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NEWS ... GLOBAL NEWS ... FDA PRIORITIES (FDA Dietary Supplement Task Force despite their own growing awareness of the (FDA Dietary Supplement Task Force Report, released 15 June 1993.) + "The American public does not have the knowledge to make wise health care decisions... FDA is the arbiter of truth... Trust us. We will tell you what's good for you." (Dr David Kessler, FDA Commissioner, speaking on the Larry King Live television show, as reported in Well Being Journal, March-April 1994, and The Leading Edge, March 1994.) : despite their own growing awareness of the frequency of cosmic visitors, military advisers still seem unable to discriminate between incoming meteorites and nuclear — explosions. Satellite data released so far has revealed that the object, presumably a meteor, turned into a glowing fireball as it entered the atmosphere, becoming almost as bright as the Sun and releasing about 10 terajoules of luminous energy in about one second. The aerodynamic stresses caused by its entry into the atmosphere at an estimated speed of 72,000 kilometres per hour, caused it to explode about 20 kilometres above the sea, near the Pacific island of Tokelau. ; Researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratories in New Mexico estimate that the meteor had an energy equivalent to a 100-kilotonne blast, and a mass of well over 1000 tonnes. (Source: New Scientist, 2 April 1994) woe Following are four quotes which clearly Report, released 15 June. 1 indicate that the US Food and Drug * "The American public does not have Administration (FDA) is more concerned the knowledge to make wise health care with protecting certain drug companies' decisions... FDA is the arbiter of truth... profits, rather than looking out for the Trust us. We will tell you what's good for interests of the American people. you." ¢ "It has become fashionable in some (Dr David Kessler, FDA Commissioner, quarters to argue that women ought to be speaking on the Larry King Live television able to make [breast implant] decisions of show, as reported in Well Being Journal, their own. If members of our society were March-April 1994, and The Leading Edge, empowered to make their own decisions March 1994.) : about the entire range of products for which the FDA has responsibility, howev- JAPAN BANS MEASLES-MUMPS- er, the whole rationale for the agency RUBELLA VACCINE would cease to exist." The Japanese Ministry of Health and (Dr David Kessler, FDA Commissioner, Welfare decided in April 1993 to discontin- reported from The New England Journal of ue the use of the measles-mumps-rubella Medicine, in The Wall Street Journal, 24 vaccine because of various problems asso- June 1992.) ciated with it. + "Pay careful attention to what is hap- One of the interesting effects of this vac- pening [with dietary supplements] in the cine ban for children under two years of legislative arena ... if these efforts are suc- age is that cot deaths appear to have cessful, there could be created a class of declined enormously since the ban, products to compete with approved drugs (Source: What Doctors Don't Tell You that are subject to less regulation than (UK), vol. 4, no. 9, 1993) approved drugs ... the establishment of a separate regulatory category for supple- MYSTERY METEOR STRIKES ments could undercut exclusivity rights EARTH enjoyed by the holders of approved drug On 1st February the Earth's atmosphere applications." was penetrated by an object so large that it (David Adams, FDA _ Deputy was detected by six US spy satellites and, Commissioner for Policy, before the Drug according to some reports, led to President Information Association Annual General Clinton being woken by his Defence staff. Meeting, 12 July 1993.) The incident, which happened over the + "...The task force considered many western Pacific, is being greeted with both issues in its deliberations including: to excitement and concern by astronomers. ensure the existence of dietary supplements They are delighted at the speed with which on the market does not act as a disincentive the Pentagon has decided to release the for drug development...” satellite data, but they are concerned that, SHADES OF THE PHOTON BELT In NEXUS 2/2 we reprinted a controver- sial article about something called a Photon Belt. Two years later this article had done the rounds of America's new age and chan- nelling networks and had been regurgitated in a barely recognisable 'end of the world’ scenario which caused all sorts of hysteria, and even got mentioned on national TV shows across the US and Australia. Well, the Photon Belt believers who are still waiting may be interested in this piece of information. Victor Clube from the University of Oxford is suggesting that we are living in the aftermath of the breakup of a giant MYSTERY METEOR STRIKES EARTH On 1st February the Earth's atmosphere was penetrated by an object so large that it was detected by six US spy satellites and, according to some reports, led to President Clinton being woken by his Defence staff. The incident, which happened over the western Pacific, is being greeted with both excitement and concern by astronomers. They are delighted at the speed with which the Pentagon has decided to release the satellite data, but they are concerned that, VACCINE REACTION REPORTS CONTINUE TO INCREASE More than 17,000 adverse events following vaccination were reported to the FDA to have occurred in the US in a 20-month period ending in July 1992, including more than 2,000 serious reports and 360 deaths. However because the FDA estimates that only 10% of doctors report adverse effects in the US, the real numbers could be as high as 170,000 adverse events including 20,000 serious injuries and 3,600 deaths associated with vaccinations. If you think the FDA is extravagant by multiplying the reported figure by a factor of 10 times to arrive at more realistic figures, then consider that Connaught Laboratories, a vaccine manufactur- er, estimates a 50-fold under-reporting of adverse events! That implies 850,000 adverse events, including 100,000 serious injuries and 18,000 deaths associated with vaccinations over one 20-month period! (Rauvaa- MVC Nause (TIC. Oatahor 10021 = NEXUS¢7 / JUNE - JULY 1994 (Source: NVIC News (US), October 1993) SL,