This criticism below strikes me as familiarly dismissive and condescending and quite uncalled for. The article is not speculative; it is an extremely well-researched, fascinating hypothesis well based on experimental evidence. The essay is neither simple nor simplistic; it does not present anything as fact except for those matters which are fact. In keeping with the excellence of Atlantic, the article is first-rate and deserves a careful reading. As for advances of the hypothesis, see the remarkable work of Y. Omura and others showing the relationship of bacteria and viruses with an astounding range of disease and other afflictions, including intractible pain, cancer, and more.
Cheers, JBB C Creel wrote: > > 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]>
