http://www.israel21c.org/new-baby-formula-has-no-dairy-or-soy/
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For years, pediatricians have warned parents against using “talc” found in baby powders and other fragranced products used in the consumer healthcare industry due to its toxicity in the lungs or even to forms of cancer. Companies are negligent that market baby powders consisting of talc. How would a consumer know not to buy a baby powder containing talc or one without containing cornstarch? That was a multi-million dollar slap in the face (including punitive damages levied) a monetary judgement against manufacturer Johnson & Johnson by a plaintiff in an ovarian cancer case.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002719.htm
http://thesandersfirm.com/dangerous-drugs/talcum-powder-lawsuit/
Talc is cancer producing & infants die from baby powder toxicity in the lungs
My editorial:
Please note that this attached article raises important questions that need to be addressed in more detail. We clearly need to know about the patient population and from where (ie health departments, private gynecology offices, jails) the study obtained their patients. Did the authors in this study compare similar populations for both their pre-vaccine and post- vaccine assessments? How did they choose their study variables and parameters and how did they statistically evaluate comparisons? I will make it clear that there is NO surrogate for an HPV cancer associated DIAGNOSIS with this study and a well designed study to claim that HPV vaccines cause cervical cancer rate reduction is UNKNOWN at this time. On the other hand, we DO have scientific proof that successful cervical pap smear screening decreases the rates of cervical cancer. This article at best addressed HPV-specific viral strains and compared them pre and post vaccine introduction by some unknown “test”. We need additional well designed studies proving “safety” of these vaccines in both the short and long term due to global concerns post-marketing from physicians who claim their patients have suffered neurological and autoimmune conditions from the HPV vaccine. In my opinion, the debate surrounding the safety and its low vaccination rates will NEVER be settled until we get more answers. We must remain cautious until we obtain this necessary data in the interest of our children.Writings are my own and not advice. #HPVvaccines #HPV
Jeffrey A. Hirschfield, MD CPI
The link for the yesterday HPV vaccine article
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/22/health/hpv-vaccine-teen-girls-effective/index.html
HPV down: Is this a victory?
Most importantly, determine if cases in your hometown occurred as this is related to your current risk of infection. If you are planning to travel, check for updates at the CDC.gov website since you should consider your travel plans based on this information. Mosquito control as well as family home pest measures will help decrease the rate of Zika infections from infected mosquito bites.
If you are pregnant, consider that the Zika infection in you that is usually mild and short-lived can cause harm your unborn child. Please review the links for more detailed information about the Zika virus and how to take precautions.
The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are fever, rash, joint pain, or conjunctivitis (red eyes). Symptoms typically begin 2 to 7 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.
About 1 in 5 people infected with Zika will get sick. For people who get sick, the illness is usually mild. For this reason, many people might not realize they have been infected.
Seek medical attention if you have any of the mentioned Zika symptoms for a completed medical evaluation to determine potential causes along with any necessary treatments recommended.
http://www.cdc.gov/zika/geo/united-states.html
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices
http://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/index.html
http://www.epa.gov/insect-repellents/find-insect-repellent-right-you
Zika virus- What can I do to prevent this disease and symptoms to look for should I become infected?
As a board-certified pediatrician and scientist involved in data collection through controlled clinical studies proving safety and effectiveness of medications and vaccines, I cannot hold back my concerns about the large scale HPV vaccination programs throughout the world. It is ominously disturbing as disability claims and patient case reports mount from around the world alleging chronic medical illnesses after exposure to HPV vaccination. Never in my career have I have witnessed a vaccine program with so much controversy and ongoing debate. Although it is common for the media to portray and promote many of the benefits from childhood vaccination and its greater impact on public health, we have to ask why has this promotion and government support been so dramatic in spite of disturbing symptoms and signs in so many individuals? Since 2006, upon FDA clearance of the first HPV vaccine, physician organizations and global healthcare agencies discuss the true benefits of HPV vaccination, but seldom do we hear about these case reports of real and convincing disability from these specific vaccines. Why doesn’t the media speak about mass education and yearly pap smears starting at age 18 years any longer? After all, it is still recommended by physician groups and is a very effective and proven strategy to decrease cervical cancer rates. My advice right now is to use restraint here rather than making a knee-jerk decision to indiscriminately administer HPV vaccines to patients as young as 9 years old. I took an oath to “do not harm” and I will faithfully execute this pledge as a physician. In my mind HPV vaccination programs have failed to answer many questions surrounding safety and effectiveness even after nearly 20 years and millions of doses administered. With the answers on “safety” still debated and new case reports surfacing around the world we desperately need more HPV “independent” well designed and controlled studies with “unbiased” observers and analysts to once and for all answer the question. The answers on “effectiveness” will take another 20 years to determine whether or not HPV vaccines add to decreasing the risk of cervical cancer. Confounding all of these questions are the “over promotion” by marketing companies and extraordinary dependence on social media to attempt to overcome real parental and pediatrician resistance right now and that is ethically wrong and unprecedented. And for these reasons “I’m Out”! These are my personal views and should not be taken as medical advice.
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https://vaers.hhs.gov/data/data
HPV vaccines-Will bias trump discovery on safety questions?
Pap smears decrease the incidence of cervical cancer. If your adolescent daughter is sexually active consult with her gynecologist to obtain yearly cervical “pap” screenings. This is a very effective screen tool to detect precancers or cancers of the cervix. It is extremely important for parents to speak openly and honestly with your teenagers about safe sex practices due to an increasing rate of HPV positive cancers of the cervix. In addition, an increase in noncoital sex (oral) by teenagers has contributed to increasing incidence of oral cancers as well, the majority of cases of oral cancer occurring in males. This is truly the only proven way to decrease the incidence of HPV associated cancers.
Pap smears in sexually active females prevent HPV related cancers
Whooping cough cases in America continue to rise in infants due to both an increasing numbers of parents becoming infected with Pertussis bacteria (whooping cough). In many cases, adults with cough associate infections are not seen by their physicians as patients just “stick it out” or in other cases individuals are not screened for the possibility of whooping cough during their doctor visit. As a result, whooping cough transmission rates to susceptible individuals increase that could ultimately lead to epidemic levels. In 2013, a Florida school outbreak raised concerns about persistent transmission of whooping cough amongst adequately vaccinated preschoolers. More study is needed to understand why these preschoolers were susceptible while fully vaccinated. As physicians, we need to take more proactive roles to vaccinate parents against whooping cough with a “booster” and to continue to promote high vaccination rates in infants and toddlers. As parents, we need to seek medical attention for symptoms of cough that are nagging and protracted to protect our vulnerable babies.
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/2/15-0325_article
Diagnosed whooping cough cases surge
Time is of the essence, it can happen to your teenager and can take their lives away. Talk to them about vaping!-
32.89 · Exponent Health and Environmental
ABSTRACT
Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is a rare disease involving concentric bronchiolar fibrosis that develops rapidly following inhalation of certain irritant gases at sufficiently high acute doses. While there are many potential causes of bronchiolar lesions involved in a variety of chronic lung diseases, failure to clearly define the clinical features and pathological characteristics can lead to ambiguous diagnoses. Irritant gases known to cause BO follow a similar pathologic process and time course of disease onset in humans. Studies of inhaled irritant gases known to cause BO (e.g., chlorine, hydrochloric acid, ammonia, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, sulfur or nitrogen mustards, and phosgene) indicate that the time course between causal chemical exposures and development of clinically significant BO disease is typically limited to a few months. The mechanism of toxic action exerted by these irritant gases generally involves widespread and severe injury of the epithelial lining of the bronchioles that leads to acute respiratory symptoms which can include lung edema within days. Repeated exposures to inhaled irritant gases at concentrations insufficient to cause marked respiratory distress or edema may lead to adaptive responses that can reduce or prevent severe bronchiolar fibrotic changes. Risk of BO from irritant gases is driven substantially by toxicokinetics affecting concentrations occurring at the bronchiolar epithelium. Highly soluble irritant gases that cause BO like ammonia generally follow a threshold-dependent cytotoxic mechanism of action that at sufficiently high doses results in severe inflammation of the upper respiratory tract and the bronchiolar epithelium concurrently. This is followed by acute respiratory distress, pulmonary edema, and post inflammatory concentric fibrosis that become clinically obvious within a few months.
Jeffrey A. Hirschfield, MD, CPI, ABLM 
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