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[Alan L Domenghini]

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I hadn't heard that. Where's your evidence? Ed
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Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 02:30:11 -0400
Subject: MICROCHIP IMPLANTS CAUSE FAST-GROWING, MALIGNANT TUMORS IN LAB 
ANIMALS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 8th, 2007
Dr. Katherine Albrecht 
Founder and Director, CASPIAN Consumer Privacy kma at spychips.com 
(877) 287-5854 
MICROCHIP IMPLANTS CAUSE FAST-GROWING, MALIGNANT TUMORS IN LAB ANIMALS
Damning research could spell the end of VeriChip The Associated Press
will issue a breaking story this weekend revealing that microchip
implants have induced cancer in laboratory animals and dogs, says
privacy expert and long-time VeriChip opponent Dr. Katherine Albrecht. 
As the AP will report, a series of research articles spanning more than
a decade found that mice and rats injected with glass-encapsulated RFID
transponders developed malignant, fast-growing, lethal cancers in up to
1% to 10% of cases. The tumors originated in the tissue surrounding the
microchips and often grew to completely surround the devices, the
researchers said. 
Albrecht first became aware of the microchip-cancer link when she and
her "Spychips" co-author, Liz McIntyre, were contacted by a pet owner
whose dog had died from a chip-induced tumor. Albrecht then found
medical 
studies showing a causal link between microchip implants and cancer in
other animals. Before she brought the research to the AP's attention,
none 
of the studies had received widespread public notice. A four-month AP
investigation turned up additional documents, several of which had been
published before VeriChip's parent company, Applied Digital 
Solutions, sought FDA approval to market the implant for humans. The
VeriChip received FDA approval in 2004 under the watch of then Health
and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson who later joined the board
of the company. 
Under FDA policy, it would have been VeriChip's responsibility to bring
the adverse studies to the FDA's attention, but VeriChip CEO Scott
Silverman claims the company was unaware of the research. Albrecht
expressed skepticism that a company like VeriChip, whose primary 
business is microchip implants, would be unaware of relevant studies in
the published literature. 
"For Mr. Silverman not to know about this research would be negligent.
If he did know about these studies, he certainly had an incentive to
keep them quiet," said Albrecht. "Had the FDA known about the cancer
link, they might never have approved his company's product." Since
gaining FDA approval, VeriChip has aggressively targeted diabetic and
dementia patients, and recently announced that it had chipped 90
Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers in Florida. Employees in the
Mexican Attorney General's Office, workers in a U.S. security firm, and
club-goers in Europe have also been implanted. Albrecht expressed
concern for those who have received a chip implant, urging them to get
the devices removed as soon as possible. "These new revelations change
everything," she said. "Why would anyone take the risk of a having
cancer chip in their arm?" To read the story with pictures click below:
http://www.citizensadvocate.net/newsletters/albrechtVeriChipAP.html To
hear Dr. Katherine Albrecht on Ettaro LIVE! on We The People Radio
Network breaking this story click below: 
http://restoretherepublic.com/index.php?option=com_weblinks&task=view&catid=13&id=49