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Cats appear to be the primary reservoir host for Bartonella koehlerae, an alpha Proteobacteria that is most likely transmitted among cat populations by fleas (Ctenocephalides felis). Bartonella koehlerae has caused endocarditis in a dog and in one human patient from Israel, but other clinically relevant reports involving this bacterium are lacking. Despite publication of numerous, worldwide epidemiological studies designed to determine the prevalence of Bartonella spp. bacteremia in cats, B. koehlerae has never been isolated using conventional blood agar plates. To date, successful isolation of B. koehlerae from cats and from the one human endocarditis patient has consistently required the use of chocolate agar plates.

Results

In this study, Bartonella koehlerae bacteremia was documented in eight immunocompetent patients by PCR amplification and DNA sequencing, either prior to or after enrichment blood culture using Bartonella alpha Proteobacteria growth medium. Presenting symptoms most often included fatigue, insomnia, joint pain, headache, memory loss, and muscle pain. Four patients were also infected with Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii genotype II. After molecular documentation of B. koehlerae infection in these patients, a serological test was developed and serum samples were tested retrospectively. Bartonella koehlerae antibodies were not detected (titers< 1:16) in 30 healthy human control sera, whereas five of eight patient samples had B. koehlerae antibody titers of 1:64 or greater.

Additional Comment from Betti Martini (Posted: 16 April 2007)

As many may know, aspartame is on the market illegally. It’s 
adulterated as discussed by the National Soft Drink Assn (now 
American Beverage) and in the congressional record. 
http://www.wnho.net/congressional_record1.doc 
Because you cannot ship an adulterated product for sale it, 
therefore, violates Interstate Commerce. Dr. Adrian Gross, FDA 
toxicologist, told Congress that aspartame violated the Delaney 
Amendment which forbids putting anything in food that caused cancer 
in animals. 
http://www.wnho.net/whopper.htm It’s 
also a drug, an addictive excitoneurotoxic carcinogenic drug that 
interacts with all drugs and vaccines, and is masquerading as an 
additive. Additives by law must be inert or non-reactive. Inert 
products do not produce a list of 92 documented symptoms from 4 types 
of seizures to coma and death, nor necessitate a 1038 page medical 
text. (Aspartame Disease: An Ignored Epidemic, H. J. Roberts, M.D., 
www.sunsentpress.com or 1 800 827 7991.) Nor would consumers using 
this product need to be detoxed. “What To Do If You Have Used 
Aspartame” by neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock, M.D., 
http://www.wnho.net/wtdaspartame.htm

Here is the Board of Inquiry Report of the FDA revoking the petition 
for approval of aspartame, after it kept it off the market many years 
and they attempted to have the manufacturer, Searle, indicted for 
fraud. 
<http://www.wnho.net/fda_petition1.doc>http://www.wnho.net/fda_petition1.doc 
Note in the commentary above it is a clip from Sweet Misery: A 
Poisoned World, <http://www.amazon.com>http://www.amazon.com, James 
Turner, Washington, D.C., attorney explains how Donald Rumsfeld who 
was then CEO of Searle called in his markers and got aspartame, this 
deadly poison, on the market for human consumption.

Here are the 92 the FDA agreed were symptoms for aspartame. However, 
there are many more in Dr. Roberts medical text:

Headache
Dizziness or Problems with Balance
Change in Mood Quality or Level
Vomiting and Nausea
Abdominal Pain and Cramps
Change in Vision
Diarrhea Seizures and Convulsions
Memory Loss
Fatigue, weakness
Other neurological
Rash
Sleep problems
Hives
Change in Heart Rate
Itching
Change in Sensation (Numbness, Tingling)
Grand Mal
Local Swelling
Change in Activity Level
Difficulty Breathing
Oral Sensory Changes
Change in Menstrual Pattern
Other Skin
Other Localized Pain and Tenderness
Other Urogenital Change in Body Temperature
Difficulty Swallowing
Other Metabolic Joint and Bone Pain
Speech Impairment
Other Gastrointestinal
Chest Pain
Other Musculo-Skeletal
Fainting
Sore Throat
Other Cardiovascular
Change in Taste
Difficulty with Urination
Other Respiratory
Edema
Change in Hearing
Abdominal Swelling
Change in Saliva Output
Change in Urine Volume
Change in Perspiration Pattern
Eye Irritation
Unspecified
Muscle Tremors
Petit Mal
Change in Appetite
Change in Body Weight
Nocturnal
Change in Thirst or Water Intake
Unconsciousness and Coma
Wheezing
Constipation
Other Extremity
Pain
Problems with Bleeding
Unsteady Gait
Coughing Blood
Glucose Disorders
Blood Pressure Changes
Changes in Skin and Nail Coloration
Change in hair or nails
Excessive phlegm Production
Sinus Problems Simple
Partial Seizures
Hallucinations
Any Lumps Present
Shortness of Breath on Exertion
Evidence of Blood in Stool or Vomit
Dysmenorrhea
Dental Problems
Change in smell
DEATH
Other Blood and Lymphatic
Eczema
Complex Partial Seizures
Swollen Lymph Nodes
Hematuria
Shortness of Breath Due to Position
Difficulties with Pregnancy
(Children Only) Developmental Retardation
Change in Breast Size or Tenderness
Anemia
Change in Sexual Function
Shock
Conjunctivitis
Dilating Eyes
Febrile

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Several people have asked for this list so they could forward it to 
the media when the manufacturers, front groups and professional 
organizations funded by the manufacturers put propaganda in the 
press. Even the FDA has lied about the existence of this report. I do 
have it on FDA stationery, which I have faxed to the press many times 
when they tried to deny it. This report was gotten through Freedom of 
Information.

If you do forward this to the press be sure you always include the 
Diane Fleming story who is in Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World, and the 
Artificially Sweetened Times (www.idaho-observer.com). Her husband 
died from methanol poisoning from aspartame and she was convicted of 
poisoning him even after passing 3 lie detector tests, and was the 
one who called the police because she didn’t know aspartame liberates 
free methyl alcohol. 
<http://www.namastepublishing.co.uk/Diane%20Fleming%20Story%20.htm>http://www.namastepublishing.co.uk/Diane%20Fleming%20Story%20.htm 
Also we are taking aspartame brain tumor cases in New York and New Jersey.

Safe Alternatives: Stevia and Just Like Sugar (Whole Foods and Wild Arts).

All my best,

Dr. Betty Martini
Founder, Mission Possible World Health International
9270 River Club Parkway
Duluth, Georgia 30097
770-242-2599
E-Mail: <mailto:BettyM19@mindspring.com>BettyM19@mindspring.com
http://www.wpwhi.com
<http://www.whno.net>http://www.whno.net
http://www.dorway.com

Aspartame Toxicity Center: 
<http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame>http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame

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I have recently been sent some information about aspartame and formaldehyde that looks like it might be part of one last public relations campaign to claim the chemical is ’safe’. The formaldehyde exposure number cited in the text is off by a factor of over 400,000 and would not be taken seriously by knowledgeable scientists. The scientific literature cited has clearly not been read by the author. However, since a few consumers might inadvertently take the text seriously, I have chosen to point out some of the more obvious problems with the text.

> A simple MEDLINE search reveals that the levels of 
> formaldehyde they are talking about (30 micrograms after the 
> ingestion of 200 mg/kg/day of aspartame for 11 days) are 
> well within ’safe’ levels, even though 200 mg/kg is equal to 
> about 60 Diet Cokes per day(!). 

The truth is that there is no MEDLINE summary showing an exposure to or an accumulation of 30 micrograms (ug) of formaldehyde in humans after ingestion of 200 mg/kg/day of aspartame. This figure appears to be either fabricated or caused by some serious math errors. The actual figure can be calculated quite easily and is approximately 61.3 milligrams (mg) for ingestion of one liter of diet soda.

The actual measured amount of aspartame in one liter of diet soda is approximately 600 mg. [Ref. 1]. If a 60 kg (132 lbs) woman ingested one liter of diet soda, she would be ingesting 10 mg/kg of aspartame:

600 mg aspartame / 60 kg body weight = 10 mg/kg

Aspartame breaks down into 10.9% methanol by weight [Ref. 2]. So that the amount of methanol obtained from 600 mg of aspartame is:

600 mg aspartame * 10.9% = 65.4 mg of methanol

Excerpt:

Chronic pain is a serious medical problem, afflicting approximately 20% of adults. Some individuals are more susceptible than others, and the degree of pain experienced after injury or surgery is known to be highly variable between patients, even under nearly identical circumstances.

The basis for this has remained largely unknown, prompting researchers to search for the contribution of genetics to chronic pain susceptibility. To accelerate research in this field, animal models are proving to be critical to understanding the underlying biology of chronic pain in human patients.

First, the international research team - led by Profs. Ariel Darvasi and Marshall Devor at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and including scientists in Canada and Europe - identified a region of mouse chromosome 15 that likely contained a genetic variant or variants contributing to pain. 

Excerpt:

Conclusions and Clinical Relevance-In this setting, monthly
topical administration of 10% imidacloprid-1% moxidectin reduced
flea infestation, compared with infestation in untreated cats,
and thus prevented flea transmission of B henselae to treated
cats. Regular monthly use of this flea control product in cats
may lessen the likelihood of humans acquiring B henselae
infection.