Guest guest Posted April 14, 2002 Report Share Posted April 14, 2002 thanx cindy. do you have any idea how they arrive at different values? claudia --- Hjfasufi@... wrote: > , this is one I would absolutely do. It's > insidious, because a child > could be relatively all right for a while, and then > it's to late. It can > leave them mentally retarded. There is evidence that > nationality plays a part > in this. > > The United States Newborn Screening is different in > every state. They accept > different values in every state. For instance CA > value is 1.5, and they use a > different form of the test. Some states values are > 4. This shouldn't surprise > any of us on this list, but insurance companies have > lobbied to get values > raised, and they succeeded. > > If PKU is diagnosed, it requires a special diet, > which is very costly, and > the insurance companies will have to pay, because > it's considered life > threatening. > > Ireland has the highest incidence of PKU, and their > value is a 2, with this > value a child is considered to have PKU. > > > ===== http://www.angelfire.com/realm2/wiseone/UKvaxinfo.htm deutsprachige impfkritikliste: impfkritik_deutsch/ http://www.angelfire.com/realm2/wiseone/index.htm " Be the change that you want to see in the world. " __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2002 Report Share Posted April 14, 2002 > thanx cindy. do you have any idea how they arrive at > different values? > claudia > , from what I can gather, it's up to each state to set the value. I know PA uses a state run lab. Lab values usually are different from lab. to lab., even with you normal blood tests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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