Early Antibiotics May Raise Asthma Risk

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http://www.webmd.com/content/article/119/113554?src=RSS_PUBLIC Early Antibiotics May Raise Asthma Risk Studies Suggest Risk Is Double for Treated Babies By Salynn BoylesWebMD Medical News Reviewed By Louise Chang, MDon Monday, March 13, 2006 More From WebMD Pain Relievers Can Trigger Your Asthma: Choose a Safe One How Much Do You Know About Asthma? Toxins in Dust Raise Risk of Asthma March 13, 2006 -- Babies treated with even one course of antibiotics during their first year of life may have twice the risk of developing asthma later in childhood as unexposed babies, an analysis of past research shows. The findings bolster the theory that an increase in the use of antibiotics early in life may be a factor in the epidemic rise in childhood asthma. They also suggest that greater exposure to antibiotics is associated with greater asthma risk. Approximately one in eight children in the U.S. has asthma, and asthma rates among children under age 5 have increased especially between 1980 and the mid-1990s, according to figures from the CDC. While results from the pooled studies point to a link between early antibiotic exposure and asthma, they fall short of proving the association, says Carlo A. Marra, PhD, PharmD, of the University of British Columbia. "Antibiotic exposure during the first year of life does appear to be a risk factor for the development of childhood asthma, but because of limitations in the studies we reviewed we have to conclude that bigger and better studies are still needed," he tells WebMD. Different Studies, Different Findings The association between early antibiotic use and childhood asthma was significantly stronger in studies that relied on parent recall than in those that followed children over time. Marra says the

recall, or retrospective, studies may have been compromised by bias. Specifically, the parents of the children with asthma may have been more likely to report early antibiotic exposures than parents of children without asthma. An analysis of five studies that examined the effect of treating infants with multiple courses of antibiotics showed that greater exposure to the drugs was associated with greater asthma risk. But this association was again seen in the retrospective studies. The study is published in the March issue of the journal Chest. Hygiene Hypothesis While not conclusive, Marra says the findings offer some of the strongest supporting evidence yet in favor of the so-called 'hygiene hypothesis,' which suggests that increasingly sterile environments may be making children more susceptible to allergies and asthma. Early use of antibiotics has been implicated because the drugs kill good

bacteria in the gut, which may, in turn, weaken the immune system. Allergist Clifford W. Bassett, MD, FAAAAI, says the analysis illustrates the potential importance of early environmental exposures in future health. He adds that it is up to pediatricians and other doctors who treat babies and children to educate parents about when antibiotics are beneficial and when they are not. Traditional antibiotics are useful for the treatment of bacterial infections but are of no use in the treatment of viral infections such as colds and flu. Bassett is with The Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is also vice chairman of the public education committee of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. "Clearly, you wouldn't want to withhold an antibiotic when it is needed because of a theoretical risk of asthma," he says. "But this research does underscore the importance of not overusing these drugs, especially

early in life." SOURCES: Marra, F. Chest, March 2006; vol 129: pp 610-618. Carlo A. Marra, PharmD, PhD, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. CDC Surveillance for Asthma, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 1998; vol 47 (SS-1). Summary Health Statistics for US Children, 2004, NCHS, CDC. Clifford W. Bassett, MD, FAAAAI, allergist, The Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y.; vice chairman for public education, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

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,

This article appears to be suspect science

because it ignores the " probable " causative

link between asthma and " vaccination " that

has clearly been established (see, for

example, the reported experience of a

30,000-plus Chicago pediatic practice as

clear evidence of this factual reality).

As reported by Dan Olmsted, UPI Senior Editor,

on Dec. 7, 2005, in an articel titled,

" The Age of Autism: 'A pretty big secret', "

Homeland Health Services, a metropolitan Chicago

pediatic practice, which does not push

vaccination, has almost no asthma cases among

their unvaccianted children patients [and

NO autism cases].

That article reports that, " 'there are

virtually no cases of childhood asthma, in

contrast to the overall Blue Cross rate

[in Chicago] of childhood asthma which is

approximately 10 percent'. "

Given this fact, the fact that the Homeland

Health Services practices has " virtually no "

cases of autism among its unvaccinated patients

and, in the past 17 years, " remembers " only

one case of severe asthma in an unvaccinated

child, the observed increase in asthma in

children given antibiotics is probably

associated with the known blocking of the

body's mercury detoxification mechanisms

by antibiotics.

Thus, it is not the articles putative

" Hygeine Hypothesis " but the increased

intensity and duration of the mercury

poisoning from the retained mercury species

from the " Thimerosal Containing " vaccines, which

synergistically reinforce the other known

immune-damaging vaccine components, like the

genetically engineered hepatitis B antigens,

in the vaccines given in the first year of

life to children with incompletely developed

immune systems that is increasing the asthma

rates and/or severity in children concommittantly

administered antibiotics.

This finding is just one more piece of evidence

in the increasing body of evidence that:

a) all vaccinations should be delayed until

after the child reaches 2 years of age,

no vaccine should be allowed to contain any

level of Thimerosal, and

c) children should not routinly be given the

hepatitis B vaccine.

It is no coincidence that,

a. after Japan delayed all vaccinations until

their children were 2-years old without

any other medical practice changes, Japan

went from about 17th in infant survival

rates to to 1st in infant survival rates!

b. US infant survival rates place the US in

with " emerging nations " group -- well below

the rates in the other " developed " nations.

Given the preceding realities, it should be clear

that the US " pediatric healthcare " system is

a broken system, which cares more about the

concerns of the healthcare establishment and

those who profit from the mandated unversal

vaccination programs they have conspired to

establish than about the health of our children.

Hopefully, this information will be of use to you

and the group.

Respectfully,

Dr. King

http://www.dr-king.com

PS: Perhaps someone who is a WebMD customer

will be able to convey my concerns to the

author, reviewer, and site concerning

this article.

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At 19:20 3/13/06 -0800, wrote:

>

>http://www.webmd.com/content/article/119/113554?src=RSS_PUBLIC

>

> Early Antibiotics May Raise Asthma Risk

>

>Studies Suggest Risk Is Double for Treated Babies

>

> By Salynn Boyles

>WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD

>on Monday, March 13, 2006

>

>

> ... Babies treated with even

>one course of antibiotics during their first

>year of life may have twice the risk of

>developing asthma later in childhood as

>unexposed babies, an analysis of past research

>shows.

> The findings bolster the theory that an increase

>in the use of antibiotics early in life may be

>a factor in the epidemic rise in childhood asthma.

>They also suggest that greater exposure to

>antibiotics is associated with greater asthma

>risk.

> Approximately one in eight children in the U.S.

>has asthma, and asthma rates among children under

>age 5 have increased especially between 1980 and

>the mid-1990s, according to figures from the CDC.

> While results from the pooled studies point to a

>link between early antibiotic exposure and asthma,

>they fall short of proving the association, says

>Carlo A. Marra, PhD, PharmD, of the University

>of British Columbia.

> " Antibiotic exposure during the first year of

>life does appear to be a risk factor for the

>development of childhood asthma, but because of

>limitations in the studies we reviewed we have

>to conclude that bigger and better studies are

>still needed, " he tells WebMD.

>

>Different Studies, Different Findings

> The association between early antibiotic use and

>childhood asthma was significantly stronger in

>studies that relied on parent recall than in

>those that followed children over time.

> Marra says the recall, or retrospective, studies

>may have been compromised by bias. Specifically,

>the parents of the children with asthma may have

>been more likely to report early antibiotic

>exposures than parents of children without asthma.

> An analysis of five studies that examined the

>effect of treating infants with multiple courses

>of antibiotics showed that greater exposure to

>the drugs was associated with greater asthma risk.

>But this association was again seen in the

>retrospective studies.

> The study is published in the March issue of the

>journal Chest.

>

> Hygiene Hypothesis

> While not conclusive, Marra says the findings offer

>some of the strongest supporting evidence yet in

>favor of the so-called 'hygiene hypothesis,' which

>suggests that increasingly sterile environments may

>be making children more susceptible to allergies and

>asthma.

> Early use of antibiotics has been implicated because

>the drugs kill good bacteria in the gut, which may,

>in turn, weaken the immune system.

> Allergist Clifford W. Bassett, MD, FAAAAI, says the

>analysis illustrates the potential importance of early

>environmental exposures in future health.

> He adds that it is up to pediatricians and other

>doctors who treat babies and children to educate

>parents about when antibiotics are beneficial and when

>they are not.

> ...

>

>----------

> SOURCES: Marra, F. Chest, March 2006; vol 129:

>pp 610-618. Carlo A. Marra, PharmD, PhD, assistant

>professor of pharmaceutical sciences, University of

>British Columbia, Vancouver. CDC Surveillance for

>Asthma, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 1998;

>vol 47 (SS-1). Summary Health Statistics for US

>Children, 2004, NCHS, CDC. Clifford W. Bassett, MD,

>FAAAAI, allergist, The Long Island College Hospital,

>Brooklyn, N.Y.; vice chairman for public education,

>American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

>

>

>

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Dr. King,

Vasccination causes a switch ov antibody forming cels from IgG to IgE, the antibody responsibler for allergy, WEhether the vaccine itsepf is responsile, or the thimersol in it, is comectural, but Calf. could probably tell us if the incidence of allergy in young kids has diminished since thimersol was banned in Jan 2003.

H. H. Fudenberg, m.d. d.d.g., i.o.m.

From: " G. King" <drking@...>Reply-EOHarm To: <redhead60707@...>, eoharm CC: " Chacón" <ombud@...>,"Lenny Schafer" <postnews@...>,"Lenny Schafer" <postnews@...>,"Sheryl Attkinson" <evening@...>, rzaleski@...,"Christian Nordqvist" <christian@...>,ashisha@..., christine.macdonald@...,views@..., <Sen@...>, fintan@...,dfischer@..., "Ewegen, Bob" <bewegen@...>,"Dan Olmstead" <dolmsted@...>, stuart.burns@...,medicalreports@..., "Public/NYT/NYTIMES" <public@...>,scitimes@..., ccampbell@..., kkmulvihill@...,steve.crabtree@..., elisa_cramer@..., MTP@...,mtp@..., lisa@..., wking@...,jshamp@..., cfieldman@..., webstaff@..., Martosko <martosko@...>, mike@...,editor@..., lhayes@...,<"Myron.Levin@...>, rappoportjon"@hotmail.com>,mmross@..., vlinn@...,webmaster@..., elisa_cramer@...,a.palmer@...,"Isabella " <isabellathomas@...>,greg@..., "Marie Gunther" <marieusa@...>,thepowerhour@..., letters@...,seebach@..., <Emma.Quigley@...>,jbrodkin@...Subject: Re: Early Antibiotics May Raise Asthma RiskDate: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:57:41 -0500,This article appears to be suspect sciencebecause it ignores the "probable" causative link between asthma and "vaccination" that has clearly been established (see, for example, the reported experience of a 30,000-plus Chicago pediatic practice asclear evidence of this factual reality). As reported by Dan Olmsted, UPI Senior Editor,on Dec. 7, 2005, in an articel titled, "The Age of Autism: 'A pretty big secret',"Homeland Health Services, a metropolitan Chicagopediatic practice, which does not push vaccination, has almost no asthma cases among their unvaccianted children patients [andNO autism cases].That article reports that, "'there are virtually no cases of childhood asthma, in contrast to the overall Blue Cross rate [in Chicago] of childhood asthma which is approximately 10 percent'."Given this fact, the fact that the HomelandHealth Services practices has "virtually no" cases of autism among its unvaccinated patientsand, in the past 17 years, "remembers" only one case of severe asthma in an unvaccinated child, the observed increase in asthma in children given antibiotics is probably associated with the known blocking of the body's mercury detoxification mechanismsby antibiotics.Thus, it is not the articles putative "Hygeine Hypothesis" but the increased intensity and duration of the mercury poisoning from the retained mercury species from the "Thimerosal Containing" vaccines, whichsynergistically reinforce the other knownimmune-damaging vaccine components, like the genetically engineered hepatitis B antigens,in the vaccines given in the first year oflife to children with incompletely developedimmune systems that is increasing the asthma rates and/or severity in children concommittantly administered antibiotics.This finding is just one more piece of evidencein the increasing body of evidence that:a) all vaccinations should be delayed until after the child reaches 2 years of age, no vaccine should be allowed to contain any level of Thimerosal, andc) children should not routinly be given the hepatitis B vaccine.It is no coincidence that, a. after Japan delayed all vaccinations until their children were 2-years old without any other medical practice changes, Japan went from about 17th in infant survival rates to to 1st in infant survival rates!b. US infant survival rates place the US in with "emerging nations" group -- well below the rates in the other "developed" nations.Given the preceding realities, it should be clearthat the US "pediatric healthcare" system isa broken system, which cares more about the concerns of the healthcare establishment andthose who profit from the mandated unversalvaccination programs they have conspired to establish than about the health of our children.Hopefully, this information will be of use to you and the group.Respectfully,Dr. Kinghttp://www.dr-king.comPS: Perhaps someone who is a WebMD customer will be able to convey my concerns to the author, reviewer, and site concerning this article.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ At 19:20 3/13/06 -0800, wrote:>>http://www.webmd.com/content/article/119/113554?src=RSS_PUBLIC> > Early Antibiotics May Raise Asthma Risk > >Studies Suggest Risk Is Double for Treated Babies > > By Salynn Boyles>WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD>on Monday, March 13, 2006 > > > ... Babies treated with even >one course of antibiotics during their first >year of life may have twice the risk of >developing asthma later in childhood as >unexposed babies, an analysis of past research >shows.> The findings bolster the theory that an increase>in the use of antibiotics early in life may be >a factor in the epidemic rise in childhood asthma. >They also suggest that greater exposure to >antibiotics is associated with greater asthma >risk.> Approximately one in eight children in the U.S. >has asthma, and asthma rates among children under>age 5 have increased especially between 1980 and >the mid-1990s, according to figures from the CDC.> While results from the pooled studies point to a >link between early antibiotic exposure and asthma, >they fall short of proving the association, says >Carlo A. Marra, PhD, PharmD, of the University >of British Columbia.> "Antibiotic exposure during the first year of >life does appear to be a risk factor for the >development of childhood asthma, but because of >limitations in the studies we reviewed we have >to conclude that bigger and better studies are >still needed," he tells WebMD.> >Different Studies, Different Findings> The association between early antibiotic use and>childhood asthma was significantly stronger in >studies that relied on parent recall than in >those that followed children over time.> Marra says the recall, or retrospective, studies>may have been compromised by bias. Specifically, >the parents of the children with asthma may have >been more likely to report early antibiotic >exposures than parents of children without asthma.> An analysis of five studies that examined the >effect of treating infants with multiple courses >of antibiotics showed that greater exposure to >the drugs was associated with greater asthma risk. >But this association was again seen in the >retrospective studies.> The study is published in the March issue of the >journal Chest.> > Hygiene Hypothesis> While not conclusive, Marra says the findings offer>some of the strongest supporting evidence yet in >favor of the so-called 'hygiene hypothesis,' which >suggests that increasingly sterile environments may >be making children more susceptible to allergies and >asthma.> Early use of antibiotics has been implicated because >the drugs kill good bacteria in the gut, which may, >in turn, weaken the immune system.> Allergist Clifford W. Bassett, MD, FAAAAI, says the >analysis illustrates the potential importance of early >environmental exposures in future health.> He adds that it is up to pediatricians and other >doctors who treat babies and children to educate >parents about when antibiotics are beneficial and when >they are not.> ...> >----------> SOURCES: Marra, F. Chest, March 2006; vol 129: >pp 610-618. Carlo A. Marra, PharmD, PhD, assistant >professor of pharmaceutical sciences, University of >British Columbia, Vancouver. CDC Surveillance for >Asthma, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 1998; >vol 47 (SS-1). Summary Health Statistics for US >Children, 2004, NCHS, CDC. Clifford W. Bassett, MD, >FAAAAI, allergist, The Long Island College Hospital, >Brooklyn, N.Y.; vice chairman for public education, >American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology>> >

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for Dr. Kng

Is it the vaccine organism or the

mercury that is responsible?

Sincerely, <

From: " G. King" <drking@...>Reply-EOHarm To: <redhead60707@...>, eoharm CC: " Chacón" <ombud@...>,"Lenny Schafer" <postnews@...>,"Lenny Schafer" <postnews@...>,"Sheryl Attkinson" <evening@...>, rzaleski@...,"Christian Nordqvist" <christian@...>,ashisha@..., christine.macdonald@...,views@..., <Sen@...>, fintan@...,dfischer@..., "Ewegen, Bob" <bewegen@...>,"Dan Olmstead" <dolmsted@...>, stuart.burns@...,medicalreports@..., "Public/NYT/NYTIMES" <public@...>,scitimes@..., ccampbell@..., kkmulvihill@...,steve.crabtree@..., elisa_cramer@..., MTP@...,mtp@..., lisa@..., wking@...,jshamp@..., cfieldman@..., webstaff@..., Martosko <martosko@...>, mike@...,editor@..., lhayes@...,<"Myron.Levin@...>, rappoportjon"@hotmail.com>,mmross@..., vlinn@...,webmaster@..., elisa_cramer@...,a.palmer@...,"Isabella " <isabellathomas@...>,greg@..., "Marie Gunther" <marieusa@...>,thepowerhour@..., letters@...,seebach@..., <Emma.Quigley@...>,jbrodkin@...Subject: Re: Early Antibiotics May Raise Asthma RiskDate: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:57:41 -0500,This article appears to be suspect sciencebecause it ignores the "probable" causative link between asthma and "vaccination" that has clearly been established (see, for example, the reported experience of a 30,000-plus Chicago pediatic practice asclear evidence of this factual reality). As reported by Dan Olmsted, UPI Senior Editor,on Dec. 7, 2005, in an articel titled, "The Age of Autism: 'A pretty big secret',"Homeland Health Services, a metropolitan Chicagopediatic practice, which does not push vaccination, has almost no asthma cases among their unvaccianted children patients [andNO autism cases].That article reports that, "'there are virtually no cases of childhood asthma, in contrast to the overall Blue Cross rate [in Chicago] of childhood asthma which is approximately 10 percent'."Given this fact, the fact that the HomelandHealth Services practices has "virtually no" cases of autism among its unvaccinated patientsand, in the past 17 years, "remembers" only one case of severe asthma in an unvaccinated child, the observed increase in asthma in children given antibiotics is probably associated with the known blocking of the body's mercury detoxification mechanismsby antibiotics.Thus, it is not the articles putative "Hygeine Hypothesis" but the increased intensity and duration of the mercury poisoning from the retained mercury species from the "Thimerosal Containing" vaccines, whichsynergistically reinforce the other knownimmune-damaging vaccine components, like the genetically engineered hepatitis B antigens,in the vaccines given in the first year oflife to children with incompletely developedimmune systems that is increasing the asthma rates and/or severity in children concommittantly administered antibiotics.This finding is just one more piece of evidencein the increasing body of evidence that:a) all vaccinations should be delayed until after the child reaches 2 years of age, no vaccine should be allowed to contain any level of Thimerosal, andc) children should not routinly be given the hepatitis B vaccine.It is no coincidence that, a. after Japan delayed all vaccinations until their children were 2-years old without any other medical practice changes, Japan went from about 17th in infant survival rates to to 1st in infant survival rates!b. US infant survival rates place the US in with "emerging nations" group -- well below the rates in the other "developed" nations.Given the preceding realities, it should be clearthat the US "pediatric healthcare" system isa broken system, which cares more about the concerns of the healthcare establishment andthose who profit from the mandated unversalvaccination programs they have conspired to establish than about the health of our children.Hopefully, this information will be of use to you and the group.Respectfully,Dr. Kinghttp://www.dr-king.comPS: Perhaps someone who is a WebMD customer will be able to convey my concerns to the author, reviewer, and site concerning this article.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ At 19:20 3/13/06 -0800, wrote:>>http://www.webmd.com/content/article/119/113554?src=RSS_PUBLIC> > Early Antibiotics May Raise Asthma Risk > >Studies Suggest Risk Is Double for Treated Babies > > By Salynn Boyles>WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD>on Monday, March 13, 2006 > > > ... Babies treated with even >one course of antibiotics during their first >year of life may have twice the risk of >developing asthma later in childhood as >unexposed babies, an analysis of past research >shows.> The findings bolster the theory that an increase>in the use of antibiotics early in life may be >a factor in the epidemic rise in childhood asthma. >They also suggest that greater exposure to >antibiotics is associated with greater asthma >risk.> Approximately one in eight children in the U.S. >has asthma, and asthma rates among children under>age 5 have increased especially between 1980 and >the mid-1990s, according to figures from the CDC.> While results from the pooled studies point to a >link between early antibiotic exposure and asthma, >they fall short of proving the association, says >Carlo A. Marra, PhD, PharmD, of the University >of British Columbia.> "Antibiotic exposure during the first year of >life does appear to be a risk factor for the >development of childhood asthma, but because of >limitations in the studies we reviewed we have >to conclude that bigger and better studies are >still needed," he tells WebMD.> >Different Studies, Different Findings> The association between early antibiotic use and>childhood asthma was significantly stronger in >studies that relied on parent recall than in >those that followed children over time.> Marra says the recall, or retrospective, studies>may have been compromised by bias. Specifically, >the parents of the children with asthma may have >been more likely to report early antibiotic >exposures than parents of children without asthma.> An analysis of five studies that examined the >effect of treating infants with multiple courses >of antibiotics showed that greater exposure to >the drugs was associated with greater asthma risk. >But this association was again seen in the >retrospective studies.> The study is published in the March issue of the >journal Chest.> > Hygiene Hypothesis> While not conclusive, Marra says the findings offer>some of the strongest supporting evidence yet in >favor of the so-called 'hygiene hypothesis,' which >suggests that increasingly sterile environments may >be making children more susceptible to allergies and >asthma.> Early use of antibiotics has been implicated because >the drugs kill good bacteria in the gut, which may, >in turn, weaken the immune system.> Allergist Clifford W. Bassett, MD, FAAAAI, says the >analysis illustrates the potential importance of early >environmental exposures in future health.> He adds that it is up to pediatricians and other >doctors who treat babies and children to educate >parents about when antibiotics are beneficial and when >they are not.> ...> >----------> SOURCES: Marra, F. Chest, March 2006; vol 129: >pp 610-618. Carlo A. Marra, PharmD, PhD, assistant >professor of pharmaceutical sciences, University of >British Columbia, Vancouver. CDC Surveillance for >Asthma, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 1998; >vol 47 (SS-1). Summary Health Statistics for US >Children, 2004, NCHS, CDC. Clifford W. Bassett, MD, >FAAAAI, allergist, The Long Island College Hospital, >Brooklyn, N.Y.; vice chairman for public education, >American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology>> >