of the 195 million doses of the Swine flu vaccine before studies required to prove its safety or how well it works are completed under the guise of urgency and provisions of The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act). Don’t be part of the experiment!

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“The rate of serious adverse events (from the Gardasil vaccine) is greater than the incidence rate of cervical cancer,” which the vaccine is intended to prevent, according to Dr. Diane Harper, director of the Gynecologic Cancer Prevention Research Group at University of Missouri.

As of June 1, 2009, the CDC reported that over 25 million doses of Gardasil, which is recommended for women between ages 9-26, have been distributed in the U.S. and there was an average of 53.9 VAERS reports per 100,000 vaccine doses. Of these, 40 percent occurred on the day of vaccination, and 6.2 percent were serious, including 32 reports of death.

CDC Report Stirs Controversy For Merck’s Gardasil Vaccine

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Linked to Deaths, Incidents of Fainting and Blood Clots

By RADHA CHITALE

ABC News Medical Unit

August 19, 2009

A government report released Tuesday raises new questions about the safety of the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil. The vaccine has been linked to 32 unconfirmed deaths and shows higher incidences of fainting and blood clots than other vaccines.

A look at whether the benefits of a cervical cancer vaccine outweigh the risks.

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The results of the report appeared along with an accompanying editorial discussing whether the potential benefit of the HPV vaccine is worth its potential risks in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The editorial, in particular, could give pause to many parents faced with the decision of whether or not to have their 11- and 12-year-old daughters vaccinated against the certain strains of the human papillomavirus, or HPV.

Those who search for more information on the vaccine may also find stories from other parents who say the vaccine had ill effects on their daughters.

One of these parents, Emily Tarsell, started her daughter Christina on Gardasil — a vaccine that protects against four of the most common cancer-causing strains of the human papilloma virus (HPV) — after her first visit to a gynecologist and at the doctor’s recommendation.

Eighteen days after Christina received her final vaccine shot, she died.

“I know it was the Gardasil,” Tarsell said, although the official cause of death was undetermined.

“They were really recommending it, saying that there weren’t any side effects, that it was safe. So I kind of went against my better instinct [and let her] get the shot.”

Deaths like Christina’s are one of several types of complications reported to the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) following Gardasil distribution in 2006.

Some of these adverse events were serious, including blood clots and neurological disorders, and some were non-life threatening side effects from the vaccine, including fainting, nausea and fever.

Source: ABC News: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/CancerPreventionAndTreatment/gardasil-hpv-vaccine-faces-safety-questions/story?id=8356717