[ RadSafe ] RE: birth defects in Basrah

[John Jacobus]

Jim,
I did not know you were an expert in epidemiology.  I
am not sure if getting information from "your friends"
would provide a useful comparison.

--- James Salsman <jsalsman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, my friend will get you comparable data showing
> no significant
> increase from Iraqi doctors in Baghdad.
> 
> Your percentages from Michigan include minor
> defects, which are
> defined as those for which no correction is
> recommended.  Those rates
> look correct to me.
> 
> On 4/18/07, John Jacobus <crispy_bird at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > Was that the only city reported on?  Have
> > epidemiological studies been performed in other
> large
> > cities?  What were the birth defect rates 5 years
> ago?
> >  You need to validate all of the data, not just
> > cherry-pick the stuff that supports your position.
> >
> > As noted by the Michigan Department of Community
> > Health at
> >
>
http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/BirthDefects/summary.asp
> >
> > "During 2003, there were 9,383 cases of birth
> defects
> > reported for children under one year of age. This
> > translates to an prevalence rate of 725.0 cases
> per
> > 10,000 resident live births. For children born
> during
> > 2002, there were 11,128 cases reported for
> children
> > under 2 years of age for an prevalence rate was
> 869.3
> > cases per 10,000 resident live births. The
> prevalence
> > rate for 2 year olds based upon reported cases has
> > been above 800 per 10,000 for the past three years
> and
> > following a significant effort to improve
> reporting
> > quality and completeness."
> >
> > I doubt there is much DU in Michigan.
> >
> > --- James Salsman <jsalsman at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Why do you keep posting stuff about folate? 
> Basrah
> > > was the only place
> > > in the vicinity reporting an increase in birth
> > > defects.
> > >
> >

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-- John
John Jacobus, MS
Certified Health Physicist
e-mail:  crispy_bird at yahoo.com

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