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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

"E. coli Outbreak in Europe-STEC O104:H4-What It Means For You & Your Family" By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

 courtesy: http://lci.tf1.fr/lexique/concombres-contamines-ce-qu-il-faut-savoir-6510062.html
UPDATE: 6/1/11  Be careful with what you hear on the news.  There are conflicting reports from various reporting agencies regarding either an increase or decrease in numbers of deaths and illness in the form of HUS from STEC O104:H4.  Reports thus far have been from 'unidentified and/or unsubstantiated sources' (and in the case of two alleged U.S. deaths from 'unidentified state sources).  Rest assured that once verifiable scientific data is available, Rev. Barbara Sexton will provide you with LINKS and  the most accurate information possible, along with her unique 'translation of the biomedicalese' for those who wish to understand it all.  Stay tuned.
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Dear Readers:
     There is a serious situation in Europe today regarding a great number of illnesses and deaths attributed to an  E. coli bacteria.
     By now you've read enough to know that there are many specifics 'types' of  E. coli bacteria, some more infectious than others.  
     The strain under consideration here is extremely RARE and has not, to date, been found in the United States.
     A recent CDC statement can be found below, which I will break down for you as best as I can.
     Please also 'click on' keywords below of interest to you for additional articles I have written to help you keep yourselves and your families as healthy as you can be.
     Here are some points of communal importance for us all:
---The RKI below in Germany is the equivalent of the CDC in the U.S.
---The RKI has so far confirmed 6 deaths and 373 patients with hemolytic uremic syndrome, or (HUS) (kidney failure), a life-threatening complication of E. coli infections.  This number is subject to change and will likely increase at any time.
---Given the extremely contagious nature of this outbreak, it is more imperative than ever that all TSA Officers regularly change their gloves and maintain high standards of hygiene for themselves and for the passengers they 'serve'.
     Remember that a TSA Officer's shirt/sleeve/wrist/glove/arm contaminated with fecal matter after a under-the-belt 'pat down' of a person suffering with a STEC 0104:H4 infection can infect many more persons, not to mention the TSA Officer themselves and their own families.  Good sanitation WORKS!  
     Infants and young children who travel are at particular risk at this time, so parents you must be extra vigilant and assertive, especially as youngsters seem to be singled out more and more for 'hands on' inspection by the TSA!
---The strain in question is E. coli O104:H4 is also known as STEC.  'STEC' stands for 'Shiga toxin-producing E. coli'.
---Note that it is the TOXIN which does the most damage during severe infection with 'STEC' E. coli.
---Signs and symptoms of infection with  STEC O104:H4 are VERY obvious.  Even non-lethal cases present with severe cramps and bloody diarrhea with nausea and vomiting.  The patient will 'feel very sick'.  PARENTS: IF YOUR CHILD OR OTHER LOVED ONE HAS THE SLIGHTEST INDICATION OF HAVING CONTRACTED AN INFECTION OF THIS SORT, SEEK MEDICAL HELP IMMEDIATELY.  DO NOT DELAY.  Infants, children, the elderly, those with chronic medical conditions and those who are immuno-compromised are at particular risk of developing severe, life-threatening complications such as kidney failure ( hemolytic uremic syndrome aka HUS)
---The 'Shiga-toxin' produced by this food-borne bacteria does it's damage by literally destroying the mucosal lining of the intestines with attendant hemorrhaging which results in the so-called 'bloody diarrhea'.  This toxin destroys all other body tissues, as well.  If and when the infection overwhelms the body, major organ failure is induced and death is inevitable.
----Even 'non-life-threatening' STEC O104:H4 infections can result in severe anemia (lack of sufficient red blood cells), dehydration and other sequelae.  Weakness and a sense of debilitation can persist afterwards for a long time.
---All body fluids/substance (especially feces, blood, urine, vomit) of a person infected with STEC O104:H4 should be considered 'infectious'.
---Thus far, no cases of STEC O104:H4 are reported in the U.S.A., but with modern travel, it is entirely possible that this strain will make itself known here soon enough.  
     Remember that E. coli bacteria, whatever the 'type',  live in the intestines of warm-blooded vertebrates and are carried thus.  E. coli species and subspecies USED TO BE 'species-specific', meaning that cows had bovine E. coli, while humans only had human-type E. coli.  
     But things have changed and these strains can 'cross infect' and worse, different bacterial genuses hitherto thought to be UNABLE to 'conjugate and exchange genetic material' have done just THAT...ergo the emergence of 'superinfectious strains' like the E. coli O157:H7 the United States is familiar with.
---Just because no cases of STEC O104:H4 haven't been reported in the United States or in U.S. Service Members stationed in Germany does NOT mean that they will not be.  Be alert!  Stay aware.
---Remembering that initial outbreaks of E.coli disease years ago were linked to hamburger meat, bear in mind that subsequent outbreaks in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world have been linked to various fruits, vegetables and just about any edible foodstuffs.
---The initial reports implicate CUCUMBERS, lettuce and tomatoes in Germany, as the source of the STEC 0104:H4, but this does not necessarily mean that that is the sole source of the infection.
---Understand that much 'under reporting' is due to the fact that healthy individuals with relatively 'mild' cases of food-borne illness never see a physician or other health care provider, let alone 'get reported' in accordance with state and federal protocols.
---Be aware that given the fact that STEC O104:H4 is very rare and that it is suddenly the source of such major infection, there is the possibility of deliberate tampering with the food supply.
      Fortunately, it is possible to conduct epidemiological forensic work akin to DNA analysis and all types of 'fingerprinting' on these microbes, not that the public will ever necessarily know the truth if tampering is discovered in a limited outbreak.
---The above said, nature has no equal when it comes to rapid development and spread of contagion, especially in the modern world with long-distance travel of persons, produce and products, traditional overuse of antimicrobials, depressions of immune systems due to environmental factors and medical intervention and human frailties.
     Finally, I once again urge that you all maintain HIGH PERSONAL HYGIENE STANDARDS.
     Carry antimicrobial gel with you and use it constantly.  Teach children to do the same.
     Remember that a flushing toilet 'shoots' an aerosolized mist a good six feet into the room, at least.  Store toothbrushes and personal care items well away from and/or protected from toilet 'spray'.
     Keep hands and fingers away from the face, out of the mouth/nose/eyes/ears, etc.
     Thoroughly wash ALL produce with a small amount of dish detergent and water and scrub with a vegetable brush.  Of course, be sure to rinse away all trace of 'soap smell'.
     I do not recommend the regular use of a bleach solution to disinfect food, unless sanitation conditions are at an all-time low.
     Certain foods such as lettuce and berries cannot be washed clean enough to be safe to eat if they are, indeed, contaminated with a pathogenic microbe such as those discussed here.
     Try to buy from reputable sources and organic if you can afford it.  But understand that eating tainted food is always a possibility under the best of conditions.
     Do note that even if ALL BACTERIA and other microbes are removed or killed before eating, TOXINS can STILL BE PRESENT which cannot be 'cooked or cleaned away'.
     It is better to 'do without' when in doubt, rather than risk your health and that of your family.
     That's it for now and be sure to check www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com regularly for updates as this situation with STEC O104:H4 unfolds.
     If you'd like to sign up for my FREE NEWSLETTER and get my latest news right in your mailbox, sign up below.
     Please be careful in this age of 'superbugs'.
May God Bless & Keep You
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com
Questions/Comments: down below or email Rev. Barb at BarbaraKSexton@aol.com 
LINK for article below:  http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2011/s0601_ecoligermany.html?s_cid=2011_s0601_ecoligermany
CDC Statement on Outbreak of STEC O104:H4 infections in Germany
CDC is following a large outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O104, or STEC O104, infections currently going on in Germany. As of May 31, 2011, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany's disease control and prevention agency, has confirmed six deaths and 373 patients with hemolytic uremic syndrome, or (HUS) (kidney failure), a life-threatening complication of E. coli infections.
To date, no confirmed cases of STEC O104 infections have been reported in U.S. travelers to Europe. Two cases of HUS in the United States have been reported in persons with recent travel to Hamburg, Germany. CDC is working with state health departments to learn more about these two cases and to identify others. CDC has been in contact with the German public health authorities at RKI. We have alerted state health departments in the United States of the ongoing outbreak. We have also requested that they report to CDC any cases in which people have either HUS or Shiga toxin-positive diarrheal illness, with illness onset during or after travel to Germany since April 1, 2011.
The strain of STEC causing illness, STEC O104:H4, is very rare. CDC is not aware of any cases of STEC O104:H4 infection ever being reported in United States. Any person with recent travel to Germany with signs or symptoms of STEC infection or HUS, should seek medical care and let the medical provider know about the outbreak of STEC infections in Germany and the importance of being tested. Symptoms of STEC infection include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, which is often bloody, and vomiting. If there is fever, it usually is not very high. Most people get better within 5–7 days, but some patients go on to develop HUS—usually about a week after the diarrhea starts. Symptoms of HUS include decreased frequency of urination, feeling very tired, and losing pink color to skin and membranes due to anemia.
CDC is not aware that a specific food has been confirmed as the source of the infections. Travelers to Germany should be aware that the German public health authorities have recommended against eating raw lettuce, tomatoes or cucumbers, particularly in the northern states of Germany (Hamburg, Bremen, Lower Saxony, Schleswig Holstein). We have no information that any of these suspected foods have been shipped from Europe to the United States at this time. The US Department of Defense has been notified of this outbreak because of the presence of U.S. military bases in Germany. We are not aware of any cases among U.S. military personnel.
Here are answers to frequently asked questions:
  1. Would this be the largest E. coli outbreak ever in the world?

    We are still learning more about the overall size of this outbreak. The number of HUS cases involved indicates that the outbreak is very large.
  2. Tell us about this rare strain and are we testing for it here?

    A very rare strain of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, or STEC has been reported from some patients in the outbreak. This strain, E. coli O104:H4 has never been seen in the United States, and CDC is only aware of few reports of this strain from other countries. Although it is rare, the United States' public health surveillance systems are designed to be able to identify this, and other rare STEC strains, in ill people. However, the ability to detect STEC infections through surveillance depends on proper diagnostic testing of patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of STEC. In 2009, CDC published recommendations for the diagnosis of STEC infections by clinical laboratories. The illness that it causes is similar to that caused by E. coli O157:H7 which is also a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli and the one most commonly identified in the United States.
  3. Could people travel from Germany and spread it here?

    STEC infections can be spread from person to person. The best defense is careful, thorough hand washing. Persons returning from Germany who have diarrhea should be sure to wash hands well with soap and warm water after using the bathroom, and should not prepare food for others while they are ill. People who are in contact with ill people who recently visited Germany should also follow basic hygiene practices carefully, including washing their hands thoroughly before eating or drinking and after caring for an ill person.
  4. Why so many sick people?

    It is too early to know why this is such a large outbreak. The large size may have to do with contamination of a popular food item. However, to our knowledge a specific food vehicle has yet to be confirmed. It is also possible that the unusual strain is particularly likely to cause HUS. 

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

"A Biochemist's Advice About Potassium Iodide Tablets In View of the Japan Nuclear Disaster" By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"


UPDATE 4-7-11  Scroll to Bottom
UPDATE: 3-18-11 Scroll to Bottom 

Dear Ones:
     Here is my advice as of today on whether or not you 'need' potassium iodide tablets in light of the earthquake and tsunami-induced Japan nuclear disaster.
     The QUICK answer is NO unless you are in Japan or deployed to or near Japan, period.
     Whether or not you will likely 'benefit' from taking iodine in the form of potassium iodide (KI)tablets depends upon a number of factors, including:
1) Where you live and work and proximity to the reactors in question.
2) The length of your presumptive 'exposure' to radioactivity from any compromised Japan reactors.
3)  The amount of radioactivity you are believed to have been exposed to.
4)  The nature of the detection and the measurement of residual 'radiation' you are carrying as evidenced by mechanical testing (Geiger counter, etc) and how it is 'dealt with'.
5) The exact nature of the 'fuel', the 'spent fuel' and the 'waste products' used in and generated by the reactor or reactors you have presumably been exposed to.
6) Barrier defenses between yourself and any breached reactors, including, but not limited to, personal protective 'gear' (NBC-suits, etc), concrete walls, lead shielding, personal and commercial dwelling construction, etc.
7) Your general health and cancer history
8) Your age
9) Whether you are pregnant or not
10) Lifestyle and genetic factors which are always factors in any given individual's 'personal outcome' in cases like this.
11) Whether or not you are likely to be 'deployed' as a military service member, as support personnel or in some other capacity to anywhere near Japan and vicinity.
     I will limit my discussion here to the nuclear reactor radioactive waste products, iodine-131 and iodine-129,  since these are the only radioisotopes that potassium iodide tablets have any potential ability to 'displace' in the human body.
     Aside from standard medical references, the most useful 'links' for my readers for this particular situation are:
LINKS: www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com  and those of the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) LINK: www.epa.gov and the CDC (The Centers For Disease Control) LINK: www.cdc.gov
     For the earthquake-tsunami aftermath in Japan, we will be required to consider 'hazardous waste' and 'exposure thereof' in all it's conceivable incarnations including: radioactive, medical, biological, chemical, infectious, pathogenic and toxic in the long-term.
     As Hurricane Andrew revealed the shoddy-construction methods and 'short-cuts' in many Florida dwellings, it may well be the same with a burgeoning number of allegations of 'short-cuts' taken in the construction of the crippled Japanese nuclear reactors.
      Leave it to 'incidents' of 'Biblical proportions' to reveal the wantonness of humankind in the most inexplicable of ways, and horrendously, at times, when it comes to valuing life-human and otherwise.
      We will undoubtedly be discussing the above at a future time, but let us return to our discussion of iodine at this time.
     Some basic background:
     Different forms of radioactive iodine present different levels of risk:
     "Iodine-129 has a half-life of 15.7 million years; iodine-131 has a half-life of about 8 days."     Read more here:
LINK: http://www.epa.gov/radiation/radionuclides/iodine.html#wheredoes
      Direct studies of the effects of different types of radioactivity upon the human body are sporadically available in the form of short, mid and long-term studies.
     Take this one, for example:
     "During 1945 through 1962, many people in the United States were exposed to radiation fallout from iodine 131 (I-131) from multiple sources. Many of those exposed were children younger than 10 years of age, the population most vulnerable to radiation exposure. This exposure put those children at risk for thyroid and parathyroid disease and cancer of the thyroid. (Dated November 25, 2002)
LINK: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/iodine/
     Do not confuse the small amounts of I-131 used in radio-imaging medical studies with that which is encountered as a result of the breached Japan nuclear facilities.
     Both the short-lived I-131 and long-lived I-129 enter the body as indicated below.  As far as the body is concerned, it cannot determine whether iodine is radioactive or not or which isotope it is, for that matter.
     Iodine just 'is' as far as the human body is concerned, except that radioactive forms damage tissue and produce cellular mutations known as 'cancer'.
     "Radioactive iodine can enter the body by ingestion or inhalation. It dissolves in water so it moves easily from the atmosphere into humans and other living organisms. For example, I-129 and -131 can settle on grass where cows can eat it and pass it to humans through their milk. It may settle on leafy vegetables and be ingested by humans. Iodine isotopes also concentrate in marine and freshwater fish, which people may then eat."
LINK: http://www.epa.gov/radiation/radionuclides/iodine.html#wheredoes
     With this background in mind, here are my recommendations regarding the need or lack thereof at this time to avail oneself of the potential benefits of ingesting potassium iodide tablets in order to avert thyroid and parathyroid damage after radioactive 'iodine' exposure.
     These are the 'guidelines' I personally subscribe to for my family and friends and professionally as an alternative health care practitioner, as well as as a member of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
LINK: http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov/HomePage
     I've a lifetime interest in all things radiological, from my early 'enchantment and time spent at' Brookhaven National Lab on Long Island in the 1960's to the witnessing of a colleague accidentally 'spill' a 'stock amount' of I-131 on his lead-brick-lined lab bench at a prestigious cancer research center.
     I've worked with many beta emitters and some gamma-emitting radio-isotopes and equipment almost my entire life, proving that it is possible to do so safely with prudent and proper 'safeguards', even with an occasional 'unexpected' exposure.
     And so my recommendations for you are these:
NO-You don't need potassium iodide tablets at this time if you are NOT in Japan.
NO-You don't need to 'STOCKPILE' potassium iodide right now wherever you live.
YES-You DO need to take potassium iodide if you live in Japan.  This will have been given to you by your Emergency Preparedness Agencies, but if they have not been, the dosage guidelines are as follows:
•Adults should take 130 mg (one 130 mg tablet OR two 65 mg tablets OR two mL of solution).
•Women who are breastfeeding should take the adult dose of 130 mg.
•Children between 3 and 18 years of age should take 65 mg (one 65 mg tablet OR 1 mL of solution). Children who are adult size (greater than or equal to 150 pounds) should take the full adult dose, regardless of their age.
•Infants and children between 1 month and 3 years of age should take 32 mg (½ of a 65 mg tablet OR ½ mL of solution). This dose is for both nursing and non-nursing infants and children.
•Newborns from birth to 1 month of age should be given 16 mg (¼ of a 65 mg tablet or ¼ mL of solution). This dose is for both nursing and non-nursing newborn infants.
     These are the guidelines we use in the U.S., above.  Here is the link for you:
LINK: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/ki.asp
     Of course, as always, consult the advice of your personal health care provider for specific instructions for your individual case.
     Please note that taking potassium iodide regularly or when not needed is completely unwise.
     Also, taking MORE iodine than recommended does absolutely no good. 
     Either you were exposed, you took your potassium iodide and you avoided physiological damage and have moved away from any radioactive threat or you are not sure you were exposed and you took your potassium iodide and ALSO moved away from any radioactive threat.
     Either way, radio-isotopes OTHER than I-131 and I-129 are going to be of concern in 'hot areas' and potassium iodide ONLY ADRESSES iodine variants.
     If you are not in Japan, you are not at risk at this time and you do not need potassium iodide at the present time.
     I am monitoring the situation and if this changes, I will let you know promptly.
     I know I am always telling you that you must not depend on any government agency or personnel to 'save you' in the event of a disaster.
     But in this case, most municipalities are well-supplied (OR SHOULD BE!) with enough potassium iodide for anyone under their jurisdiction who may need it.
      And they should be able to 'acquire more' quickly and easily, for unlike something like 'flu vaccine', potassium iodide is cheap and readily available and is already adequately 'stockpiled' for you in many places.
     And where it is not, is will be, pronto.
     At the risk of sounding like an optimist and shedding my usual mantle of skepticism, I do believe that you need not be concerned about the nation's potassium iodide supply...which will only protect you 'so-far', in any case.
     Okay?  I hope this makes you feel better in some way.
      Additionally, if I may appeal to our 'vanity', for one thing, one can induce a major case of acne and other skin problems by ingesting excess iodine.
     Unnecessary 'iodine' consumption is also unwise in cases where iodine allergy and/or disclosed or undisclosed thyroid or parathyroid disease exist, so please use your 'common sense' with all of this.
     If you are not in Japan, there is absolutely no need to panic, nor should those who are there.
     This is the time to 'get to work' with intense monitoring studies and the construction of realistic 'evacuation plans' for the Japanese peoples, should a 'worst-case scenario' exist, which we pray will not be the case.
     Please remember that while potassium iodide has some potential to protect the thyroid, it does absolutely nothing 'protective' for the rest of the body in the event of an actual nuclear exposure, aside from, perhaps a 'calming placebo effect' for those susceptible to such things.
     And a special 'alternative medicine' note is due here: You know how some people suffer from some seafood allergies which are not always 'consistent'.
     In my experience with these cases, the culprit may not be so much the seafood, itself, as it is the IODINE content of said seafood, in fact.
     Now as a closing note here, I'd like to address future preparedness.
     In that light, I recommend that if you wish to purchase your own stores of potassium iodide for future use, do so when the current 'rush' subsides.
     Then do bear in mind that potassium iodide has a limited shelf-life and is good for little else outside of the laboratory and industrially.
     You may also wish to concentrate on another useful suggestion if 'you'd like to prepare'.  
     You might want to 'lay in' some thick plastic sheeting, duct tape, water and food and all else necessary to 'shelter-in-place' in the event of some minor fall-out event, or else all the potassium iodide in the world won't do you a bit of good at all.
     Take your time and shop for good values.  At least sheeting, tape, food and water are things we can utilize if they get 'old on the shelf' and having them just may help you sleep better at night!
     So, either you 'shelter-in-place' when evacuation is impossible and the nuclear hazard 'passes' or you 'shelter-in-place' until you CAN manage to evacuate-one never knows what the scenario will be in the end and we must react minute-by-minute to nuclear accidents and incidents.
     In the worst case scenario, it will be impossible to both adequately 'shelter-in-place' and/or evacuate, in which case you should get ready to meet your Maker.
     In summation: potassium iodide only protects two organs, essentially, the thyroid and parathyroid and it must be taken pronto after exposure with concurrent extraction from the 'hot zone' if this simple iodine salt is to be affective at all.
     Please continue to pray with me for all those in Japan and let us all in the world help them as much as we possibly can.
     Bookmark this site and check in here regularly for updated information and/or sign up for my FREE NEWSLETTER (see bottom of page)
God Bless & Keep You Safe
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com
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3-18-11 UPDATE: Though 'trace contamination' has been detected on international aircraft arriving in the U.S. from Japan, there is no threat to passengers from this.  Air carriers who make regular flights within Japan, and the surrounding areas will have to have a higher state of 'vigilance' with monitoring their aircraft for 'residual radiation'.
     At this point, simple 'exhaustive' wash-down with soap and water is the best method to reduce and eliminate the miniscule amounts of radioactivity we are talking about on aircraft here.
     This wash-down is the same method being used on persons who show 'low levels of radioactive exposure', in fact, and is a method which safely removes and dilutes any radioactive particles so that they are of no concern to the community.
     This method is used in labs 'routinely' for anything with minor contamination and there are special 'chelating agent soap-like products' which specificially 'bind and remove' the radioactive particles clinging to aircraft and even people.  These 'chelating detergents' are very effective' and do a good job all around and have a good track record over many years environmentally and otherwise.
     So as of today, Friday 3-18-11, my advice is that the traveling public need not be worried about whatever residual radioactivity is 'picked up' from the Japan Nuclear Disaster.
     Check back here regularly for UPDATES should this change.
UPDATED Fri  3-18-11  By Rev. Barbara Sexton
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UPDATED Thurs 4-7-11 By Rev. Barbara Sexton
     With revised and updated traveling restrictions and perimeter restrictions in place, my advice remains pretty much the same regarding the administration of  potassium iodide tablets.
     YES to all visitors to and residents of Japan, as well as for all service members deployed in or near Japan, per their CO's orders.
     NO to residents outside of Japan at this time.
     The EPA and other agencies are monitoring radiation levels in air, food and water in the USA, Europe, Canada and elsewhere.
     Thus far, no major red flags are raised, although some radiation levels are mildly elevated in some samples.
     In my opinion, there is no cause for concern for those outside of Japan at this time.
     Here are some LINKS for you:
WORLD: International Atomic Energy Commission: http://www.iaea.org/
EPA: USA: http://www.epa.gov/radiation/
EUROPE: http://eurdepweb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/PublicEurdepMap/Default.aspx 
CANADA: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/contaminants/radiation/crmn-rcsr/index-eng.php
Mainland US 'Grass Roots' Site: http://www.radiationnetwork.com/index.htm 
Hawaii 'Grass Roots' Site: http://www.radiationnetwork.com/AlaskaHawaii.htm
God Bless & Keep You Safe.  May we all continue to pray for the good peoples of Japan for their continued recovery amidst their pain and grief.
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/
UPDATE 4-7-11
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Monday, March 7, 2011

"Triad Sterile Lube Not So Sterile-Just Like Triad Alcohol Products: Check Your Brand Here" By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

Triad Not-So 'Sterile' Lubricating Jelly
Dear Ones:
         Once in a while we come across a 'recall situation' that is so NOT forth-coming and disclosive that it fairly begs for continued, intense scrutiny.
     Such is the case with Triad Products.
     My main focus of concern at this time is Triad's 'Sterile Jelly' Recall, which received very little press to date, but which demands greater scrutiny now, in my opinion.
      Just for the record, here is their company 'recall page':
LINK: http://www.triad-group.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=58
     And here is the link for all FDA notices related to 'Triad Group Recalls':
LINK: http://google2.fda.gov/search?q=triad+group+recalls&client=FDAgov&site=FDAgov&lr=&proxystylesheet=FDAgov&output=xml_no_dtd&getfields=*&x=8&y=13
     (If you use the above, be sure to 'refresh' the search tool embedded in it.)
     The Triad lube jelly link is dated way back to this past December 23, 2010
LINK: http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/RecallsCorrectionsRemovals/ListofRecalls/ucm243399.htm       Triad's so-called 'sterile lube jelly' is used to lubricate everything from catheters to fingers, endoscopes and other medical instruments.
     BRANDS AFFECTED BY TRIAD'S STERILE LUBE JELLY RECALL:
     According to Triad, itself, the following 'brand names' are involved in this lube jelly recall:
Triad
Cardinal
Novation
McKesson
Imco
Select
Schein
     A cursory examination of Triad's 'products recall page' reveals that the company is not very 'forthcoming' with information, except to identify the products involved:
Triad Group, Triad Sterile Lubricating Jelly

Recall Class: Class II
Date Recall Initiated: December 23, 2010
Products: Sterile Lubricating Jelly, packaged in:
5 gram tubes
2 ounce and 4 ounce tubes
4 ounce bottles
3 and 5 gram packets
This recall affects all Triad lubricating jelly packages with lot numbers beginning with the numbers 7, 8, 9, or 0. If these packages are part of kits, packs, or trays, the lot numbers will only appear on the lubricating jelly packages.
The Triad lubricating jelly products were distributed by Triad from January, 2007 through December 2010. These products may be contained in kits, packs, or trays that have been packaged after December 2010 by other firms.
FDA will update this webpage when additional information is available.
The following table provides brand names, distributors, and product identifiers (catalog or reorder numbers) known at present:
BRAND NAMES FIRM NAMES CATALOG/
REORDER #s PRODUCTS
Allegiance Cardinal Health LJT2
LJF3
LJT4
LJT5 Net Wt. 2 oz.
Net Wt. 3g
Net Wt. 4 oz.
Net Wt. 5g
Select Medical Products PSS World Medical, Inc. 137
136 3g/packet
4 oz.
Novaplus Novation, Inc. V10-8344
V10-8919
V10-8917 Net Wt. 3g
Net Wt. 4 oz.
Net Wt. 2 oz.
Triad
Triad Plus Triad Group, Inc. 10-8917
10-8946
11-8344
11-8472
10-8919
10-8500 Net Wt. 2 oz.
Net Wt. 5g
Net Wt. 3g
Net Wt. 5g
Net Wt. 4 oz.
Net Wt. 4 oz.
IMCO Independent Medical Co-op, Inc. 8919-IMC Net Wt. 4 oz.
McKesson Medi-Pak
Performance McKesson Corporation,
McKesson Surgical 66-8919 Net Wt. 4 oz.
Henry Schein Henry Schein, Inc. 104-9637 Net Wt. 4 fl. oz.
Under Useful Links below, see also firm recall letter and recall webpage, related FDA News Release on non-sterile alcohol prep pads, and related firm Press Releaseon Alcohol Prep Pads, Alcohol Swabs, and Alcohol Swabsticks.
Use: This product helps to provide easy insertion of a medical device (such as a catheter or an endoscope) or gloved fingers into body openings.

Recalling Firm:
H & P Industries, Inc., doing business as, Triad Group
700 West North Shore Drive
Hartland, Wisconsin 53029-8358
Reason for Recall: This product may not be sterile. Patients, who are immuno-compromised, such as those with diabetes, cancer and certain other chronic diseases, may be at potential risk for infection.
Public Contact: Customers with questions may contact Triad Group Customer Service at 1-262-538-2900 ext. 2761, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 AM through 4:00 PM, Central Time or your distributor.
FDA District: Minneapolis
FDA Comments:
On December 22, 2010, the company sent an “Urgent Medical Device Recall” letter to all its customers by certified mail. The letter described the issue, identified the affected products with the lot numbers beginning with the digits 7, 8, 9, or 0, as well as the action to be taken by the customers.
Triad Customers (Distributors, and kits, packs, or trays’ manufacturers) were instructed to:
IMMEDIATELY EXAMINE their inventory.
QUARANTINE only lubricating jelly products.
IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY their customers if the recalled product was further distributed.
COMPLETE AND RETURN the enclosed Recall Acknowledgement form by FAX at 1-262-538-2947 or mail to: Recall Coordinator, Triad Group, 700 West North Shore Drive, Harland, Wisconsin 53029, OR
RETURN the recalled product to the appropriate company, if not the Triad Group.
Additional Information:
Triad sterile lubricating jelly products have been incorporated into a variety of procedural and convenience kits, packs, or trays with other medical devices and/or drug products.
Healthcare facilities: IMMEDIATELY CONTACT your kit, pack or tray suppliers to determine whether the products stocked at your facility are impacted by the Triad recall. Your supplier should provide you with documentation on whether your products are affected by the recall.
FDA is instructing manufacturers and repackers who have incorporated the recalled products into their kits, packs or tray to PROMPTLY CONDUCT A SUB-RECALL and submit their recall strategies to their FDA District Office.
Health care professionals and consumers may report adverse reactions or quality problems they experienced using these products to FDA’s MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program1 either online, by regular mail or by FAX.
Useful Links:
Triad Recall Letter 23
Triad Recall Webpage4 5
FDA News Release - Safe Use of Non-Sterile Alcohol Prep Pads 6
Firm Press Release on Alcohol Prep Pads, Alcohol Swabs, and Alcohol Swabsticks 7  
Foley Catheters which require the use of a 'sterile lubricating gel'
      We get a somewhat better 'handle' on what may be going on with Triad's lube jelly by reading it's "URGENT MEDICAL RECALL LETTER" dated last Dec. 22, 2010:
"This is to inform you of a product recall involving Sterile Lubricating Jelly distributed by Triad Group. This recall has been initiated due to concerns expressed by the Food and Drug Administration regarding the validation of the gamma radiation sterilization cycles for these products. We are initiating this recall because use of inadequately sterilized product might result in patient infection.
LINK: http://www.triad-group.net/media/pdf/LJ_Recall_Ltr_FINAL.pdf
     That which is highlighted above is quite an understatement, since Triad products have been implicated in a number of very serious Bacillus cereus infections (see alcohol pads, swabs and swabstick articles.)
     But, to date, we can find scant information on exactly what kind of 'contamination' affects the recalled Triad lube jelly.

     My advice to you, dear Readers, is to REFRAIN FROM USING TRIAD PRODUCTS, since clearly The Triad Group has a number of 'sterilization issues' with a number of it's products.
     Until more information is released by both Triad, itself, the FDA, private laboratories and third-party witnesses and 'discoverers', it is wise to be cautious.
     Do not depend upon either a commercial manufacturer NOR a government agency to look out for your health!
     Check back here regularly to read the latest.  Just click on the 'Triad Page' on the right.
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     And, as always, consult with your personal health care advisor to get the very best input on protecting your health and that of your loved ones.
Blessings,
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

"Skippy Peanut Butter FDA Recall Due To Salmonella" By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"



Recalled Skippy Peanut Butter Products
Dear Ones:
     Please pay attention to any and all recalls pertaining to 'Salmonella' contamination of food and food products.
     This hazard is worsening in our food supply.  It started primarily in the egg and poultry industry years ago and has grown exponentially.
     Almost no food product is exempt from potential Salmonella contamination.  Fruits, vegetables and here peanuts (technically a 'legume') as well...and peanut butter.
     I cannot say that I am a major fan of peanut butter, even though it is a nutrient dense food source which many think tastes wonderful.
     Unfortunately, I have observed that peanut and peanut butter allergies are on the rise and are amongst the most 'deadly' of potential allergies one can have.
     Also, there is a direct link between excessive peanut butter consumption (that means daily consumption, or close to it) and development of pancreatic cancer (and liver cancer as well globally). 
     In fact, peanut farm 'workers' and their family members are among the 'hardest hit' when it comes to contracting and suffering from pancreatic cancer which is 'rapidly fatal'. 
     The tragic death of Billy Carter, past President Jimmy Carter's brother, brought the peanut-pancreatic cancer connection to the public's attention.  The Carters were 'peanut-farmers'.
"But in 1988, at the age of 51, he (Billy Carter) succumbed to the same pancreatic cancer which killed his father, his mother, and eventually his two sisters."
LINK: http://www.irememberjfk.com/mt/2008/09/billy_carter.php
      Peanuts are often found to contain 'aflatoxins'.  These alflatoxins are produced by common molds: Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus.




LINK: http://www.ehso.com/ehshome/aflatoxin.php
     Aflatoxins affect corn, peanuts, cottonseed and other nuts should be one of the last things the United States consumer should have to worry about.

corn aflatoxin
http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/26_11899.htm

     Indeed, the FDA modestly 'addresses' this problem:
LINK: http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/GuidanceDocuments/ChemicalContaminantsandPesticides/ucm077969.htm#afla 
     But the truth is that given the ubiquitous nature of molds and aflatoxin, the truth is that the American  consumer is pretty much on their own when it comes to assuring food safety for themselves and their loved ones.



microscopic image of Aspergillus 1 (pron: ass-per-JILL-us)
     The best one can 'do' is to be sure to shop for peanut butter brands which actually address the issue of bacterial and chemical contamination and then pay the extra amount for 'the better organic brand'.
     As importantly, rotate 'safe' brands, buy smaller amounts and for Heaven's sake do NOT feed your child peanut butter every day if you wish to lessen the chance of them succumbing to any food-related ailments.
     With this latest combination of potential Salmonella contamination as well as the ever-present possibility of aflatoxin presence, please be careful with what you eat.

note: there are many different 'subspecies' of Salmonella
courtesy 
http://genome.wustl.edu/genomes/view/salmonella_enterica_serovar_paratyphi_b/

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God Bless You & Your Loved Ones
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com
Unilever Announces Recall of Skippy® Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread Due to Possible Health Risk Limited Recall of 6 Best-If-Used-By Dates
Media Contact: Anita Larsen 201-894-7760 Consumers: 800-453-3432
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 4, 2011 - Unilever United States, Inc. today announced a limited recall of Skippy® Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread and Skippy® Reduced Fat Super Chunk Peanut Butter Spread, because it may be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). No other Skippy® products are affected by this recall.
The product was distributed to retail outlets in Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.
The affected product, which is packaged in 16.3 oz plastic jars, is as follows:
UPCs: 048001006812 and 048001006782 (located on the side of the jar’s label below the bar code.)
Best-If-Used-By Dates: MAY1612LR1, MAY1712LR1, MAY1812LR1, MAY1912LR1, MAY2012LR1 and MAY2112LR1 (Stamped on the lid of the jar.)
To date, no illnesses related to this issue have been reported.
The recall was initiated as the result of a routine sampling program by the company, which revealed that these finished products may contain the bacteria.
Consumers who have purchased Skippy® Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread with the above UPCs and Best-If-Used-By-Dates are urged to discard the product immediately and call the company for a replacement coupon. Consumers can contact the company at 1-800-453-3432, which is operational 24 hours a day, for information on the recall. In addition, a consumer services representative is available Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 AM and 6:00 PM EST.
LINK: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm245897.htm
,

Thursday, January 20, 2011

"Contaminated Alcohol Swabs Recalled in U.S., Canada & Europe Under Brand Names: Triad, Cardinal Health, PSS Select, VersaPro, Boca/ Ultilet, Moore Medical, Walgreens, CVS, Conzellin Brands PART ONE" By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

Dear Ones:
     There is a common misconception that agents such as soaps and alcohol which are intended to clean the skin are impervious to microbial contamination by their very nature.
     FALSE.
     In fact, soap and water solutions can be GREAT culture media for deadly pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, among others.
     And alcohol used as an antiseptic can similarly be contaminated, in this case below with the microbe known as Bacillus cereus (pronounced bah-SILL-us SEER-ee-us (like 'serious' in English)
     Contrary to the somewhat cavalier tone of Triad's initial voluntary recall notice below, Bacillus cereus can, indeed, cause a nasty skin infection or worse, as will be addressed in Dear Ones Healing Ministry UPDATES in my FREE 2011 NEWSLETTER.
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     Contaminated alcohol swabs used as an antiseptic may not cause a problem on healthy, unbroken skin, but remember that these swabs are usually intended for use with an injectable drug.  This means the skin barrier is breeched, which sends any surface microbes (including disease-causing pathogens ) underneath the skin into the tissue below.
     The subject of 'pathogenicity' (the ability of a microbe to 'infect' someone and cause a disease) is not as straight-forward as the 'cookbook-medicine mentality' traditional medicine would have it be.
     As an example, I give you the various E. coli species.  In the gut, some E.coli species are fine...even desirable... as they assure proper function of our digestive systems.
     But put this E.coli, whatever the sub-species, somewhere else such as in the female urinary and reproductive tract (a not uncommon result of improper wiping, poor hand-washing technique, vigorous sex, unclean undergarments, etc) and infection and disease result. 
     The hapless female ends up with bladder/kidney infection and/or vaginitis.
     Simply put from my alternative medicine perspective (having been trained in traditional biomedicine initially), 'pathogenicity' is most accurately described as having 'the wrong microbe in the wrong place at the wrong time'.
     And you can quote me on that.
     I have personally witnessed awful infections caused by what are generally considered to be 'low-grade' pathogens as a result of 'the wrong microbe in the wrong place at the wrong time.' 
     In fact, in my jump into the world of drug and cosmetic manufacturing, I 'cut my teeth' on a case involving just this, brought in as 'fresh blood' in an interesting case involving products for our military service members in the field, amongst others.
     For various reasons, I see similarities and potential similarities with the Triad alcohol prep pad and swab bacterium in question here and the case I mention above.  Thus I will dissect the current situation with this in mind.
     Just to be clear, the B. cereus species contaminating the Triad products is either yet to be sub-typed by the FDA or if it already has been, awaits disclosure.  The nomenclature "Bacillus cereus" actually covers a wide spectrum of variants, including B. anthracis, also known as Anthrax.
"Bacillus cereus is a Gram-positive, facultatively aerobic sporeformer whose cells are large rods and whose spores do not swell the sporangium. These and other characteristics, including biochemical features, are used to differentiate and confirm the presence B. cereus, although these characteristics are shared with B. cereus var. mycoides, B. thuringiensis and B. anthracis. Differentiation of these organisms depends upon determination of motility (most B. cereus are motile), presence of toxin crystals (B. thuringiensis), hemolytic activity (B. cereus and others are beta hemolytic whereas B. anthracis is usually nonhemolytic), and rhizoid growth which is characteristic of B. cereus var. mycoides."
LINK:  http://www.fda.gov/food/foodsafety/foodborneillness/foodborneillnessfoodbornepathogensnaturaltoxins/badbugbook/ucm070492.htm     The B. cereus family of pathogens are known to infect humans, animals, affecting mainly those who are weak and/or immunocompromised and/or suffer the conequences of  cancer, diabetes, post-transplant, steroid-therapy, etc. and the therapies and treatments thereof.
     Despite some of the sources claiming that B. cereus is relatively 'harmless' causing but mild food-poisoning, the bacterial species affecting Triad alcohol prep pads very much deserves it's place in the FDA's 'BBB' ('Bad Bug Book') LINK: http://www.fda.gov/food/foodsafety/foodborneillness/foodborneillnessfoodbornepathogensnaturaltoxins/badbugbook/ucm070492.htm
     It is a law of microbiology, that soil-born pathogens are amongst the worst of all disease-causing microbes, be they aerobes (needing oxygen to live) or anaerobes (not needing oxygen to live.)
    The irony of a skin antiseptic being a source of contamination itself is obviously manifold.  Many seem to dismiss B. cereus as a major concern when it comes to cutaneous infection, pointing to the fact that this bacterial species primarily causes food-poisoning.
     But to do so insults the reality of known cases of severe cutaneous B. cereus infections all over the world as well as an extensive cutaneous outbreak in healthy military cadets in Georgia.
LINK:  http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5448a3.htm  
     The link above is from the MMWR (Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report) website.  Cases do not get published on or in MMWR unless they are deserving of it, as well I know from the field.
     I'll be dissecting this Triad alcohol prep pad recall situation in a series of articles, including some basic 'background' on the biochemistry of topical antiseptics.  (Note: antiseptics are intended for use on skin and tissues, whereas 'disinfectants' are meant for 'hard', non-living surfaces)
     In fact, there are many factors that are overlooked, misunderstood and misinterpreted regarding wound healing and the use of so-called 'antiseptics' when it comes to wound-healing.
     As it happens, those of us in the field of alternative medicine often 'see' cases of intractable wounds which fail to heal after numerous vigorous attempts by the medical establishment. 
     Question all you want the potions and powders of herbal medicine--they can sometimes work when nothing else will, as in the case of chronic diabetic ulceration.
     And we 'alternative health care providers' were using the amino acid L-lysine in our topical preparations for herpes sufferers long before the drugstore shelves became stocked with the lysine-containing lip balms and ointments commonly available today.
     "In treatment of disease and conditions which do not easily 'resolve', combine the 'best of both' of traditional and alternative medicine", I say. 
     And use the 'best of both', similarly, when confronted with matters such as the Triad Recall under discussion here.
      To begin and to begin understanding how an alcohol antiseptic can become contaminated, it is important to know that it is not so much the alcohol moiety of the prep pads and swabs that it at fault, as it is that of the 'water' component.
     Everyone knows SOAP needs WATER to work properly.  But did you know that the water component is critical in order for the alcohol to 'do it's thing', also?
     It's true.  And it's due to the characteristics of bacterial cell walls and the ability of an antiseptic to act as a 'surfactant' and as a bacterial cell wall 'disruptor',
     Suggestions over the years after the first use of 'carbolic acid' (phenol) were to use high-strength/low water alcohol concentrations such as  90% isopropyl alcohol.
     However, higher alcohol percentage anticeptics met with poorer test results than did preparations with lower alcohol concentrations.  
     They don't kill bacteria as well and are more likely to irritate and damage skin, which can only invite enhanced infection and inhibition of satisfactory wound-healing.  Indeed, it has also been my observation over the years that the use of ever-present 'povidone-iodine' solutions in the treatment of chronic wounds can substantially cause more negative effects on tissue than previously believed.
     Hence, after years of study, most of the alcohol prep pads and swabs in use today contain 70% isopropyl alcohol, which is considered to be an ideal concentration.
     Our skin and everything we touch and live with is contaminated with good and bad microbes. 
     Obviously the last thing we need is for something intended to clean the skin prior to injection to be contaminated with B. cereus, a spore-forming bacteria which can cause chronic and serious skin infections...or with any other microbe, for that matter, pathogen or not.
     We don't need 'the wrong thing in the wrong place at the wrong time'.  Surely, the most innocuous microbe 'injected' below the skin has the potential to cause both cutaneous and systemic infection.
     Worse still, the spores of B. cereus are difficult to kill and a simple alcohol swab will NOT do the job!  In the lab we use the autoclave (steam under pressure) to kill spores. 
     High temperature incineration can also be effective in killing spores, though it is less practical for use in many settings.  Similarly, 'irradiation' is used to sterilize things like bandages and certain medical devices, which begs the question...
     How did Triad alcohol prep pads get contaminated, how many of the recalled pad are contaminated and what is the source of said contamination?  What happened with their raw material, hard component, in-line, final product and 'retains' testing, not to mention 'stability testing'?
     The initial 1/4/11 Triad voluntary recall did not grab my attention initially, but subsequent FDA updates on 1/6/11 and updated 1/14/11 certainly have.
LINK: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm239319.htm 
     Who knows?  Maybe the scope of the B. cereus contamination will be small and limited in scope.  Still, it has the potential to be far-reaching and all I can say is 'caveat emptor'
     This 21st century has seen a plethora of previously 'non-pathogenic and non-ubiquitous' microbial species....including bacteria....evolve into species with grossly increased virulence as pathogens.
     Among these are "Salmonella spp.,Clostridium botulinum, Staphylococcus aureus, Campylobacter jejuni, Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, Listeria monocytogenes, Vibrio cholerae O1, Vibrio cholerae non-O1,Vibrio parahaemolyticus and other vibrios, Vibrio vulnificus, Clostridium perfringens, Bacillus cereus, Aeromonas hydrophila and other spp., Plesiomonas shigelloides, Shigella spp,Miscellaneous enterics, Streptococcus, Enterovirulent Escherichia coli Group (EEC Group), Escherichia coli - enterotoxigenic (ETEC), Escherichia coli - enteropathogenic (EPEC), Escherichia coli O157:H7 enterohemorrhagic (EHEC), Escherichia coli - enteroinvasive (EIEC),Parasitic Protozoa and Worms, Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica, Cryptosporidium parvum,Cyclospora cayetanensis, Anisakis sp. and related worms, Diphyllobothrium spp., Nanophyetus spp., Eustrongylides sp., Acanthamoeba and other free-living amoebae, Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura, Viruses, Hepatitis A virus, Hepatitis E virus, Rotavirus, Norwalk virus group, Other gastroenteritis viruses, Other Pathogenic Agents, Prions and Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies."
LINK: http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/FoodborneIllness/FoodborneIllnessFoodbornePathogensNaturalToxins/BadBugBook/default.htm
     Don't let anyone tell you that microbial contamination of what you use in and on your body is NOT of major concern, ever.
     And don't let a drug-maker tell you that they are exercising 'an abundance of caution', even while acknowledging the seriousness of the contamination of it's products...whatever the extent of it and whatever it's source.
     (Read Triad's 'mixed message' highlighted in green below.)
      Know that B. cereus is also causes chronic skin infections that are difficult to eradicate though less aggressive than necrotizing fasciitis caused by the Streptococcus bacterium.  Most of us are aware of it. 
"Necrotizing fasciitis (occasionally described by the media as "the flesh-eating bacteria") is a rapidly progressive disease which destroys muscles, fat, and skin tissue. LINK: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/groupastreptococcal_g.htm  
      B. cereus can also cause a condition known as 'keratitis'. It is considered to be a pathogen akin tBacillus anthracis known as the infective agent in systemic and cutaneous Anthrax.
    "Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus cereus, and Bacillus thuringiensis are members of the Bacillus cereus group of bacteria.  This determination is not only a formal matter of taxonomy but may also have consequences with respect to virulence and the potential of horizontal gene transfer within the B. cereus group."
LINK: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC110590 
     What this means that it is only a matter of time before plain old B. cereus turns into a virulent rogue pathogen via transfer of genetic material between 'bacterial cousins'.
     It is a law of microbiology that the natural tendency is for a microbe...be it a bacterium, a virus, a prion or whatever to tend to mutate into a state more favorable to it's replication and survival...which means to a more VIRULENT state.
     Of course various factors 'help' this process along, including, but not limited to:
--airline travel which increases exposure risk to all microbes, pathogenic or not
--the use and overuse of pharmacological agents which may inadvertently prompt enhanced mutation rates in microbes
--the 'deliberate or inadvertent' introduction of experimentally manipulated or native 'good' or pathogenic microbes into the environment
--natural disasters which result in the uncovering and or release of microbes long 'hunkered down' such as the the virus responsible for the 1918 (Spanish) Influenza Pandemic.
--continued 'core sampling' and exploration and disruption of the earth's crust by man which have the potential to dislodge long-sequestered microbes resulting in 'surface exposure'.
--cruel, unhygienic 'animal food-farming practices' which provide an ideal state for contamination of the human food supply via 'genetic transfer' between different bacterial species resulting in 'superbugs' which infect animals and then humans
--the use of irrigation water contaminated with 'superbugs' on produce crops intended for human and animal consumption
--the feeding of 'offal' (the entrails, internal organs, i.e. the guts and other undesirable parts left over after processing animals for consumption) to animals themselves
--and last, but not least, acts of God which affect believers and non-believers, alike.
     When B. cereus manifests in it's 'food'born' state, causing what is commonly known as 'food poisoning', it is difficult to distinguish from Clostridium perfringens, also known as the infectious agent which causes 'gas gangrene'.
     "Although no specific complications have been associated with the diarrheal and vomiting toxins produced by B. cereus, other clinical manifestations of B. cereus invasion or contamination have been observed. They include bovine mastitis, severe systemic and pyogenic infections, gangrene, septic meningitis, cellulitis, panophthalmitis, lung abscesses, infant death, and endocarditis."
LINK: http://www.fda.gov/food/foodsafety/foodborneillness/foodborneillnessfoodbornepathogensnaturaltoxins/badbugbook/ucm070492.htm     There is no justification for this attitude at all if even one person is harmed.  Stay tuned for additional articles in my FREE 2011 NEWSLETTER and here online and for additional updates from Triad and the FDA, including my comments on "Genentech Informs Customers Of Important Information"
LINK:  http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm240131.htm    
     Please be careful and check your medical supplies today! 
     In the meantime, use sterile gauze with 70% isopropyl alcohol to wipe-down before injecting, being careful to use as close to 'aseptic technique' as you can.
     Be sure to consult your health care provider for individual advice!
God Bless and Keep You
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
www.dearoneshealingministries.blogspot.com 
Triad Group Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Lots of Alcohol Prep Pads, Alcohol Swabs, and Alcohol Swabsticks Due to Potential Microbial Contamination

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - January 5, 2011 - Hartland, Wisconsin, Triad Group, a manufacturer of over-the-counter products has initiated a voluntary product recall involving ALL LOTS of ALCOHOL PREP PADS, ALCOHOL SWABS, and ALCOHOL SWABSTICKS manufactured by Triad Group but which are private labeled for many accounts to the consumer level. This recall involves those products marked as STERILE as well as non-sterile products. This recall has been initiated due to concerns from a customer about potential contamination of the products with an objectionable organism, namely Bacillus cereus. We are, out of an abundance of caution, recalling these lots to ensure that we are not the source of these contamination issues.

Use of contaminated Alcohol Prep Pads, Alcohol Swabs or Alcohol Swabsticks could lead to life-threatening infections, especially in at risk populations, including immune suppressed and surgical patients. To date we have received one report of a non-life-threatening skin infection.

Alcohol Prep Pads, Alcohol Swabs and Alcohol Swabsticks are used to disinfect prior to an injection. They were distributed nationwide to retail pharmacies and are packaged in individual packets and sold in retail pharmacies in a box of 100 packets. The affected Alcohol Prep Pads, Alcohol Swabs and Alcohol Swabsticks can be identified by either “Triad Group,” listed as the manufacturer, or the products are manufactured for a third party and use the names listed below in their packaging:
Triad, Cardinal Health, PSS Select, VersaPro, Boca/ Ultilet, Moore Medical, Walgreens, CVS, Conzellin

These products were distributed in the United States, Canada and Europe.

Specific customers distributing the product and selling it at the wholesale, hospital and retail pharmacy level have been notified by certified mail with instructions on how to return the product. If a consumer has any of these types of products in their possession listing “Triad Group” as the manufacturer, they should not use the product and should return it to the place it was purchased for a full refund or call Triad Group Customer Service Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Central Time: 262.538.2900.
DO NOT RETURN THE PRODUCT ON YOUR OWN, simply call the Triad Group Customer Service listed below and we will issue you a return authorization number and make all return arrangements.
Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of this product may be reported to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax.
Online: http://www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm9   
Regular Mail: use postage-paid, pre-addressed Form FDA 3500 available at: http://www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm10  Mail to address on the pre-addressed form.
Fax: 1-800-FDA-0178
This recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

Posted by: Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
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