Thu, 08/07/2008 - 12:40pm - Posted by: MUSAorg

The Meningitis Foundation of America (MFA), a national organization, would like the public and media to know that information is available regarding the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of meningitis. MFA was founded by parents whose children were affected by meningitis. In addition to supporting vaccines and other means of preventing meningitis, the MFA provides information to educate the public and medical professionals so that the early diagnosis, treatment and, most important, prevention of meningitis, will save lives. Meningitis is a dangerous and sometimes fatal inflammation of the brain and/or spinal cord that can leave survivors with serious life-long physical problems such as deafness, brain damage and other disabilities, meningitis can sometimes result in loss of limbs. MFA would like to be considered as a news resource for the disease. For further information, visit the MFA website at www.musa.org.

MFA is proud to announce the new C.I.S.S. Container Identification Scratch System
When we participate in sporting events or mingle at social gatherings it is possible to lose track of our water bottles and/or beverage cans, especially those served in containers that are very similar or identical to a container from which you are drinking. This carries the risk of transmitting an illness, such as meningitis or the common cold or flu. The Container Identification Scratch System, or C.I.S.S., is a fun way to make sure you always know your drink from others. Use it at sporting events or at a family gatherings and reduce the waste from forgotten drinks. Simply scratch your number from the C.I.S.S. label and identify your drink. For more information please contact Bob Gold at Ciss.bob@gmail.com and www.musa.org

Thank you,

Ms. Jamie Callahan, General Manager
Meningitis Foundation of America
212 W 10th Street, Suite B-330
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(800) 668-1129
www.musa.org

Thu, 08/07/2008 - 12:31pm - Posted by: Anonymous

The Meningitis Foundation of America (MFA), a national organization, would like the public and media to know that information is available regarding the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of meningitis. MFA was founded by parents whose children were affected by meningitis. In addition to supporting vaccines and other means of preventing meningitis, the MFA provides information to educate the public and medical professionals so that the early diagnosis, treatment and, most important, prevention of meningitis, will save lives. Meningitis is a dangerous and sometimes fatal inflammation of the brain and/or spinal cord that can leave survivors with serious life-long physical problems such as deafness, brain damage and other disabilities, meningitis can sometimes result in loss of limbs. MFA would like to be considered as a news resource for the disease. For further information, visit the MFA website at www.musa.org.

MFA is proud to announce the new C.I.S.S. Container Identification Scratch System
When we participate in sporting events or mingle at social gatherings it is possible to lose track of our water bottles and/or beverage cans, especially those served in containers that are very similar or identical to a container from which you are drinking. This carries the risk of transmitting an illness, such as meningitis or the common cold or flu. The Container Identification Scratch System, or C.I.S.S., is a fun way to make sure you always know your drink from others. Use it at sporting events or at a family gatherings and reduce the waste from forgotten drinks. Simply scratch your number from the C.I.S.S. label and identify your drink. For more information please contact Bob Gold at Ciss.bob@gmail.com and www.musa.org

Thank you,

Ms. Jamie Callahan, General Manager
Meningitis Foundation of America
212 W 10th Street, Suite B-330
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(800) 668-1129
www.musa.org

Tue, 08/05/2008 - 6:23pm - Posted by: Anonymous

Please follow the following link for very important information on vaccine safety: http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/blog/4355

Parents should have the right to choose which vaccinations they want if any for their children. This should not be mandated when each and every vaccination carries with it the potential for a very serious adverse reaction. Vaccines have not been proven to be 100% safe or effective and as for long term health- some even link auto-immune disorders and neurological disorders to the highly toxic ingredients in vaccines. Are we trading some not so serious childhood diseases for a lifetime of disability or disease? 1 in 6 children today have learning disabilities and 1 in 94 (IN NJ) have Autism. When is enough going to be enough? NJ currently has the highest number of mandated vaccines and NJ also has the highest rate of autism. Coincidence? I think not!!!

I urge all parents to EDUCATE before they vaccinate. For more information on Conscientious Exemption and the opportunity to sign a petition so that as parents you will be able to exercise your rights to make these decisions for your children...please visit: www.njvaccinationchoice.org. Also- for information on exemptions available to you in NJ please visit the above website or www.callingtheshots.info for sample letters to give to your school nurse or see the article by following the link : http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/blog/4355. Everyone is entitled to a religious exemption. Do not let someone force you into something that you are not comfortable with. When it is all said and done YOU are the one that will live with the consequences for the rest of your life and no one has your childs best interest at heart like you do! The bottom line- you as the caregiver and/or parent should have the right to choose to do whatever it is you feel comforable with after you are FULLY informed!!

Tue, 08/05/2008 - 4:17pm - Posted by: elizabeth

You are invited to meet me at a local breakfast joint. I will buy you to a warm cup of aluminum, raw eggs, human cells, gelatin, and a dash of formaldehyde. It's my treat!!! Just the thought of that special mixture sounds nutritional, full of exquisite taste, and satisfying, right? According to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia vaccination web site, all of those ingredients listed above fill vaccinations that are given to our beloved children. The motion of dismissing the doctors and these toxic ingredients is gaining speed in our generation (additional components I have purposely omitted for the sake of your stomach).

As some parents exit the vaccination bus, I am a little reluctant to fully exit the means of medical intervention. While researching this topic, I saw the facts written before me. The words in black and white is far more sobering then hearing it from a new parent or soon to be mom that has never experienced the "true" threat of germs. Could I be willingly damaging my children as I turn them over to the doctors and nurses? While I realize that this topic can be controversial, the discussion and thought are worth the time. This is "our" future, "our" families and "our" babies.

Although my generation has numerous resources available to us through the internet, it is hard to decipher what is false and what is fact. We also have never seen first hand the devastation that a virus like polio or rubella can bring. I remember hearing from my grandmothers, while a young girl, stories of swimming scares in the local pool. I saw every day in 5th grade, a teacher walk with a cain brought on by devastation that polio brought to that time. Maybe I trust my grandmother, or maybe I am mislead by the medical profession. My parent's parents accepted that germs were a threat and protected us the only way they knew how with shots, oral medicine on a sugar cube ect. Did they do the right thing?

On one hand we have the health stores, nutritionists, the chiropractors claiming that natural is the way to go. However the pediatricians, the nurses and the medical industry have screaming commercials challenging them non stop. If, my husband and I choose not to adhere to the professionals and one of my boys comes down with a deadly virus that causes damage to them, will we regret the decision to not vaccinate? What way do we choose? Who should we trust? Do I have enough faith in my family's decision that if my child was to be diagnosed with autism (while a linked speculation with vaccinations, the cause) would our choice haunt us for the rest of our lives? A choice of these matters is ours to have!

Join us for an online discussion at the blog spot. Read.....Living in a VACCINATION NATION: Who will protect our children?, written by local mom, Christine Walls. Read my personal views on this matter as we all make an educated choice on what is right for our families?

Elizabeth Norton
http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/blog/4355