First off, what hearing was going on when the TV C-Span switched to news of President Regan's death? ... and would they be willing to rebroadcast it?
Little Sparrow, do you have too many immature red blood cells? This could be the fatigue of the 'gulf war syndrome' CFS and CFIDS. This is the most provable harm, if all gulf war syndrome vets have this, it would indicate that
2-butoxyethanol poisoning should be seriously considered
I believe a chiropractor who came down with melanoma eye cancer in 1992 was a victim of the 2nd hand solvent exposure of the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup. He died in Jan, 2004 from a rare liver cancer.
Other things you mention, metabolic disorder (there is endocrine disruption with this) and the main cause of kidney stones in your group.
Blood? Kidneys? Paranoia? These are things caused from this chemical, too; in fact, it masks true psyciatric disorder.
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I share the following of what to look for with this chemical's harm:
Somewhere in Louisiana there is a medical facility that is trying to diagnose why Richard collapsed ... why his red blood cell count is so low he shouldn't be walking around. (One cause of grande mal seizures is lack of oxygen, by the way)
He and others who worked the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup can give medical science a valuable comparison to other groups whom I also suspect are harmed by 2-butoxyethanol I am talking about the common cause of fatigue that has been eluding medical science: the fatigue by the immune system going awry and prematurely destroying the red blood cells.
Check this for all with 'gulf war syndrome' symptoms regardless of when the fatigue began; check it for those with CFS and CFIDS, ME & similar descriptions of these multiple, odd symptoms. Even MAYO clinic has seen some of these workers and is 'stumped' on what is going on. But should that surprise us? How much time and money and effort has gone into the study of the harm to the gulf war vets of 1990, and even with this chemical on the list of solvents & pesticides that has harmed them, it is still not suspect.
Also known as ethylene glycol monobutyl ether ... this chemical is in hundreds of products used by the public ... it is NOT SAFE. But, the warnings are not heeded
Why is medical information from those known harmed to 2-butoxyethanol so important? Because it masks itself in so many multiple other ailments that it has been getting away with a lot of harm, and other ailments are given the 'credit' ... skewing medical studies BIG TIME! Remove all those with too many immature red blood cells from the prostate cancer research results and see what is left!
What odd assortment of symptoms would someone have?
Compensated Hemolytic Anemia will be evidenced by too many immature red blood cells (Reticulycite ratio will be off) and what is the size and shape of the red blood cells? (Do a manual cound of th e White Blood Cells, if there are too many immature red blood cells... also expect a lot of other tests to give false OK's like the liver test, for instance.
Immune System is prematurely destroying the red blood cells & possibly other organs/glands, too
Bone Marrow Compensates by making more red blood cells, but they are low functioning - Thus the FATIGUE shows up ... within 2 days from too much exposure - It will underlie all other health ailments. (These blood cells don't become mature and can't store and help the body utilize the iron ... the oxygen) Paralysis possible
Disrupts the glandular system - Endocrine Disruption high or low blood pressure, high or low blood sugar (auto-immune pancrease?), metabolic imbalance (check thyroid when kidney stones show up)
Targets Kidneys - Blood in urine
Targets Liver Tests are off when there are too many immature red blood cells
Damages Central Nervous System Very irritable personality changes, all-the-time depression, difficulty sleeping, suicidal tendencies, short term memory loss, difficulty concentrating. Note also that those chemically overexposed, or poisoned look OK, but they are not ok
Muscular and skeletal Systems Including joints. Eventually bones don't heal
Dries skin Warning signs will say that it 'defats' the skin. It kills fat cells leaving behind 'leathery' skin. It reminds me of what accutane does. Why would anyone deliberately remove moisture from their body for the rest of their lives ... in an effort to dry up acne?
It is a teratogen It damages the unborn; it damages the testes and can cause zero sperm Also, the quality and quantity of sperm in our men nationwide has been diminishing at 2% per year for the last 40 years or so. This chemical should be considered as a cause. People coming down with brain tumors today should also consider whether their parents were overexposed to 2-butoxyethanol ... such as Thelma
Cancers Leukemias, lymphomas, tumor of the brain, kidney cancer, liver cancer, thyroid cancer, and other glands, such as pancreas ... Also prostate cancer and ovarian cancers.
Horrible headaches Pituitary headaches?
What else do we need to learn about 2-butoxyethanol? Many are harmed by this chemical. It is so prevalent, I believe everyone must know someone and are at risk for harm themselves!
PRAYER TO AGREE WITH for these
Hazardous professions: painters, plasitics and dry cleaning business, oil clean up and home clean up products; those living near airports (jet fuel additives #s 2-6 are listed as pesticides by EPA)
Worst exposure: vapors in one's eyes
Simple Green example I understand that DAWN has a spray version for cleaning pots 'n pans. I'd be very careful if I used that product and would suggest getting chemical goggles before doing so. Same for mechanics who might spray CLP or de-rust products or use brake fluid.
Second hand solvent exposure possible for children, spouses, those in small areas where those harmed frequent (doctors' offices, museums, shopping malls, marathon racers)
As an aside, there is a book being released July 15, 2004 on the effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Its emphasis is more on the environment; however, there are worker issues, too
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What were you doing when the 'fatigue' began?
By vapors from a chemical like 'Corexit' per 2 different reports of Gulf War Vets on 2 other discussion forums! The ARMS room, the ARMS room!