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Can you make your own considered decisions? Then say NO to compulsory vacccination, at HM Gov Petitions :http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/forcedvaccines/

Long-Term Steroid Asthma Therapy Increases Fracture Risk in Children, Teens July 7, 2008 — Long-term use of corticosteroids for asthma treatment may increase fracture risk in male children and teens, according to the results of a cohort follow-up study reported in the July issue of Pediatrics.

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Medications and the Perils of Too Little Sodium in the Blood

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Many people with hypertension or congestive heart failure have been told by their physicians to avoid eating high sodium foods to help control their disease.This is sound advice. Nonetheless, some people develop hyponatremia, a potentially life-threatening disorder in which there is too little sodium in the blood.A recent review of drug-induced hyponatremia in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases presented compelling evidence that drug-induced hyponatremia is more common than many people believe. Greater awareness on the part of both health professionals and patients is important, because early recognition may allow application of corrective measures to prevent serious adverse outcomes.In this article we describe the types of people who are predisposed to hyponatremia, what medications may lead to this disorder and what symptoms to look for if you think you may be at risk.

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Dental Fillings: They are toxic, world’s largest health regulator finally admits. 12 June 2008

Amalgam fillings in our teeth are toxic and harmful to our health, America’s health regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has finally admitted after claiming for years that they were safe.

• This unprecedented about-turn marked the sudden end of a lawsuit that had been mounted by advocacy groups, such as Moms Against Mercury, who are seeking to ban the use of mercury in amalgam fillings and children’s vaccinations.
• In an official statement, which has been posted on the FDA website, the regulator admitted that mercury-containing dental fillings “may have neuro-toxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and fetuses.”
• The statement puts the US in line with a handful of other countries that already ban the use of mercury fillings in pregnant women. The FDA is calling for further research, and may announce a complete ban on amalgam fillings next year.
• Denmark imposed a complete ban on amalgam fillings this year.
• In the meantime, pregnant women, and people with “a health condition that makes them more sensitive to mercury exposure”, or with high levels of mercury already, should talk to their dentists about safer alternatives, the FDA has announced.
• Mercury has also been traditionally used as a preservative in children’s vaccinations, although the process of removing it began in 2000, and current stocks contain no mercury-based thimerosal.

(Source: FDA website).

The vaccination question, if you want to hear another side of the debate to make an informed decision visit The Informed Parent Web Site, just CLICK HERE

Would you like to know whether vaccines work?...Or are you afraid to begin questioning? Conflicting information seems to create more uncertainty and anxiety? Already vaccinated? Unsure who to trust? "Comparing Natural Immunity With Vaccines"
A presentation by Trevor Gunn BSc Hons LCH RSHom  For more information call Karel Ironside, Active Birth Teacher on 01273 277309. Make a  note in  your diary,  pass this information on to others  whose health  is important to you and rest  assured you are now further along the road to improved health.

New Childhood Vaccine: It may cause convulsions – and even kill – but it still gets approved. 17 April 2008
Our children will soon have to receive yet another vaccine on top of the cocktail they already get – and it’s one that may cause convulsions and even death.The Rotarix vaccine – designed to prevent the rotavirus infection that causes gastroenteritis – has just been approved by America’s drug regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), even though a new study has discovered that it may increase the rate of convulsions and even pneumonia-related deaths.The agency decided to approve the new vaccine because earlier studies from the manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline, had not discovered any adverse effects. It has however asked the manufacturer to carry out a post-marketing safety study that involves 40,000 infants. The most recent study, involving 31,673 infants, inadvertently discovered the possible link to increased rates of convulsions and deaths while it was assessing the new vaccine’s risk of causing intussusception, or intestinal folding, which can lead to life-threatening intestinal blockage. The previous rotavirus vaccine was withdrawn from the market in 1999 because of its intussusception risk. In earlier studies involving 24,000 infants, the new vaccine was found to cause only irritability, cough, runny nose, fever, and vomiting. The new vaccine will be given to infants aged between six and 24 weeks. (Source: FDA website)

HPV Vaccine Report (A detailed evaluation of the testing, efficacy and dangers associated with this new vaccine, Gardasil against the human papillomavirus.) CLICK HERE

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