[Biofuel] The Origin of the 42-Year Stonewall of Vitamin C
I think that this would make a pretty good docudrama. Peace, D. Mindock = The Origin of the 42-Year Stonewall of Vitamin C Robert Landwehr 1 1. 1250 Grizzly Peak, Berkeley, CA 94708. In the late spring of 1949 the United States was in the grip of its worst poliomyelitis epidemic ever. On June 10 a paper on ways to save the lives of bulbar polio victims was read at the Annual Session of the American Medical Association (subsequently printed in its journal, JAMA, September 3, 1949, pages 1-8, volume 141, no. 1). Following the talk members of the audience were invited to comment. The first speaker, a leading authority from Pasadena, focused on details of tracheotomy techniques caused when paralyzed breathing, swallowing and coughing muscles of victims threatened their lives. Why the next person was recognized is puzzling. The only national recognition he had received - and it was obviously very limited - was that his picture appeared in Ebony in 1947 for having delivered of a deaf-mute black woman the first known surviving, identical quadruplets in the country. Here is the abstract of his remarks as recorded in JAMA: "Dr. F. R. Klenner, Reidsville, N.C.: It might be interesting to learn how poliomyelitis was treated in Reidsville, N.C., during the 1948 epidemic. In the past seven years, virus infections have been treated and cured in a period of seventy-two hours by the employment of massive frequent injections of ascorbic acid, or vitamin C. I believe that if vitamin C in these massive doses - 6,000 to 20,000 mg in a twenty-four hour period - is given to these patients with poliomyelitis none will be paralyzed and there will be no further maiming or epidemics of poliomyelitis." The discussion period was, of course, to be devoted to hearing relevant comments of the world's leading authorities on the treatment of bulbar polio symptoms, not to airing another claim of a cure. One can imagine the silence that must have greeted this sweeping, out-of-place declaration by a small-town general practitioner. Four other speakers, three more bulbar experts and an anesthesiologist, followed. None referred to Dr. Klenner's remarks. The empirical, clinical basis for Klenner's statement is found in his paper "The Treatment of Poliomyelitis and Other Virus Diseases with Vitamin C", published in the July 1949 issue of the Journal of Southern Medicine and Surgery. On pages 211-212 he writes: "In the poliomyelitis epidemic in North Carolina in 1948, 60 cases of this disease came under our care. These patients presented all or almost all of these signs and symptoms: Fever of 101 to 104.6°, headache, pain at the back of the eyes, conjunctivitis, scarlet throat; pain between the shoulders, the back of the neck, one or more extremity, the lumbar back; nausea, vomiting and constipation. In 15 of these cases the diagnosis was confirmed by lumbar puncture; the cell count ranging from 33 to 125. Eight had been in contact with a proven case; two of this group received spinal taps. Examination of the spinal fluid was not carried out in others for the reasons: (1) Flexner and Amoss had warned that 'simple lumbar puncture attended with even very slight hemorrhage opens the way for the passage of the virus from the blood into the central nervous system and thus promotes infection.' (2) A patient presenting all or almost all of the above signs and symptoms during an epidemic of poliomyelitis must be considered infected with this virus. (3) Routine lumbar puncture would have made it obligatory to report each case as diagnosed to the health authorities. This would have deprived myself of valuable clinical material and the patients of most valuable therapy, since they would have been removed to a receiving center in a nearby town. "The treatment employed was vitamin C in massive doses. It was given like any other antibiotic every two to four hours. The initial dose was 1,000 to 2,000 mg, depending on age. Children up to four years received the injections intramuscularly. Since laboratory facilities for whole blood and urine determinations of the concentration of vitamin C were not available, the temperature curve was adopted as the guide for additional medication. The rectal temperature was recorded every two hours. No temperature response after the second hour was taken to indicate the second 1,000 or 2,000 mg. If there was a drop in fever after two hours, two more hours was allowed before the second dose. This schedule was followed for 24 hours. After this time the fever was consistently down, so the drug was given 1,000 to 2,000 mg every six hours for the next 48 hours. All patients were clinically well after 72 hours. After three patients had a relapse the drug was continued for at least 48 hours longer - 1,000 to 2,000 mg every eight to 12 hours. Where spinal taps were performed, it was the
[Biofuel] FW: An Overdue Visit
Ah .. poetry .. Sometimes, I just love it. Mary Lynn Mary Lynn Schmidt, distributor Psionic Energy Software http://miracle6bizland.com/softwaresolutions/ Rev. Mary Lynn Schmidt, Ordained Minister ONE SPIRIT ONE HEART: Facilitator/Consultant for Alternative Healing Modalities and Practitioner utilizing various modalities which can include TTouch . Reiki . Pet Loss Grief Counseling . Animal Behavior Modification . Shamanic Spiritual Travel . Behavior Problems . Psionic Energy Practitioner . Radionics . Herbs . Dowsing . Nutrition . Homeopathy . Polarity . THE ANIMAL CONNECTION HEALING MODALITIES http://members.tripod.com/~MLSchmidt/ An Overdue Visit 'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the nation Friends of Freedom knew it was a special occasion. Lady Liberty stood taller just off the shore Her torch shining brighter than a few weeks before But it wasn't the flame turning her cheeks all rosy It was thoughts of Snowe, Feingold and Nancy Pelosi And leaders from every side of the aisle Who would soon bring the Bill of Rights back into style. The Amendments had all hurried out of their beds - Which was no easy task, they were nearly in shreds - And they rushed to the window on papery feet As a jolly old man flew right over their street. "Could it be!?" they inquired as the roof shook and trembled And they crept toward the mantle, peaceably assembled, Just as someone emerged from the chimney with flair In a shiny red suit, with a shock of white hair And a top hat, and pants all in red, white and blue - "Wait a minute," the Amendments exclaimed, "Who are you?" "Don't be frightened my children," he said, "it's no scam. "You can't have forgotten your old Uncle Sam!" "Holy crap!" said Free Speech. "Stop right there!" yelled Bear Arms And Privacy cried "Who shut off the alarms?!" The Fifth remained silent, but Uncle Sam said "We've been having some trouble, but Freedom's not dead." The Amendments were cautious. "It's just been so long "We've seen Liberty lost, we've seen so much go wrong. "The President's trying to mangle and warp us, "The Fourth is in tatters, so's Habeas Corpus!" The old man sat down - he had had quite a ride - But he told them "Don't worry, the Law's on our side, "'Cause the nation's fed up and more people are crying "For Justice and an end to illegal spying, "And secret abductions by the CIA, "And laws that would take women's choices away, "And Gitmo tribunals and secret detention, "And other intrusions too numerous to mention - " "Not so fast," said a grinchity voice from above And Don Rumsfeld pushed past the Fourteenth with a shove. He was covered in soot and he looked kind of scary. It seemed like his Christmas had not been so merry. The Amendments said they weren't happy to see him: "You tried to throw all of us in the museum! "You've done so much the Constitution forbids!" "And I would have gone on, but for you meddling kids!" Uncle Sam told him "Rummy, your plans just won't do, "So we've got a brand new timetable for you!" And as Rumsfeld retired and crept into the night The Amendments cried out "Have a good secret flight!" >From the distance they heard him reply with a snort. "Bye-bye, Rummy!" they answered, "we'll see you in court!" Uncle Sam rode the chimney up out of the room And, like Frosty, he said "I'll be back again soon." But they heard him exclaim "Oh, and just one more thing! "This year, when the holiday bells start to ring, "Try to honor religion. Honest faith can't be wrong. "It's America, can't we all just get along? "So, on Christian," he cried, "Muslim, Hindu, and Jew! "On Quaker! On Shaker! And Atheist too! "On Buddhist! On Taoist! And to show we're not chickens "We'll file a few lawsuits defending the Wiccans! "Your belief is your right, so get out there and savor it. "Uncle Sam's not a preacher, and he doesn't play favorites!" So this holiday season, whatever you do, Warmest wishes for Freedom, from the ACLU. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
[Biofuel] A skeptics guide to global Warming
The following link is brought to you FYI. Our beloved senator from OK is almost as good at spin as Mr Rush Limpmind. Nice to know he is on the record so the kids from the future can read this like a comic book. FYI http://epw.senate.gov/w_papers.cfm?party=rep ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
[Biofuel] Novel Disease Paradigm Produces Explanations for a Whole Group of Illnesses
Theory that explains multisystem diseases like PTSD, CFS, MCS. Also gives treatments. Peace, D. Mindock Novel Disease Paradigm Produces Explanations for a Whole Group of Illnesses A Common Causal (Etiologic) Mechanism for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Fibromyalgia and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Martin L. Pall, Professor of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Sciences Washington State University [EMAIL PROTECTED] 509-335-1246 See: http://molecular.biosciences.wsu.edu/Faculty/pall/pall_main.htm___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
