A few snippets from the latest "Natural News" bulletin.
(NaturalNews) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has given care giant
Kaiser Permanente over $300,000 to test and interview 150 to 500 patients
suffering from Morgellons Disease. The study will be done in northern
California where many Morgellons patients live.
Prior to this news, people had written off the disease as a hoax or the
result of hypochondria. But recent evidence suggests that the disease is
indeed real, and may be related to genetically modified (GM) food.
What is Morgellons Disease?
On August 1, 2007, the CDC issued the following statement regarding
Morgellons Disease: "Morgellons is an unexplained and debilitating condition
that has emerged as a public health concern. Recently, the CDC has received
an increased number of inquiries from the public, health care providers,
public health officials, Congress, and the media regarding this condition.
Persons who suffer from this condition report a range of coetaneous symptoms
including crawling, biting and stinging sensations; granules, threads or
black speck-like materials on or beneath the skin; and/or lesions (e.g.,
rashes or sores) and some sufferers also report systemic manifestations such
as fatigue, mental confusion, short term memory loss, joint pain, and
changes in vision. Moreover, some who suffer from this condition appear to
have substantial morbidity and social dysfunction, which can include
decreased work productivity or job loss, total disability, familial
estrangement, divorce, loss of child custody, home abandonment, and suicidal
ideation."
A May 18, 2006 story carried by KGW, a local news channel in Oregon,
recounts the story of a family practice doctor experiencing the disease. She
reported feeling like bugs were crawling under her skin. "If I fully tell
people what has gone on with me medically, they think they're in the
twilight zone," said Dr. Drottar who woke up with the feeling that fluid was
flowing just below her skin. When black or blue hair-like fibers protruded
from her skin, she reported thinking she had been exposed to asbestos. "I
thought I was having asbestos fibers come out of my skin. I was pulling
long, thin, small hair-like fibers that were extremely sharp that could
literally pierce through my finger nail."
Ahmed Kilani, a specialist in infectious disease detection, claimed to have
broken down two fiber samples and extracted their DNA. He found that they
belonged to a fungus.
In an even more provocative finding, Vitaly Citovsky, Professor of
Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Stony Brook University in New York,
discovered that the fibers contained the substance Agrobacterium, a genus of
gram-negative bacteria capable of genetically transforming not only plants,
but also other eukaryotic species, including human cells
Anonymous samples were provided to Professor Citovsky by the Morgellons
Research Foundation to use in investigating the potential presence of
Agrobacterium in biopsies from Morgellons patients. Control reactions
included samples provided by healthy donors. Only Morgellons, not healthy
subjects, tested positive in these studies.
According to a statement issued by Professor Citovsky, this observation does
not imply that Agrobacterium causes Morgellons or that Morgellons is indeed
an infectious disease. However, it does encourage future studies to
determine (1) statistical significance of data, (2) whether Agrobacterium is
not only present extracellularly, but also causes genetic transformation of
the infected tissues, and (3) whether infection of laboratory animals with
Agrobacterium can recreate symptoms of Morgellons.
--
The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver.
Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org
To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com
Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com
The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down...
List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
