The
San Jose Mercury News 
(3/16, Shen) reports, "A recent CDC study says raw milk products
accounted for 36 percent of individuals sickened in milk-related disease
outbreaks between 1993 and 2006." CDC epidemiologist and lead
researcher Adam Langer "noted that research does not support any special
health benefits of raw milk." Nevertheless, "raw milk believers swear
by the product's purported health benefits, including relief from
allergies, eczema, asthma, lactose intolerance,
ulcers and inflammatory bowel disease." The article also points out
that one child who drank raw milk contracted an infection of E. coli
O157:H7, then developed hemolytic uremic syndrome and "experienced
kidney failure."
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