This is speculative, at best. The problem with this is that people grasp on to the simplest, most understandable explanations, even when they are hypotheses, and the erroneously attempt to treat them as though it is a well-founded fact.
The article is from 1999. Foru years later, this hypothesis has not advanced. But the wording below would surely lead many to believe that a mystery has been solved. <<"...a new theory: that diseases we have long ascribed to genetic or > environmental factors...are in many cases actually caused by > infections...The catalogue of suspected chronic diseases caused by > infection, according to David A. Relman, an assistant professor of > medicine, microbiology, and immunology at Stanford University, now > includes "sarcoidosis, various forms of inflammatory bowel disease, > rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Wegener's > granulomatosis, diabetes mellitus, primary biliary cirrhosis, tropical > sprue, and Kawasaki disease." Ewald and Cochran's list of likely > suspects would include all of the above plus many forms of heart > disease, arteriosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, many if not most forms > of cancer, multiple sclerosis, most major psychiatric diseases, > Hashimoto's thyroiditis, cerebral palsy, polycystic ovary disease, and > perhaps obesity and certain eating disorders..." > http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99feb/germs.htm>> Regards, Catherine -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
