WHO sees 'global epidemic' of chronic disease

[Guest guest]

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WHO sees 'global epidemic' of chronic disease

By Nebehay

GENEVA (Reuters) - Developing countries can tackle a

" global epidemic " of chronic disease by adopting cheap

measures that have helped cut heart disease deaths in

some rich nations by up to 70 percent, the World

Health Organization (WHO) said.

In a report published on Wednesday, the WHO said

nearly half of all deaths from heart disease, cancer,

respiratory infections, strokes and diabetes -- to

which about 35 million people will succumb this year

-- were preventable.

The report, " Preventing Chronic Diseases -- a Vital

Investment, " said developing countries, where most

such deaths occur, must copy Western nations by

discouraging tobacco use and curbing salt, sugar and

saturated fats in food.

" Today we have a major epidemic and we know that if

nothing is done, it will evolve rapidly and even more

dramatically, " Le Gales-Camus, WHO assistant

director-general of non-communicable disease, told a

news briefing.

The WHO, a United Nations agency, said its goal

was to prevent the deaths of 36 million people by

2015, by reducing death rates from chronic disease by

2 percent each year.

" It is achievable. We want to stop people dying at an

early age, prematurely and painfully, from a

preventable condition, " said Beaglehole, WHO's

director of chronic diseases and health promotion.

Eighty percent of all heart disease, stroke and type 2

diabetes cases, and over 40 percent of cancer cases,

could be prevented, the report said.

Chronic disease also has a huge economic impact. The

WHO estimates that such illnesses will cost China $558

billion over the next decade, the Russian Federation

$303 billion and India $237 billion.

Low and middle income countries, where the epidemic is

worst, need to look to the example of industrialized

nations. Some 80 percent of deaths from chronic

diseases occur in developing countries, and half are

women.

" There is a very pervasive misunderstanding that

chronic diseases affect only wealthy men in wealthy

countries, " Beaglehole said.

Alerting the public to the dangers of high cholesterol

levels or blood pressure have paid off in Western

countries, the report said. Heart disease death rates

have fallen by up to 70 percent in the last three

decades in Australia, Britain, Canada and the United

States.

Poland lowered death rates among young adults by 10

percent per year in the 1990s at low cost, mainly by

ensuring fruits and vegetables were available and by

removing subsidies on butter which made it competitive

with healthier vegetable oils, according to

Beaglehole.

Over one billion people worldwide are overweight or

obese -- putting them at risk of deadly heart disease

--- and the figure could rise to 1.5 billion in a

decade, the report warned.

About 22 million children under age five are

overweight.

Child obesity was " a number one public health

problem, " and talks are scheduled next week with the

food and beverage industry to discuss a " plan of

action, " Le Gales-Camus said.

" Reports of type 2 diabetes in children and

adolescents -- previously unheard of -- have begun to

mount worldwide, " the WHO report said, referring to a

form of the disease previously known as adult-onset

diabetes.

Wang Longde, China's vice-minister of health, said in

an introduction to the report: " We have an obesity

epidemic, with more than 20 percent of our 7-17 year

old children in urban centers tipping the scales as

either overweight or obese. "

[Guest guest]

This reminds me of an article in a newspaper that I read while I was

in India. It was surprising because they were bemoaning the fact

that only 1% of their food supply was from processed foods. I was

like, " That's great! " , but obviously, the concensus there was that

processed foods were signs of a prosperous lifestyle, and they

needed to increase that number in India. If they only knew....

Sad how some things get so twisted in a worldview that only looks to

governments to fix all our ills. Governments can't fix us as long

as money is in the way. We have to learn to take care of ourselves.

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>

> WHO sees 'global epidemic' of chronic disease

>

> By Nebehay

>

>

> GENEVA (Reuters) - Developing countries can tackle a

> " global epidemic " of chronic disease by adopting cheap

> measures that have helped cut heart disease deaths in

> some rich nations by up to 70 percent, the World

> Health Organization (WHO) said.

>

> In a report published on Wednesday, the WHO said

> nearly half of all deaths from heart disease, cancer,

> respiratory infections, strokes and diabetes -- to

> which about 35 million people will succumb this year

> -- were preventable.

>

> The report, " Preventing Chronic Diseases -- a Vital

> Investment, " said developing countries, where most

> such deaths occur, must copy Western nations by

> discouraging tobacco use and curbing salt, sugar and

> saturated fats in food.

>

> " Today we have a major epidemic and we know that if

> nothing is done, it will evolve rapidly and even more

> dramatically, " Le Gales-Camus, WHO assistant

> director-general of non-communicable disease, told a

> news briefing.

>

> The WHO, a United Nations agency, said its goal

> was to prevent the deaths of 36 million people by

> 2015, by reducing death rates from chronic disease by

> 2 percent each year.

>

> " It is achievable. We want to stop people dying at an

> early age, prematurely and painfully, from a

> preventable condition, " said Beaglehole, WHO's

> director of chronic diseases and health promotion.

>

> Eighty percent of all heart disease, stroke and type 2

> diabetes cases, and over 40 percent of cancer cases,

> could be prevented, the report said.

>

> Chronic disease also has a huge economic impact. The

> WHO estimates that such illnesses will cost China $558

> billion over the next decade, the Russian Federation

> $303 billion and India $237 billion.

>

> Low and middle income countries, where the epidemic is

> worst, need to look to the example of industrialized

> nations. Some 80 percent of deaths from chronic

> diseases occur in developing countries, and half are

> women.

>

> " There is a very pervasive misunderstanding that

> chronic diseases affect only wealthy men in wealthy

> countries, " Beaglehole said.

>

> Alerting the public to the dangers of high cholesterol

> levels or blood pressure have paid off in Western

> countries, the report said. Heart disease death rates

> have fallen by up to 70 percent in the last three

> decades in Australia, Britain, Canada and the United

> States.

>

> Poland lowered death rates among young adults by 10

> percent per year in the 1990s at low cost, mainly by

> ensuring fruits and vegetables were available and by

> removing subsidies on butter which made it competitive

> with healthier vegetable oils, according to

> Beaglehole.

>

> Over one billion people worldwide are overweight or

> obese -- putting them at risk of deadly heart disease

> --- and the figure could rise to 1.5 billion in a

> decade, the report warned.

>

> About 22 million children under age five are

> overweight.

>

> Child obesity was " a number one public health

> problem, " and talks are scheduled next week with the

> food and beverage industry to discuss a " plan of

> action, " Le Gales-Camus said.

>

> " Reports of type 2 diabetes in children and

> adolescents -- previously unheard of -- have begun to

> mount worldwide, " the WHO report said, referring to a

> form of the disease previously known as adult-onset

> diabetes.

>

> Wang Longde, China's vice-minister of health, said in

> an introduction to the report: " We have an obesity

> epidemic, with more than 20 percent of our 7-17 year

> old children in urban centers tipping the scales as

> either overweight or obese. "

[Guest guest]

WE certainly do need to learn better ways to take care of ourselves. But we are

also reliant

on the society in which we live. The influences that affect our children

provide a telling

example. When the business model is 'anything to make a buck' that means

shoveling

more and more sugar into foods that are marketed to children.

Of course, we are resonsible for our choices and we must make healthier choices.

But how

do we obtain healthy foods, when we are reliant on agribusiness? We are no

longer an

agrarian society. We can't just go out and grow our own food. Well, most of us

can't. It

has been a monumental fight to even get regulation to require food manufacturers

to label

ingredients. Still, many are deceptive and that has gotten worse over the last

few years,

not better.

These are areas where we as a society must also demand accountability from our

government, and from the corporations that should not have as much power as they

do.

That is also our responsiblity as individuals and as citizens. We are,

ultimately, our

government, after all.

Once upon a time, corporation charters were only granted if the corporation was

in the

public good. My we have come a long way from that time. Now, corporations rule

us, not

the other way around. And that is a disaster.

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> >

> > WHO sees 'global epidemic' of chronic disease

> >

> > By Nebehay

> >

> >

> > GENEVA (Reuters) - Developing countries can tackle a

> > " global epidemic " of chronic disease by adopting cheap

> > measures that have helped cut heart disease deaths in

> > some rich nations by up to 70 percent, the World

> > Health Organization (WHO) said.

> >

> > In a report published on Wednesday, the WHO said

> > nearly half of all deaths from heart disease, cancer,

> > respiratory infections, strokes and diabetes -- to

> > which about 35 million people will succumb this year

> > -- were preventable.

> >

> > The report, " Preventing Chronic Diseases -- a Vital

> > Investment, " said developing countries, where most

> > such deaths occur, must copy Western nations by

> > discouraging tobacco use and curbing salt, sugar and

> > saturated fats in food.

> >

> > " Today we have a major epidemic and we know that if

> > nothing is done, it will evolve rapidly and even more

> > dramatically, " Le Gales-Camus, WHO assistant

> > director-general of non-communicable disease, told a

> > news briefing.

> >

> > The WHO, a United Nations agency, said its goal

> > was to prevent the deaths of 36 million people by

> > 2015, by reducing death rates from chronic disease by

> > 2 percent each year.

> >

> > " It is achievable. We want to stop people dying at an

> > early age, prematurely and painfully, from a

> > preventable condition, " said Beaglehole, WHO's

> > director of chronic diseases and health promotion.

> >

> > Eighty percent of all heart disease, stroke and type 2

> > diabetes cases, and over 40 percent of cancer cases,

> > could be prevented, the report said.

> >

> > Chronic disease also has a huge economic impact. The

> > WHO estimates that such illnesses will cost China $558

> > billion over the next decade, the Russian Federation

> > $303 billion and India $237 billion.

> >

> > Low and middle income countries, where the epidemic is

> > worst, need to look to the example of industrialized

> > nations. Some 80 percent of deaths from chronic

> > diseases occur in developing countries, and half are

> > women.

> >

> > " There is a very pervasive misunderstanding that

> > chronic diseases affect only wealthy men in wealthy

> > countries, " Beaglehole said.

> >

> > Alerting the public to the dangers of high cholesterol

> > levels or blood pressure have paid off in Western

> > countries, the report said. Heart disease death rates

> > have fallen by up to 70 percent in the last three

> > decades in Australia, Britain, Canada and the United

> > States.

> >

> > Poland lowered death rates among young adults by 10

> > percent per year in the 1990s at low cost, mainly by

> > ensuring fruits and vegetables were available and by

> > removing subsidies on butter which made it competitive

> > with healthier vegetable oils, according to

> > Beaglehole.

> >

> > Over one billion people worldwide are overweight or

> > obese -- putting them at risk of deadly heart disease

> > --- and the figure could rise to 1.5 billion in a

> > decade, the report warned.

> >

> > About 22 million children under age five are

> > overweight.

> >

> > Child obesity was " a number one public health

> > problem, " and talks are scheduled next week with the

> > food and beverage industry to discuss a " plan of

> > action, " Le Gales-Camus said.

> >

> > " Reports of type 2 diabetes in children and

> > adolescents -- previously unheard of -- have begun to

> > mount worldwide, " the WHO report said, referring to a

> > form of the disease previously known as adult-onset

> > diabetes.

> >

> > Wang Longde, China's vice-minister of health, said in

> > an introduction to the report: " We have an obesity

> > epidemic, with more than 20 percent of our 7-17 year

> > old children in urban centers tipping the scales as

> > either overweight or obese. "

[Guest guest]

-Kenda

There are ways around the buying raw milk. The lady I get it from

doesn't sell it. She gives it to me and I give her a donation.

Other places make you pay a fee to be in a " co-op. You share the

cost of the cow. (not really--it is only $20.00) Then you pay for

the products but technically it is not selling as you are a co-

owner. I am lucky that I have a woman about 45 minutes away who

raises organic, grassfed cows and I buy the milk there. And organic

eggs and chickens.I still need raw cheese and am working onthat

now. Where there is a will, there is a way!

Hugs, kathy

-- In , Kenda Skaggs <skaggs@c...>

wrote:

> There is a little shop/café that I shop at called The Organic.

She was

> giving me a tour yesterday of the grocery items that she is

selling. Her

> only competition here is Wild Oats but it is just down the street

from her.

> She has weekly " shares " where you pay $27 and get a bag filled

with only

> organic, pesticide and hormone free meat items and/or a

fruit/vegetable bag.

> The meat items are always listed before buying but the fruit/vege

bag is a

> surprise. The bags contain recipes and helpful hints for cooking.

I love

> the fruit/vege bags and the quality is much nicer than Wild Oats.

>

> Anyway, she was telling me that a lot of companies add additives

and

> chemicals to their food and are not required to disclose it on

their labels!

> She was using milk products as an example. She sells Stonybrook

because she

> knows the company. She said anytime we buy from a company we

don't know

> well, we need to phone and ask about ALL OF THE additives, even

the ones not

> listed. Scary!! This is true for organic companies as well.

>

> I also asked her about getting raw milk here. Would you believe

that it is

> illegal to sell!

>

> Kenda

>

> > WE certainly do need to learn better ways to take care of

ourselves. But we

> > are also reliant

> > on the society in which we live. The influences that affect our

children

> > provide a telling

> > example. When the business model is 'anything to make a buck'

that means

> > shoveling

> > more and more sugar into foods that are marketed to children.

> >

> > Of course, we are resonsible for our choices and we must make

healthier

> > choices. But how

> > do we obtain healthy foods, when we are reliant on

agribusiness? We are no

> > longer an

> > agrarian society. We can't just go out and grow our own food.

Well, most of

> > us can't. It

> > has been a monumental fight to even get regulation to require

food

> > manufacturers to label

> > ingredients. Still, many are deceptive and that has gotten

worse over the

> > last few years,

> > not better.

> >

> > These are areas where we as a society must also demand

accountability from our

> > government, and from the corporations that should not have as

much power as

> > they do.

> > That is also our responsiblity as individuals and as citizens.

We are,

> > ultimately, our

> > government, after all.

> >

> > Once upon a time, corporation charters were only granted if the

corporation

> > was in the

> > public good. My we have come a long way from that time. Now,

corporations

> > rule us, not

> > the other way around. And that is a disaster.

> >

> >

> >

> >> This reminds me of an article in a newspaper that I read while

I was

> >> in India. It was surprising because they were bemoaning the

fact

> >> that only 1% of their food supply was from processed foods. I

was

> >> like, " That's great! " , but obviously, the concensus there was

that

> >> processed foods were signs of a prosperous lifestyle, and they

> >> needed to increase that number in India. If they only knew....

> >>

> >> Sad how some things get so twisted in a worldview that only

looks to

> >> governments to fix all our ills. Governments can't fix us as

long

> >> as money is in the way. We have to learn to take care of

ourselves.

> >>

> >> --- In , Rogene S <saxony01@y...>

wrote:

> >>>

> >>

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> >>>

> >>> WHO sees 'global epidemic' of chronic disease

> >>>

> >>> By Nebehay

> >>>

> >>>

> >>> GENEVA (Reuters) - Developing countries can tackle a

> >>> " global epidemic " of chronic disease by adopting cheap

> >>> measures that have helped cut heart disease deaths in

> >>> some rich nations by up to 70 percent, the World

> >>> Health Organization (WHO) said.

> >>>

> >>> In a report published on Wednesday, the WHO said

> >>> nearly half of all deaths from heart disease, cancer,

> >>> respiratory infections, strokes and diabetes -- to

> >>> which about 35 million people will succumb this year

> >>> -- were preventable.

> >>>

> >>> The report, " Preventing Chronic Diseases -- a Vital

> >>> Investment, " said developing countries, where most

> >>> such deaths occur, must copy Western nations by

> >>> discouraging tobacco use and curbing salt, sugar and

> >>> saturated fats in food.

> >>>

> >>> " Today we have a major epidemic and we know that if

> >>> nothing is done, it will evolve rapidly and even more

> >>> dramatically, " Le Gales-Camus, WHO assistant

> >>> director-general of non-communicable disease, told a

> >>> news briefing.

> >>>

> >>> The WHO, a United Nations agency, said its goal

> >>> was to prevent the deaths of 36 million people by

> >>> 2015, by reducing death rates from chronic disease by

> >>> 2 percent each year.

> >>>

> >>> " It is achievable. We want to stop people dying at an

> >>> early age, prematurely and painfully, from a

> >>> preventable condition, " said Beaglehole, WHO's

> >>> director of chronic diseases and health promotion.

> >>>

> >>> Eighty percent of all heart disease, stroke and type 2

> >>> diabetes cases, and over 40 percent of cancer cases,

> >>> could be prevented, the report said.

> >>>

> >>> Chronic disease also has a huge economic impact. The

> >>> WHO estimates that such illnesses will cost China $558

> >>> billion over the next decade, the Russian Federation

> >>> $303 billion and India $237 billion.

> >>>

> >>> Low and middle income countries, where the epidemic is

> >>> worst, need to look to the example of industrialized

> >>> nations. Some 80 percent of deaths from chronic

> >>> diseases occur in developing countries, and half are

> >>> women.

> >>>

> >>> " There is a very pervasive misunderstanding that

> >>> chronic diseases affect only wealthy men in wealthy

> >>> countries, " Beaglehole said.

> >>>

> >>> Alerting the public to the dangers of high cholesterol

> >>> levels or blood pressure have paid off in Western

> >>> countries, the report said. Heart disease death rates

> >>> have fallen by up to 70 percent in the last three

> >>> decades in Australia, Britain, Canada and the United

> >>> States.

> >>>

> >>> Poland lowered death rates among young adults by 10

> >>> percent per year in the 1990s at low cost, mainly by

> >>> ensuring fruits and vegetables were available and by

> >>> removing subsidies on butter which made it competitive

> >>> with healthier vegetable oils, according to

> >>> Beaglehole.

> >>>

> >>> Over one billion people worldwide are overweight or

> >>> obese -- putting them at risk of deadly heart disease

> >>> --- and the figure could rise to 1.5 billion in a

> >>> decade, the report warned.

> >>>

> >>> About 22 million children under age five are

> >>> overweight.

> >>>

> >>> Child obesity was " a number one public health

> >>> problem, " and talks are scheduled next week with the

> >>> food and beverage industry to discuss a " plan of

> >>> action, " Le Gales-Camus said.

> >>>

> >>> " Reports of type 2 diabetes in children and

> >>> adolescents -- previously unheard of -- have begun to

> >>> mount worldwide, " the WHO report said, referring to a

> >>> form of the disease previously known as adult-onset

> >>> diabetes.

> >>>

> >>> Wang Longde, China's vice-minister of health, said in

> >>> an introduction to the report: " We have an obesity

> >>> epidemic, with more than 20 percent of our 7-17 year

> >>> old children in urban centers tipping the scales as

> >>> either overweight or obese. "

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice

given by licensed

> > health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed

health care

> > professional before commencing any medical treatment.

> >

> > " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians

mislead you.

> > Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about

how to live a

> > happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing,

two-time

> > Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace)

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I agree. We have a farmer's market and at each stand I ask if they

are organic. Most of them say yes, but they could be lying. But

what are you going to do? We live in a very interdependent society

and sometimes I just have to believe. Besides, even if it isn't

organic, my believing it is has to have some positive placebo effect!

The woman I get the milk and eggs and chicken from is certified

organic. She has the paperwork and the meat processing plant has

been certified organic too. I have been to her farm and feel that I

know she is conscientious ---I just hope she doesn't get too

popular. Even now I can go get the milk to find she out for the day-

-and she is an hour away! It is frustrating as she won';t hold any

back for people as it would take too much of her time.

Of course, big business is already trying to ruin the legit organic

business by trying to get watered down standards. I am sure they

will succeed. It makes me sick that absolutely everything is driven

by greed and money.

Hugs, kathy

> >>>>>

> >>>>

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> >>>>>

> >>>>> WHO sees 'global epidemic' of chronic disease

> >>>>>

> >>>>> By Nebehay

> >>>>>

> >>>>>

> >>>>> GENEVA (Reuters) - Developing countries can tackle a

> >>>>> " global epidemic " of chronic disease by adopting cheap

> >>>>> measures that have helped cut heart disease deaths in

> >>>>> some rich nations by up to 70 percent, the World

> >>>>> Health Organization (WHO) said.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> In a report published on Wednesday, the WHO said

> >>>>> nearly half of all deaths from heart disease, cancer,

> >>>>> respiratory infections, strokes and diabetes -- to

> >>>>> which about 35 million people will succumb this year

> >>>>> -- were preventable.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> The report, " Preventing Chronic Diseases -- a Vital

> >>>>> Investment, " said developing countries, where most

> >>>>> such deaths occur, must copy Western nations by

> >>>>> discouraging tobacco use and curbing salt, sugar and

> >>>>> saturated fats in food.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> " Today we have a major epidemic and we know that if

> >>>>> nothing is done, it will evolve rapidly and even more

> >>>>> dramatically, " Le Gales-Camus, WHO assistant

> >>>>> director-general of non-communicable disease, told a

> >>>>> news briefing.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> The WHO, a United Nations agency, said its goal

> >>>>> was to prevent the deaths of 36 million people by

> >>>>> 2015, by reducing death rates from chronic disease by

> >>>>> 2 percent each year.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> " It is achievable. We want to stop people dying at an

> >>>>> early age, prematurely and painfully, from a

> >>>>> preventable condition, " said Beaglehole, WHO's

> >>>>> director of chronic diseases and health promotion.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Eighty percent of all heart disease, stroke and type 2

> >>>>> diabetes cases, and over 40 percent of cancer cases,

> >>>>> could be prevented, the report said.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Chronic disease also has a huge economic impact. The

> >>>>> WHO estimates that such illnesses will cost China $558

> >>>>> billion over the next decade, the Russian Federation

> >>>>> $303 billion and India $237 billion.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Low and middle income countries, where the epidemic is

> >>>>> worst, need to look to the example of industrialized

> >>>>> nations. Some 80 percent of deaths from chronic

> >>>>> diseases occur in developing countries, and half are

> >>>>> women.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> " There is a very pervasive misunderstanding that

> >>>>> chronic diseases affect only wealthy men in wealthy

> >>>>> countries, " Beaglehole said.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Alerting the public to the dangers of high cholesterol

> >>>>> levels or blood pressure have paid off in Western

> >>>>> countries, the report said. Heart disease death rates

> >>>>> have fallen by up to 70 percent in the last three

> >>>>> decades in Australia, Britain, Canada and the United

> >>>>> States.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Poland lowered death rates among young adults by 10

> >>>>> percent per year in the 1990s at low cost, mainly by

> >>>>> ensuring fruits and vegetables were available and by

> >>>>> removing subsidies on butter which made it competitive

> >>>>> with healthier vegetable oils, according to

> >>>>> Beaglehole.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Over one billion people worldwide are overweight or

> >>>>> obese -- putting them at risk of deadly heart disease

> >>>>> --- and the figure could rise to 1.5 billion in a

> >>>>> decade, the report warned.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> About 22 million children under age five are

> >>>>> overweight.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Child obesity was " a number one public health

> >>>>> problem, " and talks are scheduled next week with the

> >>>>> food and beverage industry to discuss a " plan of

> >>>>> action, " Le Gales-Camus said.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> " Reports of type 2 diabetes in children and

> >>>>> adolescents -- previously unheard of -- have begun to

> >>>>> mount worldwide, " the WHO report said, referring to a

> >>>>> form of the disease previously known as adult-onset

> >>>>> diabetes.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Wang Longde, China's vice-minister of health, said in

> >>>>> an introduction to the report: " We have an obesity

> >>>>> epidemic, with more than 20 percent of our 7-17 year

> >>>>> old children in urban centers tipping the scales as

> >>>>> either overweight or obese. "

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>> Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice

> > given by licensed

> >>> health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed

> > health care

> >>> professional before commencing any medical treatment.

> >>>

> >>> " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians

> > mislead you.

> >>> Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about

> > how to live a

> >>> happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus

ing,

> > two-time

> >>> Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace)

> >>>

> >>>