FLU? * Maybe there is another common denominator? Whether or not a particular virus is found, doesn't mean it is the cause of all that ails you. There is another cause of flu symptoms that the CDC should list on their website & consider in all cases of flu symptoms. See if there is blood in urine, and whether or not the FATIGUE is autoimmune action on the red blood cells. Remember 1918 was at the end of WWI. I suspect the chemical in explosions blows around and gets into the eyes of people. And that this goes back to the mid 1300s. I suspect 2-butoxyethanol may be there and in gun cleaners, and home cleaning products, too.
Look into glycobiology for help .... glyconutrients
Red ring around mouth could be an autoimmune issue that 2-butoxyethanol would cause. I noticed a number of posts about this on MedHelp discussion forum
I write these web pages to share about what I've learned about this chemical:
EGBE is an organic solvent, a neurotoxin, a pesticide, a teratogen (damages our genes & causes many birth defects)
It took me 10 days to get a written copy of the Material Safety Data Sheet for Clean Shower. There were no ingredients disclosed. But there was something obviously health hazardous to have the warnings that would go with some kind of glycol butyl ether. I want to know which one and how much.
#8 must have ventilation .. EYE PROTECTION (wear splash-proof chemical safety goggles) & PROTECTIVE GLOVES (Impervious, rubber or neoprene, gloves) OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT (Wear impervious protective clothing; eyewash facility is recommended in work area)
DANGER! HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. CAUSES EYE IRRITATION. AFFECTS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, BLOOD AND BLOOD-FORMING ORGANS, KIDNEYS, LIVER & LYMPHOID SYSTEM. COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID & VAPOR. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO SKIN AND RESPIRATORY TRACT.
Says the EPA / CA joint janitorial study:
"Glycol alkyl ethers are commonly used as solvents. 2-Butoxy Ethanol is one of the most toxic of the glycol ethers. You should use products containing butoxyethanol with extreme care. It is a poison that can easily absorb through your skin to harm you. When working with it, always wear gloves and goggles and be sure the you have enough ventilation." More probably exposure is vapors in one's eyes ... but NOT ingestion as is suspected by some MSDSs
The reason Clean Shower company did not disclose ingredients was because EPA said it wasn't harmful nor caused any cancers ... and so did IARC, NTP, OSHA & ACGIH
Janitorial Products Pollution Prevention Project - Sponsored by US EPA, State of California, Santa Clara County, the City of Richmond, and the Local Government Commission. Written by Thomas Barron, Carol Berg, and Linda Bookman. 6/99. *6% of professional janitors are harmed each year from cleaning compounds.
. . . & a couple of times throughout the day, it seemed she had congestion & it appeared to be getting worse throughout the day.
What I suspect should at least be considered. Was there any BUTYL at home or at work? (She would have to be very observant as to EXACTLY WHEN this started)
My thoughts shared with a 25 year old Marine on a health forum just now: (He had heart palpitations & shortness of breath when running)
Sounds like you have the anemia that's hard to find. The kind that is referenced in 'gulf war syndrome' or Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome. Part of the definition is that doctors do not know what the fatigue is.
Besides rapid heart beat and shortness of breath do you also have 'the chills?' Do you have an abnormal body temp? high or low? Abnormal blood sugar? (That IS one thing easy for doctors to find) Abnormal blood pressure? http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/bodytemp.htm
This anemia is very serious. You can easily be exposed in many household cleaning products. Butyl or 2-butoxyethanol does not have to be disclosed, and often is not
Exposure looks like 'the flu' but can be as simple as a cough, a rash, 'the sniffles' farting, diarrhea ... moisture under one's nose (loosening of the sinuses) Do you have headaches? Do you have any short term memory loss? http://www.valdezlink.com/re/thechills.htm
I am concerned for a little boy age 2 who is very sensitive to this ... At his young age he can be maxed out on this chemical ... and when a runny nose starts his mom should immediately ask .... what have I been cleaning with ...? Where have I taken this little one? ... who has come over? WHAT WAS DIFFERENT... than before the sniffles started?
Give the doctors a clue and ask them to ask the lab tech to LOOK at the RED Blood cells and tell them everything about them that they can.
I would get doctor's orders NOT to run. One vet had serious fatigue issues and was trying out for another civilian job in the Sherrif's office of which part of it was strenuous excercise. He had shortness of breath and ended being taken to the ER. He died. I suspect he was dealing with autoimmune hemolytic anemia and that he expended all his available oxygen during exercise, and the oxygen could not be replenished quickly enough ... and he died. This was Jan 18, 2009 in El Paso, TX Cesar Arreola became dizzy, light headed with shortness of breath. He was 37 when he died. http://www.valdezlink.com/gwv/diesafterworkout2.htm#is
See if you can find a doctor who is interested This chemical harms soldiers throughout the past century especially during wars HELPs ... or find a doctor who is humble (Ask the nurses) http://www.valdezlink.com/re/vets/helps.htm
From: Margaret Diann Hursh, Box 233, Valdez, Alaska 99686 (907) 835-3135 January 22, 2009
RE: harm of an organic solvent, pesticide, poison, teratogen, neurotoxin, autoimmune & cancer causing chemical
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Dear Senator Lisa Murkowski,
Thank you for sharing my concerns with the Dept of Defense regarding the harm of Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether or 2-butoxyethanol ... BUTYL for short. Although the gulf war vets have many exposures, the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup workers (BIOREMEDIATION workers who sprayed Inipol EAP 22) have this as their primary exposure and there were 1000 young men. What happened to them (1989) has vital significance for medicine today.
And to today's military and to civilians as well. But the Public does not know what happened to them. They can make no comparisons. *
Many are dead already, just as many gulf war vets are dead. And many others affected, too! (Non exclusive harm)
Too much exposure looks like the flu. A virus should not be suspect for most of the 'flu symptoms.' EGBE causes one's body's immune system to rapidly attack them. The proof that this chemical is the culprit is the anemia of CFIDS that it causes ... but which doctors do not generally find. (Too many things going on at the same time prevents discovery). Butyl exposure causes infinite variations. The numbers doctors look at can go high (with acute exposure or early on) to low (later years).
Both Senators Kennedy and Byrd would be helped if their doctors understood THIS anemia. It is more life threatening than any other autoimmune issue or cancer that subsequently shows up. Yes, it would be the FATIGUE that caused Senator Kennedy's recent seizure (lack of oxygen) and doctors should look at the red blood cells. They are not the right type of red blood cells, as would be expected per 'the numbers' Gulf war vet, Cesar Arreola, became dizzy with shortness of breath after strenuous exercise. Dies 1/18/09 at age 37. I suspect he used up the oxygen that his red blood cells had to offer, and then died from the lack of oxygen (THE FATIGUE, THE ANEMIA) ... when the red blood cells could not easily replace it.
I also suspect this as the most probable cause of Jett Travolta's death: advance anemia after near death from Kawasaki syndrome when he was 2 years old (exposure was this chemical in carpet cleaning) ... would lead to a very advance anemia years later. **
The autoimmune metabolic causing chemical should also be suspect for the cause of Autism. I was noticing in UK research that there is an autoimmune metabolic aspect to Autism & nervous system issues would be a part of it. The UK has better research on this chemical causing a multitude of cancers, as well * An EVOS worker, Richard Nagel, has looked into the French Inipol and said there was research on what happened to those workers and that cancers were a stand out harm. Even our President has been touched by the type of cancers this chemical would cause, with very possible exposures to his mom & his grandparents *
There is research that shows that there is a preponderance of Autism among gulf war vets. And since I suspect EGBE for the primary harm of these vets .... so also do I suspect it for Autism in general * and also for the epidemic of cancers and autoimmune metabolic issues such as Syndrome X and diabetes (only a side effect that is easy to find).
We need to help today's Vets as they are at risk even more than those of other war eras. We need to be looking for what is alike for every war era from WWI, WWII, Vietnam War *, Korean War, Panama & Somalia conflicts, Gulf War I, Iraqi war, and that in Afghanistan. Any and all autoimmune issues for them and for their children (Serious birth defects from this teratogen chemical). My condolences go out to all who have had too much exposure to this chemical ... which also I suspect * for SSG James Alford of Karnack, TX who died last month of 'mad cow disease' ... actually the most serious autoimmune issue that trumps even ALS, Parkinson's, MS. www.valdezlink.com/pages/autoimmune.htm There are so many autoimmune issues that some of them don't even have names yet *
In advance anemia you start to see very high white blood cell counts (not likely an infection for these - an anemia sign) and what do white blood cells do in a system that has become autoimmune? Attack even our bones (Degenerative Disc Disease is often an autoimmune issue.) * I see Senator Kennedy walking with a cane ... also our Dick Cheney, Former Justice Rehnquist, etc
I hope doctors will consider looking at the same medical info in a new light. I can't think of anything worse than letting this chemical continue to harm us ... and for us to give more chemical exposures (often even medications) hoping for help. I suppose our health care costs could bankrupt us all by themselves. Continuing on the road of 'helps' we have been on would be a big mistake. A new direction will definitely be in order.
Since EPA lifted all restrictions on this chemical at the lobbying of chemical companies in 2003, I suspect EGBE should be suspect for contributing to the rapid acceleration of global warming and the melting of the polar ice caps. *
I thank you for your interest and I hope that your influence, and what Alaska can contribute to our Nation's health information will help this chemical from continuing to harm our soldiers and our babies & our moms and dads and the hardworking people who are most at risk (Those who clean, who paint, who WORK) Worst exposure is vapors in your eyes. Everyone also needs to understand 'secondhand solvent exposure'
Beyond poisoning of our Troops and not knowing by what ... the next most troubling issue is the damage to the children. The birth defects *, the inability to have a full term baby (or any baby at all) ... the loss of hearing, the loss of eyesight, loss of sense of taste and smell, the loss of touch' ... even short term memory loss. Study for class & know what you need to know the night before, and forget 80% by the next day. There are widespread implications for Alzheimer's for those who will need special education. The burden upon our families ... upon our schools ... upon our healthcare system ... and upon our Military ... should not be. Even our pets are at risk *
We need new laws of disclosure. As it is now, companies do not have to disclose to housewives what is in the cleaning products they use. We should consider banning this chemical and if not learn to avoid it! *
Just variations in body temperature, blood pressure, blood sugar ... can be a clue that there is exposure to BUTYL which I suspect is the cause of 'the syndromes' through this past century.
Look for the Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome pattern ... regardless of what service time .... you may dealing with autoimmune issues almost entirely.
I recently learned that even degenerative disc disease is most probably a more advanced autoimmune issue after fatigue and very high white blood cell counts show up
"Gamma globulin may also be used to treat immunological diseases other than deficiencies. For example, in immunological thrombocytopenia purpura, the patient's antibodies attack his or her own platelets, interfering with the blood's ability to clot. Gamma globulin injections are useful in treating this condition, though the mechanism by which they work is not fully understood. The injections may cause the spleen to ignore signals to destroy the antibody-tagged platelets, or they may cause the malfunctioning gamma globulin to degrade at an increased rate. In any case, the extra gamma globulin counteracts the malfunctioning antibodies that attack platelets and allows the platelets to thrive."
Help for autoimmune issues, fatigue, cancer? same link
... to pray for info shared on a web page with fun things, too
Teratogen effects of EGBE: I suspect Barack Obama, jr would have another set of grandparents and a mother alive TODAY had there been no exposure to this chemical in his maternal family line *
Patrick Swayze * , Steve Jobs, Dr Ron Davis, Randy Pausch, Phd have one of the cancers this chemical causes
The chemical exposure that would cause Kawasaki Syndrome (BUTYL or 2-butoxyethanol) is also a cause of serious anemia. I suspect this advanced autoimmune hemolytic anemia was the more probable cause of death. It is not generally found by doctors, but it can be.
Why horrible headaches when there is no brain tumor?
A primary cause of HORRIBLE HEADACHES, abnormal blood sugar, body temp, BP
& loss of vision .... & loss of hearing * ... & loss of sense of taste/smell *
Question ... what would be causing the horrible headaches ... even continuing until after the brain tumor was removed and non recurring for 5 years (it was a pituitary tumor). posted by shais brain tumor
I don't expect an answer, as my views would not be 'run of the mill' and will likely be discarded.
I have noticed that there is a very common chemical exposure that causes flu symptoms when people get exposed to it. Research says BUTYL (or most common form, 2-butoxyethanol) causes serious harm to blood and blood forming organs, damages kidneys and liver, and causes leukemia, brain tumors, tumors and cancers about anywhere.
It is easy to be exposed as it is a pesticide too strong even in home cleaning products; it is in paint; it is in dry cleaning and plastics manufacturing; AND you can be exposed 'second hand' if you are too near someone who is overexposed and breathing the chemical in their respiration to get into your eyes.
I suspect if headaches that are pretty horrible do not subside (has nothing to do with brain tumor the majority of the time) ... then there is a serious likelihood of continued exposure, And add on symptoms like that of Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome, CFS, FM, ME. (Exact variation of no concern). This chemical causes the body to go autoimmune *, and the numbers on blood work can go above or below normal and be what this chemical can do.
With real severe exposure other cancers, especially pancreatic cancer show up, which is what happened for my friend. And happened in 2008 for Ron Davis, MD, for Randy Pausch, PhD, who have died this year (more probably from the anemia than from the cancer per se), and now Patrick Swayze is seriously ill
Medical science should also list exposure to 2-butoxyethanol for causing flu symptoms ... should realize that for this group of people a high white blood cell count is another anemia sign, not an infection nor lymphoma necessarily; that what is often blamed on one of the side effects (elevated blood sugar or diabetes) is simply that ... a side effect of exposure to 2-butoxyethanol exposure either now or in the family background. This chemical should also be looked into for cause of many birth defects (it is a teratogen chemical). It affects so many parts of the body, (Where it shows up first is irrelevant) not metastasis! The worst pesticide our Soldiers have been (& are being) exposed to... as well as civilians. No wonder the epidemiology lines are becoming so blurred
... and I suspect it is the cause of 'gulf war syndrome' and the primary cause of harm to the Vietnam Vets, etc, etc http://www.valdezlink.com/re/achemicaltosuspect.htm Those who studied the harm to our Vietnam vets got the 'list of what ails them right, but did not find the PRIMARY cause of harm
These are my opinions based on looking at groups with known and suspected exposure. For those with DIRECT exposure and THE Fatigue ... that is the very proof that Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether or similar chemical is the cause of ALL that ails them.
I think brain tumors and other cancers are a 'side effect' of the harmful component in Inipol EAP 22 ... and same chemical in Simple Green ... many cleaning products
CFIDS - This must be THE fatigue! - Does someone in the family line have this?
Many times those with this fatigue collapse from lack of blood ... or the advance fatigue of EGBE ... not a heart attack Just because the death certificate says the cause of death was a 'heart attack' does not mean that is the case.
It is admitted by the chemical companies that 2-butoxyethanol has been in widespread use since the 1930's. I also suspect this chemical exposure and worse for the death of Pres FDR in 1945 ...
I was looking through this info on the FATIGUE I suspect EVOS workers have ... the fatigue doctors don't usually find... and one side effect of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia is very high white blood cell count. One worker said that he had that, and the doctors were stumped as to what it meant. Have your doctor/s find out everything they can about the red blood cells and any autoimmune issues, (especially AUTOIMMUNE METABOLIC issues), tumors, etc
One person with diagnosis of low red blood cell anema also has a lowering platelet count. There is such a thing as an autoimmune action against platelets.
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ITP is the destruction of "thrombocytes" (clotting cells) by the immune system in much the same manner as RBCs are destroyed in AIHA
Another shares that his blood is 'globbing' together ... another sign of AIHA
Many people have too much chemical exposures in their family line &/or directly ... it is like the 'one thing too much' and tips people into other illnesses/diseases. Even Autism ...
AND because many of us these days have some autoimmune issues going on. Vaccinations pre-suppose that we have a normal working Immune system. That is not so true these days as it was 100 years ago.
Vaccinations My own discussion thread on this topic
'Nearly all polio outbreaks since 1961 were caused by the oral polio vaccine,' -Jonas Salk, inventor of the IPV, testifying before a Senate subcommittee
(Doesn't the whole idea of shots rely on normal immune systems ... not autoimmune immune systems?)
I think the reason this might be ... is that many in our population since WWII & before ... back to all major warsss ... have some aspect of their immune system that is autoimmune. So, if one's immune system has gone autoimmune, then it is ignoring the virus & the bacteria ... and they go unchecked.
That's my theory, anyway, on why people get the illness they are trying to be protected from.
I think that we are harming our children (who knows about the old folks) when we give them flu shots. And that it is a waste of time to develop the flu shot for 'bird flu' ... which is nothing more than a chemical poisoning in which the immune system becomes autoimmune.
Many soldiers would be better off without some of the shots they are compelled to take, too
Probably came along after some type of flu symptoms. Right?
They should be just part of the Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome, and you probably have FATIGUE that the doctors don't pin-point.
It is also hormonal. I heard of a man who had them as a teen ... then they disappeared as he went into puberty. Another woman explained that her horrible headaches went away when she passed menopause.
I agree. Meds can hurt more than help. I suspect the headaches ... the CFIDS ... the diabetes that often shows up at some point .... is from a particular chemical exposure: 2-butoxyethanol.
Some explanation here:
Headaches like this can appear to run in families ... because people have been poisoned by this type of chemical for many decades ... and especially at each war period: WWI, WWII, Vietnam war, Korean war, Gulf War ... today ... at home and in the military and in industry.
A lot is known about it from those who do research; almost nothing is known about it by doctors. If they learned about any chemical's effects ... they should learn about this one. I suspect the fatigue they are looking for is autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
And they need to look at blood in urine, and flu like symptoms differently
Does it surprise us that the WWII nations are looking for a familial or genetic cause of pancreatic cancers? Are we concerned that our scientists are coming up empty-handed with the hundreds of autoimmune 'syndromes' out there ... a near epidemic of diabetes, NHL, obesity ... brain tumors, too? Idiopathic they say. "We don't know" Most especially autoimmune metabolic issues like the leukodystrophies, Autism, diabetes, and infertility issues such as spontaneous infertility and miscarriages.
Our doctors and medical researchers are good at determining to the n-th degree what is happening, but not what causes it OR what to do about it.
Look at the History Channel documentary on D-Day and all the other bombings in Europe and the Pacific in the 1940s, and it would be hard to imagine how the bomb fumes, which include 2-butoxyethanol type chemicals ... (for rocket propellants, etc) ... how they would be an exposure to these soldiers. Vapors in one's eyes - that is a serious exposure to this chemical. Others can even be exposed second hand with this solvent
We didn't have the buzz words of CFIDS, PTSD, etc back then. But we should re-examine the health of these & what has happened to their children and grandchildren. Not from genetic disorders per se, but from multiple generations of chemically poisoned people ... by a chemical that causes genetic damage. 2-butoxyethanol is a teratogen. It should not be overlooked, as it is in widespread use. A serious exposure looks like the flu. But a virus gets the blame
Yes, we have a pandemic looming on the horizon, but it's not the birds that are going to give it to us. We are poisoning our own with no end in sight.
The 'gulf war syndrome' vets were exposed to 2-butoxyethanol and so were the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup workers ... AND many people in Valdez, Alaska who came in contact with them in 1989. We also are seeing more CFIDS, cancers, birth defects, brain tumors, diabetes, infertility. A study of this group might show us what 2-butoxyethanol does to humans. SIDS? Maybe baby's organs are shutting down.
2-butoxyethanol is a harmful chemical. It has been harming people since before WWII ... and going unnoticed: a 'fall out' of war and an unnecessary exposure to our families in many products.
There are even prominent people who seem to be affected: is the pattern of this chemical's harm showed up in Pres FDR? the Pope? Hitler? I think so ... & for many others, to
Why is Autism & Diabetes & CFIDS dramatically increasing in Recent Decades? *
Pancreatic cancers are dramatically increasing, too ... so much so, that researchers are looking for a familial cause. Is Autism showing up more in WWII countries and newly industrialized nations, such as China?
10,000 in Shanghai alone are now diagnosed with Autism. Last summer's Time Magazine has an article on how little care is given to environmental protection of China's newly industrialized country ... making cars and many other things individuals now want to have
I suspect a chemical poisoning of all of these ... for multi generations. There wasn't anything wrong with our 'genes' until we were poisoned during war time and at home, too, in the common chemical: 2-butoxyethanol
It should be suspect for Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome, 'gulf war syndrome,' and harm to the WWII soldiers, the Vietnam soldiers (more than dioxin) and to the Korean Vet ... even today ... for many cancers and birth defects
What 2-butoxyethanol does could be called by at least hundreds of other things ... and many autoimmune 'syndromes' could just as easily originate from its effects in one's family line as anything else
Did you have someone in your family line who was in war? or who was in manufacturing ... or who cleaned too much?
and I know those who are TIRED of being TIRED ... with the CFS, FM, CFIDS pattern of symptoms ... won't find the fatigue with the blood tests that will be done, even though there is something for anemia (in the extreme cases, maybe, but not for most people)
... for Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome doctors say they do not know what the fatigue is. I believe I've stumbled onto what the fatigue is: autoimmune hemolytic anemia, but doctors are not alerted by the regular blood tests to check for it. I think they have to look at the same info just a little differently, and LOOK at the red blood cells: size, shape, membranes, age? and is there blood in urine? (or later, is there an abnormal peripheral blood test?)
The chemical I suspect for THIS fatigue can cause birth defects: the teratogen chemical, 2-butoxyethanol. If it is a birth defect, then you would not necessarily have the fatigue yourself, but most likely the mom would, or her parents.
This chemical and complex versions of it is easy to be exposed to, even today, It is prevalent in many household cleaning products, paint, & solvents that carpenters & mechanics use. AVOID this chemical, especially if you have already been exposed to it.
A synonymn for what 2-butoxyethanol does is hemoglobinuria ... and that indicates harm to X-chromosome possible, or part of the picture. I suspect it is the root cause of harm for many autoimmune metabolic issues: diabetes, Autism, leukodystrophies, etc, etc
If you are concerned about this, ask your doctor about focusing on good nutrition and glyconutrient food supplementsMore info Those who specialize in chemical exposures will tell you that adding other chemicals to your chemical 'load' can be very detrimental. So, be sure even the medications you are offered are proven, and not just to help you cope. You are dealing with an autoimmune immune system with this chemical ... at least from the study I've done, that appears to be the root problem: your immune system is attacking you.
And remember, God is in the healing business ... so find a church who prays ... and ask them to pray for you.
Chinese should not follow our lead in disregard for the environment ... especially with 2-butoxyethanol. I noticed an article in a Chinese on-line news site that said Autism is running very high in China ... sad story for a culture such as theirs. 10,000 with Autism in Shanghai alone. I also noticed an ad for brake fluid that was double, triple and quadruple 2-butoxyethanol. . . if that won't do a person in!
Autism - from mercury in baby shots?
Maybe this poison, pesticide, solvent
They blamed the 'gulf war syndrome' on the shots, too - I'd suspect a butylated inert ingredient such as Accutane has - Careful with that for boys, they may want to have children some day, too!
I suspect the 2-butoxyethanol (& diethylene glycol monobutyl ether) exposures they had. This is a concern for everyone, civilians and military alike since before WWII.
I suspect dioxin gets the wrap for what this chemical did to the Vietnam vets ... and you will note that autism is one of the birth defects.
Just as diabetes and brain tumors are increasing dramatically in younger and younger people ... I suspect you will see the same with autism.
Some thoughts along the lines of the 'stealth killer and maimer' that goes unnoticed: a pandemic, unrecognized health crisis!
Metabolic problems show up first as blood sugar abnormalities, &/or early on as gallstones (related to liver) and later kidney stones (related to thyroid metabolic issues)
And why thyroid should be looked into for the kidney stones (check for hyperparathyroidism), if they show up valdezlink.com/rbc_size_shape.htm
Autism is just one of the birth defects that this chemical can cause for the children of those harmed by 2-butoxyethanol. It is a teratogen and harms the developing fetus
Check these things to find this chemical's harm ... for those with their own direct, serious exposure: valdezlink.com/pages/thebasics.htm
999.9 times out of 1,000 ... something else gets the blame for what this chemical does.
It would most probably be so ... if my theory is right. 2-butoxyethanol causes many autoimmune disorders starting with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (that hides out for many, many years) for those who are chemically poisoned ... then the children of these could come down with singular autoimmune disorders.
See if parent(s) has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or CFIDS _________________________________ Found on internet: 6 of 72 ...
The Autism Autoimmunity Project A non-profit charity dedicated to obtaining funding for independent research addressing immunological and immunogenetic abnormalities in autism. http://www.taap.info/research.asp
Bowel Finding Suggests Autism Is Autoimmune Disorder UniSci is a newsletter of science stories from the major research labs. Headlines link to in-depth articles and editorials. UniSci keeps scientists and others up-to-date on current research... http://unisci.com/stories/20022/0430023.htm
Recently there has been a great deal of speculation and research into the possibility of autism being an autoimmune illness. Always viewed as a mental condition or a condition that affects the brain, viewing autism as an actual illness puts an entire new face on how Autism Spectrum Disorders are handled and treated. It would be a major shift in the thinking of the medical and educational systems worldwide.
What is an autoimmune illness? The immune system is one of the most vital systems in the human body. It serves to protect us from illness by sending out white blood cells to find and destroy viruses and bacteria that can harm the body by causing illness. It is even possible for these cells to command a lymphocyte to destroy a cell that has turned cancerous. Normally this system works efficiently and without our knowledge. It is like soldiers being on patrol; working constantly and quietly to be sure the job is being done.
However, sometimes the system can go awry and the very cells that are there to protect us turn on us and begin to attack the body's own cells, tissues and organs. The result? Autoimmune illness. Common autoimmune diseases are rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and thyroid disease along with many less common diseases such as Addison's, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease and many others. The cause is unknown. Why the body would turn on itself is a mystery that researchers are continually trying to solve.
The possibility that autism could be an autoimmune illness is a theory that is being researched by several centers. Recent research by Aristo Vojdani, assistant research professor in neurobiology at UCLA and director of Immunosciences Lab Inc. in Beverly Hills, California, has produced a study that brings together a theory on why it is possible that infection produces the symptoms that are seen in ASD children.
Professor Vojdani studied the blood of children, both with and without autism, and discovered that the autistic children had an antibody that reacted to milk proteins and streptococcus and Chlamydia pneumoniae, two common infections. The problem is that the antibodies that are reacting to these proteins and infections are possibly damaging the blood brain barrier. Combine this with the fact that toxins, such as mercury or thimerosal, can then cross into the brain through the damaged blood brain barrier, causing damage to the brain tissue.
The Autism Research Institute at Yale is taking a more conservative approach and is recommending parents not change diets of their children until the research can be replicated. However, Bradley Pearce, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta comments, ""I think there is substantial validity to the idea that autoimmunity is linked to autism."
The jury is out on the research. It will, as all research, take time to find out what role autoimmunity plays in the ASD puzzle but it appears that this is an area that will be delved into deeply.
Autism and Autoimmune Disorders On the Rise Could Autism be a form of an autoimmune disorder? Researchers have found some results which may shed a new light on this question.
Classic infantile onset autism is an autoimmune disease Transfer factor treatment for autism and neuroimmuno diseases ... inflicted optic injury). Twenty-two were cases of classic infantile autism with onset at 12-18 months, http://www.nitrf.org/inftautism.html
VKJIOM This is also the case with autism, which means that several autoimmune factors have also been ... Some of the important autoimmune factors in autism are: ... www.sarnet.org/lib/VKJIOM.htm
So, maybe it is an autoimmune reaction to the shots ...
Or maybe it is a birth defect from parents who have been poisoned by a chemical which causes autoimmune dysfunction. (This possibility should not be overlooked)
Or maybe the child has had all the chemical load he/she can handle ... and the shots (chemicals also) ... push them over the edge to their own autoimmune dysfunction ... of which there are many. The list seems to be growing at an alarming rate
I just believe that it is part of a much bigger problem ...
not a singular cause/effect
Or if the exact prognosis of what is occurring is accurately defined,
it doesn't cover the original source of the problem
Flu-like symptoms are a sign of a 'right now exposure' There is a strong second hand solvent exposure to 2-butoxyethanol that 'looks like the flu' but it is not the flu - it is a chemical poisoning. There could be painting or cleaning going on ... or someone who has been exposed outside of the home ... could be breathing this chemical out in their respiration ... & fumes can get in baby's eyes. I suspect it for being a primary cause of SIDS. Look for blood in urine and red blood cells that are small-sized or irregular looking. Many times with a strong exposure to 2-butoxyethanol people have abnormal blood sugar (up or down), abnormal blood pressure & hormones out of normal range. FATIGUE and CNS grouchiness, depression, sleeplessness
Protect the eyes! & cuticle areas - Primary route of exposure for EGBE
May all children be born healthy - Good nutrition and food supplements such as glyconutrients are offering hope for arighting an autoimmune immune system in trials for autoimmune issues like diabetes and birth defects such as cerebral palsy. Dr. Patrick Garrett - Kansas Dialog Why not ALD? scleroderma? autism?
IF we are primarily dealing with an autoimmune disorder, does it help to manipulate the symptoms ... such as abnormal hormonal levels with ED ... or blood sugar readings with diabetes?
I would think that blood sugar could go high as well as low; I would think that the seizures might be related to lack of oxygen that is usable ... or ... some effects on the central nervous system
definition:
extramedullary hematopoiesis: red blood cell production outside the vertebrae. Red blood cells are derived from the stem cells in the bone marrow throughout the body. When individuals become severely anemic, there is not enough space in the ctive bone marrow to produce hemoglobin, and the body begins to make blood outside the bone marrow: in the spleen, liver, and sometimes outside the vertebrae, which can compress the spinal cord, leading to paralysis