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's suggestion we introduce mercury and other vaccine contaminants into the immune systems of baby apes or monkees as a means to observe if such toxins or substances will cause ADD or other similar epidemic childhood development problems is too "politically" risky. After all, such research could easily cast suspicions or doubt on many vaccines already in use. In addition, it would inspire enormous outrage by animal lovers, such as, PETA, who would immediately launch a well-funded, media supported "political" attack on his career.

Yesterday article in Journal News (Rockland County) detailed the ongoing effort of school administrators forced to institute policies and practices to deal with the many children in schools who have life-threatening allergies and asthma. The following is a quote:

"School officials are cautious because nurses and principals say more children have food allergies. Sixty percent of school nurses polled by the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network saw an increase in food allergies in the past five years. An estimated 2 million, or 8 percent, of children in the United States suffer from food allergies. An allergy occurs when the immune system mistakenly believes a harmless substance is harmful, the AMA said.....90% of food allergies in US are triggered by milk, eggs, soy, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, fish or shell-fish....Asthma, a lung disease in which it is difficult to breath because airways become inflamed or swollen, is another ailment that appears to be on the rise in schools. It is the leading cause of school absenteeism, and 12 people die from it each day, according to figures from the Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America".

All I can say is our public school systems appear in danger of becoming overwhelmed with childhood development problems. Unfortunately, children born the last six or seven years seem to be having an awful hard time developing their immune systems against a myriad of problems that have suddenly become epidemic. It must be "genetic" (ADD), a toxic "environment" (asthma) or better "diagnosis'" (autism) that is causing so many children so many problems. I cannot think of any other cause.