Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness de Cowan, Thomas - 2018

Chelsea Green Publishing, 2018-08-14. hardcover. Used: Good.

Chelsea Green Publishing. New. New Chelsea Green Publishing, 2018-08-14 New Over the past fifty years, rates of autoimmunity and chronic disease have exploded: currently 1 in 25 American children has an allergy, 1 in 11 has asthma, 1 in 13 has severe food allergies, and 1 in 36 has autism While some attribute this rise to increased awareness and diagnosis, Thomas Cowan, MD, argues for a direct causal relationship to a corresponding increase in the number of vaccines American children typically receive?approximately 70 vaccine doses by age eighteen The goal of these vaccines is precisely what we're now seeing in such abundance among our chronically ill children: the provocation of immune responseDr Cowan looks at emerging evidence that certain childhood illnesses are actually protective of disease later in life; examines the role of fever, the gut, and cellular fluid in immune health; argues that vaccination is an ineffective (and harmful) attempt to shortcut a complex immune response; and… Leer más

Chelsea Green Publishing, 2018-08-14. hardcover. Used:Good.

Hardback. New. Thomas Cowan brings to light the various ways in which scientists and government officials work to promote a vaccine program that only increases suffering.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.