Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or Crib Death

Crib Death (SIDS) Rates Prove That Mattress Wrapping Is Effective
Following release last week of the latest cot death figures (for 1999), Dr Jim Sprott is calling for the National Maori SIDS Prevention Unit to be abolished.

The Cause Of Crib Death And How To Prevent It
Many parents will be unaware of a 100% successful crib death prevention campaign, which a New Zealand scientist, Dr. Jim Sprott, has been running in New Zealand for the past six years.

Vaccines

CDC Ignored Autism-Mercury Data

Washington, D.C. November 22, 2004 - SafeMinds has released a report showing that government analysts were aware of a potential vaccine-autism link as early as 1999, but hid that information from the public and Congressional inquiry.

Time for the Flu Vaccine? Think Again
By Randall Neustaedter OMD
The flu vaccine gets the most-useless-vaccine-of-all-time award. Now the CDC is recommending the vaccine for children under two years old and all adults over 50. Don’t fall for it.

Smallpox Vaccine Could Provoke Severe Reactions in Some Groups
Sept. 13, 2002 - The risk of smallpox vaccination could outweigh the benefits for patients with AIDS, atopic dermatitis, or immunosuppression, according to a review in the September issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Eczema vaccinatum is a potentially lethal complication of smallpox vaccine which can affect those with atopic dermatitis or similar conditions.

Vaccine Safety Advocates Warn of Risks of Proposed Mass Smallpox Vaccination Policy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to the Bush administration's clear signal on Oct. 5 that they will release the smallpox vaccine for mass use because of fear terrorists will successfully use the smallpox virus as a weapon against Americans, the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is warning that widespread use of the highly reactive live virus vaccine in the absence of real disease has the potential to compromise public trust in the integrity of government led mass vaccination programs.

Early Polio Vaccine Harbored Virus Now Feared to Cause Cancer in Humans
This is a fascinating piece of investigative journalism that delves into the issue of early polio vaccines contaminated with a monkey virus (SV40) that is now showing up in human cancers.

First Mercury Poisoning/Vaccine Case Filed March 23, 2001
The law firm of Waters & Kraus, LLP, based in Dallas, Texas, announced today that it has filed the first known civil case alleging that the mercury-based preservative thimerosal, used recently in more than 30 childhood vaccines, has caused mercury poisoning in many children.

Doctors Calling for an End to Mandatory Childhood Vaccines
A leading national physician organization is calling for a moratorium on all government mandated vaccines and has passed a resolution to that end at their annual meeting. Members of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) voted this week at their 57th Annual Meeting in St. Louis to pass a resolution calling for an end to mandatory childhood vaccines. "Our children face the possibility of death or serious long-term adverse effects from mandated vaccines that aren't necessary or that have very limited benefits," said Jane M. Orient, MD, AAPS Executive Director.

Vaccines Proven To Be Largest Cause of Insulin Dependent Diabetes in Children, Diabetics Advised to Seek Legal Counsel Now, Before Their Right to Compensation Expires.
Arlington, September 11, 2000: Dr. J. Bart Classen, an immunologist at Classen Immunotherapies, presented data yesterday at the International Public Conference on Vaccination which proved vaccines are the largest cause of Insulin Dependent Diabetes in Children. His data indicated that vaccines cause approximately 80% of cases of insulin dependent diabetes in children who have received multiple vaccines starting after 2 month of life.

Nutrition

Court Rules against USDA's Secrecy and Failure to Disclose Conflict of Interest in Setting Nutrition Policies
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture violated federal law by keeping secret certain documents used in setting federal nutrition policies and by hiding financial conflicts of interest among members of a diet advisory committee, U.S. District Judge James Robertson said in a ruling made public Monday 02 October 2000.

Natural Health Care

Chiropractic and Children: It's All About Function
International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA)
What can chiropractic do for your child? Why do millions of parents bring their children to Doctors of Chiropractic every year? Is it only for highly dramatic health conditions? Is it only for when my child is hurting? Not at all!!

Environmental Toxins

US Government Agencies Say That Fluoride In Drinking Water Increases The Toxicity Of Aluminium
In 1994, the New York Times reported a scientific study which revealed that aluminium and fluoride in water could be responsible for the alarming increase in Alzheimer’s Disease and presenile dementia.

Thyroid Doctor-Nurse Team Exposes Fluoride Risk
Dr. Richard Shames, a Harvard and University of Pennsylvania graduate who served at the NIH, believes that we are witnessing an autoimmune low-thyroid epidemic.