Vegetables should be tried before vaccination

January 25, 2001

" Vegetables were included in the diet of controls more frequently than in

that of cases (OR = 0.16, 95% CI: 0.06-0.46). Mothers of cases complained of

asthma more frequently than mothers of controls, but the number of asthmatic

mothers was small (4.2 versus 0.5%, P = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Risk factors for

severe RSV infection identified in this study are not amenable to public

health interventions. Prevention of severe infection is likely to require

the development of an effective vaccine. " : Risk factors for severe

respiratory syncytial virus infection leading to hospital admission in

children in the Western Region of The Gambia.

AU: Weber-MW; Milligan-P; Hilton-S; Lahai-G; Whittle-H; Mulholland-EK;

Greenwood-BM

SO: Int-J-Epidemiol. 1999 Feb; 28(1): 157-62.

JN: International-journal-of-epidemiology;

ISSN: 0300-5771

Am I missing something? Can someone explain to me why public health

interventions, like more vegetables, couldn't be tried before vaccination?

Don't they read their own conclusions? Of course we all know the answer.

But how do they get away with ignoring their own results? To me it goes to

show how they think we are not paying attention. So we must prove them

wrong.

Sandy

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