>On Mon, 14 Sep 1998, Ray Audette wrote:
>
>> I quote from the article:  +ACI-A common type of fat found in red meats
>> and cheeses may prevent diabetes, according to a research team from
>> Purdue and Pennsylvania State University.

don't know what prevents diabetes, but i got an article from another list
this morning, about what might be one of the causes:

>Epidemiological studies carried out in New Zealand by J. Barthelow
>Classen, MD,  of Classen Immunotherapies Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, at
>the request of New Zealand authorities (New Zealand Medical Journal, May
>24, 1996) found a 65 percent increase in the incidence of insulin
>dependent diabetes among juveniles who had received the hep B
>vaccination. It
>seems that certain proteins in the vaccine may initiate an auto-immune
>response in susceptible children that attacks and destroys the insulin
>producing cells in their pancreas. There is other evidence surfacing
>that other auto-immune diseases (such as lupus) may be triggered by the
>vaccine.

and the pediatrican wonders why i refuse to let my kids get this shot....

JoAnn.