"American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association" <aarda@aol.com>  

On the convention you are having March 16, could you bring forth information on an autoimmune causing chemical that is not being recognized?

 2-butoxyethanol or ethylene glycol monobutly ether 

It does cause a lot of cancers and birth defects and it's not being noticed in that arena, either 

I have spent many, many hours looking into this, and it has taken me a long time to realize that it is primarily an autoimmune problem before it is an AIHA problem (that is its identifying marker) THIS FATIGUE that it causes goes unnoticed because red blood cells are immature 

and for a long time there is blood in urine. It starts out looking like the flu; but it is not the flu.  

I suspect it for Sarcoma Cancers, for NHL, leukemias, lymphomas, brain tumors, neuroblastomas 

for ALD

(This chemical does damage the X chromosome)  -

Hemangiomas, and many, many more ... as it is also a teratogen ... an EDC ... a pesticide ... a neurotoxin ... It damages the CNS, any glands it chooses, the liver, the kidneys, the blood; but first and foremost 

causes immune system to be AUTOIMMUNE

...Inability to have children; metabolic problems, such as Syndrome X, Type 2 insulin resistant diabetes 

I suspect it for SIDS 

I believe it has been harming our nation since it's invention in the 1930s and it causes a significant percentage of autoimmune issues, cancers and birth defects 

It is the more probable cause of harm to the Vietnam Vet than is dioxin  & I suspect as the primary culprit in the cause of CFS, CFIDS, 'gulf war syndrome' and harm to our Troops today.  

But it doesn't get blamed for it 

We are seeking help to understand and stop the autoimmune immune system that 2-butoxyethanol overexposure causes

Is there any sponsor for a study we want to do?  I have a couple of doctors who would work on a trial of 'glyconutrients' as helps and in the meantime, there would be an accurate diagnosis for these who are told they are OK, when they are NOT ok.

"Will there be a study?" asks someone harmed 

Research has shown it does this harm

I suspect, then, these ailments are part of the picture and wonder about the health of VP Cheney, John Ashcroft, Chief Justice, Wm Rehnquist, & Hillary.  Maybe even President Bush's baby sister who died of leukemia before she was 3.

Why I suspect this chemical's harm for an ordinary person, such as Sue

What the UK's learned about blood of children with ME

Sincerely, 

Margaret Hursh e-mail

PO Box 233 

Valdez, AK 99686 

907-835-3135 

Why I looked into 2-butoxyethanol

I have no medical background; however, I have learned to recognize the pattern of this chemical's harm because I have spent so much time looking into it and talking to people with known and suspected harm from it.