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interesting, 1 in 70

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molecular weights of proteins in the Hib B were almost identical to those

in peanut. Peanut allergy tipped quietly into epidemic between 1987 and

1994

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Amazing...............

I don't have the book but informed me of its existence -

this is 2nd edition

The Peanut Allergy Epidemic: What's Causing It and How to Stop It

[Paperback]

Fraser (Author),

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D1616082739/wellwithinA/002-5765073-2088068

(only $1.99 if you have a Kindle or Kindle reader on your

PC)

A must-read for any parent of a child with peanut allergies, this

compelling history explains why this epidemic is popping up in modern

nations around the world.

Why is the peanut allergy an epidemic that only seems to be found in

Western cultures? Over four million people in the United States alone are

affected by peanut allergies, while there are no reported cases in India,

a country where peanuts are the primary ingredient in many baby food

products. Where did this allergy come from, and does medicine play any

kind of role in the phenomenon? After her own child had an anaphylactic

reaction to peanut butter, historian Fraser decided to discover

the answers to these questions.

In The Peanut Allergy Epidemic, Fraser delves into the history of

this allergy, trying to understand why it largely develops in children

and studying its relationship with social, medical, political, and

economic factors. In an international overview of the subject, she

compares the epidemic in the United States to sixteen other geographical

locations, finding that in addition to the United States, in countries

such as Canada, the UK, Australia, and Sweden there is a one in fifty

chance that a child, especially a male, will develop a peanut allergy.

Fraser also highlights alternative medicines and explores issues of

vaccine safety and other food allergies, making his book a must-read for

every parent, teacher, and health

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http://www.whale.to/vaccine/fraser.html

excerpt

Consumers more afraid of disease than the side effects of treatment

embraced the tradition of vaccination. For vaccine makers, however,

unwanted side effects were balanced with the cost of production.

They no longer used horse blood or mouse brain ­ the former was

implicated in serum sickness and the latter was known to create

encephalitis. However, an irreplaceable ingredient was vegetable oil.

While cost effective and potent, oils could also be dangerous -- they

easily over stimulated the immune system.

Lulled perhaps by medical advance, officials were surprised by the second

mass allergic phenomenon that began in the 1930s. This was the first

outbreak of food anaphylaxis in history and it was caused by just one

food: cottonseed oil. Refined cottonseed oil was a primary excipient in

the injected “wonder drug†antibiotics and in vaccines.

Well-documented issues had weakened the US seed crusher industry which

with dropping standards was producing contaminated oils. Protein laden

[poorly refined] cottonseed oil was found to have been distributed to

pharmaceutical and food manufacturers.

The outbreak might have been investigated more thoroughly if it hadn’t

ended so soon. Prevalence of the allergy peaked in the late 1940s,

gradually declined and then fell from the medical journals, history and

memory. This decline may be attributed to a change in vaccine

ingredients. After WWII, oil from cottonseed was replaced [entirely].

This replacement oil was inexpensive, tariff protected, US grown and

controlled tightly by a more reliable industry infrastructure; it came

from peanuts. "

[history of vaccine production and usage of adjuvants]

.... " Two further changes to childhood vaccines were the introduction

of the influenza Hib B in 1988 that was eventually rolled into an

unprecedented 5 vaccines in one needle, the PENTA. Neither parents nor

family doctors questioned these changes authorized by a WHO expert

committee and recommended to governments in western countries. In the

documented rush to pull this formula together, it seemed to escape notice

that the

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molecular weights of proteins in the Hib B were almost identical to those

in peanut. Peanut allergy tipped quietly into epidemic between 1987 and

1994

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ER records in westernized countries revealed the tip of the iceberg in

the early 1990s ­ 90% of all admissions for allergy were for peanut. The

allergy hit critical mass around 1998. The tipping point came when the

first massive wave of food allergic children entered the public school

systems at ages 4 and 5.

Pre-school and kindergarten teachers and principals were taken by

surprise(5) at the sudden appearance of not one but several food allergic

kids in each school, hundreds in each school board, thousands across the

US, the UK, Canada and other western countries.

Allergy researchers frantic for an answer to this deadly phenomenon

questioned the role skin creams with poorly refined peanut oil, levels of

peanut consumption, methods of peanut preparation. They examined

long-shot risk factors such as birth month, blood type, gender and race.

None pointed to vaccination, a common childhood event with a proven

history of creating mass anaphylaxis.

It is not without irony that in virtually every medical article on the

allergy mice are made anaphylactic to peanut by

injection.... "

The Peanut Allergy Epidemic: What's Causing It and How to Stop It

[Paperback]

Fraser (Author),

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D1616082739/wellwithinA/002-5765073-2088068

Sheri

At 07:54 AM 4/4/2012, you wrote:

The madness continues ..

unabated and unexplained.

The following is a two-page spread in today's NY Post

" pulse " section .. titled " We Shell Overcome " ..

which states " about 1 in 165 adults and 1 in 70 children suffer

peanut allergies " . Perhaps I am reading for the first time

how MANY children suffer peanut allergies .. because .. I am not AWARE of

any public CAMPAIGNS FOR THIS LIFE THREATENING, LIFE ALTERING .. NOW

EXCEEDINGLY COMMON ALLERGY?

Think about that .. 1 in 70 children suffer peanut allergies ..

and .. the only explanation public health officials have is the

" hygiene hypothesis " .. " an unconfirmed theory about why

the percentage of peanut allergies has risen in recent years to about 2%

of the child population: with less exposure to bacteria and fewer

germs, immune systems look elsewhere for work " .

Not to worry .. Rocco Damato, president of Yankee

peanut provider A.L. Bazzini is quoted: " The good news, says

Damato, is that the peanut industry is aggressively working to find a

vaccine. "

Just how stupid is the PEANUT INDUSTRY to aggressively seek a

vaccine rather than conducting research on the vaccines already being

given to this generation of children that MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE PEANUT

ALLERGY EPIDEMIC TO BEGIN WITH? Of course .. the cynic in me

suspects there is probably MORE MONEY IN THE VACCINE THAN IN FINDING THE

CAUSE OF THE PEANUT ALLERGY.

Will this madness EVER END??????

http://tinyurl.com/85ex7g8

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We shell overcome!

In response to growing demand from allergic fans, the Mets and Yankees

are offering peanut-free seating this

season

By SARA PEPITONE

Last Updated: 4:08 AM, April 4, 2012

Posted: 11:01 PM, April 3, 2012

Peanut-free baseball was news to Aimee Katz, who kept her severely

allergic 4-year-old daughter, Kate Lily, at home during past seasons.

Kate Lily has been begging to go to a game, says Katz, who always erred

on the side of caution since she can’t predict the severity of her

daughter’s reactions. Hives one day could be potentially fatal

anaphylaxis the next.

“My husband literally has to sneak our older daughter to games —

complete with hiding Yankee shirts under clothing — because it so upsets

my younger daughter that she cannot go,†says Katz.

“We would absolutely love to go to a Yankee game as a family.â€

Little Yankees fan Kate Lily Katz — here with her mom Aimee and her

anti-allergy arsenal of Benadryl and EpiPens — usually can’t go to

ballgames because she might have a deadly reaction to peanuts. But

anti-nut stadium seating could change all that.

Like Pierorazio, she plans to get on the Yankees’ list, and hopes to

make the date. “A peanut-free suite for one game is OK, but I’m not

sure what the big deal would be to have a permanent peanut-free

section,†says Katz, who believes the number of peanut-allergic fans,

plus the family and friends who would join them, warrants a full

section.

About one in 165 adults and one in 70 children suffer from a peanut

allergy. And though twice as many Americans are allergic to fish and

shellfish, peanuts are getting all the attention lately.

The “hygiene hypothesis†is an often referred to, unconfirmed

theory about why the percentage of peanut allergies has risen in recent

years to about 2 percent of the child population: with less exposure to

bacteria and fewer germs, immune systems look elsewhere for work.

Those who are particularly sensitive may experience symptoms when others

are merely cracking open the peanuts near them.

“My patients have sometimes described symptoms that are similar to

pollen allergies or cat allergies: itchy eyes and skin, runny nose, itchy

and watery eyes, etc.,†says Dr. H. Sicherer, a researcher at the

Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at Mount Sinai. The problem is that when

shelled, peanuts become dusty and have residue.

“With small children, parents are concerned that they may grab and eat

a stray peanut or have a lot of contact with peanut residues on seats,â€

adds Sicherer.

Theoretically, the “peanut-free†suites provide a contained

environment to control what’s flying around. But as New York baseball

fans know, having a roof over one’s head is for sissies.

“It would be wonderful if at some point there was a section [within]

each section — not just nosebleeds — that was peanut- and nut-fr-free,â€

says Pierorazio.

Such shifting attitudes toward peanuts — which have been banned at

schools and on certain airlines — have some fans worried.

“Peanuts are more than just sustenance at the ballpark,†says Tony

Gervino, a Mets season-ticket holder since 1999.

“It’s about a process that has remained unchanged for a century:

selecting the nut, splitting the shell, dumping its contents into your

mouth and discarding it on the floor by your feet. It’s as much part of

the fabric of baseball as the seventh-inning stretch. Losing it would be

like losing a family member.â€

“It’s the DNA of the game,†adds Rocco Damato, president of Yankee

peanut provider A.L. Bazzini. “It’s in the song. When I go to a

ballgame, I like having a bag of peanuts, a beer and a hot dog. If I

didn’t, I wouldn’t enjoy the game as much.â€

The good news, says Damato, is that the peanut industry is

aggressively working to find a vaccine.

“You have to be careful, but I don’t think [that most of the] 56,000

people

[who fill Yankee Stadium] can’t indulge in what is

a healthy food.â€

Damato has not spoken to the Yankees about peanut-free seating, nor has

he noticed a related decline in sales of peanuts — about 1,000 bags arre

sold at every game. The Mets sell a similar number.

And if spring training is any indicator of the regular season, those

numbers are unlikely to change. Last week, a peanut hawker of 10 years

told us peanuts are as popular as ever. “Beer and peanuts,†he

shrugs, “it’s baseball.â€

Parents of peanut-allergic fans — including Pierorazio and Katz — say

they have no desire to see a totally peanut-free ballpark.

The last time anyone banned peanuts from baseball — as the San FFrancisco

Seals did in 1950 because the shells were so pricey to clean up — iit

lasted one day, pre-season.

“To many deep, dyed-in-the-wool fans it was just like ripping the heart

out of baseball itself,†said the Los Angeles Herald Express at the

time. “The privilege of buying, shelling and eating peanuts at the

ballgame is just too sacred.â€

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From my Baby Care Class and Vaccine Dangers Class:

Peanut Allergies

CMAJ • May 13, 2003; 168 (10)

© 2003 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors

ReviewSynthèse

Peanut allergy: an overview

http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/168/10/1279

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http://www.rescuepost.com/files/sicherer-et-al-2010-peanut-allergy-increases.pdf

US prevalence of self-reported peanut, tree nut, and sesame

allergy: 11-year follow-up

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http://www.drgreene.com/azguide/peanut-allergy

Peanut Allergy

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http://www.ageofautism.com/2010/05/rate-of-childhood-peanut-allergies-more-than-triples.html

May 20, 2010

Rate of Childhood Peanut Allergies More Than Triples

Researchers can't explain increase in last decade, although actual number

is still small. "

THURSDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey suggests that the

percentage of children with peanut allergies has more than tripled in

just over a decade, although the actual number of kids thought to have

the allergy is still small.

" These results show that there is an alarming increase in peanut

allergies, consistent with a general, although less dramatic, rise in

food allergies among children in studies reported by the CDC [u.S.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention], " study leader Dr.

H. Sicherer, a professor of pediatrics at the Jaffe Food Allergy

Institute at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, said in a news release from

the school. " The data underscore the need for more study of these

dangerous allergies. "

Researchers surveyed 5,300 households in 2008 and found that 1.4 percent

of children were thought to have peanut allergies. That's more than three

times the rate -- 0.4 percent -- found in a similar survey that was done

in 1997.

The percentage of kids with allergies to either peanuts or tree nuts grew

to 2.1 percent in 2008 from 0.6 percent in 1997.

Among adults, the level of peanut allergies didn't change: It remained at

1.3 percent.

" Our research shows that more than 3 million Americans report peanut

and/or tree nut allergies, representing a significant health

burden, " Sicherer said. " The data also emphasize the importance

of developing better prevention and treatment strategies. "

It's not clear why the number of reported allergies is on the rise. One

theory suggests that people are developing less immunity to allergens

because they're exposed to fewer germs. Another suggests that people are

wrongly diagnosed with food allergies that they don't actually

have.

The researchers caution that they only called homes with telephones,

possibly skewing the results toward the experiences of wealthier

households.

The findings appear in the (See HERE) May 12 issue of the Journal of

Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

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In case you are unaware of the severity of the food allergy in the

US:

1 in 17 children under three have serious food allergy

1 in 125 children have a possibly FATAL peanut allergy

According to our mainstream medical - it is a mystery and probably

because we're too clean. Pure garbage!

In a newly released book The History of the Peanut Allergy,

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1449916651/wellwithinA/

Fraser thoroughly documents how peanut oil came to be used in

vaccinations without being listed on the package insert. is a

historian and mother of a child with a fatal peanut allergy.

info@...

Fatal peanut allergies aren't the only fatal food allergies.... it's all

food oils.... sesame, walnut, almond, soy, corn, wheat germ, fish,

shellfish...

How could this happen?

" The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) no longer ‘approves’

food ingredients as GRAS, but does review their safety if a company

submits a research dossier including the findings of an independent

scientific panel. Following review, the FDA can issue a letter of no

objection, leading to what is commonly referred to as FDA GRAS. However,

the company remains responsible for ensuring the ingredient is safe and

that it complies with all regulatory requirements. Alternatively, a

company can self-affirm GRAS after conducting all necessary research and

forming an independent panel to determine its safety. To self-affirm, the

company needs to be confident that it could defend the safety of its

ingredient based on this process. "

http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Product-Categories/Food-safety-and-labeling/FDA-should-improve-GRAS-oversight-says-GAO

" Under U.S. law, an excipient, unlike an active drug substance, has

no regulatory status and may not be sold for use in food or approved

drugs unless it can be qualified through one or more of the three U.S.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval mechanisms that are available

for components used in food and/or finished new drug dosage forms.

" These mechanisms are:

1. determination by FDA that the substance is " generally recognized

as safe " (GRAS) pursuant to Title 21, U.S. Code of Federal

Regulations, Parts 182, 184 or 186 (21 CFR 182, 184 & 186);

http://www.ipecamericas.org/public/faqs.html#question7

Each vaccine on the vaccination schedule for children is worth a

BILLION dollars to the vaccine manufacturer. And they may be adding a

yearly flu shot which will have the swine flu vaccine mixed in -

for children up to age 18. And they are coming out with an adult

vaccination schedule. (That way we can join my ex-mother-in-law who

became allergic to eggs in her 70's from a flu shot!)

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