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         <title>Cheryl Hadden</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>This whole story has too many holes in it.<br />
I'm not saying that this poor woman has not suffered, or blaming her in any way.<br />
It's the doctors who are suspect, something is wrong with their conclusions and methods.<br />
The fact that they raced out and published a report in a medical journal for their own benefit, without further study or testing, makes them questionable.<br />
You have to ask questions to get answers.<br />
Why the long explanation of GBS and Campylobacter infection? <br />
To bolster a weak story? Or intimidate the reader into believing without question whatever is being said in this article?<br />
If her case goes to court, wouldn't such articles tend to bias a jury?<br />
You can't shield a jury from something they have already seen.</p>

<p>There is no mention of IF they found a connection between "genes encoding the bacterial membrane component lipooligosaccharide (LOS) in GBS-associated Campylobacter jenuni." in this woman's blood.<br />
Or that she actually had a Campylobacter jenuni infection at all. She gastrointestinal symptoms, "Mari Tardiff, had already been hospitalized with GBS, following the onset of acute gastroenteritis after consumption of the milk."<br />
Was she tested then for Campylobacter jenuni?</p>

<p>Try reading again and asking some questions...</p>

<p>"The causal link between Alexandre Eco Farms Dairy and Mari‚Äôs illness was so clear, and her injuries so remarkable, that the physicians that treated her published a report on her case in the medical journal. ‚ÄúInvestigation of the First Case of Guillain-Barre Syndrome Associated with Consumption of Unpasteurized Milk ‚Äì California, 2008.‚Äù Amy K. Earon, T. Martinelli, W. Miller, C. Parker, R. Mandrell, D. Vugia. The authors explained the laboratory methods used in investigating Mari‚Äôs illness:</p>

<p>We reviewed the patient‚Äôs medical record and interviewed her husband to assess her symptoms and exposures. We used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) to test a six-week old unpasteurized milk sample, obtained from the cow leasing-program and partially consumed by the patient, for genes encoding the bacterial membrane component lipooligosaccharide (LOS) in GBS-associated Campylobacter jenuni.</p>

<p>In addition to the DNA testing, the authors also tested Mari‚Äôs blood for anti-bodies to GBS. The authors then explained that the PCR and MLST testing of the milk detected Campylobacter jejuni gene. In addition, the blood test was positive for anti-bodies that indicated the presence of GBS. The authors concluded, ‚ÄúCombined laboratory and epidemiologic evidence established the first reported association between GBS and unpasteurized milk consumption.‚Äù</p>

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         <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 14:22:55 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>sarah</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>I agree that there are a lot of holes in this story.<br />
In doing other research I find that no campylobacter was found in the milk at the farm nor in the milk in the victims refrigerator but only trace DNA was found in the victims milk? So there was exposure, but was there infection? Inconclusive..</p>

<p>This seems suspect...</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Julia Martin</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Guillain-Barr√© syndrome can also be caused by vaccinations. Was she the only person of the 16 who drank the raw milk who got this? I agree with Salatin. It is the terrain and not the germ. If you have a healthy digestive tract and immune system this will not happen. Modern processed foods harm the digestive tract and immune system. Raw milk heals it. I will continue to drink raw milk.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>W.R. Knight</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>I was born and raised on a dairy farm.  I drank raw milk exclusively into adulthood.  I do not recall ever suffering a sickness from it nor do I ever recall my parents, grandparents, or 5 siblings getting sick from consuming raw milk.</p>

<p>That said, I would not recommend the drinking of raw milk to every person.</p>

<p>My personal assessment is (disclaimer:  I have no scientific basis for what follows and it is opinion only) that the bacteria present in raw milk can make people sick who have not been previously exposed to such organisms.  Let me explain.  </p>

<p>When I travel to foreign locals and go native eating and living amongst the population, I will sometimes suffer a bout of gastro-intestinal discomfort due to exposing my system to bacteria that I have not previously encountered.  The bacteria, while benign to the locals, will wreck temporary havoc with me while my system adjusts to the native environment and builds an immunity to these new organisms.</p>

<p>Likewise, drinking raw milk from a farm when you do not live in the vicinity or do not have a history of having lived near or on a farm is dangerous.  Don't do it.  </p>

<p>Unfortunately, a large portion of the population has been raised in situations where they have not had the exposure to the myriad of bacteria present on a farm.  Most farmer's could drink dirty water in ditch in a pasture and suffer no ill effect while other people would be sick for days.</p>

<p>The Inuit eat raw fish, buried in the tundra in seal skins left to ferment.  While this dish would keep most of us up all night the Inuit survive and flourish.  This is a result of genetics, environment, lifestyle and culture.  I consider raw milk likewise.  Unless you own the cow and live the lifestyle, you are needlessly and dangerously exposing yourself, your family and your guests to harm.</p>]]></description>
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