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You'd be surprised what may be hazardous to your health. Here are two interesting articles that suggest how some illnesses may be from exposure to measles, other viruses, vaccinations, allergies, etc. Dr. Rehert
Diabetes Cases Go Up After Measles Outbreak: Report
Thu Nov 28, 5:55 PM ET Add Health - Reuters to My Yahoo!
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The city of Philadelphia experienced a jump in type 1 diabetes in children in 1993, roughly 2 years after a measles epidemic hit the area, according to a new report.
The link between measles and type 1 diabetes is not proven, although the researchers suggest that some children may have developed diabetes after coming down with the measles.
In an interview with Reuters Health, Dr. Terri H. Lipman, of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, said that it is "very important" to note that the study does not prove that the measles cases were to blame for the jump in diabetes cases. In some studies, measles have been shown to trigger an autoimmune reaction similar to what occurs in type 1 diabetes, but other studies have not shown this effect.
Lipman and her colleagues point out that several factors have been associated with changes in the rate of new cases of type 1 diabetes, including viruses, vaccinations and infants' diets. But the authors note that determining exact causes is difficult.
SOURCE: Diabetes Care 2002;25:1969-1975. Click here for Article in Full
And the second article:
Increase in Autism Baffles Scientists
By SANDRA BLAKESLEE
By SANDRA BLAKESLEE
Trying to account for a drastic rise in childhood autism in recent years, a California study has found that it cannot be explained away by statistical anomalies or by a growing public awareness that might have led more parents to report the disorder.
But the study's authors, who reported their findings yesterday to the California Legislature, said they were at a loss to explain the reasons for what they called an epidemic of autism, the mysterious brain disorder that affects a person's ability to form relationships and to behave normally in everyday life. "Autism is on the rise in the state, and we still do not know why," said the lead author, Dr. Robert S. Byrd, an epidemiologist and pediatrician at the University of California.
The California study was prompted by a 1999 report from the state's Department of Developmental Services, which reported that the number of children with "full spectrum," or profound, autism had increased by 273 percent, to 10,360 in 1998 from 2,778 in 1987.
The numbers were surprising, Dr. Byrd said. After the period studied, the number of autistic children continued to rise, to 18,460 cases as of July 2002, according to the California Department of Developmental Services.
About a third of parents in both groups reported that their children began to regress around the age of 18 months, Dr. Byrd said. They suddenly lost the ability to say words and stopped making eye contact. Many parents blame vaccinations that are given around 18 months. The study found no evidence that the vaccine was the culprit, Dr. Byrd said.
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