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Following a visit to a nephrolgist inApril 2006, I turned to hubby and stated, Hey, kidney failure
is
a win-win for pharmachology, and the medical industry and its docs.

The only treatment they can suggest is their drugs, which as I've already experienced, will make
me sick. As I don't want to "do drugs" they want to wash their hands of me. Not look for safer
means of getting the blood pressure down -- kidney disease causes high blood pressure and
then they are all convinced that high blood pressure accelerates kidney failure. Not look for safer
means of postponing the inevitable: dialysis and/or premature death.

Take drugs, which process through the kidneys, POSSIBLY causing more rapid kidney failure --
where's the proof that the drugs don't hasten kidney failure? Then go on dialysis and then
transplant and soak up the big bucks in drugs. What a deal. For the medical doctors and industry.
For pharmaceuticals.

If the patient doesn't see eye to eye with the prescribed plan of dealing with kidney failure, tell
patient you can't help them because you only know what you know. Then, stultify patient.
Beautiful!

So that was April and now it's June 2006 and I still feel asymptomatic for kidney failure, but still
treat my diet as if I have severe kidney failure . . . And now a friend sends a link to this information:

Medical Guesswork
BusinessWeek's cover story, MAY 29, 2006
"From heart surgery to prostate care, the health industry knows little
about which common treatments really work "
"...What's required is a revolution called "evidence-based medicine," says Eddy, a
heart surgeon turned mathematician and health-care economist. ..."
And, evidence based kidney information is what I try to give via Wilkie Wages War ... -- barb
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_22/b3986001.htm

And for those into PodCasts:
http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/cover_stories/covercast_05_18_06.htm

By the bye, Kaiser does not cover my holistic treatments, nor do they refer me out.
Therefore, not one of the tests or treatments done outside of Kaiser is covered by
Medicare. They would be if I were a "regular" patient. Just think, I worked all those years,
getting poisoned in an office just so I can spend money now for treatments that other
folks depend on Medicare to cover. Ain't that a kick?Of course, I'm thankful that my labs
and routine doctors visits are covered by Kaiser.

However, the tests I've had done within this past year, the very ones proving that I do
not have allergies are all out of pocket expenses for me. Medicare didn't cover a
one. And, to think, for all these years I've stated I DO NOT HAVE ALLERGIES!, I
have been chemically injured! Well, I'm down a bunch of bucks, but I've got results to
prove that, son of a gun, I do know my own body!!!!! Well, at least regarding that aspect.

I have said down through the years and I'll say it again, When the lid blows off the
flavors and fragrance industry, it will make the tobacco industry look like small potatoes.

Of course, there are research dollars needed to PROVE what we all know to be fact. Not just from
our own lives, but from research done by others in Europe and Japan, as well as by some brave
souls in the USA. But so far, research takes money and the flavors and fragrance industry has
a very strong lobby . . . and you figure it out.

So the bottom line is: People exposed to the petrochemically derived flavors and fragrance get sick.
If in school, and they are students, their education is hampered; if they are teachers or other
school personnel, their careers are adversely affected, as well as their health. IF they are in the
healthcare industry, or a law office, or a government agency, . . . well, they can have their
working lives made miserable for them, and it is not considered discrimination, nor harassment.
And, if they are newly employed, they can be fired at whim. It becomes a vicious cycle and yet,
it doesn't have to happen at all. Just keep petrochemically derived fragrances out of all public
areas. Especially, healthcare facilities and retirement residences. There ARE safer alternatives.

Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease
Interestingly, the mainstream medical doctors attribute my renal failure to hypertension, yet,
aside from my internist and GYN, the Kaiser Oakland system doesn't seem to get it. Get it
that their highly scented facility -- everything from the restroom air "fresheners" to the
cleansers they use before visiting a patient, to highly scented staff, patients and visitors -- puts
ALL patients in harm's way. And that is especially true for the already chemically injured,
renal failure patient. Me! And millions of others like me. WHY are you trying to kill us off?

Petrochemical derived fragrances adversely affect the cardiovascular system and in my case, as with
so many others, that causes a spike in my blood pressure! And they say: Blood pressure
causes kidney disease. Fragrance chemicals do cause spikes in blood pressure. When will they
GET IT?!? Or maybe they do, and they are happy about that because they can push more drugs. -- barb
• Effect of ramipril vs amlodipine on renal outcomes in hypertensive
  nephrosclerosis: a randomized controlled trial.
  I haven't used drugs . . . yet. My MCS body has had adverse events when given various
  drugs and frankly, I'm now gun-shy. But I put this here for others who may want to try drugs
  to control high blood pressure in an effort to slow kidney failure. -- barb
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11386927&dopt=Abstract

• Saint Mary's Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease
  http://www.health-news-and-information.com/3saintmarysreno/libv/h17.shtml
  • Bone Loss and Kidney Disease
    Gotta keep the phosphorous down or it leaches out calcium from you bones. -- barb
    http://www.health-news-and-information.com/3saintmarysreno/libv/i42.shtml


Blood test bruises?
I use Traumeel to fade the bruise. I also use it to releive the aches as it is both an
analgesic and an anti-inflammatory . . . and I've had no adverse reactions to it at all.
Interestingly, the nephrologist states to save blood vessels. Also interesting is that thus
far, there is one man and one woman at Kaiser who haven't left me bruised, but blood
tests elsewhere are free of brusing.
http://www.traumeel.com/

http://www.traumeel.com/products/?smid=1&prodID=1&modus=1


Calculate your GFR (estimated kidney function)


• MedCalc Created by: Charles Hu
  http://www.medcalc.com/gfr.html

• http://nkdep.nih.gov/professionals/gfr_calculators/

• Chronic glomerulonephritis - foamy urine can be a result . . .
  "Chronic glomerulonephritis is the advanced stage of a group of kidney disorders,
  resulting in inflammation and gradual, progressive destruction of the glomeruli
  (internal kidney structures).
  The Cleveland Clinc
  
• Foamy urine
  Started with loads of white foam in June 2005. I've learned it came and went w/protein
  consumption . . . then veggie diet. As my protein readings dropped, the foaminess dropped to
  either nonexistant or small amounts, which apparently was caused by sapions. To distinguish
  one foam from the other, I use UriStix to measure protein in urine and then adjust my diet
  accordingly. Interestingly to me -- haven't been able to discuss with any nephrologist -- I have
  found that when I've not had enough protein in my diet, I tend to pee more protein, as if I'm
  stripping my body of that important nutrient. So then, I up the protein consumption a little and
  am back to trace to negative readings on the UriStix-- barb
  http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/diseasemanagement/nephrology/proteinuria/proteinuria.htm#signsymptoms

  Proteinuria
  by P.M. Hall, MD
  http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/diseasemanagement/nephrology/proteinuria/proteinuria.htm

  Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
  " ... includes any type of glomerulonephritis (inflammation of the glomerulus)
  in which progressive loss of kidney function occurs over weeks to months.
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000469.htm

  • And for those with diabetes . . .
    http://www.askphysicians.com/cgi-local/forums.cgi?display=thread&forum=29&id=1252

• Coenzyme Q10
  Yes, I am taking Co-Q10 . . . 100 mg, three times a day. The easily absorbable type. -- barb
  
  
  • Coenzyme Q10 Good for People with Kidney Failure
    "Supplementing with coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) can improve kidney function and reduce
    the need for dialysis in people with severe, chronic kidney (renal) failure, according to a
    study in the Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (2003;13:13-22). If this
    study is confirmed, CoQ10 therapy will represent a major breakthrough in the
    treatment of a disorder that is both debilitating and a significant drain on our healthcare
    resources. In severe, chronic renal failure, the kidneys lose their capacity to excrete
    waste products of metabolism and other toxins. Consequently, these substances
    accumulate in the body, leading to various problems such as fatigue, loss of appetite,
    anemia, disorders of the nervous system, heart disease, and ultimately death. ..."
    http://bastyrcenter.org/content/view/882/

  • Co-Q10 Insufficiency and Renal Failure
    http://www.epic4health.com/coqinandrenf.html

  • Health Encyclopedia
    "The maximum safe dosages of CoQ10 for young children, pregnant or nursing women,
    or those with severe liver or kidney disease have not been determined. "
    http://healthlibrary.epnet.com/GetContent.aspx?token=e0498803-7f62-4563-8d47-5fe33da65dd4&chunkiid=21682

  • Kroger Health Guide - Coenzyme Q10
    http://www.kroger.com/hn/Supp/Coenzyme_Q10.htm

  • What Is CoQ10 and How Can It Benefit You?Ý
    Solanova - The Heart Health Company
    https://www.solanova.com/coq10_benefit.asp

  
  
• Coping with Kidney Disease
  By Dr. Mackenzie Walser
  "... The goal of this site is to inform you about an approach to kidney disease that has
  enabled my patients to avoid or forestall dialysis for many years...."
  http://www.copingwithkidneydisease.com/
  Thanks to Betty Bridges, RN, I now own a copy of Dr. Walser's book, which I follow. -- barb
  "Coping with Kidney Disease introduces a 12-step treatment program that can help
  people with impaired kidney function avoid or forestall dialysis. It's based on the work of
  Dr. Mackenzie Walser, a 45- year veteran of Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Walser
  has helped hundreds of patients with kidney disease go for years without dialysis.
  http://www.copingwithkidneydisease.com/book.htm

• Detoxification Through the Skin
  by Mark Sircus Ac., OMD
  ÝThe detox experience can be madeÝmuch easier, shorter and more effective.
  Discusses chelation and moves on to ionizing foot baths, detox foot patches, and Far-InfraRed
  saunas, etc., as means of detoxing more safely than through the overtaxed kidneys.
  This is a description of a new treatment for me to start in February 2006. We'll see. -- barb
  http://www.mercuryexposure.org/index.php?article_id=321

• End-stage kidney disease
  "... End-stage kidney disease occurs when the kidneys are no longer able to function at a
  level that is necessary for day to day life. It usually occurs as chronic renal failure
  worsens to the point where kidney function is less than 10% of normal.
  
  "At this point, the kidney function is so low that without dialysis or kidney transplantation,
  complications are multiple and severe, and death will occur from accumulation of fluids
  and waste products in the body.
  
  "In the U.S., more than 400,000 people are on long-term dialysis and more than 20,000
  have a functioning transplanted kidney. The most common cause of ESRD in the U.S. is
  diabetes. ESRD almost always follows chronic kidney failure, which may exist for
  10-20 years or more before progressing to become ESRD. ..."
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000500.htm

• End Stage Renal Disease
  http://www.health-news-and-information.com/3saintmarysreno/libv/i44.shtml

• Foods high in Phosphorous
  Included are cereals, grains, beans, meat, poultry, fish, nuts, seeds, dairy and chocolate
  • National Kidney Foundation
    Includes not only high phosphorous foods, but also, alternatives
    http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=101

  • Phosphorous (posted by Hopkins Technology)
    http://www.hoptechno.com/book29o.htm

  • Food High in Potassium (LIMIT or AVOID with renal failure)
    essortment
    http://nhnh.essortment.com/potassiumfoodh_rkyn.htm

  • Foods high in Potassium
    We all know about bananas, but do we think about tomatoes, potatoes, mellons, soy beans?
    • National Kidney Foundation
      Includes not only high potassium foods, but also alternatives and ways to reduce potassium
      http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=103

    • Weightloss for All's Foods high in Potassium (a table)
      http://www.weightlossforall.com/potassium-rich-food.htm

  • GFR calculation - kidney function estimation based on creatinine, age, race
    
    • GFR estimation
      http://renux.dmed.ed.ac.uk/EdREN/Handbookbits/HDBKgfrest.html

    • MDRD GFR Calculator
      http://nephron.com/mdrd/default.html

  • Glomerular Diseases
    "Many diseases affect kidney function by attacking the glomeruli, the tiny units within
    the kidney where blood is cleaned. Glomerular diseases include many conditions with a
    variety of genetic and environmental causes, but they fall into two major categories:
    
    • "Glomerulonephritis (gloh-MAIR-yoo-loh-neh-FRY-tis) describes the inflammation of
      the membrane tissue in the kidney that serves as a filter, separating wastes and extra
      fluid from the blood.
      
      
    • "Glomerulosclerosis (gloh-MAIR-yoo-loh-skleh-ROH-sis) describes the scarring or
      hardening of the tiny blood vessels within the kidney.
      
    " Although glomerulonephritis and glomerulosclerosis have different causes, they can
    both lead to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). ..."
    http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/glomerular/

  • Glomerular Diseases Fact Book
    " ... Treatments involving steroids or other immunosuppressive drugs appear to help
    some patients by decreasing proteinuria and improving kidney function. But these
    treatments are beneficial only to a minority of those in whom they are tried, and some
    patients experience even poorer kidney function as a result of therapy. [Emphasis
    added.] ACE inhibitors may also be used in FSGS to decrease proteinuria. Treatment
    should focus on controlling blood pressure and blood cholesterol levels, factors that may
    contribute to kidney scarring. ... "
    Now, take a patient who is already living with the effects of chemical injury and I ask you,
    WHY would a nephrologist even suggest steroid treatement . . . especially in a patient who has
    already had an adverse reaction to Prednisone when being treated with it for lung symptoms of
    MCS? Yet, that is exactly the treatment suggested to me. Horrors. -- barb
    http://www.healthnewsflash.com/conditions/glomerular_diseases.php

  • Hair Analysis
    
    • Doctors' Data
      "Doctor¼s Data, Inc. (DDI) a premier clinical laboratory with over 30 years¼ experience,
      provides specialty testing to healthcare practitioners around the world. Ý A specialist and
      pioneer in essential and toxic elemental testing of multiple human tissues, the
      laboratory offers a wide array of functional testing. Ý DDI¼s tests are utilized in the
      assessment, detection, prevention, and treatment of heavy metal burden, nutritional
      deficiencies, gastrointestinal function, hepatic detoxification, metabolic abnormalities,
      and diseases of environmental origin. "
      Sending in hair samples per doctor's request early February 2006. -- barb
      http://www.doctorsdata.com/home.asp

  • Herb of the Season: Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)
    By David Winston, AHG
    Yes, I take a tincture of stinging nettle SEEDS, barb
    "... More than 10 years ago, I discovered Nettle Seed could be used as a kidney
    trophorestorative-literally a food for the kidneys. I have used the seed tincture to
    treat over 30 cases of degenerative kidney disease and the results have far exceeded
    my expectations. A recent study published in the Journal of The American Herbalist Guild
    [4(2):22-25] confirms my clinical experience, showing that Nettle Seed increases kidney
    glomerular function and reduces serum creatinine levels. ..."
    http://www.herbalist-alchemist.com/HA%20News/may.htm
    I get my stinging nettle seeds tincture from Elk Mountain Herbs. The dry seeds taste fine
    to me, however the tincture made from fresh seeds has a decidely soapy taste. The only way I
    can mask that, and not taste it for hours following ingestion, is to put about an eighth of a cup
    of cranberry juice in a glass, add the two dropersful of tincture, swish around a bit and then
    take down in a gulp, holding my breath, with a fast refil of the juice for another gulp. That
    works for me, I make no guarantees for you. -- barb
    
    
    
    
  • Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
    Not listed as a healer for Acute Renal Failure, nor Chronic Renal Failure, but I'm trying it nonetheless. -- barb
    For more information on HBOT, please see EHN's page H / Hyperbaric Oxygen
    ehnlinx/h.htm#Hyperberic
    • San Francisco Preventive Medical Group's Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
      I've listed SFPMG here because this is where I'm going. . . . in addition to Kaiser. -- barb
         345 West Portal Ave
         San Francisco CA 94127
         415 566-1000
         Fax 415 665-6732
      http://www.sfpmg.com/hyperbaric-oxygen.html

  • Hypertension
    
    Kroger Health Guide
    http://www.kroger.com/hn/Concern/Hypertension.htm

  • Ionic Cleansing
    Clean Body Detox FYI only
    (I don't know anything about this brand, but put the link here so you can form an opinion. All
    I know is that I've been having Ionic Foot Bath sessions in February and March 2006 and the
    water turns yellow and started out with strong smell of chlorine, which has faded over time.
    The last few times there's been not only black flecks of heavy metals, but a few red flecks that's
    supposed to indicate blood clot material. Now how this is supposed to work through the soles of
    the feet is a mystery to me. Maybe it's "snake oil" maybe it's real, but I'm really waiting
    eagerly for the March blood test. -- barb)
    http://www.cleanbodydetox.com/footbath.html

    Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients: IonCleanse detoxification
    I can't see this on my old computer, but perhaps you can . . . barb
    http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_251/ai_n6112668

  • Kidney Disease
    St. Mary's
    http://www.health-news-and-information.com/3saintmarysreno/libv/i41.shtml

  • Kidney Disease: When Those Fabulous Filters Are Foiled
    by Ken Flieger
    "... If the kidneys falter or fail, we lose an internal pollution control system without which
    virtually every other bodily process becomes awash in potentially toxic wastes. And
    that's not all. Besides purifying blood, the kidneys synthesize hormones and vitamins
    that control growth and help control blood pressure, regulate the production of red
    blood cells, and maintain the right balance of minerals and chemicals in the body. ..."
    
    "... As the disease progresses, hypertension becomes persistent and difficult to treat. With
    severe loss of kidney function, patients experience diminished appetite, nausea and
    vomiting, extreme fatigue, difficulty sleeping, itching and dry skin, and muscle cramps ...."
    http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/CONSUMER/CON00077.html

  • Kidney Failure: Choosing a Treatment That's Right for You
    This write-up includes pros and cons of the various dialysis options AND of choosing to not
    undergo dialysis or transplant. Right now, I'm still choosing NO treatment. At least not that way.
    I'm currently trying to alkalize my diet, hoping that will eliminate acid crystals thereby
    improving kidney function. Time will tell. So far, I'm more than a year beyond my "dead"line.-- barb
    http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/choosingtreatment/index.htm

  • Massage Therapy
    
    • Jeffery Sapoznik -- Graduate of The Soma Institute Class of 2003
      "Jeffery Sapoznik credits his education from The Soma Institute for enabling him to land
      his dream job at the renowned San Francisco Preventive Medical Group, an
      internationally recognized preventative health facility. "
      http://www.soma.edu/prospective-students-success-stories-jeffery-sapoznik.html
      
      
  • National Kidney Foundation
    http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozTopic.cfm?topic=9
    Kidney Disease: Causes
    This is pertinent to my case:
    "The third leading cause of end stage kidney disease in the U.S. is glomerulonephritis,
    a disease that damages the kidneys' filtering units, called the glomeruli. In many cases,
    the cause of this disease is not known, but some cases may be inherited and others may
    be triggered by an infection."
    Why is it that everyone is quick to hide behind the word "Unexplained" or state that the
    cause of a given disease is "not known" and yet never, but NEVER, look at the proliferation of
    petrochemically derived flavors and fragrances? Now one can do one's best to avoid products
    with petrochemically derived flavors -- including avoid using pharmaceuticals -- but one is
    hard put to protect oneself from petrochemically derived fragrances. Those toxins are made to
    volatilize readily and become one with the air we all must breathe. And as our respiratory systems
    are highly efficent devices for drawing those toxins into our bodies, we become users of fragrances
    even if we have our God-given sense not to use such artificial products on our bodies.
    http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=83
    • Kidneys: Master Chemists of the Body
      http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=121

    • Nutrition and Chronic Kidney Disease -- reducing phosphorus, potassium, sodium
      http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=95

    • PHOSPHORUS AND YOUR CKD DIET
      Too much phosphorous is bad as it can leach calcium from your bones. -- barb
      http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=101

    • Potassium and Your CKD Diet -- High and low potassium foods
      Too much or too little potassium is bad and can cause heart attacks or strokes. -- barb
      . http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=103

    • Symptoms:
      "nausea, vomiting, hiccups, tiredness, weakness, sleepiness and other disorders."

      Warning Signs of Kidney and Urinary Tract Diseases
      

      1.High blood pressure
      
      2.Protein and/or blood in the urine
      
      3.Creatinine and BUN blood tests outside the normal range*
      
      4.Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of less than 90**
      
      5.More frequent urination, particularly at night; difficult or painful urination
      
      6.Puffiness around eyes, swelling of hands and feet
      
      http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=118

  • NETTLE Seed from Elk Mountain Herbs
    This is the nettle seed I am using. Normally, I do not openly recommend products, but this time,
    I'm just letting you know what I am doing. We can watch my creatinine levels together. -- barb
    http://www.elkmountainherbs.com/acatalog/Nettle_Seed.html

  • Qigong
    I have been taught a few Qigong exercises and it was also strongly suggested I get a tape. -- barb
    
    • Chi-Lel^TM Qigong
      http://www.iglou.com/chilel/books_dvds.html

  • Reflexology
    
    • Reflexology, Case Studies in
      by Ann Gillanders
      http://www.positivehealth.com/permit/Articles/Reflexology/anngill.htm

      http://uk.dk.com/static/cs/uk/11/features/reflexology/extract.html

  • San Francisco Preventive Medical Group
    Paul Lynn, M.D., Medical Director
    Joel Lopez, M.D., N.D., Associate Medical Director
    I'm being seen by Dr. Lopez in an effort to safely detox and hopefully spare my kidneys
    further stress. -- barb
    http://www.sfpmg.com/
    • Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
      Just started this in April . . . can only afford two times a week treatments. I'm hopeful!
      In any case, it is an easy enough hour to spend, and only slightly annoying as the ears pop.
      http://www.sfpmg.com/hyperbaric-oxygen.html

    • Massage Therapy
      
      • MediSpa Menu
        Jeffery D. Sapoznik, CMT, RMT, NCTMB
        http://www.sfpmg.com/medispa.html
        
        
        • Jeffery Sapoznik -- Graduate of The Soma Institute Class of 2003
          "Jeffery Sapoznik credits his education from The Soma Institute for enabling him to land
          his dream job at the renowned San Francisco Preventive Medical Group, an
          internationally recognized preventative health facility. "
          http://www.soma.edu/prospective-students-success-stories-jeffery-sapoznik.html
        
        
        

    • Treatments Offered at SFPMG
      http://www.sfpmg.com/treatments.html

  • Saturated Fats and the Kidneys
    By Mary G. Enig, PhD
    http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/kidneys_fats.html

  • Stem Cells
    Discovery of Bone Marrow Cells developing into Kidney Tissue opens door to new treatments
    Press Release issued by the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Wednesday 25th July 2001
    "... Professor Malcolm Alison, a research pathologist working at both Imperial Cancer and
    Imperial College School of Medicine, said:
    ' "Our laboratory experiments showed the presence of cells in the kidney that came from
    bone-marrow stem cells, but we then went a step further and proved it can actually
    happen in the human body. This research matches other recent studies showing how
    bone marrow cells may also develop into liver, nerve and muscle cells - not just blood cells.' ..."
    http://www.kidney.org.uk/news/impcanc1-01.htm

  • Steroid treatments for kidney failure
    I've been prescribed Prednisone for MCS symptoms in the early 1990s and I had adverse
    health events, which I'm not inclined to want to repeat. A nephrologist scoffs and mocks! But,
    for those of you who are interested in trying the drug approach, here are some links-- barb
    
    • Glomerular Diseases Fact Book
      " ... Treatments involving steroids or other immunosuppressive drugs appear to help
      some patients by decreasing proteinuria and improving kidney function. But these
      treatments are beneficial only to a minority of those in whom they are tried, and some
      patients experience even poorer kidney function as a result of therapy. [Emphasis
      added.] ACE inhibitors may also be used in FSGS to decrease proteinuria. Treatment
      should focus on controlling blood pressure and blood cholesterol levels, factors that may
      contribute to kidney scarring. ... "
      Now, take a patient who is already living with the effects of chemical injury and I ask you,
      WHY would a nephrologist even suggest steroid treatement . . . especially in a patient who has
      already had an adverse reaction to Prednisone when being treated with it for lung symptoms of
      MCS? Yet, that is exactly the treatment suggested to me. Horrors. -- barb
      http://www.healthnewsflash.com/conditions/glomerular_diseases.php

    • HIV Nephropathy: To Treat or Not to Treat?
      By William A. Briggs, M.D.
      http://www.thebody.com/jh/hivrept/jul96/briggs.html

    • Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
      http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2944.htm

  • Study on effect of Cordyceps sinensis and artemisinin in
    preventing recurrence of lupus nephritis
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12585097&dopt=Citation

  • THE USE OF SALVIA FOR PATIENTS WITH RENAL FAILURE
    by Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Traditional Medicine, Portland, Oregon
    http://www.itmonline.org/arts/salviarenal.htm

  • Urtica semen [stinging nettle seeds] reduces serum creatinine levels
    By Jonathan Treasure; reprinted from The Journal of the American Herbalists Guild; 2003
    View as HTML: http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:TdGTCA0NQAYJ:www.herbological.com/Urtica%2520semen%2520CH.pdf+seeds+of+stinging+nettles+for+kidney+disease&hl=en&start=2&ie=UTF-8

    PDF: http://www.herbological.com/Urtica%20semen%20CH.pdf

  
  

• Chemical Brain Injury
  Book by Kaye H. Kilburn, MD; reviewed by Marjorie Fisher, NOHA News
  http://www.nutrition4health.org/NOHAnews/NNSp00ChemicalBrainInjury.htm

• How common and abundant chemicals affect the brain http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ts/book-reviews/0471292141/104-3434808-4906835#047129214131000884290423
  
  
• Medline
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=4&db=m&term=kilburn+kh%5Bauth%5D&dispmax=20&relpubdate=No+Limit%0D

• Objective Evidence of Brain Impairment in the Chemical Syndrome
  Kaye H. Kilburn, M.D; 2001 Chemical and Scientific Meeting
  http://www.ahmf.org/01kilburn.html

• Why is chemical brain injury ignored? Pondering causes and risks.(Editorial)
  Archives of Environmental Health, March, 2003, by Kaye H. Kilburn
  Dr. Kilburn writes, in part:
  "I presume that the numerous factors that currently slow both individuals' and society's
  acceptance of chemicals as major causes of diseases are the same as those that created
  opposition so many years ago to the demonstration that fecal contamination of water
  caused cholera. I think it imperative to identify 13 such factors. ...
  
  "3. 'It's all in your head.' Sometimes physicians dismiss unfamiliar problems of patients
  with this rejoinder, implying that the perceived problem stems from a mind disorder
  or a psychiatric problem. Seldom is the broader, literal interpretation made--that "in your
  head" means a brain problem. While 'mind' may be a nebulous concept, brain
  dysfunction is susceptible to orderly, objective investigation. It is strange that few
  psychiatrists, when evaluating chemically exposed patients, consider that the depression,
  mania, and other disorders they treat with drugs (chemicals) could be caused by
  other chemicals. Instead, the tendency is to prescribe more chemicals (drugs), thus
  further poisoning the brains of such patients. "
  http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0907/3_58/109023553/print.jhtml
  
  
• Xue Yu, Blood Stasis ?? By: Joe Hing Kwok Chu "Xue Yu (Blood Stasis ) is a term used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Xue yu may indicate micro clots in the circulatory system. ..." http://alternativehealing.org/xue_yu.htm

Dan Knight

• Air Quality- A look at Environmental Illness
  By Dan Knight; May 7, 2000
  http://lowendmac.net/soapbox/air-quality.shtml

• Scents in the Workplace
  By Dan Knight; October 1999
  "This article is adapted from one submitted to my employer's company newsletter.
  Permission is hereby given to adapt it in your own efforts to raise awareness of
  fragrance problems in the workplace. Dan Knight "
  http://reformed.net/thoughts/workplace.shtml
  
  
  • Baker Book House: A scent-free work environment
    http://reformed.net/thoughts/policy.shtml

• Sundays That Stink
  http://reformed.net/thoughts/stink.shtml

• PBS Kids
  http://www.pbs.org/kids/
  
  
• Way Back
  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/amex/kids/

Shelley Kramer
Healthy Communications
http://www.healthy-communications.com/

• Keep Your Babies and Kids Healthy - with NeWipes
  http://www.healthy-communications.com/newipes2.html
• Links to Facts about Chemicals; Facts on Carcinogens at Home; Heallth Consumer Decisions; Harmful Ingredients; Cancer-Causes and Preventions; Fluoride Info Page
  http://www.healthy-communications.com/Table%20of%20Contents%202.html

• Favorite Products
  http://www.healthy-communications.com/favoriteproducts.html
  • Neways Products -
    Information About How to Have Beautiful Skin, a Healthy Life, by Using Safe,
    Effective, Alternative, Natural and Homeopathetic Personal Hygiene, Nutritional and
    Beauty Products from Neways International
    - NO Harmful cHEMICALS, carcinogens OR TOXINS!
    http://www.healthy-communications.com/newaysinformationpage.html

  
  Kreb's cycle (aka Citric Acid Cycle)
  
  • Mitochondrial Substructure
    Gwen V. Childs, Ph.D., Program Director, WebMistress
    http://cellbio.utmb.edu/cellbio/mitochondria_1.htm

  • Respiration - taking sugar and making ATP from it
    http://www.polk.cc.fl.us/INSTRUCT/Mash/bane/BSC1005/Respiration.html

EcHouse -- http://www.consultclarity.com/eh/

EHN's homepage ehnindex.htm

EHN's FDA Citizens' Petition (YOUR petition), docket number 99P-1340,
http://www.ehnca.org/FDApetition/bkgrinfo.htm

Petition 99P-1340 requests that the FDA do the work it is supposed to do to protect public
health. The US FDA does not even require its alert on all fragrances released to market
without substantiation of safety. Analyses show that fragrance you buy, described as
various flower essences, are really petrochemically derived. Those fragrances should
carry the FDA's required: 'WARNING: The safety of this product has not been determined.'
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-206.html

Government WWW LINKS
http://www.ehnca.org/ehnhompg/govlinks.htm

Making Sense of Scents
By Julia Kendall
http://www.ehnca.org/ehnmsofs.htm

The New Reactor
newreact/nrindex.htm

Twenty Most Common Chemicals Found in Thirty-One Fragrance Products
By Julia Kendall
http://www.ehnca.org/ehn20.htm