ewsletterSept.-Nov. 2001 Vaccination Risk Awareness Network Inc. The Controversy of the Latent Period INSIDE THIS ISSUE Following Immunizations Page 10 - Smallpox as a Weapon? Harold E. Buttram, MD 14 - Shaken Baby Syndrome 16 - U.S. Vaccine Legislation September 21/2001 18 - Letters 21 - Alternative Modalities Introduction: 30 - CIPRO However, it has been observed that 33 - Newsclips In 1986 the U.S. Congress passed the many cases attributed to the SBS have 38 - Smallpox & Homeopathy National Childhood Vaccine Injury occurred in a time-related fashion fol- Act, which set up a system whereby the lowing routine childhood vaccines, families of vaccine-injured children especially in compromised children could be compensated for such injuries. that had been born from medically Based on personal experience and Editorial complicated pregnancies. (6) observation, there has been much criti- Consequently there are valid reasons Edda West cism of this system and question for questioning whether or not some or whether not it is serving its intended CANARIES IN A MINE SHAFT - THE many cases that have been accused of purpose. (1) CRISIS IN CHILDREN’S HEALTH SBS were not the result of mistaken One of the major areas of controver- diagnoses, the true causes of death or A cornerstone of the work we do sy surrounding the act involves its limi- injury of the child having been vac- here at VRAN is listening to the sto- tations in the latent periods, whereby cines. ries of distraught parents whose chil- certain defined reactions following vac- Since questions surrounding the dren have suffered vaccine related cines must be identified within a cer- latent period play a prominent role in injuries and who are looking for tain time period to qualify for compen- many of these cases, it is timely and some compassionate human contact sation by the childhood vaccine injury appropriate to review the background and acknowledgement that a vaccine act. For the complication of encephali- of this issue. could have caused their once healthy tis, the time limitation for the DTP or child to collapse in devastating ways DTaP vaccine is 3 days; for the Are Current Guidelines in the Latent - to succumb to health injuries from measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vac- Period Artifactual? which he/she may never fully recover. cine it is 5 to 15 days. Shell shocked parents retrace their The limitations in latent periods fol- A: The DTP (diphtheria-tetanus- steps and recount the sequence of lowing vaccines have been generally pertussis) Vaccine: events, having trustingly submitted accepted by our medical-legal system their children to the vaccinators nee- as guidelines in other areas as well. If we think in terms of a vaccine- dle, never imagining that their trust Prominent among these is the “shaken induced encephalitis, most of the earli- could be so bitterly betrayed by a baby syndrome” (SBS) in which a par- er literature deals with the pertussis system that promotes vaccination as ent or caretaker is accused of injuring vaccine. Flexner (1930) noted a strong THE cornerstone of preventive medi- or murdering an infant by violent tendency for the nervous system mani- cine – a system that fails to inform of shaking and causing a triad of findings festations to declare themselves the inherent risks associated with now commonly accepted as diagnostic between the 10th and 13th days. (7) In vaccines, a system that has never of SBS: retinal hemorrhages, subdural a review of 108 cases recorded before undertaken adequate studies to prove hematomas, and diffuse axonal injury. (2-5) Latent Period cont. on page 4 Editorial cont. on page 7

VRAN Newsletter Sept.-Nov. 2001 Page 1 VRAN NEWSLETTER The contents of this publication reflect the opinion of the authors only. The Vaccination Risk Awareness Network Inc. P.O. Box 169, Winlaw, B.C. V0G 2J0 authors are not licensed to practice medicine, nor are the opinions in any way Coordinator and newsletter editor: Edda West to be construed or intended as medical information. This publication is for infor- [email protected] 250-355-2525 mational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. The VRAN Board of Directors: particulars of any person’s concerns and circumstances should be discussed Mary James, Leona Rew, Edda West, Frank Luschak with a medical doctor prior to making any decision which may affect the health VRAN Core Members: and welfare of that individual or anyone under his or her care. DISCLAIMER Edda West, Susan Fletcher, Lana Beluis, Catherine Diodati, Andreas Schuld, Rita Hoffman, Mary James two year lobby effort of meetings with With thanks to Lisa Farr for the newsletter layout. VRAN NEWS members of parliament, hiring a con- Statement of Purpose stitutional lawyer, writing briefs, hold- •VRAN was formed in October of 1992 in response FUNDRAISING 2002 ing press conferences and meeting with to growing parental concern regarding the safety of families whose children had suffered current vaccination programs in use in Canada. Coming up is the 20th anniversary •VRAN continues the work of the Committee Against vaccine adverse reactions. This work of our visibility as a group of con- Compulsory Vaccination, who in 1982, challenged culminated in the amendment of the Ontario’s compulsory “Immunization of School Pupils cerned citizens, having worked for two Act in 1984, and the introduction of a Act”, which resulted in amendment of the Act, and decades to protect the informed con- guarantees an exemption of conscience from any ‘conscience” clause which guarantees sent rights of Canadians. We have put ‘required’ vaccine. philosophical exemptions from any •VRAN forwards the belief that all people have the medical policy makers on notice that vaccines for children from nursery right to draw on a broad information base when we will not tolerate attempts by gov- deciding on drugs offered themselves and/or their school age through high school. A ernment to force dogmatic vaccine children and in particular drugs associated with precedent was also set for the rest of potentially serious health risks, injury and death. policies on the people, and we have Canada – a precedent that says that VACCINES ARE SUCH DRUGS. been a key instrument in disseminating •VRAN is committed to gathering and distributing children cannot be excluded from vaccine risk information across information and resources that contribute to the school because of incomplete or no- creation of health and well being in our families and Canada to help parents make informed vaccine status. communities. decisions about vaccination. We are Today we hear vaccine policy mak- VRAN’s Mandate is: the place that parents turn to after ers lament that “the public is losing •To empower parents to make an informed decision they have been told by medical experts when considering vaccines for their children. confidence in vaccine programs”. Is it that their child’s neurological injuries, •To educate and inform parents about the risks, any surprise considering the decline of adverse reactions, and contraindications of immune problems, seizure disorders children’s health in the wake of accel- vaccinations. that developed following vaccination, •To respect parental choice in deciding whether or erated vaccine schedules in the last few is just a “coincidence”. This is where not to vaccinate their child. decades – the alarming increase in •To provide support to parents whose children have families turn to for compassionate sup- learning disabilities, epilepsy, mental suffered adverse reactions and health injuries as a port, acknowledgement of their plight, result of childhood vaccinations. retardation, autism, asthma, diabetes and alternative healing possibilities •To promote a multi-disciplinary approach to child and cancer? Is it really any surprise – and family health utilizing the following modalities: that are available to seek out. considering the absence of long term herbalist, chiropractor, naturopath, homeopath, In 1982 a small group of worried reflexologist, allopath (regular doctor), etc. vaccine safety studies comparing the parents, when faced with our chil- •To empower women to reclaim their position as pri- health of vaccinated and unvaccinated mary healers in the family. dren’s exclusion from school because people? Is it really any surprise that •To maintain links with consumer groups similar to of the newly enacted mandatory ours around the world through an exchange of infor- finally, parents are beginning to ques- mation, research and analysis, thereby enabling par- Immunization of School Pupils Act, tion the need to inject their babies with ents to reclaim health care choices for their families. decided to take action against this new 23-29 vaccine antigens in the first 18 •To support people in their fight for health freedom law which threatened our freedom to and to maintain and further the individual's freedom months of life, with many areas now from enforced medication. make important health care choices for adding hepatitis B vaccine to the early our families. The Act failed to provide VRAN publishes a newsletter 4 times a year as a infant schedule, and big pressure to adequate exemption for those families means of distributing information to members and accept chickenpox (another live virus the community. Suggested annual membership fees, who had philosophical objections to vaccine), Prevnar – the pneumococcal including quarterly newsletter and your on-going vaccination, and for the many families support to the Vaccination Risk Awareness Network: vaccine, and the new Conjugate C whose children had suffered vaccine $25.00—Individual $50.00—Professional meningococcal vaccine? The critical We would like to share the personal stories of our adverse reactions but didn’t qualify for question we must ask is “How much membership. If you would like to submit your a medical exemption. story, please contact Edda West by fax or e-mail, more vaccine assault can children Our direct challenge to government as indicated above. endure before there is a catastrophic VRAN website: www.vran.org and health officials mushroomed into a VRAN News cont. on page 3

Page 2 Sept.-Nov. 2001 VRAN Newsletter VRAN News cont. from page 2 health consciousness – to embrace an collapse in children’s health – in understanding of the true and timeless DID YOU KNOW ? human health ?” determinants of health. There is no law that can force you As more vaccines are constantly With deepest appreciation for you to vaccinate your children. The only being added to the vaccine schedules, continuing support, laws relating to vaccination govern and parents face relentless pressure to school pupils, not infants, and these comply with vaccine agendas, we need can be waived through available more vigilance, more involvement from exemptions. If your child has exhibited FROM VRAN PRESIDENT, concerned parents across the country, any of the following adverse reactions MARY JAMES and better ways to enable people to or conditions, you may wish to defer access information. Above all, we The Manitoba Chapter of VRAN is from continuing the course of vaccina- need a strong level of commitment to fortunate to have Lise Encontre on tions. keep this work going. Please remem- board as our primary fund raiser. Lise • If your child is ill or running a fever. ber VRAN has no corporate sponsors, has been making beautiful, hand-made • If the child collapses or goes into a nor government grants to help keep soaps from her Goddess collection for shock-like state following a vaccine. this life line afloat. Our continuing the past five years, and has generously • If the child has high pitched scream- work depends on the generosity of donated a percentage of the sales from ing for several hours; and cannot be you, our members. her soap to our organization. To date, comforted In the words of Lise Encontre, a Lise has donated over $1000.00. • If the child has a temperature of 38° dedicated mother who has so gener- Lise has spent countless hours creat- C or higher after vaccination. ously donated a percentage of her soap ing new and unique soap combina- • If the child develops pain, redness, crafting income to VRAN, “Use your tions, packaging and selling her soap swelling, lump at the needle site money conscientiously! Use your at craft shows, health and wellness • If the child develops severe diarrhea money to speak! I ask you to please expos, and home parties. Each bar is and/or vomiting support these people who are making a made with high quality, natural ingre- • If the child has one or more convul- difference by giving parents a choice, dients such as essential oils, flowers sions or has a family history of con- and who are supporting environmen- and spices. vulsive disorders (eg. epilepsy); if the tally healthy alternatives! Remember, Lise is a firm believer in the impor- child has an evolving neurological information and knowledge is truly tance of making an informed vaccina- condition. power! It is one thing that can never tion decision. "You can't put a price • If there is a family history of severe be taken away, misplaced, or lost. on good health," is one of her oft allergies and/or history of vaccine Many people think they must do big repeated expressions. She has chosen reactions. things to make a difference. I am of to make her own personal contribution • If the child has signs of brain injury the belief, the smallest good deed, is to the Vaccination Risk Awareness such as a bulge in the soft spots of far better than the largest good inten- Network with her soap making abili- the head or a severe change of con- tion. If not now, when? If not you, ties. sciousness. who?" We thank Lise for her generous spir- • If the child is receiving treatments We are pleased to offer Walene it which enables us to carry on our that suppress the immune system James’ classic “Immunization – the important work in public education. • If the child has a widespread allergic Reality Behind The Myth” as this Anyone interested in more information reaction, rashes, hives, wheezing, year’s fundraising bonus offer in appre- about The Goddess Handmade Soap trouble breathing. ciation for donations of $150 or more. Collection may contact Lise at: • If the child develops swollen In Canada, the retail value of the book [email protected] or (204) 878-9787 joints/arthritis like symptoms is $42.95. Walene’s book guides the • If the child has an irregular heartbeat reader through the history of vaccines, Essential Oils within several hours after vaccination. exposes the flaws of the germ theory In this newsletter, we explore alter- • If the child is excessively sleepy fol- of disease, and liberates us from the native health modalities that can be lowing vaccination. vaccine paradigm that keeps us captive utilized for enhancing immune system • If the child has an episode of sleep to the current medical tyranny. This strength and helping us deal with sick- apnoea (stops breathing during book needs be on every family’s book- ness when it does occur. Essential oils sleep) shelf as it brings with it a gift of inspi- can be used for both prevention and ration enabling us to evolve to a new VRAN News cont. on page 39

VRAN Newsletter Sept.-Nov. 2001 Page 3 Latent Period cont. from page 1 in a three-way synergy in causing Dr. Scheibner’s findings do have 1929 by Gorter (1933) , the onset of hypersensitivity reactions. some support in a study which showed encephalitis was “strikingly constant,” In the text, Vaccinations and a fairly high incidence of cardio-respi- usually observed between the 10th and Behavioral Disorders, by Greg Wilson, ratory complications in premature 12th days following vaccination, com- the author made the following com- infants following vaccinations. (19) monly with a febrile period on the 7th ment in regards to the latent period: Unfortunately, this study was of limit- and 8th days, followed by recovery ed duration. Another study throwing until onset of the encephalitis. (8) In “Today the latent period is rarely light on the latent period is one com- 1929 an editorial in the Journal of the mentioned in connection with neuro- ing from Japan, from which it was American Medical Association report- logical complications of immuniza- found that increased histamine sensi- ed on an increase in severe neurologi- tion…Contemporary studies on the tivity in mice, brought about by the cal complications following infections pertussis vaccine select an arbitrary pertussis vaccine, showed two peaks, and inoculations occurring on about time limit in which reactions have to one on the 4th day following vaccina- the 11th day after vaccines. (9) occur to be considered as vaccine relat- tion, and a second on the 12th day. (20) Over 50 years later Munoz, (1984) ed. This time limit is usually 3 to 7 In the same vein, in a letter to the in a mice study of experimental days. British Medical Journal, Rosemary encephalomyelitis elicited by injection Fox, secretary of Parents of Vaccine of pertussigen, found the same latent “Perhaps the only study which Damaged Children, made the follow- period of 11 to 13 days. (10) explores the dynamics of post DPT ing comments: In contrast, some of the literature reactions is an independent Australian since the 1970s has reported an entire- study by Karlsson and Scheibner “Two years ago we started to collect ly different pattern, with the onset of which, with a monitor which followed details from parents of serious reac- encephalopathy largely falling within a breathing volumes, found particular tions suffered by their children to 3-day period following vaccines. (11-13) times of stress-induced breathing fol- immunizations of all kinds. In 65% of We can only speculate as to the rea- lowing DPT injections.” (16) the cases referred to us, reactions fol- sons for this changing pattern. lowed the triple vaccine (diphtheria- Perhaps it can be attributed to the fact “Of special importance (for stress) pertussis-tetanus). The children in this that, in those early years, children were are days 2,5,6, and 8,11,13-16 and 18- group total 182 to date; all are severe- given very limited numbers of vaccines 21. (17) ly brain damaged, some are also para- in comparison with more recent years lyzed, and 5 have died. Approximately during which they have routinely By way of explanation, the above 60% of reactions…occurred within 24 received the hepatitis B, H influenza, study involved the use of a Cotwatch hours of vaccination, 80% within 3 and polio vaccines in addition to the breathing monitor controlled by a days, and all within 12 days.” (21) DTP, all given at the same time. The micro-processor and designed to pro- hepatitis B vaccine has been implicated voke alarms with breathing delays It is important to point out in the in neurological disorders, autoimmune (apnea of hypopnea with 5% or less of above-survey that 20% of reactions disorders, various forms of vasculitis normal breathing patterns) following occurred beyond the current 3 day and cutaneous reactions, as well as DTP immunizations. It was found in medical-legal limitation for the DPT hemorrhagic complications. (See the study that these periods of stressed vaccine. below, page 6) Both the pertussis and breathing occurred in clusters of 15 Another important study throwing H influenza vaccines have been shown minutes at a time on the post-vaccine light on the latent period involves an to have unusually high hyper-sensitiz- days listed above, varying greatly from unpublished series of 25 cases with ing properties. (14) In many vaccines child to child. From our point of view, accusations or convictions of parents thimerosal, which contains ethyl mer- the important feature of the study is or caretakers for the shaken baby syn- cury, has been added as a preservative. not so much the specific post-vaccine drome, a series collected by attorney (In some vaccines its use dates back to days on which the stressed breathing Toni Blake of San Diego, California the 1930s.) Thimerosal has also been occurred but the fact that the clusters (personal communication, 2000) which found to have sensitizing properties. continued for 21 days following the have the following features: (15) Consequently there are valid rea- vaccines, (18) which would tend to dis- 1) All occurred in fragile infants sons for believing that the pertussis credit the current medical-legal limita- born from complicated pregnancies. and H influenza vaccines, some of tion for DPT reactions to 3 days. Problems included prematurity, low which contain mercury, may be acting Latent Period cont. on page 5

Page 4 Sept.-Nov. 2001 VRAN Newsletter Latent Period cont. from page 4 profession. In addressing this issue in cination and onset of IDDM. (It birth weights, drug/alcohol problems, the classic text, Shot in the Dark, by should be pointed out that IDDM is diabetic mothers, or other maternal Coulter and Fisher, the authors quoted considered an autoimmune disease.) complications. an attorney specializing in vaccine- At a presentation this past spring in 2) All infants were 6 months age or damaged children. In commenting on Nashville, Tennessee sponsored by the less. the deficiency in doctors’ reporting of American College for the Advancement 3) Onset of signs and symptoms vaccine reactions, the attorney com- of Medicine, (29) Dr. John Classen occurred at about 2,4, or 6 months of mented, “As is the case with many per- reviewed 32 publications in the med- age,WITHIN 12 DAYS OF VACCINES tussis-vaccine-injured children, none of ical literature showing a similar 4) All infants had subdural the treating physicians would commit increases in diabetes mellitus in a num- hematomas. themselves to a final etiological diag- ber of countries with the MMR and 5) Some had multiple fractures. nosis. It is strange that parents of per- hepatitis B as well as the HiB vaccine, tussis-vaccine-damaged children often again with latent periods up to three In addition to the work of Dr Viera can only get an etiological diagnosis by years or more, according to graphs Scheibner and attorney Toni Blake, hiring an attorney and seeing one of that were provided. (Copies of refer- another enlightening area of study for the few recognized experts in the U.S. ences will be provided on request). the latent period is the federal Vaccine on post-pertussis vaccine encephalopa- Rather than being specific to any one Adverse Events Reporting System thy.” (25) vaccine, Dr. Classen offered his opin- (VAERS). In her book, What Your As a result of this physician-reluc- ion that the general immune stimula- Doctor May Not Tell You About tance to report vaccine reactions, large tion from the vaccines was the cause of Children’s Vaccinations, (22) Dr. numbers of reactions may be taking a rise in autoimmunity. As an interest- Stephanie Cave makes the following place beyond the currently established ing sidelight, Dr. Classen mentioned observations about VAERS: “It is time limits of the latent period, unrec- that personnel in the U.S. navy are common knowledge that less than ognized as to their true nature. more heavily immunized than their 10% of all adverse events following European counterparts, and that the vaccinations are reported to VAERS, B: The Hemophilus influenza (HiB) U.S. navy personnel have five times which means that instead of the vaccine: more diabetes than their European 12,000 to 14,000 reports of hospital- counterparts. In one of the largest, if not the izations, injuries, and deaths made largest randomized epidemiological every year, there may be as many as C: The MMR (measles-mumps- trial ever conducted, the effect of the 120,000 to 140,000.” rubella) vaccine: Hemophilus vaccine on the develop- Even a cursory examination of the ment of insulin dependent diabetes Whereas DTP and Hib vaccine-relat- VAERS database for DTP/DTaP vac- mellitus (IDDM) was studied in ed encephalopathy may be the result of cines will reveal that the latent periods Finland. (26) All children born in interactions between endotoxin and for many vaccine reactions extend into Finland between October 1st, 1985 mercury, (the latter in the form of the the 7 to 13 day periods, some extend- and August 31st, 1987, approximately additive, thimerosal), the primary ing beyond 14 days. (23) 116,000, were randomized to receive 4 mechanism of viral vaccines in causing No review of the latent period doses of the HiB vaccine (PPR-D, encephalopathy may be related to the would be complete without pointing Connaught) starting at 3 months of life propensity of viruses (and viral vac- out an almost insuperable difficulty in or one dose starting at 24 months of cines) in bringing about autoimmune getting dependable data on these reac- life. An intent to treat method was reactions. (30) tions due to the extreme reluctance of used to calculate the incidence of In order to provide an overview of doctors to report on vaccine reactions, IDDM in both treatment groups until the latent period, there are two basic a pattern which has existed since the age 10. The incidence of IDDM was classes of immune systems, the earliest days of childhood vaccines. also calculated in a control group of humoral or antibody producing sys- There are a number of reasons for this. 128,500 children which did not receive tem, which tends to produce immedi- From their earliest years of training, the HiB vaccine. (27) The results ate-type reactions, and cellular immu- medical doctors have been taught to demonstrated a rise in IDDM which nity, in which reactions are delayed. look upon vaccines as one of the great- was specific for the vaccinated cohort. Either class is capable of producing est achievements in medical science, (28) However, the important point for autoimmunity. (31) Obviously, the and any question about the vaccines is our purposes was that there was a con- usual 15 day limitation for the MMR often looked upon as disloyalty to the sistent delay of 3.5 years between vac- Latent Period cont. on page 6

VRAN Newsletter Sept.-Nov. 2001 Page 5 Latent Period cont. from page 5 Health wrote, “being extremely gener- both the knowledge and infrastructure vaccine excludes a recognition of the ous, evidence of safety (of the MMR needed to study vaccine adverse events. delayed-type autoimmune reactions vaccine) was very thin.” Noting that Among the 76 types of vaccine adverse and, by inference, even denies their single vaccines for measles, mumps, events reviewed by the IOM, the basic existence. In an article by Cohen and and rubella already existed, he argued, scientific evidence was inadequate to Shoenfeld dealing with questions of “caution should have ruled the assess definitive vaccine causality for vaccine-induced autoimmunity, the day…granting of a product license was 50 (66%). The IOM also noted that authors pointed out that it is a subject definitely premature.” Professor “if research…(is) not improved, future about which relatively little is known, Duncan Vere, former member of the reviews of vaccine safety will be simi- due to the paucity of clinical and labo- Committee on the Safety of Medicines, larly handicapped. (36) For this rea- ratory studies. (32) In point of fact a agreed that the periods for tests were son, the published reports of hepatitis more recent review on this subject cites too short. “In almost every case,” he B vaccine reactions may only be a a temporal relationship of 2 to 3 wrote, “observation periods were too small portion of those actually taking months between vaccines and autoim- short to include the onset of delayed place, with large numbers of delayed mune reactions. (33) neurological or other adverse events.” reactions taking place unrecognized. Recently the subject of the latent periods for the MMR vaccine came D: The Hepatitis B vaccine: Conclusion: sharply into focus in an article pub- Other than the references provided Based on published evidence that lished in Adverse Drug Reaction & by John Classen, M.D. on the findings many vaccine reactions take place Toxicology Review, (34) in which of increased diabetes from the hepatitis beyond current medical-legal time lim- researchers Andrew Wakefield and B vaccine with a latent period of 3 its that have been established for vac- Scott Montgomery, who have been years, I am not aware of additional cines, and on overwhelming evidence investigating a possible causal relation- information bearing on the latent peri- that large numbers of delayed vaccine ship between the MMR vaccine and ods between hepatitis B vaccine and reactions may be taking place unrecog- the autism-enterocolitis syndrome, other forms of reactions, which reflects nized, there are grounds for believing carefully reviewed deficiencies in the the sheer lack of data on the subject. that these time limitations may be early pre-licensing trials of the MMR However, many reactions to hepati- unrealistic and artifactual. vaccine. In the article they pointed out tis B vaccine may be taking place that follow up periods following the References: unrecognized, for two reasons: vaccine were a maximum of 28 days (1) Buttram HE, The National Vaccine Childhood Reason one, I have in my possession a and in some studies even shorter peri- Injury Act – a Critique, Townsend Letter for list of 109 references of published arti- Doctors & Patients, October, 1998:66-68. ods. They stressed that such short cles reporting on complications from (2) David TJ, Shaken baby (shaken impact) syndrome; periods of observations following the non-accidental head injury in infancy, Royal Soc the hepatitis B vaccine including vaccine were totally inadequate to Med, Nov., 1999; 99:556-561. autoimmune disorders, neurological (3) Weston IT, The pathology of child abuse, in:Heifer detect delayed reactions, including per- disorders, vasculitis and cutaneous RE, Kempe CH, editors, The Battered Child, vasive developmental delay (autism), University of Chicago Press, 1968:77-100. reactions. This list will be provided on immune deficiencies, and inflammatory (4) Caffey J, On the theory and practice of shaking request. infants; its potential residual effects of permanent bowel disease, which are known from For reason two, in 1994 a special brain damage and mental retardation, Am J Dis earlier published reports to occur fol- Child, 1972; 124:161-169. committee of the national Academy of lowing both the natural measles infec- (5) Guthkelch AN, Infantile subdural hematoma and its Sciences (Institute of Medicine) pub- tion and the measles vaccine. relationship to whiplash injury, Brit Med J, 1971; lished a comprehensive review of the 11:430-431. The most interesting feature of the safety of the hepatitis B vaccine. (6) Buttram HE, Shaken baby syndrome or vaccine- Wakefield/Montgomery article was induced encephalitis?, Medical Sentinel, Fall, 2001; When the committee, which carries the that it was reviewed by four leading 6(3):83-89. responsibility for determining the safe- (7) Flexner S, Postvaccinal encephalitis and allied condi- British authorities, all of whom had ty of vaccines by Congressional man- tions, JAMA, 1930; 94(5):305-311. previously held positions in the regula- (8) Gorter E, Postvaccinal encephalitis, JAMA, 1933; date, investigated five possible and tion and licensing of medicines in the 101(24):1871-1874. plausible adverse effects, they were (9) JAMA (editorial), Postinfectious encephalitis, a United Kingdom. (35) Taken as a unable to come to conclusion for four problem of increasing importance, May, 1929; whole, the reviewers were supportive 92(18):1523-1524. of them because they found that rele- of the article, three highly so. Peter (10) Munoz JJ et al, Elicitation of experimental vant safety research had not been Fletcher, formerly a senior professional encephalomyelitis in mice with the aid of pertussi- done. Furthermore, they found that gen, Cellular Immunology, 1984; 83(1):92-100. medical officer for the Department of serious “gaps and limitations” exist in Latent Period cont. on page 7

Page 6 Sept.-Nov. 2001 VRAN Newsletter Latent Period cont. from page 6 (30) Singh V & V Yang, Serological association of Editorial cont. from page 1 (11) Menkes JH & Kinsbourne M, Workshop on neuro- measles virus and human herpes virus-6 with brain vaccine safety, a system entrenched in autoantibodies in autism, Clin Immunol and logic complications of pertussis and pertussis vacci- patterns of pathological denial that nation, Neuropediatrics, 1990; 21:171-176. Immunopath, 1998; 88(1):105-108. (12) Menkes JH, Neurologic complications of pertussis (31) Immunobiology, Charles A Janeway et al, fourth sentences vaccine victims and their vaccination, Ann Neurology, 1990; 28:428. Edition, Current Biology Publications, New York, families into a living hell of obscurity, 1999, page 495. (13) Cody CL et al, Nature and rates of adverse reac- without due justice or compensation, tions associated with DTP and DT immunization in (32) Cohen DC & Shoenfeld Y, Vaccine-induced infants and children, Pediatrics, Nov., 1981; autoimmunity, J Autoimmunity, 1996; 9:699-703. and arrogantly pronounces all such 68(5):650-660. (33) Shoenfeld Y & A Aron-Maor, Vaccination and cases to be a “coincidence.” autoimmunity-‘vaccinosis:’ a dangerous laison?, J (14) Terpstra OK et al, Comparison of vaccination of Families are left to their own devices mice and rats with Hemophilus influenza and Autoimmunity, Feb., 2000; 14(1):1-10. Bordetella pertussis as models, Clin Exp Pharmacol (34) Wakefield AJ & S Montgomery, Measles, mumps, to pick up the pieces – often finding Physiol, March-April, 1979; 6(2):139-149. rubella vaccine: through a glass darkly, Adv Drug that their child, now suffering from (15) Patrizi A et al, Sensitization to thimerosal in atopic React Toxicol Rev, Jan., 2001; 19(3):1-19. intractable seizures and/or severe (35) Hurley DR, DW Vere, AP Fletcher, Referee 1, 2, 3, children, Contact Dermatitis, Feb., 1999; 40(2):94- neuro/immune disorders, developmen- 97. & 4, Adverse Drug React Toxicol Rev, 2001; 19(4): (16) Vaccination and Behavioral Disorders, a Review of 1-2. tal delays and chronic illnesses can’t the Controversy, Greg Wilson, Tuntable Creek (36) Stratton KR, CJ Howe and RB Johnston, Jr., really be helped by the system or its Editors, Adverse Events Associated with Childhood Publishing, PO Box 1448, Lismore NSW 2480, drugs. And because of the entrenched Australia, 2000, pages 48-49. Vaccines; Evidence Bearing on Causality, Institute of (17) Karlsson L & Scheibner V, Association between Medicine, National Academy Press, Washington pathology of denial and absence of non-specific stress syndrome, DPT injections and cot D.C., 1994, pp 211-236. medical experts willing to diagnose death, paper presented to the 2nd immunization vaccine injuries, parents are forced to conference, Canberra, May 27-29, 1991. (18) Vaccination: 100 Years of Orthodox Research seek diagnostic help outside of this Shows that Vaccines Represent a Medical Assault on country, often at great personal the Immune System, Viera Scheibner, Ph.D., expense and hardship. Through orga- Australian Print Group, Maryborough, Victoria, nizations like VRAN, the Association Australia, 1993, pages 230-235. (19) Pourcyrous M et al, Interleukin-6, C-reactive pro- for Vaccine Damage Children, the tein, and abnormal cardiorespiratory responses to Eagle Foundation, and similar groups immunization in premature infants, Pediatrics, in the States, parents are able to find March, 1998; 101(3):461. (20) Horiuchi S et al, Two different histamine-sensitiz- resources and health practitioners who ing activities of pertussis vaccine observed in mice can begin to help the children and on the 4th and 12th days of sensitization, Japan J their families. Med Sci Biol, 1993; 46:17-27. (21) Fox R, letter, British Med J, Feb. 21, 1976. In this issue of the VRAN newsletter (22) What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Kathy Pasay recounts how her healthy Children’s Vaccinations, Stephanie Cave, M.D., baby boy Nicholas developed a seizure F.A.A.F.P., Warner Books, An AOL Time Warner disorder a few weeks after his four Company, 2001, page xvi. (23) VAERS Databases:www.vaers.org, month Pentacel shot which contains www.fda.gov/cber, or www.fedbuzz.com/vaccine/vac- five vaccines in one. He was then vac- main.htm cinated again at 6months, with no con- (24) Reisinger RC, A final mechanism of cardiac and respiratory failure, SIDS, 1974, Proc of Camps cern for the possibility that another Intern Symp on SID in Infancy; also Congressional injection with the same 5 vaccines Record S. 1745, September 20, 1973. might be too much for him to handle. (25) A Shot in the Dark, Harris L Coulter & Barbara Loe Fisher, Avery Publishing Group, Inc., Garden No one cautioned her that it might be City Park, New York, 1991, Page 47. wise to delay this next shot for a while (26) Classen JB, Classen DC, Association between type - to let the baby’s immune system and I diabetes and Hib vaccine, causal relation likely, neurologic system strengthen and British Med J, 1999; 319:1133. (27) Tuomilehto J, Virtala E, Karvonen M et al, mature before submitting him to Increase in incidence of insulin-dependent diabetes another vaccine challenge. This mother mellitus among children in Finland, Intern J had no knowledge of vaccine risks Epidemiology, 1995; 24:984-992. (28) Tuomilehto J, Karonen M, Pitkaniemi J et al, prior to her baby’s adverse reaction Record high incidence of type 1 (insulin dependent) and was unaware that they can cause diabetes mellitus in Finnish children, Diabetologia, neurological injury, or that his seizure 1999; 42:655-660. (29) American College for the Advancement of disorder could worsen with more Medicine, 23121 Verdugo Dr., Ste. 204, Laguna shots. No one bothered to tell her – Hills, CA 92653, phone 949-583-7666, fax 949- 455-0679. Editorial cont. on page 8

VRAN Newsletter Sept.-Nov. 2001 Page 7 Editorial cont. from page 7 "If you look at these things," says Medicine, the central nervous system neither the child’s doctor who was Dawn Walker, executive director of the is especially vulnerable. To function treating his seizure disorder nor the Ottawa-based Canadian Institute of properly, the developing brain must lay health nurse who injected the final Child Health, which has published a down an intricate web of interconnect- shot. What is clear is that concern for major report on child health, "then it ing neurons. Small doses of neurotox- the baby’s overall health came sec- is not so clear that all Canadian chil- ins during critical periods of brain ondary to the importance of staying on dren are better off than in the past." development can alter those crucial target with the required vaccine sched- Too many are using drugs to manage neural pathways – one mistake early ule! chronic diseases like asthma and on, and the brain may be forever This dogmatic “one size fits all” ADHD, says Walker. "We need a lot changed in subtle or serious ways.” (2) mentality does not evaluate the unique more research into why this is happen- health profiles of individual children. ing." (1) "We are conducting a vast toxicologic The dominant medical mindset that In the last few decades the volume of experiment, and we are using our chil- discounts the possibility that some toxic chemicals that children are dren as the experimental animals” children might not be able to with- exposed to is unprecedented in human states Dr. Landrigan. stand a continuing vaccine challenge, history, as is the volume of toxin laden particularly where there is an already vaccines injected into infants, often Babies don't excrete contaminants or existing medical problem, poses a seri- starting at birth. A mind-numbing store them away in fat in the same ous threat to children’s health. This array of over 70,000 chemicals which ways that adults do, making the poi- cavalier mindset recklessly disregards have never been tested for safety, much sons more available to affect rapidly basic precautionary principles and less for their effects on the very young, growing bodies. Furthermore, because operates as assembly line medicine, contaminates the food supply, air and a baby’s immune system is not fully disabled from acting in the real best water, and bombards children with functional, a baby’s body cannot coun- interests of the individual child. In its ever increasing intensity. Similarly, teract toxic effects as well as an adult. obsession to adhere to the prescribed safety testing of vaccines is completely In adults, the blood-brain barrier insu- vaccine schedule, no matter what, it inadequate with no long term studies lates and protects the brain from many has lost sight of the real, living, breath- evaluating the impact of combined harmful chemicals, but in babies that ing, feeling human child on whom it multiple antigens given at one time, barrier isn’t developed until six months imposes the prescribed vaccine agen- ever having been done. after birth. (2) Barbara Loe Fisher, das. Desensitized and dehumanized, Bill Moyers, in a special documen- author and vaccine risk educator cau- the “one size fits all” assembly line tary entitled Trade Secrets, aired on tions that “The administration of an medicine having abdicated any respon- PBS last spring, exposed the subver- ever increasing number of vaccines in sibility for the consequences of its sive tactics of the chemical industry in early childhood may be a co-factor, actions, is itself a major contributing preventing public disclosure of the real along with increased exposure to envi- factor to the decline of children’s impact of cumulative chemical expo- ronmental toxins, in the dramatic health today. sures on human health. The documen- increases in learning disabilities in chil- “Increasing numbers of children are tary offers a stark view of the impact dren biologically predisposed to being diagnosed with autism, attention of toxic exposure on children’s health adverse responses to these multiple deficit hyperactivity disorder and other and development. “Children exposed exposures.” neurological and behavioural problems in the womb are at greatest risk of The Institute of Child Health in -- and in the worst cases, they are com- all.” .(2) Ottawa, is concerned about children's mitting suicide. As well, the incidence Exposure to chemicals the mother vulnerability and susceptibility to of asthma and other respiratory dis- has absorbed, predisposes the child to injury from exposure to environmental eases is soaring”, reported Macleans weakened immunity and detrimental toxins. In their recently published Magazine in May of 2000. The disease impact on the developing brain. book, The Health of Canada's most likely to take the lives of young “Because cellular structures change so Children the authors stress that “The Canadians between ages 5 and 19 is rapidly during embryonic and fetal environment must be viewed as the cancer - leukemia and brain tumours growth, a toxic exposure at the wrong ultimate health determinant - the fact being the biggest killers. According to moment can permanently alter further that the endocrine and immune sys- Statistics Canada, the incidence of development. According to Dr. tems and the developing brain are sus- pediatric cancer grew by four per cent Landrigan, Chairman, Preventive ceptible to these ubiquitous pollutants between 1984 and 1995. (1) Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Editorial cont. on page 9

Page 8 Sept.-Nov. 2001 VRAN Newsletter Editorial cont. from page 8 Whereas the body can to a certain Dr. Robert Mendelsohn, MD, doesn’t [lead, PCBs and methylmercury, etc.] extent, filter out some of the impact of mince any words in his book “How To must be viewed with major concern." (4) food and airborne toxins, the delivery Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your They draw urgent attention to “win- of toxic substances via injection, giving Doctor”. He warns parents that dows of susceptibility”. "Exposures at direct access to the blood stream, lym- “Among doctors as a group, I believe critical periods of development - phatic system, internal organs, and the the pediatrician is the most dangerous. notably during embryogenesis, fetal brain, may have a far greater potential The pediatrician serves as the recruiter life and infancy - can result in irre- for destructive impact than toxic expo- for the medical profession. He indoc- versible damage to growing nervous sures from exterior sources. trinates your child from birth into life- systems and affect emerging behaviour Any discussion of substances that long dependence on medical interven- patterns, cause immune dysfunction, can damage or disrupt the "wiring" tion. It begins with a succession of and have serious reproductive effects. process in human brain development, needless “well-baby checkups” and If a toxic exposure occurs during criti- must also encompass medical research immunizations and then moves on to cal growth stages, the system affected that includes the known potential for routine annual physical examinations can sustain permanent damage.” vaccines to trigger neuro/immune and endless treatments of minor ail- These critical periods of development injuries, including disruption of myelin ments that would cure themselves if are thought of as “windows of suscep- formation, the essential fatty substance they were left alone.” tibility”. (4) that insulates nerve tissue. Both pertus- When we pledge allegiance to the "This window of susceptibility to sis vaccine and MMR (measles mumps medical status quo, and buy into the neurotoxic effects is broad because & rubella) vaccine have been implicat- need for “well-baby checkups”, the age-related development of the brain ed in autoimmune reactions that dam- vaccine schedules, the antibiotics for and nervous system extends from fetal age the myelin coating resulting in neu- every little fever and earache, we stage into adolescence. Damage to the rological injury. embark on a perilous road that leads "wiring" process is thought to underlie We cannot pretend that we have to sickness, ear infections, asthma, such permanent adverse effects as cog- thoroughly scrutinized the sources of allergies, weakened immune systems, nitive disability, developmental lan- toxic exposures children are subjected chronic diseases, and dependency on a guage disorders, learning disabilities, to without a critical assessment of the drug oriented system that undermines motor disorders, effects on intelligence long term impact of known neurotoxic health. When we give away our power and behavioural disorders, attention vaccine components like mercury and of self determination to the “experts”, deficits and sensory abnormalities." (4) aluminum. Although Canada quietly we also risk losing touch with our own We cannot have a complete or replaced mercury containing infant deeply rooted innate abilities to nur- meaningful discussion of environmen- vaccines (DPTP) in 1997 with ture and heal our children and to stay tal impact on children's health without Pentacel, a purportedly mercury free grounded in our intuitive wisdom, raising important questions about the DTaP + Polio + Hib vaccine, babies which, combined with our intelligence, effects of vaccines on the developing still continue to suffer adverse vaccine leads us to make the best health care brain and nervous systems of infants reactions and injuries. choices for our children and families. and young children, and whether Currently drug giants Merck and Dr. Mendelsohn’s well considered exposures to environmental contami- Aventis Pasteur are recruiting advice to parents is that “Mothers, nants magnify and intensify children’s Canadian babies to be test subjects for fathers and grandparents are more vulnerability to vaccine related injuries. a new 6 in one vaccine that has hepati- capable than doctors of managing the A broad assessment of the state of chil- tis B antigen added to it. The new vac- health of children.” dren's health is incomplete and dishon- cine called HR 51 will be given at 2, 4, Jane Sheppard, editor and publisher est if it fails to include a serious discus- 6 and 12-14 months of age. The of the Healthy Child Newsletter in sion of the potential for injury from study’s information and consent form which she compares the chemical and the bolus of biologicals and chemicals provided to parents excludes informa- vaccine industries says “While watch- injected directly into the young child's tion about vaccine ingredients. ing Trade Secrets, it was alarmingly fragile internal micro-environment pre- Participants are promised free chicken clear in my mind that this is the same cisely within the critical time frame pox vaccine and $150 for ‘expenses’. (5) story happening within the vaccine when the brain and nervous system is Why is children’s health hanging in industry. There are many parallels unfolding and during sequences of jeopardy today? Could it have any- between these two industries – the “windows of susceptibility”. thing to do with the “health care same game of denial.” (3) experts” we expose our children to? Editorial cont. on page 10

VRAN Newsletter Sept.-Nov. 2001 Page 9 Editorial cont. from page 9 insert itself into the human genome Chemical Industry: and cause havoc now or much later SMALLPOX AS A “The chemical industry hides known when our aged immune systems are health risks of certain chemicals and becoming depleted; repeat injections of WEAPON - OR IS IT A funds studies designed to show that the millions of doses provoking emergence VACCINIA? chemicals are safe. It creates expensive of fearful new pathogens - this is vacci- public relations campaigns to prevent nation, the terrorist that has caused Susan Fletcher, B.Sc negative public perception and uses its cancers, immune disorders, neurologi- financial power to gain the loyalty of cal damage and outright death. It acts Feelings of sympathy aside, I’ve politicians and avoid regulations and in stealth, increases drug-dependence found it difficult to suppress a guffaw legal liability. The business of making and, over time, has the potential to or two while observing health and gov- and marketing chemicals is extremely destroy us all. ernment officials trying to calm terror- profitable and they want to stay in ized citizens in the wake of Sept 11th business.” and the anthrax cases. In a rare rever- References: sal of the fearmongering tactics they 1. Mark Nichol; Keeping Kids Healthy, Macleans Vaccine Industry: Magazine on line, May 15, 2000 usually use to encourage vaccination “The vaccine industry denies evi- 2. Trade Secrets: A Moyers Report - Hiding the Truth compliance, they at first indicated that dence of serious vaccine adverse effects about Chemicals http://www.pbs.org/tradesecrets/ reintroduction of smallpox vaccination without doing the proper studies. They 3. Jane Sheppard. Editor and Publisher of Healthy Child Newsletter http://www.healthychild.com was not being considered due to the say that death, autism, or other serious [email protected] slight likelihood of a terrorist attack health problems acquired by children "Growing Up On Chemicals - Our Children's Toxic using smallpox (variola) virus and the directly after receiving their vaccines Environment" click here for article: http://www.healthychild.com/redirect1.htm fact that the vaccine itself carries con- are merely a coincidence. Hundreds of 4. Quotes from The Health of Canada's Children, siderable risk. We heard Health case reports of immune system destruc- Third Edition, 2000, published by The Canadian Minister Allan Rock say “...there’s no tion following vaccines are also Institute of Child Health, Ottawa, Ontario. Pages reason for Canadians to regard this 284 & 254 - Website http://www.cich.ca/ referred to as coincidence. Instead of 5. Vaccine Consent Form; Version May 24, 2001. [terrorist attacks with biological seriously addressing adverse effects, Paradigm Clinical Trials Inc. 171 King St. E. agents] as anything but a remote Oshawa, Ontario L1H 1C2 905-720-3188 they fund studies designed to show threat.”(1) Later he stated that we that vaccines are safe, hire "vaccine already have 380,000 doses of small- experts" and create expensive PR cam- pox vaccine in stock and “I would say paigns to prevent negative public per- it could be diluted to two to three mil- ception. They have even avoided legal lion doses.” (!?) This vaccine, he said, liability by ensuring that the govern- might be used for treating cases as they ment pays the vaccine- damage claims. arose and containing them.(2) And Nov Huge profits are at stake in this multi- 13th he announced the creation of the billion dollar business. One thing is ‘National Advisory Committee’ on bio- precisely the same in both scenarios: logical security and research among CHILDREN REMAIN THE GUINEA others, to help us “...prepare and PIGS.” (3) respond to any potential threat that may occur.”(3) A Postscript from VRAN member In a Nov 8th letter to the editor of Susan Fletcher the National Post, UBC public health Terrorism on a grand scale is noth- professor, Richard Mathias, MD, ing new. The world has been increas- makes the astonishing admission that ingly threatened for the last sixty years “Smallpox has been eradicated from or more, yet few have recognized it - the world not by mass vaccination, but or would admit to it. The needle is by vaccinating those who were loaded and poised - are you willing to exposed.” and “Health Canada should receive it? Toxic chemicals; bits of continue to be wary of smallpox, but sensitizing animal protein; who-knows- mass immunization will never be a what never-as-yet-discovered contami- necessary response.” nating viruses with DNA ready to Smallpox as a Weapon cont. on page 11

Page 10 Sept.-Nov. 2001 VRAN Newsletter Smallpox as a Weapon cont. from page 10 detailing avenues for individual states 1906!(13) Yet the English town of Meanwhile, in the US, Department to supercede federal laws in cases of Leicester, according to William Tebb in of Health and Human Services, secre- disease epidemics or other natural dis- 1881, showed that “with many thou- tary Tommy Thompson, during the asters. sands of unvaccinated [emphasis mine] week of Oct 19th said his department In early times smallpox seems to children, smallpox seems to be about had no plans to implement a mandato- have been endemic mostly in Africa, the least dangerous of all diseases, and ry vaccination program and cited hor- Asia and the Middle East but later was is not to be named by the side of scar- rendous side effects as the main rea- carried to Europe by the returning let fever, measles, whooping cough, son.(4) But on Oct 25th he asked Crusaders, to the Americas by slave diarrhoea, or even consumption.”(14) Congress for $500 million for the part- ships and to South America by the Dr. Raymond Obomsawin in nership of Acambis (formerly Ora Vax) Spanish. Smallpox occurrence peaked Universal Immunization: Medical and Baxter to produce enough small- during the 18th century, flourishing in Miracle or Masterful Mirage states that pox vaccine “so every American will Europe where overcrowding in filthy “...it’s estimated that only 10% of the be assured there is a dose with his or city slums and its associated improper world population actually received the her name on it if it is needed.” This nourishment and hygiene was brought [smallpox] vaccine.”(15) And in state- new vaccine will require extensive test- about by the Industrial Revolution.9 ments of a recent JAMA article from a ing.(5) There were two main forms of the dis- group working on biodefence comes As for risks from the vaccine itself, ease: variola major which was the the admission, in regard to the small- Donald Low, chief microbiologist at much more severe of the two, in Asia pox vaccine: “The duration of immu- Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital (and resulted in case-fatality rates of 30% nity, based on the experience of natu- chair of the newly created National or more, and was the predominant rally exposed susceptible persons, has Advisory Committee previously men- form through to the end of the 19th never been satisfactorily measured.” tioned), in the Oct 27th edition of the century; variola minor (alastrim) was Neutralizing antibodies are reported to Globe & Mail, made the ultra-conserv- first discovered in South Africa at the reflect levels of protection, although ative prediction that if everyone in turn of the century and later spread to this has not been validated in the Canada is vaccinated for smallpox the US, Latin America and Europe - field.” and “During the smallpox epi- “Thirty people are going to die for deaths from this form of smallpox typ- demics in the 1960s and 1970s in something that hasn’t happened.” ically happened only in 1% or less of Europe, there was considerable public Philip Russell, professor emeritus at cases.(10) alarm whenever outbreaks occurred Johns Hopkins University School of Although Edward Jenner is credited and, often, a demand for mass vaccina- Public Health and an expert on infec- with the initiation of vaccination tion throughout a very widespread tious diseases, said that vaccinating the against smallpox (and thus, all subse- area, even when the vaccination cover- whole US population against smallpox quent types of vaccinations) he admit- age of the population was high.”(16) “...would cause tens of thousands of ted that the prototype cowpox vaccine (underlining mine). In regard to the deaths.”(6) Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, direc- he formulated in 1796 “had no protec- latter statement - why tor of the US National Institute of tive virtue.” Nevertheless, after “epidemics....when the vaccination Allergy and Infectious Diseases will attempting a second formula and again coverage....was high”? attest that Americans are more likely failing, he was able to successfully pro- The global smallpox eradication to experience severe reactions now mote the prototype vaccine such that campaign, begun in 1967, was consid- than in the past since there are many by 1807 mass vaccination against ered feasible only because there was more individuals whose immune sys- smallpox was begun!(11) The subse- “....no recognized [emphasis mine] ani- tems are depressed because of HIV or quent devastation caused in highly vac- mal reservoir of the disease....”(17) In chemical treatments for cancer, organ cinated populations is a wonder to fact, there have been several animal transplants, autoimmune diseases and behold: during major epidemics alone, reservoirs found (monkeys, camels, other health problems.(7) It’s predic- excluding numerous lesser outbreaks, rodents) of various poxviruses. So- tions like these plus historical accounts over the course of 62 years (1857- called “white” poxviruses found in of dire reactions to the vaccine that 1919) there occurred in England, healthy monkeys or rodents in Zaire have vaccine information groups in the Germany, Italy and the Philippines a were found to be indistinguishable US scrambling to stave off draconian total of 425,770 deaths.(12) In India, from variola virus; and African mon- new legislation commissioned by the where vaccination was universally keypox virus, while distinguishable Centers for Disease Control: ‘The enforced, there were 3,344,325 small- from variola, in simple laboratory Model State Emergency Powers Act,’ pox deaths in the 30 years, 1877- Smallpox as a Weapon cont. on page 12

VRAN Newsletter Sept.-Nov. 2001 Page 11 Smallpox as a Weapon cont. from page 11 The vaccine used against smallpox to smallpox vaccine visit tests, nevertheless could cause clinical subsequent to Jenner’s initial cowpox www.nccn.net/~wwithin/smallpox.htm. smallpox in humans.(18) In fact, at the vaccine was one derived from cowpox- In the US, federal rules require vac- end of the 19th century, eminent scien- inoculated persons and its live virus cinia immune globulin to be on hand tist, Health Officer and Bacteriologist, was named vaccinia. It is unknown whenever smallpox vaccinations are Dr. A. R. Campbell, discovered that how vaccinia evolved: possibilities given so that adverse reactions may be the bedbug, Cimex lectularius, was include derivation from cowpox or treated (serious reactions are estimated the cause of smallpox in his area of variola virus by prolonged serial pas- to occur in one out of every 4,000 vac- San Antonio, Texas, and that its bite sage, production by genetic recombina- cinees). In one instance, when a soldier was the only way the variola virus was tion or derivation from a virus that is who was unwittingly developing AIDS transmitted to humans. The panic that now extinct except for that in stores of suffered sores all over his body follow- arose in New York City in 1947 after the vaccine.(23) Adverse reactions to ing a routine smallpox injection, the a solitary suspected smallpox case smallpox (vaccinia) vaccine are mainly entire supply of vaccinia immune glob- came to light resulted in the vaccina- of four different types. Eczema vacci- ulin in a large army medical depot was tion at that time of over 5 million peo- natum occurs in persons who have used to save him from death. Any pre- ple. Too bad they hadn’t heard that the eczema or a history of eczema and sent stocks of globulin are meager and patient carried proof of recent vaccina- have been vaccinated for smallpox or likely to be unfit for use but new stock tion and too bad they didn’t know in contact with individuals vaccinated can only be made from the blood of what the New York University lab with smallpox vaccine. It manifests as people recently vaccinated against later discovered: the clothes of the vic- eruptions where eczema is or has been, smallpox. Therein lies a dilemma for tim contained a specimen of Cimex and becomes intensely inflamed and those in favour of present-day small- lectularius!(19) sometimes spreading; the prognosis pox vaccination.(25) The orthopoxviruses of which the can be especially grave in infants. As for the vaccine itself, present sup- smallpox virus, variola, is one, is a Progressive vaccinia (ie progressive, plies left over from the mid 1970s genus which, as noted previously, you understand, not in a beneficial were produced by the traditional includes other viruses that can infect sense), vaccinia necrosum, occurs in method of growing the vaccinia virus humans. An article from New Scientist persons with immune deficiency. It is on the scarified flank of a calf: “A quoted in the Obomsawin report states termed “progressive” because it prior batch of smallpox vaccine is that “The smallpox family of viruses is involves the progressive spread of dropped into the slashes and allowed genetically unstable”, and that new lesions, beginning with the lesion left to fester over a period of days. During viral strains could emerge anywhere at the site of vaccination, until, usually, this time the calf stands in a headstock and threaten the WHO smallpox erad- the victim dies two to five months so that he can’t lick his belly. The calf ication program.(20) Cases of human later. Prognosis is much better for the then is led out of the stock to a table smallpox-like illness occurring in areas condition of generalized vaccinia where he is strapped down. His belly supposedly smallpox-free started where, six to nine days following vac- scabs and pus are scraped off and showing up in West Africa in 1970 and cination a rash develops and some- ground into a powder. That powder is continue to this day. Viera Scheibner times covers the whole body. However, the next batch of smallpox vaccine.” negates the effectiveness of smallpox postvaccinial encephalitis is considered (26) This method would be unaccept- vaccine in “eradicating”smallpox by to be the most serious reaction (other able in the production of a new vac- pointing to the fact that bubonic than death itself): in infants under two cine since it is now recognized that plague had very obvious vectors in rats years it begins with violent convulsions such a product “inevitably contains and fleas yet it disappeared as equally and when it exits, often leaves the vic- some microbial contaminants, however as has smallpox without the use of a tim with cerebral impairment and stringent the purification measures.” vaccine; she says “Smallpox has not paralysis; in older persons it has an (27) But Health Minister Rock expects been eradicated. It has a potent animal abrupt beginning with fever, vomiting, us to accept the leftover old vaccine reservoir.”(21) Peter Jahrling of the US headache and malaise followed by until it’s all used up! Army Medical Research Institute of symptoms such as loss of conscious- The new vaccine that has been Infectious Disease in Fort Detrick ness, amnesia, confusion, restlessness, ordered in the US will contain vaccinia agrees, speaking in 1997 of the largest convulsions and coma with about 35% grown in cultured human fetal tissue outbreak of monkeypox ever seen in of victims dying, usually within a cells and the production timeline has humans: “.....for practical purposes, week of vaccination.(24) been shortened so that 50 million smallpox is back”.(22) For more information on reactions Smallpox as a Weapon cont. on page 13

Page 12 Sept.-Nov. 2001 VRAN Newsletter Smallpox as a Weapon cont. from page 12 But if variola were to be used as a idea.”(33) Considering the disease possi- doses should be ready by winter 2002 biological weapon it would most likely bilities from receiving smallpox vaccine with pilot lots ready for testing in be converted to an aerosol form just as perhaps the aforementioned biologist January. It remains to be seen how it was by the Soviet Union in experi- has made a good point! many eager citizens will volunteer. Dr. ments in the 1980s when it was pro- Fauci has said “it’s the most accelerat- duced in large quantities and adapted References: 1. National Post, October 10, 2001 by Heather ed vaccine program I’ve ever seen.” for use in bombs and intercontinental Sokoloff And even if the method is new, isn’t ballistic missiles. In recent years 2. CBC Radio, As It Happens, October 18, 2001 the initial inoculant of vaccinia going- Russian research into production of 3. Vancouver, BC November 13/CNW: going to be from the old, probably more virulent and contagious recombi- www.newswire.ca/government/federal/english/releas- es/November2001/13/c6768.html contaminated, stock? Since the initial nant strains of the virus has suffered 4. Federal Smallpox Plan Ready Oct 19 by Lauran order was placed, the possibility of due to lack of funding and the fear is Neergaard mass vaccination looms and so the that its expertise and equipment may http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20011019/hl/attack s_smallpox_3.html order may be extended to include as have found their way to less friendly 5. News Release: No. DITA - 90, mailed Nov 12, 2001; many as 250 million doses and manu- enclaves. It is known that vaccinia, contact Ingri Cassel - 208/265-2575; 800/336-9266 factured by additional drug released in aerosol form and not 6. The Washington Post, “You & A”, Oct 2, 2001; pg HE03 by Francesca Lunzer Kritz. (28) companies. exposed to UV light, may persist 24 7. New York Times, “US Begins Search for Medicine Recent media reports suggest that hours or longer in relatively cool and Used to Treat Adverse Reactions to Smallpox smallpox is easily transmitted. For dry conditions and it’s thought that Vaccine”, Oct 22, 2001 by Keith Bradsher. instance, the October 20th editorial in variola would persist similarly.31 8. The Boston Globe, Oct 31, 2001, pg D4 and www.publichealthlaw.net/MSEHPA/MSEHPA.pdf the Globe & Mail says “...smallpox However, one biologist doubts this: 9. Immunization: History, Ethics, Law and Health, can be inhaled at a distance of two according to him “Biological warfare 1999 by Catherine J. M. Diodati, MA pgs 3 & 4 metres from an infected person.”(!) is a flawed concept. The only route 10. JAMA 1999; 281:2127-2137-under “Epidemiology” However, the JAMA biodefence report usually considered is airborne, because 11. Diodati, pg 5 referred to earlier states “Historically, bombs and missiles create the delivery 12. Smallpox (reproduced from Vaccination the the rapidity of smallpox transmission system. There is no disease in existence “Hidden” Facts by Ian Sinclair) www.whale.to/vac- cines/sinclair.html throughout the population was gener- which is propagated in that manner. 13. Setting the Record Straight on Smallpox Vaccine by ally slower than for such diseases as Even the airborne diseases require Edda West, VRAN newsletter, Dec 1999, pgs 30-31 measles or chickenpox.”(29) The reason close contact with the source. The rea- 14. Smallpox dangers: www.whale.to/v/smallpox2.html being that, unlike many other diseases, son is because wind disperses the 15. Universal Immunization: Medical Miracle or Masterful Mirage 1998 by Dr. Raymond smallpox is not transmitted to others agents too thinly, and gravity brings Obomsawin, pg 44 (available through Health Action while it is incubating, which means them down too rapidly. Increasing the Network - Tel (604) 435-0512) that “individuals infected with variola quantities massively will get a few per- 16. JAMA - under “Preexposure Preventive Vaccination” and “Postexposure Infection Control” virus become sick before they are fully sons but only a few. ....The only way 17. Vaccination by Viera Scheibner - quoting the WHO infectious to others. For this reason, biological warfare agents can be used Expert Committee on Smallpox Eradication, pg 213 the spread of smallpox historically in in a significant manner to create dis- 18. Ibid. pgs 212 - 216 19. Bacteria Inc 1949, by Cash Asher, Chapter 3: nonendemic areas was principally to ease is to inject them into their victims. http://whale.to/v/asher.html close family members. Patients are If they are then contagious they go a 20. Obomsawin, pg 44 most infectious during the first week of lot farther.”(32) 21. Scheibner pgs 212 -217 22. Hiding Smallpox quote from “Science”, Vol 277, rash.” (34) Hmmm... brings to mind the con- July 18, 1997 pgs 312-313: The WHO Smallpox Advisory states cern that some experts have about vac- www.whale.to/vaccine/smallpox1/html that “Smallpox is transmitted from cinating emergency room personnel 23. Vaccinia Virus, www.stanford.edu/~jaguayo/vac- person to person by infected aerosols and hospital staff in case of a future cinia_virus.html 24. The World Health Organization Smallpox Advisory: and air droplets spread in face to face smallpox terrorist attack - they think “Complications of vaccination” contact with an infected person after newly vaccinated health care workers 25. Bradsher1. fever has begun, especially if symptoms could spread the live vaccinia virus to 26. Immunization: The Terrible Risks Your Children Face That Your Doctor Won’t Reveal circa 1986 by include coughing. [Yech!! - a new patients with deficient immune sys- Dr. Robert Mendelsohn “complication” of kissing?!!] The dis- tems. D. A. Henderson, who led the 27. JAMA - under “Research” ease can also be transmitted by conta- worldwide campaign to “eradicate” 28. Washington Post, Oct 28, 2001 pg A18 “US minated clothes and bedding, though smallpox in the 1970s says “Trying to Mounts Smallpox Vaccine Push” by Susan Okie and Justin Gillis, and Smallpox vaccine uses fetal cell line the risk of infection from this source is vaccinate your health care workers in Nov 18, 2001 by Jon Dougherty www.world.netdai- much lower.” (underling mine)(30) advance, we don’t think it’s a great Smallpox as a Weapon cont. on page 14

VRAN Newsletter Sept.-Nov. 2001 Page 13 Smallpox as a Weapon cont. from page 13 ly.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=25362 SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME OR VACCINE 29. JAMA - under “Epidemiology” 30. The World Health Organization Smallpox Advisory: DAMAGE? “Transmission” 31. JAMA - under “History and Potential as a November 2 – A Joint Statement can precipitate the kinds of brain and Bioweapon” and “Decontamination” was released today at the Second retinal bleeding attributed to SBS. This 32. Biological Weapons, Anthrax as Disinformation: a Biologist’s Perspective http://nov55.com/athr.html National Conference on Shaken Baby new information must be included in 33. Washington Post, Oct 28, 2001; pg A18 “US Syndrome (SBS) taking place in the diagnostic equation, to ensure that Mounts.....” Saskatoon. The Joint Statement for- ALL medical criteria are taken into 34. Committee on the Assessment of Future Scientific wards the belief that SBS involves cases account and that innocent parents and Needs for Live Variola Virus Board on Global Health, INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE of abusive head trauma to infants, and caregivers are protected from false http://books.nap.edu/books/0309064414/html/17.ht “occurs when an infant or young child prosecution for a crime they did not ml#pagetop is shaken violently causing brain dam- commit. (Please see Against All Odds – age.” Organized by the Saskatchewan The Yurko Project in the letters section Institute on Prevention of Handicaps, of this newsletter) the conference called on child health ****************************** and welfare agencies, police, social ser- vices, justice and education profession- Shaken Baby Syndrome Diagnosis on als to deal with and help reduce the Shaky Ground (Abstract) incidence of (SBS), and points to a Journal of Australasian College of recent Canadian study - “over a 10- Nutritional and Environmental year period, 364 children were hospi- Medicine Vol. 20 No. 2; August 2001 talized for SBS. Of those, 19% died Viera Scheibner, PhD and 59% had neurological or visual impairment and/or other health An epidemic of accusations against effects.” The Statement cautions that parents and baby sitters of shaken “the incidence of SBS may be severely baby syndrome is sweeping the devel- underestimated due to missed diagno- oped world. The United States and the United Kingdom are in the forefront of sis and under reporting.” (1) The problem with the existing theo- such questionable practice. Brain ry of SBS as reflected in the Joint (mainly subdural, less often subarach- Statement is that it makes a number of noid) and retinal haemorrhages, retinal erroneous assumptions based on out- detachments, and rib and other bone dated information, and doesn’t take ‘fractures’ are considered pathognom- into account new scientific evidence ic. However, the reality of these that disproves violent shaking as the injuries is very different and well docu- sole reason for brain and retinal bleed- mented: the vast majority occur after ing. Dr. Harold Buttram has conduct- the administration of childhood vac- ed an extensive review of the scientific cines and a minority of cases are due literature on Shaken Baby Syndrome, to documented birth injuries and pre- and is also an expert medical witness eclamptic and eclamptic states of the in SBS cases. He has written a detailed mother. rebuttal to the Joint Statement which Evidence that vaccines cause brain VRAN will present to the organiza- and retinal haemorrhages and tions that have co- authored this mis- increased fragility of bones, has been leading report. Our intention is to published in refereed medical journals. show that there are a number of criti- That this has been to a great extent cal factors which have been excluded due to the depletion of vitamin C from the current diagnostic parameters reserves resulting in acute scurvy, has of SBS, not the least of which are also been published. I refer to such adverse reactions to vaccines which articles and demonstrate that there is a viable differential diagnosis available Shaken Baby Syndrome cont. on page 15

Page 14 Sept.-Nov. 2001 VRAN Newsletter Shaken Baby Syndrome cont. from page 14 of resuscitation efforts by the carers explaining the observed injuries in who found the infants in distress, is what is called the Shaken Baby missing. Syndrome (SBS) as non-traumatic There are more plausible mecha- injuries, and that the diagnosis of SBS nisms than shaking which explain the is an artifactual incorrect evaluation of increased bleeding tendency without the cause of such injuries; it has result- the standard tests revealing the usual ed in unspeakable injustices and suffer- blood clotting disorder due to low ing for the affected individuals and platelet count. Hans Selye postulated their families, and deprived the surviv- the presence of liquid unclotting blood ing babies of their paternal care by due to decreased viscosity of blood as replacing it with foster care. It does one of the characteristics of the second not reflect well on the justice and med- stage of his non-specific stress syn- ical systems in the developed world drome which is caused by the stress which are, sadly, characterised by dynamics of retention of water rather blindness to the most obvious and vic- than changed platelet count. Indeed, timisation of the innocent. shaking is the most unlikely cause of Those who inject babies with great such injuries. numbers of vaccines within short peri- The practice of accusing innocent ods of time in the first months of life, carers of injuring vaccine-damaged often ignoring the observed serious children should cease forthwith. reactions to the previous lots of vac- All past cases of SBS should be cines, are not only the accusers of revised and the victims released from innocent carers, but are not prosecuted prison and compensated for their men- or brought to justice; quite to the con- tal suffering, financial losses and emo- trary, they continue injecting babies tional trauma. with toxic cocktails of vaccines and The practice of administering toxic creating further innumerable cases of substances such as vaccines should be grievous bodily harm and death. looked into and there must be an inde- pendent inquiry, which should include Conclusions the critics of vaccines, and should The above brief review of the per- investigate vaccines’ questionable pro- ceived benchmark publications dealing phylactic value and proven dangers. with issues directly related to the diag- And last but not least: the unjustifi- nosis of Shaken Baby Syndrome, able accusations of innocent parties demonstrates that the diagnosis of SBS and victimisation of the vaccine victims is on very shaky ground indeed. The should serve as a serious warning pathology, considered currently to be about the shortcomings of the western foolproof evidence of inflicted trauma, medical and legal systems and their may be caused by inductions and other susceptibility to serious errors. (2) birth injuries, temporary increased Reference: fragility of the bones due to acute 1. The Joint Statement: scurvy caused by the toxic effect of http://www.hcsc.gc.ca/hppb/cheldhoodyouth/cyfh/ho mepage/lifestages_infancy.html vaccines and the observed brain and 2. The full text of Dr. Scheibner’s paper can be obtained retinal haemorrhages may also be a on request from VRAN. result of vascular injuries due to the toxic effect of the administered vac- Author contact details: cines. Indeed, the only documented Dr. Viera Scheibner, Principal Research facts in the vast majority of cases of Scientist (Retired), SBS are the administered routine vac- 178 Govetts Leap Road cines while the evidence of any shak- Blackheath NSW 2785, Australia - ing, other than slight shaking as a part Tel: +61 247 878 203; Fax: +61 247 878-988

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November 5, 2001 The following is excerpted from an no effort to screen out these individu- Washington, DC. (Reuters Health) impassioned plea sent by Dawn als, this type of action should be con- Richardson, President of PROVE, demned as it would create unfath- “Public health officials must have the (Parents Requesting Open Vaccine omable human suffering and sacrifice. authority to quarantine and forcibly Education) to a large network of con- PROVE continues to assert that vac- vaccinate the entire population—with cerned parents, and vaccine risk cination is a medical procedure that the help of the military if needed--in groups. November 2, 2001 has the ability to cause injury and the event of a smallpox attack on the death and therefore the assessment of US, a bioterrorism expert said Forward this to anyone who wants to risks and benefits and ultimate deci- Monday.” maintain their right over what medica- sion should be made by the individual tions or vaccines are forced into their without government force or sanctions. Vaccine risk activists in Canada and own bodies. Anyone who has a concern about a around the world are keeping a close particular virus or bacteria and wants eye on a Model State Emergency “Horrifying legislation commis- to be vaccinated should have that right Health Powers Act now being sioned by the Centers for Disease just as anyone who doesn't should be processed by state governors in the Control and written by one of the protected and respected to make that U.S. Drafted for the CDC (Centers for most dangerous conniving strategists decision. Disease Control and Prevention), by a for public health police power that I team of health and legal experts head- have ever read the works of, provides Follow up letter - November 13/01 ed by Lawrence Gostin, a professor of for the legal forced vaccination of any- law and public health at Georgetown There is a huge push to create the one - including adults with vaccines University, the Act would grant unlim- legal ability to forcibly vaccinate the that are made by drug companies ited police powers to a ‘Public Health entire population - no medical, reli- immune from liability for the side Authority’ to impose forced vaccina- gious or conscientious exemptions effects. Lawrence Gostin has a long tions, drugs and other tests on all citi- allowed! As unbelievable as this may history of trying to brainwash people zens, quarantine and imprisonment of sound, it is a very real threat to each that sacrificing individuals' rights for those refusing to submit to vaccina- and every one of us who believes in society is okay in many areas of med- tions, as well as seizure of property our civil liberties and in informed con- ical policy. His record speaks for itself. and other drastic measures in the event sent to medical treatment. We will con- He is a threat to the freedoms our of a disease outbreak. tinue to stand for each person having country was built upon. And now his The "model legislation" exempts the the right to make the risk/benefit ideas are codified in legislation that State, public health authorities and analysis and ultimate decision for will be pushed around the country other State officials, from liabilities themselves. There are so many families ostensibly offering "security" from associated with the death or injury to with a high tendency to react horribly microbes in exchange for your freedom persons on whom these medical proce- to vaccines and an action like this to make your own medical decisions. dures have been forced. There are no could be the equivalent of a death sen- Everyone who values our freedoms detailed criteria for what constitutes an tence. and rights in this country needs to 'emergency', and one case of smallpox This is not about whether or not commit to educating family and is likely to be considered an epidemic. someone should or shouldn't take a friends about the dangers of such an In Canada, proposed anti-terrorism vaccine - it is about leaving that deci- unchecked medical dictatorship. laws could forebode a similar threat. sion to the person, and letting them Every vaccine is different and so is What is at stake is the very foundation make that decision with full truthful each individual. There are many peo- of a ‘free’ society that upholds the information about risks and benefits. ple who physically cannot tolerate individual’s right to health freedoms, This is also about the value of human some vaccines because of the havoc which means freedom from unwanted life. A death or injury to a person from they will wreak on their bodies and physical interference by state mandated a vaccine is just as important as a immune systems. Because there has drugs, vaccines, or other invasive med- death or injury from a disease and the been NO research into the biological ical procedures. notion that it is somehow okay to sac- mechanisms that predispose people to rifice the lives of healthy individuals vaccine reactions and there has been U.S. Vaccine Legislation cont. on page 17

Page 16 Sept.-Nov. 2001 VRAN Newsletter U.S. Vaccine Legislation cont. from page 16 "for the good of society" is barbaric! What we don’t learn from history, we are doomed to repeat ! It is a totally different situation if Until British citizens revolted known today as Farr's Law"), and someone takes a risk with a vaccine or against enforced vaccination, small- the renowned Dr. Edgar M. a disease fully knowing the risks but pox epidemics continued to ravage Crookshank, Professor of made that decision with their free will. the population. “By 1907, the Bacteriology and Comparative That is where we feel things need to Vaccination Acts of England were Pathology in King's College, be. repealed, with the help of some of London, and author of the scathing It is very unfortunate that so many the world's preeminent scientists scientific critique of vaccination, well-meaning legislators are making who had turned staunchly against The History and Pathology of decisions based on fear rather than vaccination: Alfred Russel Wallace Vaccination (1889). Butbefore the fact, and it is despicable that some are (one of the founders of modern evo- law was amended in 1898 to exploiting this fear to advance posi- lutionary biology and zoogeogra- include a conscientious exemption tions and programs beyond the scope phy, and co-discoverer with Charles clause, an average of 2,000 parents of what a supposedly free country Darwin of the Theory of Natural per year were jailed and prosecuted- should ever contemplate. selection), Charles Creighton some repeatedly-for resisting vacci- We are grateful to all of you com- (Britain's most learned epidemiolo- nation. Large numbers went to mitted to staying informed on these gist and medical historian), William prison in default of paying fines. issues by being on this mail list. NVIC, Farr (epidemiologist and medical Hundreds had their homes andpos- PROVE, and other groups around the statistician, first to describe how sessions seized.” (Source: Gary county will continue to do what we seasonal epidemics rise and fall- Krasner press release Oct. 22/01) can to research and provide reliable trustworthy information on these top- ics. We firmly believe that giving up our liberty for a sense of security will most likely leave us with neither.

Sincerely, Dawn Richardson PROVE(Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education) http://vaccineinfo.net

VRAN Newsletter Sept.-Nov. 2001 Page 17 per day, some lasting up to 45 minutes impact that condition. LETTERS and comprising up to forty-five It now seems my once healthy son seizures. Even after repeated increases will suffer for the rest of his life Nicholas’ Story in Nicholas's medication, Nicholas because I was not given the informa- enjoyed no relief. We became greatly tion to make a informed choice as to concerned about our son's health at whether my son, already severely Director of Regional Health Units, this point he was taking up to 1750 affected by his four month inoculation, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta mg of vigabatrin per day. Since the should receive his scheduled six month October 30, 2001 medication was having no affect, we inoculation. Surely ensuring a child's decided, after consulting with a pedia- well-being is more important than con- Dear Sir, trician we decided to put Nicholas on forming to a bureaucratic schedule? Our son, Nicholas, a healthy child, the ketogenic diet and take him com- Parents need to be informed about was born on December 1, 1999, and pletely off his medication. the potential effects of the inocula- was developing normally (he loved to Nicholas's condition improved tions, no matter how remote. I find it laugh and play games with his sister slightly as soon as we stopped adminis- incomprehensible that my son was and bounce in his jolly jumper) until tering his medication, and his condi- subjected to an additional inoculation he received his fourth month immu- tion improved dramatically after being when there was the remotest possibili- nization on April 12, 2000. Three on the diet for only seven days he ty that an earlier inoculation precipi- weeks after his vaccination, he present- became seizure free for almost 2 tated his seizures. There is a growing ed the following symptoms: inability to weeks. the seizures did return but not body of evidence that links symptoms hold his head upright for extend peri- as severe nor as protracted. Nicholas's such as those exhibited by my son to ods; involuntary eye rolling. As a result doctor prescribed lamictal to treat the inoculations. It is imperative that we took Nicholas to the Fort these remaining seizures. Nicholas con- parents be informed of the risks before Saskatchewan medical center to have tinues to experience seizures and we they subject their children to further these symptoms diagnosed. Although have been informed that they will inoculations of any sort. Knowing the attending physician concluded increase in duration and intensity as what I know now, I will not subject there was nothing wrong with our son, Nicholas ages. Nicholas, who will be my children to further inoculations of the symptoms persisted. Consequently, twenty four months in December, any sort. In my experience, the risks we visited several other hospitals 2001, has been severely impacted by associated with inoculation far out- which included the Roll Alex and the these seizures: he presently functions at weigh any potential benefits. University of Alberta over the next few the level of a six month child. After contacting the pharmaceutical days but each attending physician I recognize that there is no way we company that manufactured the vac- maintained there was nothing wrong can conclusively prove his four month cine my son was given, I learned that with our son. Only after repeated trips inoculation caused his seizures, even they have no conclusive evidence to to the hospital was our son finally though the circumstantial evidence support their contention that this vac- admitted for tests and observation (on appears overwhelming. I would, how- cine was safe for kids like Nicholas. May 17, 2000), by an attending physi- ever, like to know why one of your Why must the burden of proof be on cian at the University hospital. nurses, in spite of the symptoms parents to prove a vaccine is unsafe After subjecting Nicholas to a bat- Nicholas's exhibited after his four rather than on the pharmaceutical tery of tests, his symptoms were attrib- month inoculation, insisted on admin- companies to prove it is safe. I would uted to a severe seizure disorder called istering the six month inoculation, appreciate knowing if any other chil- infantile spasms (west syndrome).The even after I explicitly informed her of dren within your designated area of attending physician prescribe the symptoms/treatment Nicholas's practice have been affected by this Vigabatrin for Nicholas's condition. was experiencing/undergoing. The same vaccine that was given to my Our son was now experiencing up to nurse, moreover, failed to warn me of son. I would be particularly interested three brief (less than five minutes) the possibly that the inoculation could in cases where the vaccine in question seizures per day, but continued to in anyway worsen my sons condition. was from lot numbers: p1329(adminis- develop normally. This changed dra- It is reprehensible to administer an tered Feb 02/00;c0301(administered matically, however, when Nicholas inoculation based simply on the child's April 12/00); and c0431 (administered received his 6 month inoculation. age when the child in question has a June 07/00). Only four days after receiving his six neurological disorder and the inocula- I would appreciate your prompt month inoculation, Nicholas seizures tion in question may, in anyway, transformed into episode of up to ten Letters cont. on page 19

Page 18 Sept.-Nov. 2001 VRAN Newsletter Letters cont. from page 18 this seems narrowly selfish to us. We appeal will be won and my husband’s consideration of my concerns and have found out that ours in not the innocence proven, and that our victory attention to my request for informa- only family victimized and wrongly can serve as a springboard to justice tion. accused. We have discovered that for the many other families who share there are thousands of cases of vaccine our plight. Sincerely, and iatrogenic damage mistaken as I have been blessed a million times Katherine Pasay child abuse around the world. Early over as I’ve met and become close to Concerned mother last year (2000), other families in a some of the most dedicated people in similar plight started contacting us. the movement all over the world. We ****************************** We continue to offer our experience, consider these people to be our family. contacts, research, time and whatever The outpouring of support over the Against All Odds – The Yurko Project we can do to help. We’ve helped over years, in the face of great adversity 30 families to date – some with great brings tears of gratitude. The Yurko Four years ago I believed that child- significance. It was in this that our Project was inspired by that love. We hood vaccinations were the greatest plea for justice was redefined. We intend to give that love back to any miracle of medicine, and necessary to started The Yurko Project. and all in need ! protect our child’s health. This belief The Yurko Project’s main goals are and many others flew out the window Thank you for your concern, health freedom, justice, action and when, in late 1997 my newborn baby Fran Yurko choice. Yes we still aim to restore our was killed by his routine vaccinations family and free my husband, but and other iatrogenic (doctor/drug The Chiropractors Hero Fund was set speaking out and raising awareness is caused) complications. Because we up by the International Chiropractors paramount. It has changed our lives. were blinded by the party line vaccine Association Council on Pediatrics to Momentum is gaining, and it is and medical myths, we had no idea the help our family and others like us and apparent that the vaxscene and health vaccines triggered his death. is accepting donations on our behalf. freedom movements are reaching a A chain of events ensued which saw EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS! critical mass. Injustices are being my husband Alan blamed, charged exposed, awareness is being raised and Please contact: with and convicted of our baby’s death many feel the momentum is nearing an by “Shaken Baby Syndrome” and sent Chir apex. Mainstream media is publishing opractors Hero Fund to prison for life. Our daughter was more news about vaccine risk injuries c/o Warren Bruhl, DC, DICCP taken by the State and molested in and iatrogenesis. Our case has been 630 Vernon Avenue, Suites F&H their care. We lost all faith in “the sys- featured in over 40 medical and health Glencoe, Illinois 60022 USA tem” and realized there were basically journals with more publications on the tel (847) 835 4700 two choices – quit trusting the system horizon. or accept the hand dealt to us. The Mrs. Francine Yurko We are planning to file my husband’s latter has never been considered. We c/o The Yurko Project appeal by March 2002. We have started our own research. We educat- P.O. Box 585965 found an appellate attorney who ed ourselves. We wrote and called Orlando, Florida 32858-5965 works exclusively with post-convic- thousands of scientists, lawyers and http://www.freeyurko.bizland.com tions cases and is accepting payments experts. People agreed to review our on an installment basis. We are focus- records and transcripts, and one by ****************************** ing on raising the necessary funds. one, the opinion that my son’s true Unfortunately, access to justice comes Subject: Letter to the President on cause of death was triggered by vacci- at a phenomenal cost. smallpox and other vaccines nations rang clear. Today over 100 Along with the appeal will be a brief doctors, scientists, experts and 70 + known as Amicus Curiae which means November 12, 2001 organizations on three continents stand “Friends of the Court”. This brief is Dear President Bush: behind our plea for justice. something like a petition - its purpose I read the following in the NY Times is to educate the court about the myths Plea For Justice Redefined on Friday, November 9, 2001 regard- in medicine surrounding cases like ours Admittedly, we started our quest ing universal vaccination of the and will be signed by many dozens of with the goals of proving my husbands American people for smallpox: "But doctors and scientific experts from all innocence and restoring our family. Mr. Bush said he was hesitant to back over the world. Our prayer is that our Today, in light of what we’ve learned, Letters cont. on page 20

VRAN Newsletter Sept.-Nov. 2001 Page 19 Letters cont. from page 19 bodies ten times higher than normal, her if the CDC planned on doing any universal vaccination of the American T-cell abnormalities and tested positive immune blood panel tests on the chil- public because of the likelihood that a for myelin basic protein antibodies. We dren. Again, she said No. Yet, the small percentage of those receiving the have tried all kinds of treatments CDC announced in the newspapers vaccination would die. 'I would be including the intravenous gamma glob- that there was no connection to autism deeply concerned about a vaccination ulin but while he has improved, he still and the MMR vaccine or any other program that would cause people to has speech and social problems. God vaccine. Where was their science? lose their life,' he said." made a perfect baby boy and man with Recently, in April of this year Dr. I'm very concerned about the vac- his defective product, the vaccine, Andrew Wakefield appeared before the cines that are already out there and destroyed Eric and gave him his per- IOM (Institute of Medicine) regarding that there are safety concerns about manent disability. autism and the MMR vaccine. When them and the fact that a smallpox vac- Autism is in epidemic proportions Congressman Dan Burton asked for cine would be introduced, would not across the U.S. and in other countries tapes on the session, he got blank be in the best interests of the citizens where vaccines are used in abundance. tapes from the IOM. What is the IOM of our country. There has been consid- I started the Autism Autoimmunity trying to hide? Why the obfuscation of erable controversy about the anthrax Project to define, prevent and treat the the truth and the fear of science? Why vaccine that has caused Gulf War syn- immune problems of autism in 1998. are there people in government health drome and basically has undermined To date, the NIH, CDC and FDA do agencies who make decisions on vac- our military. When I was in the U.S. not recognize that autism is an cines, also connected financially to the Navy from 1966-68, there were not immune/gastrointestinal disorder and vaccine manufacturers? When it comes nearly as many vaccines as there are do not recognize that vaccines can to vaccine safety by the vaccine manu- now. The manufacturer of the anthrax cause autism. Parents and independent facturers, our children, our young peo- vaccine has been cited for various vio- researchers do see a connection and ple in the military are the victims. lations and there have numerous they want the research that will make Please don't allow the attack on our deaths and disorders attributed to the their children improve. Unfortunately, country by terrorist thugs to allow the anthrax vaccine by military personnel the same Federal health agencies that vaccine companies to make more vac- and their families. Major Sonnie Bates, are supposed to look out for our chil- cines that can disable and kill, when head of our Delaware chapter of the dren, stand in the way of science that we already have a program in place Autism Autoimmunity Project, was could prevent and treat autism. that is doing that. Safety and science forced to resign from the Air Force When I was a teen in the 1950's I needs to be the number one priority or because he refused to get the anthrax never met a child or an adult with the human and financial vaccine. He was concerned after hear- autism. Now, I meet new children costs will be horrendous. ing reports from other personnel on his every week that have autism. Herbert Sincerely, base were coming down with debilitat- Hoover said that our children are our Raymond Gallup, President ing side effects after taking the vaccine. nation's most important asset. Why Autism Autoimmunity Project Also, he was concerned after his son, then are vaccine companies using our 45 Iroquois Avenue who was normal and healthy, had mul- children as guinea pigs for Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034 tiple vaccines and regressed into their safety studies? I believe in free Tel (973) 299-9162 autism. enterprise and profit-making, that is [email protected] Unfortunately, Major Bates is not what makes our country great, but the only parent who has seen their should money and profits come before normal child regress into autism after safety when it is our children? getting a vaccine. I have been in con- In a letter to the medical journal, the tact with more than 400 families Lancet, July 8, 2000, in the across the U.S. who have seen the Correspondence section titled The same thing happen to their child. Our MMR Question I mentioned about son, Eric, received the MMR vaccine how Dr. Jacqueline Bertrand of the in April 1986 when he was 15 months CDC addressed the incidence of autism old. Eric was born normal and healthy. in Brick, NJ. I asked her if any of the In early 1989, he was diagnosed as children were not vaccinated in autistic. In 1995, we found out that Brick, NJ. She said No, it was a highly Eric had elevated measles titers/anti- vaccinated population. I then asked Letters cont. on page 21

Page 20 Sept.-Nov. 2001 VRAN Newsletter Letters cont. from page 20 deaths due to influenza or its compli- Medical Officer of Health Gives False cations in Canada during the flu sea- ALTERNATIVES AND Statistics son each year is estimated to be 500 to 1,500. According to the Respiratroy ANTIDOTES TO Dr. Paul Mariquet, MD Viruses Section of the National INFECTIOUS DISEASES Medical Officer of Health, Microbiology Lab, for the 1999 to Coast Garibaldi Health Services 2000 season (4 Sept 1999 to 31 Aug "A man's mind stretched to a new Society, 2000) a total of 5907 influenza cases idea never goes back to its original British Columbia (not deaths) were confirmed. dimensions." Dr. Martiquet, In October in a telephone conversa- Oliver Wendell Holmes tion with a PHN named Leah, she told I have your Coast Reporter Sept 30, me that 30 to 50 children 0 to 11 A pressing question that has arisen 2001 "Healthy Choices" column in years old die each year in BC from hep out of the recent “terrorist” assaults front of me. The emphasized quote B. According to BC Vital Statistics, 0 with weaponized inhalation anthrax, under the headline "Get a vaccine, not (zero) children 0 to 14 years old died and speculation that smallpox as a the flu.!" states "6000 people died last year or during the last 10 years candidate disease in a biowarfare because of the flu in Canada last year," from hep B or its complications. attack would pose an even greater In the body of this article you state I would like to see a retraction of threat, is whether alternative or com- "....6000 died as a result of the flu or your false statistics published in plimentary medicine has any viable its complications." and "In British "Healthy Choices" in the Coast preventatives or antidotes. Both the Columbia, 1,400 people die each year Reporter Nov 18, 2001 edition, as well anthrax and smallpox vaccines have a from the flu and from a complication as in all other newspapers and websites very scary track record of adverse reac- of pneumonia." where the above article was published. tions, as does the antibiotic, I have just received influenza stats It should be printed in a similar man- ciprofloxacin. Are there other from the BC Ministry of Health ner to, and as clearly visible as the options? What other prevention and Department of Vital Statistics. Their original statistics. In addition, if these treatment methods can we explore to records show that in 2000, 80 people statistics have been given to the public strengthen the immune system and died as a direct result of influenza and in any other way, I would like them counteract infectious diseases? 13 died as an indirect result giving the retracted. If you fail to do these things The healing modalities that seem to grand total of 93. And according to I will feel compelled to go public with be in the forefront are essential oils, information received from them, some this issue myself. vitamin C therapy, herbal/plant of this total would have been con- extracts, methods of strengthening the firmed through tests but this would Susan Fletcher immune system, homeopathy, col- not have been the general case. Sechelt, BC loidal silver, electrical frequency gener- According to Health Canada infor- Vaccination Risk Awareness Network ating devices, Miracle 2 Soap, and new mation on the internet, the number of Inc. nano-emulsifiers that have the ability to decontaminate and neutralize deadly disease entities and toxic chemical agents. The following excerpts and articles are a collage - an attempt to offer a sampling of some of the infor- mation that is available, and includes as well, sources on the internet for more extensive study and places to gather resources and products.

Essential Oils Since biblical times, the health enhancing and healing properties of essential oils have been recognized. Dr. Gary Young, Naturopath and leading

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VRAN Newsletter Sept.-Nov. 2001 Page 21 Alternatives cont. from page 21 waste from the tissues. In 1985, Dr. The following blends of oils produced researcher in the field of essential oil Jean C. Lapraz said he couldn’t find by Young Living are recommended for therapies is also the founder and direc- bacteria or viruses that could live in their antiseptic/antibiotic properties: tor of Young Living Essential Oils. the presence of essential oils of cinna- Thieves - oils used historically in the Dedicated to growing, distilling, manu- mon or oregano – and found many 15th century to avoid the plague. facturing, and marketing the highest- other oils displaying the same qualities. (1) Laboratory studies found this blend quality organic essential oils and oil- Dr. Valnet wrote that "The essence killed 99.96 % of airborne bacteria enhanced products in the world, he of lemon is second to none in its anti- such as anthrax. How to use: Diffuse describes essential oils as “subtle, ther- septic and bactericidal properties. The for short periods of time (1/2 hour or apeutic-grade oils distilled from plants, works of Morel and Rochaiz have less) or apply to the bottom of the feet shrubs, flowers, trees, roots, bushes demonstrated that the vapors of lemon or dilute with V-6 Mixing Oil or and seeds that are oxygenating and essence alone will neutralize the Massage Oil Base for a stimulating help transport nutrients to the cells of meningococcus in 15 minutes, the massage under the arms and on the our body. Clinical research shows that typhus bacillus in less than an hour, chest at the base of the neck. essential oils have the highest frequen- pneumonococcus in one to three Ingredients: clove, lemon, cinnamon, cy of any natural substance known to hours, staphylococcus in two hours eucalyptus radiata, and rosemary. man, creating an environment in which and hemolytic streptococcus in three to disease, bacteria, virus, fungus, etc., 12 hours. Applied directly, the essential R.C. - was formulated to help give cannot live.” (1) oil itself neutralizes the typhus bacillus relief to respiratory infections. Great Dr. Paul Valnet, MD was the first and staphylococcus in only five min- for coughs, sore throats, sinusitis and medical doctor to research and to utes and the diphtheria bacillus in just allergy symptoms. This might be suc- write about the medical application of 20 minutes." (2) cessfully used against upper respiratory essential oils in modern times. Valnet “This is how I am currently using Mycoplasma infections that are widely and his colleagues discovered that thyme, oregano, and lemon”, says Toni affecting Americans at this time, as essential oils contain antiviral, antibac- VanGils director of the Aromatherapy well as possibly anthrax that common- terial, antifungal and antiseptic proper- Education Institute. “I use the essential ly results in pneumonia. How to use: ties as well as being powerful oxygena- oils of thyme serpolet, oregano, and Diffuse in living areas and workplace. tors with the ability to act as carrying lemon in a preventative way I am on Use in a humidifier. Apply on chest, agents in the delivery of nutrients into the following regimen to keep my neck, ears, and bottom of feel. Use the cells. They found in laboratory immune system strong. Two weeks on with a compress on chest and back. experiments that the essential oil from thyme and two weeks on oregano. I Ingredients: Eucalyptus globules, E. thyme literally destroys the anthrax dilute the essential oils in olive oil, or radiata, E. austaliana, E. citriodora, bacillus, the typhoid bacillus, the glan- some other pure vegetable oil on a 1-4 myrtle, marjoram, pine, cypress, laven- ders bacillus, staphylococcus, the ratio combination. I then put four der, spruce, and peppermint. diphtheria bacillus, the diphtheria drops of the oil mixture in a gel cap- Melrose - provides antiseptic proper- bacillus, meningococcus, and Koch's sule and take a capsule three times a ties to prevent diseases associated with bacillus, which is the bacteria responsi- day. By doing this, my body does not bacterial and fungal infections. This ble for tuberculous lesions. become toxic with one essential oil. I may also be helpful against the "flu- Essential oils can be diffused in the use lemon in my diffusor each day, as like" illness associated with home and have the ability to increase well as other essential oil blends that Mycoplasma. How to use: Diffuse or the atmospheric oxygen, as they contain cinnamon and clove, which are apply topically on cuts, scrapes, burns, release oxygenating molecules into the also useful with these conditions.” rashes, and infections. Ingredients: atmosphere. They also increase ozone “It is much easier to prevent than to melaleuca, naouli, rosemary, and clove. and negative ions in the home, which cure, and I think we would be wise to inhibit bacteria growth. When applied consider this. If our immune systems In an article entitled “Essential Oils to the body by rubbing on the feet, are strong, we will be better able to for Biological Warfare Preparedness”, essential oils will travel throughout the ‘throw off’ bacteria and viruses if they authors Dr. Len Horowitz and Dr. body in 20 minutes. Essential oils play float our way.” (2) Sabina Devita offer a detailed discus- a major role in their effect on blood sion of the use of essential oils to circulation, not only in the delivery of maintain health and prevent infectious oxygen and nutrients to the tissues but diseases. In a wholehearted endorse- also in assisting in the disposal of toxic Alternatives cont. on page 23

Page 22 Sept.-Nov. 2001 VRAN Newsletter Alternatives cont. from page 22 modern medicine, where allopathic doses of ascorbate.” ment of Young Living Essential Oils, and holistic medicine join together to When dealing with acute life-threat- they review the history and application leap into the 21st century. When we ening diseases or toxicity, Dr. Cathcart of these miraculous plant derived sub- recognize the incredible attributes of and many others have experienced stances. “Thyme thymol (Thymus vul- essential oils with their high antioxi- remarkable success using high doses of garis CT thymol) and Melissa - For dant, antiviral, antibacterial and anti- vitamin C given intravenously which Anthrax infection- Fill an empty cap- infectious properties, high antimicro- enables the body to absorb and utilize sule with about 12 or more drops of bial activity and immune-stimulating much higher doses than if given orally. Thyme and 1 drop of Melissa. Take 3 power, one would almost have to con- “What has not been realized is that the caps a day for 10 days, rest 48 hours clude that essential oils are truly God’s human body is very tolerant to mas- then start up again. Also rub these oils greatest gifts to mankind.” (1) sive amounts of ascorbate that carry mixed with Massage Oil Base or V-6 massive amounts of electrons. When Mixing Oil all over the body.” (3) Vitamin C you provide enough electrons, you will For decades vitamin C has proven to neutralize the free radicals generated “Mountain Savory and Oregano - are be a potent and reliable antimicrobial by infectious diseases……which are powerful anti-microbial oils, particu- and antiviral agent. Volumes of infor- the source of injuries caused by all larly against viruses. These oils are mation are available attesting to the infectious diseases.” akin to natural antibiotics. How to effectiveness of ascorbates in treating use: Diffuse or apply topically mixed The following quotes are some key infectious diseases, chemical toxicity with V-6 Mixing Oil or Massage Oil points from Dr. Cathcart’s webpage: and maintaining a strong immune Base. Melissa - is a powerful anti- response. Unlike most mammals on - “The more serious the disease is, microbial oil, particularly against earth, humans cannot generate their the more free radicals are produced viruses. This has powerful calming, own stores of vitamin C, but must rely and therefore the more ascorbate is relaxing, and antiviral properties. How on food derived sources. destroyed. This results in acute to use: One drop under the tongue, or Dr. Robert Cathcart, MD, creator of induced scurvy. Moderate doses of in water or juice, may suffice as treat- the orthomed website has compiled a ascorbate may, depending upon how ment for viral infections. Rub two vast resource library of materials on toxic the disease is, prevent the spread drops of Melissa into your hands and the use of vitamin C/ascorbates. of this acute induced scurvy.” then run your hands through your hair Included on his website is the remark- as a preventive and sedative. Dr. Cates, - “The necessary amount of ascor- able work of Dr. Frederick Klenner leading researcher at Brigham Young bate will be that which can drive the who cured many cases of polio in the University, found that Turkish electrons into the tissues primarily 1940’s and 50’s with high doses of Oregano and Melissa to be much bet- involved in the disease and neutralize intravenous vitamin C. Dr. Cathcart ter than many antibiotics.” (3) all the free radicals. Doses of ascorbate feels a tremendous urgency to get the less than that necessary to drive the Taking Care of Yourself-Boosting word out that vitamin C should be a electrons into the tissues primarily Immunity, Dr. Len Horowit’s interac- critical component of prevention and involved in the disease will not cure or tive audio and guidebook package treatment. “We undoubtedly can ame- ameliorate the disease.” offers common sense recommendations liorate anthrax and can probably cure for a healthful daily routine, and “pro- most cases of inhalation anthrax with - “To neutralize all the free radicals vides easy to follow instructions to massive doses of ascorbate and the in the primary sites of infectious dis- succeed in your quest for powerful appropriate antibiotics. We also block eases, it takes more massive doses of immunity agents, common illnesses most of the allergic reactions to such ascorbate.” and the coming plagues.” For more drugs as Cipro. So far I get no - “In case that a patient is sick details, please refer to Dr. Horowitz’s responses from anyone enough to be hospitalized with an website in the references listed below. (3) (government/public health agencies). How many deaths do there have to be infection or fever of unknown origin, Dr. Gary Young concludes that, before they will listen? If other agents intravenous sodium ascorbate should “There is no doubt that essential oils such as smallpox, Ebola, Lassa fever, be given until the fever goes away. were ordained as the medicine for Marburg virus, etc. are used, the mor- Even if the infection is not anthrax, mankind and will be held as the medi- bidity and mortality would be elimination of the free radicals will cine of the future: the missing link of decreased by the proper use of massive ameliorate any disease and reduce

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VRAN Newsletter Sept.-Nov. 2001 Page 23 Alternatives cont. from page 23 Many naturopathic doctors and leaf extract also have inhibited the problems caused by necessary antibi- practitioners of complimentary medi- growth of E. Coli and Bacillus otics. If it is anthrax, smallpox, Ebola, cine are equipped to provide patients subtilis, as well as Staphylococcus etc., a useful treatment will have with intravenous vitamin C treat- aureus which is notorious for its ability already been initiated.” ments. Please consult with a qualified to mutate against antibiotics. Few practitioner in your area or contact antibiotics remain effective against this - “I would guess that with inhalation the Canadian Complimentary Medical life-threatening micro-organism. anthrax that intravenous sodium Association for a listing of practition- “Olive leaf extract's safety and effi- ascorbate should be used in doses ers at: www.ccmadoctors.ca cacy has been demonstrated in animal beginning with at least 180 grams per experiments and by the hundreds of 24 hours in addition to the Cipro. If Olive Leaf Extract – clinicians around the country who the fever is not controlled or the symp- Natural Antibiotic have used olive leaf extract to treat toms are not reduced, the dosage and their patients with remarkable results.” Kimberly Pryor’s well researched the rate of administration should be “Traditional antibiotics such as article published in the November, increased until they are controlled. The doxycycline or ciprofloxacin are the 2001 issue of Vitamin Research News doses of 180 grams per 24 hours first line of defense in case of an highlights exciting new discoveries would be administered in 3 bottles of Anthrax attack. But natural antibacter- about the antipathogenic properties of lactated Ringer's, D5W. or 1/2NS with ial substances like olive leaf extract olive leaf extract. “The antibacterial, 60 grams of sodium ascorbate added could serve as a back-up in the event antiviral component derived from olive per 8 hours. Do not be afraid of terrorists bioengineer Anthrax organ- leaves is called oleuropein. In the late increasing the rate of administration. isms to resist antibiotics or in case 1960s, researchers at the Upjohn When I give one to two of these bottles antibiotic supplies are exhausted dur- Company discovered an antimicrobial in the office I have them run in 2 to 3 ing an epidemic. In addition, once fraction of oleuropein called calcium hours each. When I mention a rate Anthrax symptoms arise, antibiotics elenolate This substance was lethal to that is administered in 24 hours, I may prove ineffective. Olive leaf every virus the researchers tested it mean just that, the rate. If the fever extract is a safe antimicrobial sub- against (using both in vitro and in vivo does not abate in the first 3 or 4 stance suitable and safe for preventive studies). Studies demonstrated that the hours, the rate should be increased to and daily consumption. As an antivi- components of olive leaf extract are whatever necessary to break the fever.” ral, it may also protect against terror- also toxic to a wide range of bacteria, ist-triggered outbreaks of viral diseases - “For cutaneous anthrax the doses protozoa, yeasts, parasites and fungi.” such as smallpox.” will be less because it is not so toxic as Citing numerous studies that explore “Finally, it should be emphasized the inhalation form. In patients who the antibiotic properties of olive leaf that the components of olive leaf have good bowel tolerance, bowel tol- extract, Pryor refers to Dr. Morton extract inactivated every cold and flu erance doses of ascorbic acid orally Walker’s book, “Nature's Antibiotic: virus they were tested against, indicat- along with Cipro will hasten healing Olive Leaf Extract”. Of particular ing Olive Leaf should occupy an and prevent many problems with interest, Dr. Walker noted that this nat- important place in the medicine cabi- Cipro. When the inhalation form of ural substance is toxic to bacteria- net.” (5) the disease has remitted to the point caused diseases like anthrax and botu- where intravenous sodium ascorbate is lism. According to Dr. Morton More suggestions from Vitamin no longer necessary, bowel tolerance Walker, olive leaf extract also inacti- Research News doses should be given orally until there vates smallpox, Ebola, plague, Epstein- Dr. Ward Dean MD, writes that is complete recovery.” Barr virus and hepatitis. microbiologist Larry Harris has tested Researchers also determined that MSP 400 (Mild Silver Protein) against - “When these massive doses of olive leaf extract inhibited at least 56 anthrax in vitro (i.e., in a culture). ‘Mr. ascorbate are used, allergic reactions to disease-causing bacteria, viruses and Harris found that MSP 400 was lethal antibiotics such as Cipro is markedly protozoa, including the malaria-caus- against anthrax, confirming older diminished if not eliminated because of ing Plasmodium falciparum. They also research. He estimated that 5 cc (one the elimination of the free radicals that found it was effective against Vaccinia, teaspoonful) daily should be the "bare- turn on these adverse reactions.” For a contagious viral disease of cattle, bones minimum" dosage. He estimated in depth details on the therapeutic use produced in humans by inoculation that a more effective dose would be in of vitamin C, please visit Dr. Cathcart’s with cowpox virus to confer immunity the range of 1 cc per 5 pounds body website. (4) against smallpox. Components in olive Alternatives cont. on page 25

Page 24 Sept.-Nov. 2001 VRAN Newsletter Alternatives cont. from page 24 Colloidal Silver easy read, and an inspiration to any- weight. For a 150 pound person, that According to Mark Metcalf’s book one wishing to broaden their scope of would be two tablespoonfuls each day “Colloidal Silver” , silver has been alternative remedies. The book draws (30 cc).” used for thousands of years as a pow- on the long history of the use of silver “According to Mr. Harris, MSP 400 erful, natural prophylactic/antibiotic. as an effective anti-microbial, high- could also be used as an aerosol mist. “One of the properties of silver is that lights the scores of healing successes of He recommends a 30% concentration it kills bacteria on contact in six min- numerous doctors and researchers, as of silver be delivered as an aerosol in utes or less.” Drawing on the work of well as personal testimonials. And case of upper respiratory infections. numerous researchers like Dr. Robert most empowering are the chapters on Obviously, that's cost-prohibitive in a O Becker, author of “The Body how to make colloidal silver, how to cool mist vaporizer, but would work in Electric”, we learn that silver deficien- use it, and clear instructions for con- a nebulizer, as is used to deliver cy is responsible for the improper func- structing a colloidal silver generator. breathing treatments to asthmatics. tioning of the immune system, and The simple, inexpensive parts are read- Alternatively, a room humidifier could that “silver works on the full spectrum ily available at any hardware store, be used with a towel over ones head to of pathogens without any side effects and can be assembled for under $100. limit the spread of the aerosolized sil- or damage to the body. All strains of Metcalf believes that colloidal silver is ver.” Dr. Dean also suggests using a pathogens resistant to other antibiotics “the safest and most powerful medi- cool-mist vaporizer (one bottle of are killed by silver.” Yet it does not cine on earth”. His book is a sincere hydrogen peroxide (H202) and two promote the development of resistant offering to help people reclaim their bottle of water, giving a 1% H202 strains of organisms. Silver also stimu- health creating power. (7) aerosol mist) as a treatment for viral lates the repair of injured tissues, and and bacterial infections. is widely used in the healing of burn Bill Sardi’s Report Vitamin Research News also dis- patients. Health activist Bill Sardi has pre- cussed the use of an extract from a “Colloidal silver is the result of an pared a special report that identifies moss, Lechenya meera, used in Russia electromagnetic process that pulls the many natural and alternative medi- to decontaminate facilities that were microscopic particles from a larger cines available to us. He believes that known or suspected to be contaminat- piece of silver into a liquid, such as everyone should have an emergency ed with anthrax spores. Lechenya water. Colloidal silver works as a cat- biological response kit in their homes. meera has been used traditionally in alyst, disabling the enzyme that all Says Sardi, “The threat of biological Russia as an anti-infective. one-celled bacteria, fungi and viruses warfare is real and concern over pre- Recommended use is “a 30% concen- use for their oxygen metabolism. paredness of the civilian population tration of Lechenya meera in a cool- Because no known disease-causing and medical professionals is growing. mist humidifier to decontaminate the organism can live in the presence of There is virtually no practical way that interior of houses and for the preven- even trace amounts of the chemical ele- vaccines, antibiotics or other treatment tion and treatment of upper respirato- ment metallic silver, colloidal silver is can be delivered to a frightened popu- ry infections, including pulmonary effective against more than 650 differ- lace in a timely manner during a crisis. anthrax.” And in case of widespread ent disease-causing organisms.” The current strategy of having an dissemination of a biological agent, Metcalf believes that it is “highly unprotected citizenry travel to physi- microbiologist Larry Harris recom- unlikely that even germ warfare agents cians’ offices or hospitals to receive mends “obtaining a pump sprayer, and could survive an encounter with col- prophylactic care or treatment is filling it with two ounces of Lechenya loidal silver, since viruses Like Ebola unfeasible. The public must be armed meera per gallon of water. Prior to and Hanta, or even the dreaded with preventive or therapeutic agents entering homes, those who are or may “flesh-eating bacteria” are, in the end, in their vehicles, homes and the work- have been exposed to a biological merely hapless viruses and bacteria”. place. Natural antibiotics and antitox- agent should "take a shower" in this And referring to the work of a Texas ins are well documented in the medical solution — clothes and all. Clothing microbiologist who experimented with literature, but overlooked by health should be thoroughly soaked in the a ‘kissing cousin’ bacteria of anthrax, authorities. These antidotes are readi- solution, and the solution should then found that the bacteria was completely ly available for the public to acquire be applied to the entire body.” (6) eliminated when placed in a petri dish and place in an emergency biological with a few drops of 10ppm colloidal response kit.” silver. Citing research published in numer- Metcalf’s book is a fascinating and Alternatives cont. on page 26

VRAN Newsletter Sept.-Nov. 2001 Page 25 Alternatives cont. from page 25 potential biological weapons. It would pathogens while facilitating elimina- ous scientific journals, Sardi offers not require lengthy testing nor costs to tion. We now have this product avail- antidotes to nerve gas agents, discusses confirm these reports.” (8) able - Miracle II Soaps and chelating substances that disable bacte- Neutralizer! These products have been ria, viruses and fungi from accessing Miracle ll Soap and on the market for the last 18 years, iron on which they depend upon for Miracle ll Neutralizer quietly used by thousands of people growth, reviews the benefits of sulfur- Miracle ll Soap and Miracle ll with virtually nothing but positive ben- bearing antioxidants (alpha lipoic acid, Neutralizer are highly recommended efits to their health. Benefits that can N-acetyl cysteine, taurine) and vitamin by health activists Susan Cameron only be attributed to the products used C, which elevate levels of glutathione, Block and Captain Joyce Riley as as directed. What we are witnessing is a natural antioxidant within the body detoxifying substances with a broad a totally new paradigm in health care that counters the toxicity produced by spectrum of use in the household. The and preventive maintenance. A para- anthrax. The sulfur compounds can be two ingredients are combined to create digm that is both inexpensive and obtained from health food stores and a complex mixture of natural minerals effective……….a product capable of taken in doses ranging from 100-500 and organics and includes a substance sequestering toxins and pathogens in mg. And then there is garlic !! called “Sandia Foam”. “The foam is a such a manner that they can be “The Garlic Information Center in combination of a mild nucleophile washed from the body internally as Britain indicates that deadly anthrax is such as hydrogen peroxide carbonates easily as they can be washed from the most susceptible to garlic. Garlic is a commonly found in toothpaste, a posi- skin with soap” (9) broad-spectrum antibiotic that even tively charged non-toxic surfactant Miracle II suggested use for a blocks toxin production by germs. often found in hair conditioners, and POSSIBLE Anthrax decontaminant: [Journal Nutrition, March 2001] hydrotropes found in detergents. 1 oz. of Miracle II Soap, Before vaccines were developed against Hydrotropes found in detergents solu- 1 oz. of Miracle II Neutralizer, polio, garlic was used successfully as a bilize and catalyze the neutralization mixed with 1 gallon of clean water. prophylactic. In one test garlic was or the agents. Using a simulant for the “After mixing, spray or mist the found to be a more potent antibiotic biological warfare agent anthrax, the items you wish to decontaminate. As a than penicillin, ampicillin, doxycycline, foam achieved a 7-log kill; meaning bonus, you may also bathe with this streptomycin and cephalexin, some of only one anthrax spore per 10 million mixture.” (9) the very same antibiotic drugs used in is alive after one hour.” According to the scientific descrip- the treatment of anthrax. Garlic was Nanotechnology found to be effective against nine tion on the Miracle ll website, the Nanoeumulsion technology is still strains of E. coli, Staph and other product “neutralizes the most potent under development and holds great bugs. [Fitoterapia, Volume 5, 1984] nerve toxins and airborne pathogens promise as an antimicrobial substance Freshly cut cloves of garlic or garlic known to man. The product acts to applied to the mucosal membranes (via powder may be beneficial.” neutralize these agents and cleanse a nose spray) and remains active for a “The antibiotic activity of one mil- them from the skin like an antibacteri- period of time measured in hours. ligram of allicin, the active ingredient al soap. But it is not soap.” One of the During this period, spores, viruses or in garlic, equals 15 units of penicillin. product developers, Dr. Mark Tucker. bacteria are inactivated as they come [Koch and Lawson, Garlic: The explains that “the peroxide gel, an oxi- in contact with the emulsion on the Science and Therapeutic Application, dizing agent in conjunction with the mucosa of the mouth and the nose. 2nd edition, Williams & Wilkins, surfactant and hydrotrope, surrounds The proteins of the inactivated Baltimore 1996] Garlic capsules that the organism or chemical agent, oxi- microorganisms continue into mucosal certify their allicin content are pre- dizes it and will not allow it to interact dendritic cells and generate an immune ferred and may provide 5-10 mil- with it's environment, effectively neu- response. This technology remains ligrams of allicin, which is equivalent tralizing the toxic agent. The surfac- under development by Dr. James R. to 75-150 units of penicillin.” tant hydrotrope combination is appar- Baker, Jr. at the University of Michigan “Other studies reveal that allicin ently very effective in seeking out only (UoM) Medical School, and is planned from garlic is active against toxins and gram-positive pathogens.” to be developed as a commercial tech- Clostridium botulinum (botulism) and The product monograph seems to nology. Vaccinia (cowpox virus, similar to indicate that the Miracle ll products “The goal of this research was to smallpox). Thus, allicin is a potential are both for internal and external use, develop a means for the prevention of natural weapon against a wide array of “capable of neutralizing toxins and Alternatives cont. on page 27

Page 26 Sept.-Nov. 2001 VRAN Newsletter Alternatives cont. from page 26 them, look for reishii (Ganoderma acid). I use the tincture of Usnea bar- infection with respiratory or mucosal lucidum) or shiitake (Lentinus edodes). bata (a dose is 1-2 droppersful), but infectious agents using a nanoemul- Both are adaptogenic, revitalizing, other lichens show similar immune- sion. A side effect was that animals regenerative, and able to directly sup- enhancing and tonifying properties. became immune to organisms to which press infection. Side effects, even from There are no side effects reported from they were exposed while wearing the large doses, are rare.” use of even large amounts of usnea nanoemulsion. This resulted in both “Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) has tincture.” mucosal and systemic immunity, with been scientifically shown to kill all “Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus) strong cellular responses that were gram positive and gram negative bacte- is widely considered the single most effective in preventing infection on ria. A small spray bottle of the tincture effective immune tonic and adaptogen subsequent exposures. It appeared that of the flowering tops can be used to in the herbal realm. Safe and inexpen- the emulsion was disrupting the organ- spray the inside of the nose, killing any sive, it helps the immune system ism and causing fragments of the infec- bacteria lurking there. Spraying tinc- respond quickly to infection and miti- tious agent to be taken up by drendrit- ture in your nose does sting a little and gates the effects of stress. Astragalus ic cells. These cells are the most effec- makes the eyes water, but don't dilute root is also an excellent ally for build- tive means for presenting antigens to it, the alcohol is antibacterial too.” ing powerful immunity. Both, or either, the immune system, and are also effec- “Salt is lethal to bacteria. The sim- may be taken daily for extended peri- tive in generating a system immune plest home remedy for those worried ods with no ill effects. I throw several response.” (10) about exposure to anthrax is to rinse pieces of these roots in every pot of your nose with salt (any kind will do) soup I cook. Tincture is less effective The Wise Woman Herbal mixed into water. Taste your mixture as a tonic; and I avoid capsules com- Tradition to be certain it is very salty. Getting pletely.” Wise woman herbalist Susun Weed this up your nose can be accomplished Susun’s favorite foods for nourishing recommends strengthening the immune by putting your nose into the salt solu- the immune system include beets, car- system with a good diet, adequate tion and snorting it in, or you may rots, garlic, medicinal mushrooms, sea- sleep, regular physical activity, emo- wish to buy a "neti pot," a device weeds, and dark leafy greens (includ- tional well-being and some favourite from India used to rinse the nasal pas- ing nettle infusion). “For rapid results, herbal allies. “Virtually all drugs sages. Afterwards, blow your nose and try miso soup with seaweed and wild depress the immune system. This spit out any residue that runs into the mushrooms. Carotenes strengthen and includes caffeine and nicotine, alcohol, mouth.” activate all parts of the immune sys- prescribed drugs, "recreational" drugs. “Echinacea root is the all-American tem, especially the thymus (the "mas- With a strengthened immune system immune system strengthener. It triggers ter gland of immunity"). A half-cup of you will not only enjoy better health, production of white blood cells, inter- dandelion greens, two cups of nettle but you will be less likely to be suscep- feron, leukocytes, T-cells, and B-lym- infusion, a small baked sweet potato, tible to infection and possible death phocytes, as well as directly inhibiting or two large cooked carrots or beets is from bacterial and/or viral invasions. the growth of most bacteria and virus- a "dose;" but ten times that much can Faith in your body's ability to protect es. Peter Holmes, author of Energetics be consumed safely. Repeated doses itself will continue to bolster and rein- of Western Herbs, cites it as being provide a cumulative effect starting force the immune system as your men- effective against anthrax. Echinacea about a week after you begin.” tal well-being improves.” The follow- tincture is my first choice for counter- “Selenium is a trace mineral with ing is a sampling of some of the herbs ing infection. (Capsules and pills of special abilities for building a healthy Susun recommends – for a more com- echinacea, if used for lengthy periods, immune system. Best sources are plete list of herbal allies, please refer to may be counterproductive.) A dose of organic garlic, medicinal mushrooms, her website. the tincture is one drop for every and astragalus. Zinc helps build ener- “Medicinal mushrooms are not only pound of body weight. I take this sev- getic white blood cells (which elimi- immune system tonics, they possess eral times a week as a preventative, nate bacterial infections). Best sources antibacterial properties which make several times daily when there is active are echinacea, nettles, and seaweed. them ideal for preventing anthrax infection. If I were exposed to anthrax, The B-vitamin complex, especially B6 infection, according to expert Paul I would take a dose every hour for at (pyridoxine), is critical to immune sys- Stametes. A tincture or strong infusion least ten days.” tem health. Best sources are potato of any shelf fungus with pores can be “Usnea, a common lichen, is espe- skins, broccoli, prunes, and lentils.” (11) used, he says. If you prefer to buy your cially rich in a powerful antibacterial mushrooms, rather than hunt for bitter called usnic acid (also usinic Alternatives cont. on page 28

VRAN Newsletter Sept.-Nov. 2001 Page 27 Alternatives cont. from page 27 your knowledge base. Two good basic being the only solution put forth by Homeopathy books to start with are: Everybody’s authorities for the prevention of infec- For over 200 years, Homeopathy Guide to Homeopathic Medicines by tious diseases. has been one of the most elegant and Stephen Cummings and Dana Ullman, At the Eagle Foundation, our effective healing systems to grace the and The Complete Homeopathy research has led us to the discovery of planet. Discovered by Dr. Samuel Handbook: A Guide to Everyday promising alternatives. Electrical fre- Hahnemann in 1796, Homeopathy as Health Care by Miranda Castro. An quency generating devices with the a healing art has spread to all corners excellent web link to homeopathic potential of neutralizing harmful path- of the world. Under the guidance of a information is Sheri Nakken’s webpage ogenic microorganisms, are an interest- qualified, classically trained homeo- at: ing option within our grasp. As far pathic practitioner, a vast range of dis- http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/homeo. back as the 1880’s scientists had been eases and disorders can be successfully htm as is the National Center for obtaining patents world wide for their treated, including health dysfunctions Homeopathy at: http://www.homeo- discoveries and devices which clearly such as allergies, constitutional dis- pathic.org/index.html showed their ability to neutralize eases, inherited diseases, emotional and/or destroy organisms using certain stress, suppressions due to drugs like The Healing Power of electrical currents and generated fre- vaccines. Historically, homeopathy was Meditation and Prayer quencies. able to also treat epidemics of infec- The levels of stress, fear and nega- Lamentably, as early as 1910, tious diseases. Although the current tive emotions we experience directly Rockefeller dominated medicine for- colleges of homeopathy are treading affect our immune system and overall bade accredited medical universities very carefully around the question of health. Setting aside time every day to and researchers from using or investi- the efficacy of homeopathic remedies reflect in meditation and prayer with a gating electro-medicine. Their propa- in the treatment of anthrax and small- focus on protection, peace and global ganda machine was highly successful pox, certainly the historical records healing is perhaps the most powerful in dissuading scientists and the public show that homeopathic physicians suc- instrument we have to beneficially from venturing into these areas. Today cessfully treated and prevented diseases alter our own vibratory frequency and throughout the world, ordinary people like influenza, diphtheria, measles, that of the larger planetary conscious- and researchers are making important smallpox, scarlet fever and more. ness. By practicing regular attunement in-roads into producing and distribut- Homeopathy is based on the Law of with the powerful universal energies of ing numerous devices which clearly Similars, and can be described as a compassion and love, we deepen and show benefit in assisting us in reducing principle that states that any substance enhance the quality of our own lives biological loads in our bodies. which can cause symptoms when given and those whose lives we touch. One such device is the Robert Beck to healthy people can heal those who Ph.D blood electrification unit. Based are experiencing similar symptoms. Electrical Frequency Generating on the 1991 published research by Drs. Hahnemann discovered that substances Devices Kalli and Lyman of the Albert Einstein given in small doses stimulate the The following perpsective is offered College of Medicine, a small amount organism to heal that which they cause by Eagle Foundation Directors, Dr. of micro current was capable of inacti- in overdose. The trained homeopath Gerry Bohemier and Rose Stevens vating microorganisms such as para- will find a remedy that will exactly sites, bacteria, viruses, and fungal Having lost all respect for vaccina- match the presenting symptoms and forms, even AIDS. These findings were tions, we have chosen to adopt and enable the body to rally its innate heal- confirmed by Dr. Beck., who for a promote safer non invasive protocols ing power to overcome the disease and number of years has been developing and a more holistic approach to the to complete the curative process. his protocol, using the verified prevention of infectious illnesses. Children especially respond well to research of the above named scientists. Regrettably, the vast majority of our homeopathy – a gentle medicine that The Beck Protocol includes a non population, fueled by fear and feelings can help with fevers, flus, tummy invasive non pharmaceutical neutral- of helplessness will blindly welcome upsets, scrapes and bruises and a help ization of pathogens circulating in the our government’s and Health resolve a broad scope of health chal- blood with the use of a gentle biphasic Department’s latest vaccinations to lenges every family faces. Many excel- electrical stimulus applied at strategic ‘protect’ us from biological terrorism. lent books are available that can serve pulse points on the human body result- This does not sit well with the increas- as basic guides to homeopathy, and ing in electrical neutralization and ing numbers of Canadians who recog- numerous websites will help to expand nize the absurdity of vaccinations as Alternatives cont. on page 29

Page 28 Sept.-Nov. 2001 VRAN Newsletter Alternatives cont. from page 28 1931 Rife had invented the world’s lupus, gulf war illness, Alzheimer’s, elimination of pathogens. This mild most powerful microscope capable of Parkinson’s, endometriosis, etc. (10) electrical current has been shown to be viewing viruses, mycoplasma and bac- For more information on how you effective in neutralizing all forms of teria of all kinds. He recognized that may benefit from these alternative invading pathogens. Dr. Beck’s proto- each organism fluoresced at a very spe- healing modalities please contact us at col also calls for the use of a magnetic cific light frequency. He then deduced the Eagle Foundation – pulsing device which is a useful tool in that specific radio frequencies could www.eaglefoundation.net neutralizing hibernating organisms that destroy these very same organisms. Dr. Gerry Bohemier D.C. – incubate in the lymphatic and vital Rife was the first to suggest and Director the Eagle Foundation organ tissues. prove that some cancers were caused (204)-233-7331 Dr. Beck also recommends the use of by specific viruses and that frequencies Rose Stevens- Director of Research, ionic colloidal silver which has been could disable these viruses and allow the Eagle Foundation used for generations in preventing the body to heal itself. With the aid of (204)-254-3996 microbial loads from infecting the top cancer researchers he demonstrated body. As well, he recommends drink- his ability to cure 16 out of 16 termi- In Canada, Alive Magazine is a ing ozonated water. This is a highly nally ill cancer patients with this tech- wonderful source of current informa- oxygenated water that helps the body nology. Remember he did not use radi- tion about health, healing, nutrition, to eliminate toxins in the body. ation chemotherapy or surgery. This supplements and publishes many arti- To maintain the healthy homeostasis did not fit well with Rockefeller’s insti- cles on a wide diversity of health achieved after using blood electrifica- tutionalized, pharmaceutical and med- issues. Alive Magazine is a monthly tion, it is our belief that one must also ical orthodoxy. As such, the ‘powers publication and can be picked up for make critical lifestyle and dietary that be’, disallowed any further experi- free at all health food stores across changes. After studying the work of mentation with the Rife device. They Canada. Dr. Gunther Enderlein(4) and his con- literally destroyed his microscope, cepts of pleomorphism, assisted by live research and technology. References: blood cell analysis, we recognize that it Today, thanks to Dr.James Bare D.C. 1. D. Gary Young, N.D., Aromacologist, “An is extremely important to maintain an of New Mexico, and Don Tunney Introduction to Young Living Essential optimal ph in the body. from Rife Technology on Vancouver Oils and Aromatherap” www.youngliving.com 2. Toni VanGils – Director Aromatherapy Institute, One can have the so called “immor- Island, Rife Devices have been revived quotes from an article in the AEI newsletter circulat- tal blood” after blood electrification, and are presently showing remarkable ed on Sheri Nakken’s vaccine information list. however if one does not make the nec- ability in neutralizing pathogens and www.aei-institute.com 3. Dr. Len Horowitz http://www.tetrahedron.org essary changes in diet to maintain a reducing microbial loads. This 4. Dr. Robert Cathcart MD: http://www.orthomed.com/ neutral acid/base equilibrium, these Canadian-made Rife/Bare unit has 5. Kimberly Pryor, “Natural Antibiotic Toxic to pathogens and the disease process will been designed using some of Rife’s Bioterrorism-Bred Germs”, published in Vitamin Research News, Vol. 15, No. 11, November 2001. return. Other methods of alternative original research, salvaged from the The complete article and research references can be medicine, such as chiropractic, home- fire that ‘mysteriously’ destroyed his viewed at: www.vrp.com or call 1-800-877-2447 opathy, naturopathy, massage therapy, lab. These devices deliver beneficial for details about the newsletter or product informa- herbs, vitamins can help assist our frequencies to their recipients via a tion. 6. Vitamin Research News, Vol. 15, No. 11, bodies to maintain a healthy immune photon emitting tube capable of trans- November 2001 system and a healthy body –one which mitting up to 30 feet using its present 7. Mark Metcalf – “Colloidal Silver: Making the Safest is not vulnerable to parasites and/or power configurations. and Most Powerful Medicine on Earth for the Price of Water” Published by Silver Protects, P.O. Box pathogenic microbes. In essence, it is These Rife/Bare and the Beck devices 1055, Forest Grove, OR, 97116 not microbes per se that cause disease, may be excellent alternative protocols 8. Bill Sardi’s Special Report can be accessed through but the unhealthy terrain and diseased to use in place of vaccines during bio- Maralyn Polock’s article “Fighting Anthrax Naturally” at World Net Daily tissue that sustains and encourages logical threats. They may also be very http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID their growth. useful for lowering the loads of =25326 mycoplasma, which, according to Contact Bill Sardi at: Knowledge of Health Inc. The Rife Technology research from the Common Cause 457 West Allen Avenue #117 San Dimas, California 91773 Phone: 909 861 3454 Fax: 909 861 3442 Reported by Dr. Bohemier & Rose Medical Research Foundation, has Email: [email protected] Stevens been shown to be a common element 9.Miracle ll Soap In the last decade another remark- of all neuro-systemic degenerative dis- http://www.miracle2soap.com/index.html Website shipping information stipulates that they do not ship able technology has been revived. In eases such as CFS, multiple sclerosis, Alternatives cont. on page 30

VRAN Newsletter Sept.-Nov. 2001 Page 29 Alternatives cont. from page 29 ed quinolone, belonging to a class of Miracle ll products to Canada or Alaska – HEALTH ALERT - CIPRO fluorinated antibiotics which also Canadians would need to prearranged shipping des- include enoxacin, fleroxacin, tination south of the border as a pick up point. From: Parents of Flouride Poisoned 10. Nanoemulsion Technology: temafloxacin, grepafloxacin, nor- Children http://www.nanobio.com/index.shtml floxacin, sparfloxacin, tosufloxacin, Also www.nano.med.umich.edu lomefloxacin, ofloxacin, etc.. 11. Susun Weed’s website: http://www.susunweed.com/ October 21, 2001 12. Electrical Frequency Technology references: Ciprofloxacin has been in use since -Science News, March 30, 1991, p 207 1987 for a variety of other indications Two months ago we reported on the -Longevity, December, 1992, p 14 and is the most-widely used fluoro- -Houston Post, March, 20 1991 withdrawal of Bayer's BAYCOL quinolone in humans and animals -Isopathic/Homeopathic Materia Medica,by (Cerivastatin), a fluorinated drug Werthmann and Schneider 1999 Published by worldwide (4). (statin class) which had caused death- Semmelweis-Verlag (Germany) In 2000 the FDA approved its use in -Beck Protocol, August 2000, Available by contact- sand serious adverse health effects treatment for inhalational anthrax ing the Eagle Foundation (Rose Stevens) (204)-254- worldwide (1,2,3). 3996 under its "accelerated approval" regu- BAYCOL had been found to cause -The Cancer Cure that Worked, Barry Lynes, 1987, lations (5). It had actually taken the muscle destruction/wasting - a condi- ISBN 0-919951-30-9 unusual step of urging Bayer - the sole - Nexus, September/October, 2001, p 17 tion known as rhabdomyolysis - and manufacturer for all countries except displayed compounded toxicity when India - to file for such approval, sup- used with other drugs. It had been posedly in order to protect the public linked to at least 31 deaths. from future terrorist attacks. The US We also showed how the adverse Department of Defense had already reactions documented with BAYCOL ordered reserves of CIPRO during the were largely identical to those of 1991 Gulf War (6). numerous other fluorinated drugs - all of which had been withdrawn from the Adverse Effects market in recent years (3). As mentioned in the info on BAY- COL, temafloxacin and grepafloxacin Anthrax and Cipro are two other fluoroquinolones now As a result of the current Anthrax withdrawn from the market because scare another fluorinated drug called they had caused severe liver and renal CIPRO has received extensive media damage - and deaths, just like fluori- coverage and the name has become nated drugs from other, different classi- familiar to millions almost overnight. fications (3). The same information also As soon as the first cases of anthrax exists for CIPRO. resulting from suspicious mail became Fatal liver failure associated with known, there were wide reports of a ciprofloxacin was reported in the hectic run on this drug. Lancet in 1994 (7, 8 -> 150 more related refs). Mass hysteria seems present as gov- Ciprofloxacin has been implicated in ernments, pharmacies and individuals several cases of acute renal failure and everywhere are stockpiling this drug. is the most established fluoroquinolone Pharmacies are reporting record sales, to cause such renal dysfunction (4, 9, 10, and on-line prescription services and 11 -> 96 related refs). Internet sites are found selling the drug at more than $7.00 per pill. Fluoride People everywhere, hyped into The most common side-effects believing their flu-like symptoms are reported due to CIPRO (2-16%) are caused by anthrax exposure and mis- gastrointestinal in nature and equal informed by irresponsible media those reported when children acciden- reports, are taking CIPRO, and worse tally ingest "too much" fluoride from yet - are giving it to their children. their toothpaste - such as nausea, diar- rhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. What is Cipro? Why? CIPRO is ciprofloxacin, a fluorinat- CIPRO cont. on page 31

VRAN Newsletter Sept.-Nov. 2001 Page 30 CIPRO cont. from page 30 of another drug's effects such astheo- and showed symptoms of severe respi- Ciprofloxacin administration results phylline (4,20), methadone (21), or war- ratory distress (28). Respiratory distress in elevated serum fluoride levels (12). In farin (22). Just like BAYCOL and other is a side-effect of ciprofloxacin also in a series of tests evaluating the safety of fluorinated drugs, ciprofloxacin is a adults (9). CIPRO also transfers ciprofloxacin in children, serum fluo- potent inhibitor of the thyroid hor- through breastmilk. ride levels increased after 12 hours in mone-regulated P 450 enzyme system 79% of the children; on day 7 the 24- in the liver. Of all fluoroquinolones, Resistance to Bacteria hour urinary fluoride excretion was ciprofloxacin and enoxacin have Taking Ciprofloxacin can spur higher in 88.9% of children observed shown the greatest inhibitory capacity germs to mutate so that future bacteri- (12). (4). al infections become untreatable. P450 IA2 prevents the During the last decades a dramatic Rhabdomyolysis metabolism/inactivation of methylxan- increase in bacterial strains multiresis- Just as in the case of Baycol and thines, thereby causing increased tant to antibiotics, particlularly CIPRO other fluorinated drugs, CIPRO can serum concentrations of drugs like - has been reported (30, 31, 32). This cause musculo-skeletal disorders such theophylline and caffeine, which in increase has led to the occurrence of as rhabdomyolysis. Since the introduc- turn causes excess CNS and cardiac incurable bacterial infections with a tion of fluoroquinolones on the market stimulation. As mentioned above, fatal outcome, and a particularly seri- in 1987 more than 200 cases of rhab- CIPRO also elevates serum fluoride ous problem in connection with hospi- domyolysis, tendinitis, tendon rupture levels. tal-acquired infections. etc. have been reported in the literature The liver has been identified as a For example, Clostridium difficile (4,13,14,15). target organ of fluoroquinolone toxici- has become one of the most common In October 1994 the Japan ty in animal studies (23). Already in the acquired organisms in hospitals and Pharmaceutical Affairs Bureau was 1930s the same was shown by Bayer's long term care institutions. The organ- first to amend the product information scientists such as Litzka or Knoll's ism typically infects patients whose for fluoroquinolones to state that Kraft who found that ALL organic flu- normal intestinal flora has been dis- rhabdomyolysis may occur (16). oride compounds tested (including turbed by the administration of a In 1996 the FDA also issued direc- those used for fluoroquinolone produc- broad-spectrum antibiotic such as tives to manufacturers to include tion) interfered with thyroid hormone CIPRO. The diarrhea and inflammato- warning statements on all fluoroquino- activity in liver and muscle tissue. ry colitis associated with infection rep- line product inserts to alert patients Meanwhile, they also showed "anti- resent a serious medical and surgical and caregivers to the potential for ten- bacterial" activity. This led to the complication leading to increased mor- dinitis and tendon rupture (17). Also in development of many fluorinated med- bidity and mortality, and prolonging 1996 the Sri Lanka Drug Evaluation ications, including the numerous com- hospital stays by an average of nearly Sub-Committee decided that the prod- pounds then used very successfully in three weeks. This is especially true for uct information of fluoroquinolone the treatment of hyperthyroidism the elderly and for patients with seri- antibiotics should include a warning (24,25). Kraft invented many fluorinated ous underlying diseases who are the stating: "The onset of tendon pain "medications". When it was discov- most likely to develop the infection. C. calls for immediate withdrawal of fluo- ered that some of these organic com- difficile associated diarrhea represents roquinolone antibiotics." (18) pounds had the same detrimental a major economic burden to the Achilles tendon rupture was shown effects on teeth and bone as inorganic healthcare system, conservatively esti- to occur even after withdrawal of the fluoride - although much less actual F- mated at $3-6 billion per year in drug. Pathologically there was ultra- was involved - he even filed patents on excess hospital costs in the U.S. alone structure alteration in tendinocytes. behalf of Knoll's using these com- (33). Just as in other cases of fluoride poi- pounds in dental preparations (26,27). The emergence of this "antibiotic soning, studies in animals show that Pregnant women should never take resistance" is a result of the over- magnesium deficiency aggravate the ciprofloxacin. CIPRO transfers whelming use of antibiotics in human induced tendinopathy (14,19). through the placenta. It inhibits P450 and veterinary medicine. High rates of 1A2 which has been shown to be criti- fluoroquinolone resistance have been Drug Interactions/Death cal for neonatal survival by influencing reported in many countries (30). For Just as with BAYCOL, drug interac- the physiology of respiration in example, in Asia CIPRO no longer can tions with ciprofloxacin have resulted neonates. Mice lacking this be used to treat gonorrhea, because the in fatal outcomes due to potentiation cytochrome died shortly after birth disease has become resistant to the drug (34).

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VRAN Newsletter Sept.-Nov. 2001 Page 31 CIPRO cont. from page 31 quences, such as phototoxicity (i.e. the ears, seizures, sensitivity to light, While the FDA in August 2000 exaggerated sunburn), photoallergy, or severe allergic reaction, skin peeling, approved CIPRO as the first-line treat- photocarcinogenicity. People receiving redness, sluggishness, speech difficul- ment against anthrax, a few months CIPRO or any other fluoroquinolone ties, swelling of the face, neck, lips, later (October 2000) it asked Bayer to are warned on the product inserts not eyes, or hands, swelling of the throat, remove BAYTRIL - its equivalent for to expose themselves to direct sunlight. tender, red bumps on skin, tingling animals. Rashs develop on the areas exposed. sensation, tremors, unpleasant taste, The FDA proposed banning the flu- Upon UVA-irradiation the "fluo- unusual darkening of the skin, vaginal oroquinolones, which chicken and rine" of numerous fluoroquinolones inflammation, vague feeling of illness, turkey farmers have given to birds in such as lomefloxacin and fleroxacin, weakness, yellowed eyes and skin. their water since 1995 to help shield are "lost" as fluoride (36). the animals from infection. The agency "We have discovered that anions can CIPRO causes fluoride poisoning. Will acted after linking the drugs to a jump activate visual photoreceptors in the any practioner know how to deal with in Campylobacter bacteria immune to dark. One anionic activator is the com- this, considering that the ADA the medications. Nearly 18 percent of monly used dental agent fluoride. The (American Dental Association) has one common strain that infects data on in vitro preparations indicate shielded all from proper knowledge of humans are now immune to the very that these anions modulate photore- fluoride toxicity? same drugs which were considered the ceptor biochemistry and may effect last line of defense against the infec- photoreceptors sensitivity..." Andreas Schuld, Wendy Small, tion. [Lewis A - "Fundamental studies in the molecular basis Trent Harris Campylobacter is the leading bacter- of laser inducedretinal damage" Annual report (Final) Parents of Fluoride Poisoned Children ial cause of food poisoning in the March 1 1979 - March 15, 1985 US DTICrecords (PFPC) United States. Typically contracted (unclassified) AD#177817 (1985)] Vancouver, BC, Canada through raw or undercooked meat, the MEDLINE has many articles on flu- [email protected] germs afflict more than 2 million peo- oride and photoreceptor activation ple and kill some 500 each year in the (Gprotein-coupled) (35). References: 1) "Poison Control: Fluorides, the deadly toxin within" US, according to the CDC. http://www.prn.usm.my/bulletin/nst/2001/nst34.html While Abbot voluntarily withdrew Other Cipro Side Effects (29) 2) 7AM - News: "Cures That Kill?" its version of the antibiotic (SaraFlox), Abnormal dread or fear, achiness, http://www.7amnews.com/2001/features/081801.sht Bayer decided to challenge the FDA. bleeding in the stomach and/or ml 3) Dr. Mercola - "Baycol - Another Fluoride Drug Bites The company had the option to com- intestines, blood clots in the lungs, the Dust" (PFPC News, August 18, 2001) ply with the proposed ban or seek a blurred vision, change in color percep- http://www.mercola.com/2001/aug/18/flouride_drugs hearing to determine whether such a tion, chills, confusion, constipation, .htm 4) Clinical Toxicology Review - "What Are move was justified. Bayer refused to convulsions, coughing up blood, Fluoroquinolones?" CTR, Massachusetts Poison comply with the ban, a move that decreased vision, depression, difficulty Control System, Vol. 20, No. 3 (1997) kicked off a lengthy process that could in swallowing, dizziness, double vision, 5) FDA TALK PAPER " APPROVAL OF CIPRO® FOR USE AFTER EXPOSURE TO INHALATION- 35) take years ( . Meanwhile Bayer gets drowsiness, eye pain, fainting, fever, AL ANTHRAX" Food and Drug Administration, to poison the world, AND make huge flushing, gas, gout flare up, hallucina- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services profits from it... tions, hearing loss, heart attack, hic- Public Health Service 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, The AMA has advised its members cups, high blood pressure, hives, MD 20857 (2000) 6) CNN - Reuter's, July 27, 2000 to prescribe CIPRO very cautiously, inability to fall or stay asleep, inability 7) Fuchs S, Simon Z, Brezis M - "Fatal hepatic failure saying the worldwide problem of to urinate, indigestion, intestinal associated with ciprofloxacin" Lancet 242:738-739 antibiotic resistance poses future dan- inflammation, involuntary eye move- (1994) 8) 150+ Related References : CIPRO - Liver gers worse than the anthrax attacks of ment, irregular heartbeat, irritability, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.hov/htbin- today (Orlando Sentinel, October 20, itching, joint or back pain, joint stiff- post/Entrez/queryform=4&db=m&term=cipro&liver 2001). ness, kidney failure, labored breathing, 9) Hootkins R, Fenves AZ, Stephens MK - "Acute renal failure secondary to oral ciprofloxacin therapy: a lack of muscle coordination, lack or presentation of three cases and a review of the litera- Photosensitivity loss of appetite, large volumes of urine, ture" Clin Nephrol 32(2):75-8 (1989) Photosensitization can result when light-headedness, loss of sense of iden- 10) Reece RJ, Nicholls AJ - "Ciprofloxacin-induced light interacts with chemical agents in tity, loss of sense of smell, mouth acute interstitial nephritis" Nephrol Dial Transplant 11(2):393 (1996) the skin and eyes. This process can sores, neck pain, nightmares, nose- 11) 90+ Related References : CIPRO - Renal failure produce undesirable clinical conse- bleed, pounding heartbeat, ringing in CIPRO cont. on page 33

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Health Canada has of fluoride and linear growth" Acta Paediatr 30) Coronado VG, Edwards JR, Culver DH, Gaynes 84(5):555-60 (1995) RP - "Ciprofloxacin resistance among nosocomial finally released a report of The 13) Australian Adverse Drug Reactions Bulletin - Vol. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus Meeting on Vaccine Safety held last in the United States. National Nosocomial Infections 16, No. 2 (May 1997) November in Montreal. Hosted by the 14) Ramanujam TR - "Fluoroquinolones - A Review" Surveillance (NNIS) System" Infect Control Hosp (2001)http://www.citizen.org/publications/release.cf Epidemiol 16(2):71-5 (1995) Divisions of Immunization, Centre for m?ID=6595 31) Smith KE, Besser JM, Hedberg CW, Leano FT, Infectious Disease Prevention and 15) Petition to Require a Warning on All Bender JB, Wicklund JH, Johnson BP, Moore KA, Control, Health Canada, the meeting Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics (HRG Publication Osterholm MT - "Quinolone-resistant #1399) Campylobacter jejuni infections in Minnesota, 1992- was convened to “consult with appro- http://www.citizen.org/publications/release.cfm?ID=6595 1998" N Engl J Med 340(20):1525-32(1999) priate individuals/organizations across 16) Information on Adverse Reactions to Drugs 32) CDC Special Report : "Emerging Mechanisms of Canada to develop a national strategy Fluoroquinolone Resistance" David C. Hooper No.128, October 1994 to enhance immunization safety.” 17) FDA Medical Bulletin - Vol. 26, No.3 (October Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical 1996) School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Editor: We do not know of any vac- 18) 27th Meeting of the Drug Evaluation Sub- 33) Kurtz CI, Fitzpatrick R - "Anionic polymers as cine risks groups or parents of vaccine toxin binders and antibacterial agents" US Patent Committee, Ministry of Health, Colombo injured children that were either (November 1996) 6,290,946, GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2000) 19) Shakibaei M, de Souza P, van Sickle D, Stahlmann 34) Orlando Sentinel, October 20, 2001 informed of this meeting or invited as R - "Biochemical changes in Achilles tendon from 35) Bayer Balks at Banning Poultry Antibiotic - FDA, participants to share their front line juvenile dogs after treatment with ciprofloxacin or citing resistance, seeks removal" By Adam Marcus experience with vaccine injury/safety feeding a magnesium-deficient diet" Arch Toxico HealthScout Reporter, Dec. 1, 2000 75(6):369-74 (2001) 36) Chignell CF - "Mechanisms of chemically induced issues.) 20) Clinical Toxicology Review, Vol. 20, No. 3 (1997) photosensitivity" Crisp Data Base National The report says vaccination pro- 21) Herrlin K, Segerdahl M, Gustafsson LL, Kalso E - Institutes Of Health, CRISP/99/ES50046-20 (1998). grams are being threatened by the pub- 37) Photoreceptor/fluoride - 50+ References "Methadone, ciprofloxacin, and adverse drug reac- lic’s loss of confidence, lack of infra- tions" Lancet 356(9247):2069-70 (2000) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin- 22) Ellis RJ, Mayo MS, Bodensteiner DM - post/Entrez/query?form=4&db=m&term=photore- structure and resources, and calls for "Ciprofloxacin-warfarin coagulopathy: a case ceptor&flouride public relations and educational strate- series" Am J Hematol 63(1):28-31 (2000) gies to defend against the “unfounded 23) Guzman A, Garcia C, Demestre I - "Subchronic toxicity of the new quinolone antibacterial agent arguments being propagated by oppo- irloxacin in beagle dogs" Arzneimittelforschung nents of immunization.” It says it is 50(5):485-94 (2000) “crucial that immunization, be as safe 24) Kraft K - "Über die Synthese einiger aromatischer as possible and seen to be so.” Issues Fluorverbindungen" Knoll Research, Chem Ber. 84(2):150-156 (1951) (describes manufacturing relating to public health activity, sur- processes of numerous organic fluorides, after it was veillance, communication and research shown that all organic fluoride compounds dis- were discussed and recommendations played stronger anti-thyroid activity than the mere "fluoride ion") formulated. 25) Kraft K, Dengel F - "Über die Synthese einiger aro- There was agreement on the need matischer Fluorverbindungen, II. Mitteilung" Chem for a compensation program. Ber 85(6):577-582 (1952) (more reports on organic fluoride investigations..."in regards to their charac- Participants believed that the same teristics in lowering BMR as well as anti-bacterial compensation system need not be in activity") place in all provinces/territories, but 26) Zutavern EP, Kraft K - "Verfahren zur Herstellung that it should be equitable. There were von organischen Salzen der Fluorwasserstoffsäure" German Patent No. 855118, granted Dec.5, 1950 various opinions on whether a com- (Knoll AG) (Kraft patent on the same organic fluo- pensation program should operate ride compounds used previously in the treatment of retroactively. hyperthyroidism, now patented as anti-caries agents!) It was recommend that by 2005, 27) Eichler O, Kraft K - "Verfahren zur Herstellung every Canadian should have access to einer alkalischen, seifenfreien, reagibles Fluor neben a vaccine injury compensation pro- Calciumcarbonat enthaltenden Zahnpasta" German Patent No. 971375, granted Aug. 28, 1951 (Knoll gram for long-term sequelae caused by AG) (patent describing the use of ethanol-amino- vaccines, and that this program should hydrofluorides in toothpaste...) Newsclips cont. on page 34

VRAN Newsletter March-May 2000 Page 33 Newsclips cont. from page 33 Editor’s note: On November 12, the Oral Polio Vaccine Campaigns and be organized according to the follow- following news item was carried by Vitamin A ing: both the BBC and Promed, the The World Health Organization ✦ compensation should be based on International Society for Infectious (WHO) uses polio eradication cam- causality Diseases. By the following day, BBC paigns as a “platform” for vitamin A ✦ an expert advisory committee had retracted the report, and new during National Immunization Days should be set up to develop the information was released blaming the (NIDS) in India for the purpose of pre- rationale, program components and deaths and illnesses on excessively high venting blindness. The vitamin A criteria for compensation, etc. doses of vitamin A given to hundreds syrup is given orally following the oral ✦ the program should be equitable of thousands of children. Following polio vaccine. The doses are very high across the country. this article is an overview of World – 100,000 international units given to Health Organization policies that pig- Editor’s note: As a starting point, infants between the ages of 6-11 gyback vitamin A onto oral polio vac- Canadian parents with vaccine injured months and double that amount to cine campaigns. children must participate in any com- older babies. The high dose of vitamin mittees or process that is set up to for- A is stored in the liver and presumed Morbidity and Mortality after Polio mulate a vaccine injury compensation to last 4-6 months, at which time, Vaccination in Assam plan. A compensation program based health agencies deliver another round By Subir Bhaumik on causality will set up an adversarial of vitamin A. One report says that process similar to what has happened CALCUTTA: At least 10 children “thousands of children were reported in the U.S. with the National Vaccine have died in India's northeastern state to have fallen ill because of the syrup, Injury Compensation Program that of Assam of side effects after being and now the Assam state government turns away the majority of vaccine administered a vaccine during an polio says at least 16 children have died.” injury cases where healthy individuals immunization campaign run by the Health officials speculate that the chil- succumbed to catastrophic injuries fol- state government. More than 500 chil- dren might have received 2 1/2 times lowing vaccination, but could not dren have been admitted to govern- the normal dose because of the intro- prove the vaccine caused it, or fell ment and private hospitals after falling duction of a different size dispensing outside of the arbitrary time lines with- sick. Angry groups of parents have sur- spoon. UNICEF denies that the vita- in which a vaccine related injury is rec- rounded offices of the local adminis- min A was contaminated. ognized as occurring. tration in protest in Assam's southern The WHO claims that high doses of city of Silchar. vitamin A are safe, but that “some The Manitoba Law Reform On Sunday, thousands of children children may experience temporary Commission wrote an in depth report were administered a polio vaccine side effects such as headache, loss of last year addressing vaccine injuries throughout Assam and the rest of the appetite, vomiting, or a bulging and compensation and recommended a country. But within a day of the mas- fontanelle (in infants).” The WHO no-fault compensation plan because it sive polio immunisation campaign, considers these symptoms as harmless, recognized that in most cases of vac- reports have come in of large-scale side requiring no special treatment. cine injuries, it is extremely difficult, if effects in and around the city of However, hypercalcemia has been not impossible to prove causality, and Silchar in southern Assam. Officials shown to result from vitamin A toxici- that a humane system would recognize say 9 children have died in one village ty, can lead to cardiac dysrhythmia and a balance of probabilities where the Labok, while one died in Malugram represents a life-threatening emergency. evidence suggests that there is a real locality of Silchar. Other common symptomology of possibility that the adverse conse- Non-governmental organizations in vitam A toxicity include hepatomegaly, quences were caused by a vaccination. Silchar who assist the government in dermatological and neurological effects The planning and creation of a com- this campaign say outdated vaccines (Nurse Pract 1989 Aug;14(8):28, 30- pensation plan must involve and were possibly supplied in some areas. 1). If the reports of administering high include the victims of vaccine injuries. But officials were not willing to specu- doses of vitamin A is true, then subse- It is time for government “experts” to late on the causes of the large-scale quent hypercalcemia and its effects on hear the voices of the families who side effects. the children should be considered as a have borne the brunt of the vaccine potential cause for these deaths, says risk/benefit equation! Dr.P.Badrinath M.D. of the Department of Community Medicine, Newsclips cont. on page 35

Page 34 March-May 2000 VRAN Newsletter Newsclips cont. from page 34 times increased risk of autism - that is before giving the go-ahead to licensing United Arab Emirates. More informa- to say, children with the exposure were the controversial treatment for use in tion on vitamin A toxicity can be more than twice as likely to develop the UK in 1988. accessed at the Promed website. autism as children not exposed. The authors of the new research, http://www.promedmail.org/pls/askus/f Andy Waters, the lead attorney in published in the journal Adverse Drug ?p=2400:1010:2975 (access at the firm, called the report's contents Reactions, argue that studies into the Nov.18 “Unexplained Illness, Children and the fact that it was kept from the vaccine's safety should monitor chil- India) public as "shocking, but unfortunately dren for at least three years. Professor not surprising, given the political Walter Spitzer, professor of epidemiol- ****************************** influence of pharmaceutical companies ogy at McGill University in Canada, and the tremendous liability they face and Scottish child psychologist Dr Ken Lawyers Claim CDC Cooked Books on if they are forced to compensate thou- Aitken, state: “Virtually none of the Mercury: Secret Report Reveals sands of families for the costs of care cases would have been classified if fol- October 18 that these children require." Waters lowed for only six weeks after immuni- An announcement by the U.S. law added that "no amount of money can sation.” firm of Waters & Kraus, a leading give these children back the potential Their report concludes: “The key vaccine injury law group indicates that that they were born with, and no finding of the survey is the delay their firm is now in possession of an amount of money will comfort the par- between exposure to MMR and the unreleased confidential report ents that watched helplessly as their emergence of autistic symptoms, or the authored by Centers for Disease children literally just slipped away." delay to definitive diagnosis of an Control scientists which studied autism The purpose of the lawsuits his firm autistic syndrome. The average we as a potential neurological injury is currently prosecuting, said Waters, report for diagnosis is 2.5 years. That caused by mercury in children's vac- is "to bring to the surface the truth on means the assumptions about delay in cines. Until now, the secret report has this issue, a truth that government many published articles and safety been withheld from public scrutiny. agencies seem unwilling to admit, per- assessments are invalid. 'The findings Health Authorities have strenuously haps for fear that parents will stop reported here warrant repeating continued to deny that the systemic vaccinating their children, and to force prospective and historical safety stud- accumulation of mercury contained in the companies that profited from this ies or undertaking them for the first vaccines could cause autism in chil- disastrous mistake to shoulder the time in most countries. Such studies dren. A recent Institute of Medicine responsibility that so many families should be planned with adequate study remains inconclusive on the issue now bear on their own, often without length of follow-up, i.e. at least three of whether the mercury-based vaccine even the aid of health insurance bene- years following MMR vaccinations.” preservative known as thimerosal has fits." Inquiries should be directed to Professor Spitzer, who was the lead contributed to cause a nationwide epi- Victoria Gibson at 800-226-9880 author of the study, said: “This shows demic of regressive autism and other that if you are only following up for neurological disorders in small chil- ****************************** around six weeks, it is grossly inappro- dren. However, the SAFEMINDS sup- priate to then say there is no connec- port and advocacy group obtained a MMR Safety Tests 'Flawed and tion. Any follow-up of less than three secret version of a CDC report that Invalid' years makes the evidence inadmissible. found the cumulative exposure to by Sarah-Kate Templeton - quoted It means that some of the studies cited thimerosal within the first 3 months of from the Sunday Herald, UK, to argue that there is no relationship life substantially increased the risks of October 14, 2001 between the MMR vaccine and autism ‘neurological development disorders’, are based on inappropriate data. This “A new study into children who including autism, stuttering and atten- shows that they are flawed.” were allegedly damaged by the MMR tion deficit disorder. For the full story, please go to: vaccine claims safety tests for the triple This confidential version of the http;//www.sundayherald.co.uk/19257 study clearly demonstrates that an jab were massively inadequate. The exposure to more than 62.5 micro- study shows that children who devel- grams of mercury within the first three oped autism after receiving the MMR months of life significantly increases a vaccine did so on average two and a child's risk of developing autism. half years after their jab. But doctors Specifically, the study found a 2.48 checked children for reactions for only three to six weeks after vaccination Newsclips cont. on page 36

VRAN Newsletter January–March 2000 Page 35 Newsclips cont. from page 35 Anthrax Overview & Information isolated case of the 61-year-old Bronx 100 Families in Quebec Undertake A Sources resident and employee of a Manhattan Class Action Suit hospital who died of inhalational An enormous volume of information From the Autism Society Canada, anthrax remains a mystery. Clinical has been generated about anthrax, and Societe Canadienne de l'Autisme cases of cutaneous or inhalational treatments for exposures to both November 1 anthrax have clustered in the Boca inhalation and cutaneous forms of the Raton, Fla, New York City/New With today's announcement in disease. The following is a brief sum- Jersey, and Washington, DC, areas. Quebec of a class action suit by nearly mary of some of the current informa- However, traces of anthrax spores, 100 families of children with autism, tion and views. For more in depth which likely are secondary contamina- this brings to six provinces in which information, please refer to the internet tion from identified primary sources of parents of children with autism have sources we have provided. Dr. Meryl anthrax spores, have been found in been forced to undertake legal action Nass MD, has been researching all distant locations such as Indianapolis, against their Provincial Government to aspects of anthrax and has been active Ind, and Kansas City, Mo. More than access a medically necessary treatment. in the movement to uncover side 30 000 people are estimated to have The recent rapid increase in the num- effects and severe health problems received antibiotics as a consequence ber of cases of autism in Canada has associated with the vaccine. Latest, of possible exposure to anthrax accelerated to epidemic proportions. It breaking news on both the disease and spores.” is estimated that about 1000 Canadian the vaccine can be found at her web- “While one needs to be cautious in children born each year will develop site at: http://www.anthraxvaccine.org drawing generalizations from a hand- autism spectrum disorders by the age As well, The Anthrax Vaccine ful of cases, several points can be made of 3, but difficulties with delayed diag- Network, Inc. is a nationwide organi- at this time from the available infor- nosis are resulting in an estimated zation comprised of active-duty troops, mation. First, it is quite clear that with 3000 new Canadian cases being identi- veterans and others working to stop early recognition and rapid, aggressive fied. Using data from three provinces, the anthrax vaccine. Side effects can initiation of appropriate antibiotic it is also estimated that there are over lead to permanent loss of health and treatment, inhalational anthrax is a 100 000 Canadians with autism condi- death. For more information: serious but nonetheless treatable dis- tions. Without treatment, those who http://www.anthraxvaccine.net and ease. Of the 10 cases of inhalational remain severely handicapped will http://www.majorbates.com anthrax reported at this point in the require as much as $2 million each in MEDSCAPE's Infectious Diseases current outbreak, 4 have died, 3 have public services over their lifetimes. In website is a mainstream medicine been released from the hospital contin- Canada, this translates into an annual source for online medical information uing successful treatment, and 3 cost of about $3 billion. In addition to and provides up to date reports infec- (including the 2 patients in the report this multi-billion dollar health, educa- tious diseases and vaccine develop- by Mayer et al) are recovering while tion and social service expenditure, the ments http://id.medscape.com The continuing to receive therapy. The fact cost in human terms in incalculable. following is an excerpt from an editor- that 6 of these patients have survived The Autism Society Canada calls on ial published in JAMA (Journal of the provides hope that the published mor- the Canadian Government for the American Medical AssociationVol.286 tality rates of 86% to 97% for inhala- immediate establishment of an Autism No.20 – Nov.28/01) Titled, tional anthrax may not be accurate in Secretariat to address these autism Bioterrorism on the Home Front: A the year 2001.” issues, including development of new Challenge for American Medicine “The organisms that have been iden- national standards based on best prac- “Since October 4 and as of November tified thus far during the current out- tices and universal no-cost accessibility 7, the Centers for Disease Control and break appear indistinguishable and to effective treatments and adequate Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a have uniformly been susceptible to supports for people of all ages with total of 10 cases of inhalational ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, chloram- autism conditions. For more informa- anthrax and 7 cases of cutaneous phenicol, clindamycin, rifampin, van- tion, please contact: Infember -Quebec anthrax. Five additional cases have comycin, clarithromycin, penicillin, Class Action Committee Vice been identified as being suspicious for and amoxicillin. Current CDC recom- President- Autism Society Canada cutaneous anthrax. All but 1 of these mendations for initial treatment of Home: 1-514-274-7141 cases appear to have been directly inhalational anthrax include intra- Work: 1-514-987-3000 ext. 3304# linked to the US postal system. The venous ciprofloxacin or doxycycline epidemiologic link of the apparently Newsclips cont. on page 37

Page 36 January–March 2000 VRAN Newsletter Newsclips cont. from page 36 increase morbidity and mortality.” There are clearly many short-term along with 1 or 2 additional agents. complications of immunizations as this The recommended duration of therapy ****************************** newsletter has described, but one must for inhalational or cutaneous anthrax also contend with generational conse- is 60 days.” Babies of Vaccinated Mothers quences of immunizations. This study For the full story: http://jama.ama- Susceptible to Measles clearly shows that if you immunize assn.org/issues/v286n20/ffull/jed10079. Pediatrics November 1999;104:e59 your female child you will TRIPLE her html likelihood of raising a child who will Babies whose mothers were vacci- eventually come down with measles.” From Dr. Ted Koren’s website: nated against measles as children may www.korenpublications.com be more susceptible to measles than The measles article is posted at Dr. CIPRO those born to mothers who were not Mercola’s website: http://www.merco- Not long ago other fluorinated vaccinated. The investigators believe la.com/2001/nov/24/measles.htm drugs were withdrawn from the mar- that this might have contributed to the ket because they caused severe liver increase in the number of cases of and renal damage and deaths, just like measles in the US between 1989 and CIPRO. Specifically, in August, Bayer 1991. was forced to withdraw its anti-choles- Infants up to 15 months of age rep- terol drug "Baycol", admitting it might resented only 2% of the US population have killed 52 people and potentially between 1989 and 1991, according to crippled another 1,000. Several law- the Centers for Disease Control. But suits are pending. Temafloxacin and this group of infants accounted for grepafloxacin were also withdrawn. 24% of the 55,622 cases of measles Says Ted Koren “We're going to see reported during that period. a lot of sick and dead people from Women who are vaccinated against Cipro. I bet they'll blame it on the disease have lower levels of infec- anthrax. In August 2000 the FDA tion-fighting antibodies in their blood approved CIPRO as the first-line treat- than those who were infected natural- ment against anthrax however a few ly. Therefore, vaccinated mothers pass months later (October 2000) it asked on less immunity to their infants, and Bayer to remove BAYTRIL - its equiva- these children may be more susceptible lent for animals.” to infection. Robert Mendelsohn, MD had a rule: To test this theory, Papania's team "You never hear about the dangers of interviewed the mothers of 128 infants any drug unless another drug to who were 15 months or younger and replace it is available." Now we hear had been exposed to measles between the US Supreme Court Justices were 1990 and 1992. In infants whose not given Cipro to take after anthrax mothers were born after the measles spores were found but doxycycline, vaccine was licensed in 1963, the "because doxycycline has fewer side measles rate was 33%. In infants born effects and is equally effective." (The to older mothers, the rate was only Sunday Oregonian Oct 28, 2001 p.1) 12%. "The side effects of CIPRO-like Dr. Mercola’s Comments: “Well drugs may be worse than Anthrax.” folks, here we have it straight from the says health activist Bill Sardi. “The experts at the CDC and published in over-use of antibiotics like CIPRO will the journal of Pediatrics no less. This is only hasten the early demise of mil- the first evidence I have seen which lions of humans worldwide as more clearly documents generational compli- germs mutate and become resistant to cations of immunizations. What really these drugs, permitting bugs like E. floors me is that the investigators take coli, Enterococci, Staphylococcus, this observation and use it to promote Helicobacteri pylori, and yes even even more aggressive immunization. anthrax, to escape treatment and How can they be so blind?

VRAN Newsletter January–March 2000 Page 37 called on my patient and diagnosed it TREATING SMALLPOX WITH HOMEOPATHY - as varioloid and much to the patient's disgust, removed him to the city pest- HISTORICAL INSIGHT house. The same day I was handed a Excerpted from the Conquest of Disease summons to appear before the city By A.C. French, MD vaccination he means the taking of homoe- health board charged with failure to report a case of smallpox which has Corpus Christ, TX. pathic remedies orally at the time of the epidemic (not as a routine thing - but been taken to the pest-house. I was Corpus Christi Printing, 1943 actually when the epidemic is at your asked to prove that the insignificant looking little powders I was giving door) My Experience with Smallpox and Nearly one-half of my cases were were as effective as the arm point vac- Internal Vaccination treated in the city pest-house, and cination. by W. L. Bonnell, MD ( read before the here especially there was a chance for I hired a fine lawyer, and he began IHA, June 18, 1940) comparison of the homeopathic and studying smallpox and internal vacci- nation. To my surprise the second Few Homeopathic doctors get to air the "old school" method. Not one case morning after taking the case, he told their troubles in a Health Board Trial. receiving homeopathic care died, while me that he wanted to take the pow- But doing so, when odds seem against the "old school" doctors lost twenty ders. He visited my patient with me at you, and still you are vindicated acts percent of their cases. the pest-house. We found, eighteen as a boost and benefit. I gave about three hundred internal hours after the vaccination powders One winter, a number of years ago vaccinations, five to adults acting as had been removed, that the eruption in our city, we had at one time over practical nurses; to the man who had entirely disappeared. Together, my seventy-five cases of smallpox. The city installed the telephone and lights in the lawyer and I studied, in minute detail, health physician and local doctors rec- pest-house; to mothers who slept with the preparation of the glycerinated ommended immediate vaccination, in their children while they had smallpox virus. When the trial started he was the arm, of all school children. in its severest form. All of these people, "loaded to the brim" with information Here I was, a regularly licensed exposed daily, were immune. on smallpox. physician in Oklahoma, but I believed During this epidemic we had, in our He cross-examined the city doctor in internal vaccination*. Though it city, a regular licensed, "old school" until he was completely befuddled. He seemed mandatory that the vaccination physician who vaccinated himself on pointed out that this was a severe epi- be external, I fortified myself with the arm with the glycerinated virus demic, and that he, the city doctor, had legal information and began giving point. It did not take, and two weeks lost a lot of cases. The doctor internal vaccination. My first fifty later he vaccinated himself again. It answered truthfully that he had lost patients I gave one powder of took in a very mild form. A year later, about twenty. The lawyer asked if the Variolinum 12x., three times daily for to make sure he was immune for life, case of mine had ever scaled off, or if three days. I took these powders he took varioloid. Within two years, there was ever any desquamation, and myself. After the first fifty patients, however, he took smallpox in a very the doctor replied, "No." When asked however, I decided to change to severe form and nearly died. if he knew what vaccinoid was, the Vaccininum 12x, three powders each About the third or fourth week of doctor replied, Yes, it's a fine, little day for three days. During this epidem- this epidemic I had a peculiar experi- powder which Dr. Bonnell states-will ic it fell my lot to treat twenty cases, ence. I had left some of the internal make you immune to smallpox." and to these twenty cases I gave two vaccination powders for a man in a Whereupon, my attorney told him powders of Variolinum 30x for four or rooming house. He was in first class that, according to his information, var- five days. Among these twenty cases, physical condition, but seemed to have ioloid was a mild form of smallpox, two were black or confluent smallpox. an idiosyncrasy for the powder. By the and vaccinoid was a constitutional dis- One of my cases, a woman, had black, third powder he had a headache, was turbance, produced upon a healthy hemorrhagic smallpox. She was very sick at his stomach with a desire to body by giving, in a triturated, minute low for nine days; all her hair came vomit. On the second day he broke dose, the active pus from a small pox out, and all the tissue fell off her nose out, with a small, red rash. I was pustule. and ears. She was a hideous looking called, and diagnosed it as a physiolog- The court's attention was then called sight, more like a corpse than a living ical disturbance caused by the powder, to similar cases in other courts, proving person. a term known as vaccinoid. A couple *When Dr. Bonnell talks about internal of hours later the city health officer Smallpox & Homeopathy cont. on page 39

Page 38 January–March 2000 VRAN Newsletter Smallpox & Homeopathy cont. from page 38 VRAN News cont. from page 3 assist families of vaccine damaged chil- that homeopathic vaccination was healing. To order your own high qual- dren. Dr. Gil was the chief fundraiser. equally as good, or better than the old ity essentail oils and help support The Eagle Foundation has generously school form of vaccination.. He VRAN at the same time, call 1-800- supported the work of VRAN since its showed the court that more than twen- 763-9963 or register on the website at inception. Gil Bohemier leaves behind ty percent of the "old school" doctors . You will need to give your name and his loving wife Denise, three children patients had died, and that all those address, social insurance number, cred- Carmen, Joël, Janelle and extended treated homeopathically had lived. He it card number and method of ship- family of brothers and sisters. One of proved that internal vaccination was ping. You will also need to give the his favourite sayings was "We never safe, and effective, and that our city number of your sponsor, Edda know how far reaching something we physician was not as well informed on West,(#473535), order a minimum of may think, say or do today will affect smallpox as he should have been. At $50 for the first time only and pay $5 the lives of millions tomorrow. It is his suggestion the case was promptly to join as a distributor, the most eco- better to light one candle than to curse thrown out of court. nomical way to order the oils. Other the darkness.” orders can be made as necessary. ****************************** If you spend $50, $8 will go to On page 246 of the book there is the MEMBERSHIP DUES VRAN or 16% of your total. Oil legal case of Ed Canning vs. the Board prices vary according to the difficulty Please remember that your VRAN of Health of the City of Council Bluffs and expense in making the oil. Samples membership comes up for renewal in Iowa; the Independent School District prices are lavender $18, oregano $20 January, regardless of when you joined of Council Bluffs, Iowa,; and the mem- clove $11, lemon $9, thyme $22 rose- during the calendar year. This enables bers of its Board of Education. The mary $11 peace and calming $19, mel- us to simplify our record keeping. On case was held in the District Court of rose $16 (tea tree oil blend) and joining VRAN, all new members are Pottawattamie County, Iowa on the thieves $27. sent the entire year’s issue of newslet- 19th of October 1905.The court found ters. We thank you for your continuing that while the Board of Education has support of the work we do at VRAN the right to require students to be vac- REMEMBRANCE OF DR. GIL and wish everyone a happy holiday cinated against smallpox when an epi- BOHEMIER season, and health and blessings for demic is prevailing, the Board did not the coming new year. have the power to specify and enforce Dr. Gil Bohemier, well known and any recognized method of vaccination loved Winnipeg Chiropractor, passed to the exclusion of others "recognized away on October 10, 2001. Dr. Gil ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and practiced by any Standard School was passionate about Chiropractic. He of Medicine, authorized or established delivered well over one million spinal VRAN’s second annual general under the laws of this State." Since adjustments in his 27 years of practice meeting will be held in Winnipeg on the homeopathic "school" was recog- and his healing hands touched the lives March 9, 2002. For more information, nized (it had a department at the uni- of thousands. In the Eulogy to his please contact Mary James at (204) versity of Iowa), and since "internal brother, Dr. Gerry Bohemier said that 895-9192 or Edda West at (250) 355- vaccination" is "equally or more “Gil's life and health was changed by 2525 effective than vaccination by the scari- Chiropractic and he was determined to fication method," the court found that let all know about this often misunder- the schools could not exclude children stood form of healing art.” The who had been given an internal vacci- Canadian Chiropractic Association nation. presented their Award of Merit in Editor’s note: With special thanks to 1998 to Dr. Bohemier for his outstand- Sheri Nakken for posting these ing contributions to Chiropractic in excerpts on her vaccination email list. Canada. She received these clips from Julian Dr. Gil Bohemier co-founded the Winston, the famous Homeopathy Eagle Foundation with Dr. Gerry Historian, author of “Faces of Bohemier and Dr. Ray Shupena. The Homeopathy”, which she describes as foundation's role is to provide access a “wonderful book” to vaccine risk information and to

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