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Post by morghunter3 on Jan 10, 2010 14:04:05 GMT -5
Hi Sid,its been awhile since my petri dish disaster and my embarrassment is finally subsiding. I,m putting my pictures in a folder and wonder there must be some way to send them to Ctbarb in one piece. The chili is on the stove so will try again this evening.Later morg.
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Post by Sidney on Jan 10, 2010 23:52:28 GMT -5
Hi Morg 3, would you like me to send the DVD's you sent me to CT Barb? If she needs them I will be happy to send them on to her.
Also, please don't be embarrassed about your Pro-Labs disaster. Would you like some dishes from the Natural Link Mold Lab?
Please let me know as I'm ordering more on Monday, January 11.
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Post by mfromcanada on Jan 11, 2010 2:19:05 GMT -5
awesome photos, I have seen most of these from my own body under a microscope. Thanks for taking and posting the photos.
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Post by freaky on Jan 11, 2010 3:52:24 GMT -5
Fritolay, I'm a little late in getting back to you, but wanted to thank you much for the info. for the shampoo. Yes, my head is like rolling hills. I'll call my doc tomorrow.
By the way, I just wanted to tell you not to feel bad about your appearance. Not too many of us are looking real special right now. That must just be a before pic of the way your hair looked before you got your prescription? I promise, we'll all be babes again as soon as they find the cure. Don't feel bad. Lovely house coat you have on. I am sorry to hear about your arm pitts. Did the shampoo work for them, or do you need help finding something else to rid your lymph problem? I surely don't know, but seems like someone in the group might have a suggestion. Hey guys, Frito is having some discomfort in her arm pits. Does no one have any suggestions that may help her? I just got the book "The World' Greatest Treasury of Health Secrets." I'll search in there, and see if I may be of any assistance.
Barb, my apologies for this little off topic invasion of your thread. I have much difficulty getting to the point, so many of my posts are lengthy. This did originate on your thread, but if there is further continuation regarding the subject, I will take it elsewhere. Thank you for your consideration. :-*And again, thank you for your compassionate hard work you are doing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Putters clap by all, least we jolt the beasts, & get them on the warpath.
Love for all the excellent body invasion pictures, & you too, freaky
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Post by morghunter3 on Jan 11, 2010 18:24:23 GMT -5
Hi Sidney,yes by all means,you surely can send those DVD's CTbarb might be able to use. I hope its not too late to cop a petri dish.Have been studying "Macs for Dummies" these past two days. Its slow going when everything has to be read 3 or 4 times. Morg
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Post by ctbarb on Jan 12, 2010 10:06:40 GMT -5
Hi Folks, I'm posting this particular photo here because of it's significance. Since my last posting, I've had literally hundreds of specimens to investigate - those, or at least some of them I will post on Photobucket. One of those was a very large larval specimen that came out of the roof of my mouth...a specimen that I normally find in the stool. I find that this is most significant. This sample however, is of a blue colored Schistosoma worm, with a female (clear at this point) either entering or exiting the male's groove in the body. I have several such photos, but this one was alive at the time of the photo. I literally watched it move into position and sidle up against and into the male specimen. I have also read many articles, and thank you Jen, for sending me so many others, that reaffirm that Schistosoma worms are masquerading as tumors and cysts! There are documented cases in literature where these masses of worms, larvae, and Schistosomulae are found in the body and have been mistaken for cancerous tumors. Primary locations are the bladder, liver, pancreas, peritoneal cavity, abdomen, both the small and large intestine, genitalia, (both male and female), and possibly elsewhere. I do know that they are presently in my skin, nasal cavities, oral, lungs, feet and legs, and the peritoneal cavity for sure. The condition is so unusual and rare in this country, that doctors are unaware that this is a possibility, and if confronted with the documentation, are dismissing it for lack of knowledge. The saying that I've come to abhor, "You Can't Get That Here" is plain ignorance! To give you further food for thought, ALL of the photos that I've been posting are of Schistosomes. So, if you have any matches to my photos, this is most significant. I will be posting scientific papers that show how the Schistosomes invade the body and cause what appear to be cancerous material, but rather are actually Schistosome masses. Schistosomes also produce what we are calling "fibers" and my samples clearly show this. Today I will post a photo of what came out of the roof of my mouth yesterday, with an attached fiber, with the rolled up tissue of the male Schistosoma worm. You will recognize the pattern I'm sure. I'm not saying that everyone has this parasite in their body, perhaps only some of us, but if you match my pix with yours, there is a good possibility that you have Schistosomiasis, as I do. Love and prayers, ctbarb Attachments:
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Post by ctbarb on Jan 12, 2010 10:25:47 GMT -5
The following are samples that came out of the roof of my mouth. Attachments:
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Post by ctbarb on Jan 12, 2010 10:26:52 GMT -5
Here's another. Attachments:
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Post by ctbarb on Jan 12, 2010 10:28:25 GMT -5
Another. Attachments:
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Post by ctbarb on Jan 12, 2010 10:29:42 GMT -5
Another. Attachments:
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Post by ctbarb on Jan 12, 2010 10:30:33 GMT -5
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Post by ctbarb on Jan 12, 2010 10:41:22 GMT -5
First article: tinyurl.com/ycesewyInfectious Diseases in Clinical Practice: May 2007 - Volume 15 - Issue 3 - pp 145-148 doi: 10.1097/01.idc.0000269904.90155.ce Review Articles Association Between Schistosomiasis and Cancer: A Review Palumbo, Emilio MD AbstractSchistosomiasis is the second most common parasitic infection of humans in the world after malaria, and approximately 250 million people are infected globally in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and South America. The aim of this review is to review the evidence of an association between schistosomiasis and neoplasia. Literature evidences that Schistosoma haematobium, the predominant etiologic agent for urinary schistosomiasis, is correlated to squamous cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Some case reports provide evidence of a possible correlation of S. haematobium with other malignant neoplasms, as verrucous carcinoma of the bladder and prostatic adenocarcinoma, but these data must be confirmed by ulterior studies. There is limited evidence suggesting that Schistosoma japonicum is possibly carcinogenic to humans, leading to colorectal cancer, and is a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma formation. The available literature provides indirect evidence of an association between Schistosoma mansoni and hepatocellular carcinoma, possibly through potentiation of hepatitis B and C infections. © 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
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Post by ctbarb on Jan 12, 2010 10:45:52 GMT -5
From PubMed:
Ann Saudi Med. 2009 Mar-Apr;29(2):149-52.
Disseminated peritoneal Schistosoma japonicum: a case report and review of the pathological manifestations of the helminth. Al-Waheeb S, Al-Murshed M, Dashti F, Hira PR, Al-Sarraf L.
Department of Histopathology, Kuwait University, Kuwait. salah.alwaheeb@gmail.com
Schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia, bilharziasis, bilharziosis or snail fever) is a human disease syndrome caused by infection from one of several species of parasitic trematodes of the genus Schistosoma. The three main species infecting humans are S haematobium, S japonicum, and S mansoni. S japonicum is most common in the far east, mostly in China and the Philippines. We present an unusual case of S japonicum in a 32-year-old Filipino woman who had schistosomal ova studding the peritoneal cavity and forming a mass in the right iliac fossa.
PMID: 19318750 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Publication Types, MeSH TermsPublication Types: Case Reports Review MeSH Terms: Adult Animals Appendicitis/parasitology* Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Peritoneal Cavity/parasitology* Schistosoma japonicum* Schistosomiasis/diagnosis* Schistosomiasis/parasitology LinkOut - more resources
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Post by ctbarb on Jan 12, 2010 10:48:24 GMT -5
Portuguese scientists show Schistosoma haematobium direct link to tumours July 30, 2009 by Catarina Amorim Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium) is a parasitic flatworm that infects millions of people, mostly in the developing world, and is associated with high incidence of bladder cancer although why is not clear. Now, however, two works by Portuguese researchers just out in The Journal of Experimental Pathology 1 and the International Journal of Parasitology 2 reveal that cells infected in laboratory with S. haematobium, acquire cancer-like characteristics and, when injected into mice develop into tumours. Ads by Google Mesothelioma Symptoms - Verified site provides information on deadly mesothelioma cancer - www.mesothelioma-lung-cancer.org The research identifies as well the host molecules linked to the carcinogenic changes, suggesting that these could be used as therapeutic targets to prevent bladder cancer. These results help to explain the link between S. haematobium and can be relevant also to other cancer-linked chronic infections, in particular to those linked to infections difficult to treat such as hepatitis C. Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever - since part of the parasite life cycle occurs in these animals - is a potential fatal disease that, according to the World Health Organization, infects 200 million people and is endemic in as much as 76 tropical developing countries. The disease, spread through contaminated waters, is only second to malaria in rates of infection and public health impact throughout the developing world, but has been one of many neglected tropical diseases until very recently, when globalization and its associated intense migration flux has brought it into the light. Infection by S. haematobium - a member of this family - is particularly relevant due to its association to bladder cancer. In fact, while the disease can be treated - in the sense that the parasites are killed -their calcified eggs can remain trapped in the bladder creating a chronic infection that is linked to the appearance of cancer. In fact, in regions where S. haematobium is endemic bladder cancer can be the most common cancer in men and the second in women, just behind breast cancer, accounting for as much as 30% of all cancer cases. In an attempt to understand this worrying link between infection and cancer Mónica Botelho, José Carlos Machado, José Manuel Correia da Costa and colleagues at the Parasitology lab, National Institute of Health, the Institute of Pathology and Molecular Immunology of Porto University (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal exposed cells growing in laboratory to extracts of S. haematobium looking for changes, particularly in those traits associated with cancerous processes. In fact, cancer cells can be defined by rapid uncontrolled division, high resistance to death and - in the late stages of the disease - an abnormal capability to migrate through tissues (normal cells, except for a few exceptions, are not capable of move out of their “home” tissue/organ). Botelho and colleagues found that, in fact, cells exposed to S. haematobium cells divided faster and more than those not exposed to the parasite, and also died much less. When searching for molecular clues to explain such alterations, it was found that the altered cells presented increased levels of bcl2 - a protein involved in cellular death and inked to cancer - while a tumour suppressor protein called p27 was reduced. These cells were also more mobile than controls, a crucial characteristic for metastasis formation. These results revealed S. haematobium as capable to induce the formation of cancer-like cells. Next, in a second study2, Botelho and colleagues injected S. haematobium - exposed cells into mice with no immune system - so to better observe the effect of the introduced cells - and, remarkably, this led to tumours extremely similar to those found in bladder cancer. Crucially, animals injected with non-exposed cells showed no growths. The connection between chronic infection by parasites and cancer is not unique to S. haematobium with the best know examples including Helicobacter pylori chronic gastric infection and stomach cancer or human papill oma viruses and hepatitis-C virus, which are associated respectively to cervix and liver cancer. Still, the knowledge of the mechanisms by which parasites lead to the malignant transformation of the host cells remains unclear. One of the main hypothesis suggests that the inflammatory process associated with chronic infections leads to the release of toxic molecules that affect the genetic stability of the surrounding cells, and eventual leads to the malignant transformations. What Botelho’s work reveals is a simple protocol to approach this question, which can be adapted to other parasitic infection and their associated cancers. Crucially their work manages to identify some of the molecules and pathways involved in the cancerous changes, suggesting that these could be target in therapies to prevent the development of a variety of cancer in chronically infected patients. More information: 1. International Journal for Parasitology Volume 39, Issue 10, August 2009, Pages 1083-1091 Schistosoma haematobium total antigen induces increased proliferation, migration and invasion, and decreases apoptosis of normal epithelial cells 2. International Journal of Experimental Pathology Volume 90 Issue 4, Pages 448 - 453 Published Online: 20 Jul 2009 Tumourigenic effect of Schistosoma haematobium total antigen in mammalian cells Source: Porto University
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Post by ctbarb on Jan 12, 2010 11:02:17 GMT -5
More photos added to Photobucket site.
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Post by kammy on Jan 12, 2010 13:39:38 GMT -5
Barb's Photobucket link is at: tinyurl.com/ydakdycI think we've all seen the 'fiber-looking' things on Page 5 & 6... do you need other photos that show these? Barb's photo from Page 5 those insects shown on Page 12 look like fungus gnats to me?
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Post by kammy on Jan 12, 2010 14:15:08 GMT -5
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Post by jeany on Jan 12, 2010 16:02:15 GMT -5
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Post by ctbarb on Jan 12, 2010 16:41:45 GMT -5
Sorry Jeany, I don't know how that got in there...it is part of the inside of one of those black balls... Thanks for looking tho. Love, Barb
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Post by ctbarb on Jan 12, 2010 16:44:05 GMT -5
Thanks Kammy for being more organized than I am right now and adding my link...I'm not quite 'with the program' today...I've got stuff coming out of every where, like I sprung a leak someplace! Maybe I should rename myself "Leaky" Love you!
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