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On-Line Institute "bulletin board" Aids WTC fallout victims with respiratory problems

By Anonymous

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH, INC.
WWW.INHERE.ORG

For Immediate Release - Sept. 29, 2001
Contact:     Karen Horbatt Tel: 908-273-8290
            Ralph Fucetola Tel: 973-300-4594
Fax: 908-273-9116
Email: hello@bellatlantic.net

On-Line Institute creates "bulletin board"
Aiding WTC fallout victims with respiratory problems

SUMMIT, NJ - Holistic practitioners are warning of an increase in respiratory and other problems due to bio-toxic, fall out from the World Trade Center crash. The Institute for Health Research announced today the establishment of an Internet Message Board for the exchange of information regarding health concerns of those exposed to particles from the World Trade Center. Many of the long-range effects due to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 in New York City may not yet be known. According to trustee, Karen Horbatt, "A number of the holistic practitioners in the Metro area are reporting a severe increase in respiratory problems. This is just the beginning of a broad threat to tri-state area residents resulting from the unprecedented nature of the Trade Center attacks. Clouds of smoke, which may have contained asbestos, were seen as far away as Pennsylvania and the tip of Long Island. We thought we could help by providing an Internet site allowing practitioners and other concerned people to exchange information. The emergency medical people have done a tremendous job with the immediate victims at the site of the attack, now we need to consider the broader health implications."

The Institute's new Message Board -- the Information Exchange Forum, can be accessed on the web through the IHR site, www.inhere.org, or directly at http://198.172.17.133/ls/message/1.html.
About the Institute:

The Institute for Health Research, Inc. (IHR) is an exempt not for profit corporation filed with the State of New Jersey on 04/11/97. It is a secular and non-political Internet institution. On 03/17/98, the Internal Revenue Service recognized the exempt status of the Institute, Federal Exempt Organization No. 22-3535740. Donations to the Institute are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. IHR's Advisors are Dr. Richard Podell, MD, Karen Horbatt, MBA and Ralph Fucetola, JD. The Institute's site is www.inhere.org.

The Institute can be contacted c/o Karen Horbatt, hello@bellatlantic.net or Ralph Fucetola, ralph.fucetola@usa.net (please put IHR in subject line).

IHR -- Inhere -- is dedicated to making available Internet alternative health information regarding alternative healing modalities. The Institute invites the public to report reactions, both positive and adverse. Here the public can be active and vote to support health areas of interest to the individual. As part of its goal to establish a pivotal information resource center, the Institute has established a facility for concerned individuals to report their reactions in situations of health concern. The information gathered in this way will enable the Institute to provide summarized information (with personal identification removed) to institutions, policy makers and interested persons, so they may have the benefit of this information.



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SARS can be beaten with the right attitude

By Anonymous

CHESTERVILLE, April 9, 2003 – We can beat SARS (severe- acute respiratory syndrome) by reducing stress, increasing self-worth and maintaining a positive attitude, says a prominent happiness specialist.

"Medicine is not the only tool we have to fight diseases like SARS," says David Leonhardt, also known as The Happy Guy. "It is important to follow the best medical advice doctors can offer, but it is also important to prepare our minds and spirits to withstand disease."

Leonhardt says that happy people tend to fend off diseases better than unhappy people. "Our attitude can predict our success in most things, even in fighting disease," he adds.

Leonhardt's top tips for keeping SARS and other diseases away:

Don't panic. Let the doctors worry about the big picture, while you follow their advice to protect yourself and those you care about. At best, panicking will not prevent catching SARS. At worst it will actually make you more vulnerable by increasing your stress level.

Reduce stress. Stress weakens the body's immune system, so reducing stress makes us less vulnerable to disease. Avoiding stressful situations, enjoying a good belly-laugh, watching light and humorous television, singing with the radio, practicing yoga or meditation and listening to relaxation tapes are just a few ways to reduce stress. Leonhardt suggests many more in his book Climb your Stairway to Heaven: the 9 habits of maximum happiness.

Get plenty of sleep. A tired body and a tired spirit are sitting ducks for a disease like SARS. Get plenty of sleep to keep both body and spirits strong.

Pray. Yes, prayer makes us stronger. Whatever your concept of God, it is always easier to fight off disease when we feel less alone.

Believe. Believe that you will win. Often it has been observed that the difference between survival and death is a will to live, a positive belief that you can beat the disease.

Don't act racist. Just because SARS originated in China does not mean that everybody of Chinese ancestry carries the virus. Creating animosity is just another way of increasing stress.

David Leonhardt is author of Climb your Stairway to Heaven: the 9 habits of maximum happiness and The Get Happy Workbook, as well as publisher of the electronic newsletter Your Daily Dose of Happiness.

For more information:
David Leonhardt
613-448-1841
Info@TheHappyGuy.com
http://www.TheHappyGuy.com





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Darius Enterprises Updates Lawsuit Against Kimberly-Clark Regarding Respiratory Device Invention For Breach of Contract

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Darius Enterprises Updates Lawsuit Against Kimberly-Clark Regarding Respiratory Device Invention

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2002--

Breach of Contract and Product Concealment from
People Afflicted with World Trade Center Cough

In a law suit filed by Howard Rubin of Darius Enterprises, Inc., in Utah State Federal Court (Case No. 2:99 CV 0703J), Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB) is alleged to have fraudulently withheld true royalty payments and for misrepresenting contractual warranties by not disclosing all documents and agreements at the signing of contract.

Darius Enterprises CEO, Howard Rubin, is an inventor of the respiratory product known as Mist-Assist (TM). These charges are being added to the suit originally filed in September 1999.

"All this transpired while I honored the non-compete agreement that prevented me from working as a respiratory therapist and helping patients, thereby damaging my family's livelihood. I originally settled with Kimberly-Clark after they infringed on my patent by entering into a purchase agreement," claims Howard
Rubin.

"Royalty payments were grossly inaccurate for several years, with a 56% discrepancy in one year. Domestic sales remained low while greater efforts were placed into foreign markets, such as the Middle East. Serious investigations revealed that most of these foreign sales were kept hidden by Kimberly-Clark," reveals Howard Rubin.

"Because of the clear therapeutic benefit of the Mist-Assist, we urged Kimberly-Clark to make the product known and available to the thousands of rescue workers in Manhattan afflicted with severe respiratory problems," claims Howard Rubin.

This respiratory product, known as Mist-Assist, was desperately needed by all those afflicted with "World Trade Center Cough." As the Twin Towers collapsed, plumes of dust, smoke, and hazardous materials became airborne and inhaled, including asbestos and PCBs. A series of respiratory illnesses have developed in over 4,000 of the 11,000 rescue workers, many of which included firefighters, that were exposed near
Ground Zero. Caustic smoke and dust continued to be released from Ground Zero three months after
September 11, 2001.

Ailments include a dry, chronic cough, lung irritation, wheezing, and shortness of breath, often requiring hospital treatment. Also associated with this disease are chronic sinus infections, acute lung trauma, and severe asthma. An even greater number of people living and working in Manhattan were affected, including many children.

The Mist-Assist strengthens lungs as a breathing exerciser and helps combat smoke and particle inhalation. It sends metered dosage medication much deeper into the lungs than other inhalers, and adapts to perform nebulization and oxygen treatments. Mist-Assist can be manufactured for under $ 2 per unit.

"The Mist-Assist is a crucial respiratory device that was needed for the police, firemen, and volunteers who risked their lives shifting through the smoking rurespiratorytherapistguidee of the World Trade Center. Kimberly-Clark continues to conceal, and not advertise, an effective and inexpensive, therapeutic product, from the American people,
while they continue to sell the product to foreign lands, including the Middle East," claims Howard Rubin.

Darius Enterprises, Inc. is a medical products design corporation. Its founder and CEO, Howard Rubin, has been a respiratory therapist since 1968 and holds a total of four respiratory patents. Darius Enterprises is in the process of bringing several additional products to market for the respiratory field.

     CONTACT: Darius Enterprises, Inc., Tampa
               Howard Rubin or Darren Rubin, 813/716-2728
               DariusEnterprise@aol.com


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