This is one of the most critical issues facing our country: Why are our children so sick? Childhood rates of cancer, learning problems, autism, diabetes, life-threatening allergies, and asthma are at epidemic levels, yet health officials are not looking for answers. Our children are exposed to toxins EVERYWHERE. The pesticides in foods and in the environment, mercury, aluminum, and formaldehyde in vaccines, even our cleaning products are toxic. We need to address this as a national health care emergency. Anne Dachel, Media editor: Age of Autism