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To: LLCF who wrote (62083)	1/26/2001 1:06:01 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

With respect to the gastric bleeding, you're wrong - approximately 200,000 US citizens are hospitalized every year due to gastric bleeding caused by aspirin and other over the counter pain relievers, and the estimated deaths are 10,000 to 20,000. pharmacytimes.com With respect to "Mad Cow Disease," the CDC reports that the US government has taken the following steps to prevent it from occurring in the US: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Vaccines: >> 7. Does BSE occur in the US? According to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture, BSE has not been detected in the United States, despite active surveillance efforts for several years. As of May 31, 2000, 10,670 cow brains have been examined by US inspectors, and no evidence of BSE was seen. Further, to prevent BSE from entering the United States, severe restrictions have been placed on the importation of live ruminants and certain ruminant products from countries where BSE was known to exist. Recently, these restrictions were extended to include importation of ruminants and certain ruminant products from all European countries. 8. What measures has the US government taken to ensure that BSE does not occur in the US, and that people are not exposed to the BSE agent in foods? The USDA is responsible for the health of US livestock. To prevent BSE from entering the country, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has, since 1989, prohibited the importation of live ruminants from countries where BSE is known to exist in native cattle. On December 12, 1997, APHIS stopped the importation of live ruminants and most ruminant products, including meat, meat-and-bone meal, offals, glands, etc. from all of Europe. FDA is responsible for food safety in the US. In August 1997, FDA prohibited the use of most mammalian protein in the manufacture of animal feeds given to ruminants. In addition, the final regulation also requires quality control procedures to make sure that ruminant feed does not contain the prohibited mammalian tissues. The USDA leads an interagency surveillance program for evidence of BSE in the US. No cases of BSE have been confirmed in the US despite 10 years of active surveillance.<< cdc.gov I don't think variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob will affect investments any time soon - at least not in the US. JMHO. Edit: re: NSAID related gastropathy - the FDA estimated in 1997 that NSAID related gastropathy just in arthritis patients alone causes 107,000 hospitalizations annually and over 16,000 deaths. Click on the first link on this page: verity.fda.gov