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WH Relents and Allows the FDA To Proceed with Genetically Modified Salmon


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2012 Dec 21, 4:03am   63,270 views  235 comments

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White House Relents and Allows the FDA To Proceed with Genetically Modified Salmon

The Food and Drug Administration today released an electronic version of its environmental assessment for a genetically modified salmon developed by AquaBounty Technologies—effectively giving its preliminary seal of approval on the first transgenic animal to be considered for federal approval.

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231   Thedaytoday   2013 Jan 21, 6:11am  

It Causes Tumors in Rats and Is in Your Food

http://www.hivehealthmedia.com/it-causes-tumors-in-rats-and-is-in-your-food/

One of the hottest debates today among nutrition experts is about the increasing introduction of genetically modified crop foods to modern agricultural practices.

There are some who believe that these modified foods are just as safe as natural foods. On the other side of the debate are those who believe that genetically modified (GM) foods are harmful to human health and dangerous to the environment.

It may take a while before scientists and nutritionists reach a conclusion because long-term studies on the effects of these modified food crops are few. However, the first results of such long-term studies are coming in and the case against GM foods is getting stronger.

The American Academy of Environmental Medicine strongly believes that GM foods pose serious health risks. This professional health organization support their argument against modified foods with the results of animal studies that show the dangers of GM foods.

Animal studies have demonstrated that GM foods can:

Accelerate aging
Cause infertility
Disrupt the immune system
Affect the regulation of insulin
Cause organ failure
Increase the risks of malignant tumors

232   zzyzzx   2013 Jan 21, 8:18am  

curious2 says

Unfortunately American law prohibits you from buying antibiotics without an Rx,

eBay is your friend here.

233   New Renter   2013 Jan 21, 12:33pm  

zzyzzx says

curious2 says

Unfortunately American law prohibits you from buying antibiotics without an Rx,

eBay is your friend here.

As long as you are buying them for fish.

234   curious2   2013 Jan 21, 2:57pm  

Zlxr says

I just don't think that all these new vaccines are necessarily the way to go if our immune systems are already under attack.

This reminds me of homeboy's misunderstanding, which was what caused me to comment in this thread. The point of vaccines is that they strengthen the immune system. The issues affecting immune systems (including diet) make vaccines more valuable, not less.

Otherwise most of the current revenue-driven system is about "sick care," keeping people dependent on pills, which is the most lucrative. A huge advantage of vaccines is they free people from dependence on pills, but that is a disadvantage from the perspective of PhRMA (who sponsored enactment of Obamacare to make more $$$).

I agree people need to learn about their own needs, because there is a lot of quackery and opportunism out there. Often your health interest is the exact opposite of somebody else's financial interest, so be careful.

235   curious2   2013 Jan 21, 3:27pm  

Individual anecdotal experience doesn't always provide broader lessons, because there can be so many other explanations for a specific case. If somebody is getting re-infected or has recurring inflammation, then certain antibiotics with anti-inflammatory properties may address both issues while on them. It doesn't tell you whether the problem is (a) re-infection, (b) inflammation, or (c) something else entirely. Individual cases can disprove a blanket statement, e.g. the rabies and smallpox vaccines disprove homeboy's blanket falsehood above, but one person's subjective experience simply cannot prove what is causing what. There can be other factors entirely, for example many people don't drink enough water, but if they take a pill with a glass of water then the water itself might help them; that's why double-blind placebo trials are considered the gold standard.

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