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Study links vaccine to autism
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2...2/213632.shtml
A new study shows that autism may be linked after all to the use of mercury in childhood vaccines, despite government's previous claims to the contrary. An article in the March 10, 2006, issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons shows that since mercury was removed from childhood vaccines, the alarming increase in reported rates of autism and other neurological disorders (NDs) in children not only stopped, but actually dropped sharply - by as much as 35 percent. Using the government's own databases, independent researchers analyzed reports of childhood NDs, including autism, before and after removal of mercury-based preservatives. Authors David A. Geier, B.A. and Mark R. Geier, M.D., Ph.D. analyze data from the CDC's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and the California Department of Developmental Services (CDDS) in "Early Downward Trends in Neurodevelopmental Disorders Following Removal of Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines." The numbers from California show that reported autism rates hit a high of 800 in May 2003. If that trend had continued, the reports would have skyrocketed to more than 1000 by the beginning of 2006. But in fact, the Geiers report that the number actually went down to only 620, a real decrease of 22 percent, and a decrease from the projections of 35 percent. This analysis directly contradicts 2004 recommendations of the Institute of Medicine which examined vaccine safety data from the National Immunization Program (NIP) of the CDC. While not willing to either rule out or to corroborate a relationship between mercury and autism, the IOM soft-pedaled its findings, and decided no more studies were needed. The authors write: "The IOM stated that the evidence favored rejection of a causal relationship between thimerosal and autism, that such a relationship was not biologically plausible, and that no further studies should be conducted to evaluate it." As more and more vaccines were added to the mandatory schedule of vaccines for children, the dose of the mercury-based preservative thimerosal rose, so that the cumulative dose injected into babies exceeded the toxic threshold set by many government agencies. Mercury is known to damage nerve cells in very low concentrations. The concern about vaccines may actually be underrated, as it is generally acknowledged that the voluntary reporting of such disorders has resulted in vast underreporting of new cases. For example, the Iowa state legislature banned thimerosal from all vaccines administered there after it documented a 700-fold increase in that state alone. California followed suit, and 32 states are considering doing so. Up until about 1989 preschool children got only 3 vaccines (polio, DPT, MMR). By 1999 the CDC recommended a total of 22 vaccines to be given before children reach the 1st grade, including Hepatitis B, which is given to newborns within the first 24 hours of birth. Many of these vaccines contained mercury. In the 1990s approximately 40 million children were injected with mercury-containing vaccines. The cumulative amount of mercury being given to children in this number of vaccines would be an amount 187 times the EPA daily exposure limit. The Geiers conclude that mercury continues to be a concern, as it is still added to some of the most commonly-used vaccines, such as those for flu. Despite its removal from many childhood vaccines, thimerosal is still routinely added to some formulations of influenza vaccine administered to U.S. infants, as well as to several other vaccines (e.g. tetanus-diphtheria and monovalent tetanus) administered to older children and adults. In 2004, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) retreated from the stated 1999 goal of the AAP and the PHS to remove thimerosal from U.S. vaccines as soon as possible.As a result, assessing the safety of TCVs [thimerosal-containing vaccines] is a matter of significant importance." Editor's Note: The new study confirms claims made by Dr. Russell Blaylock in the Blaylock Wellness Report that childhood vaccines that contain thimerosal, a mercury based preservative, could cause serious harm to children, including autism. Dr. Blaylock has also warned that vaccines for adults, such as the flu shot, pose dangers. |
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Study links vaccine to autism
Jan Drew wrote:
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2...2/213632.shtml A new study shows that autism may be linked after all to the use of mercury in childhood vaccines, despite government's previous claims to the contrary. The study is over two years old. An article in the March 10, 2006, issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons shows that since mercury was removed from childhood vaccines, Not a well-respected journal. The analysis is suspect, at best. They used the slope of lines to determine whether or not there was a change in the incidence of autism. I have never seen this methodology before. However, the incidence of autism continued to rise through the end of 2005, after mercury was removed from vaccines. By 2001, vaccines were no longer made that had mercury in them, so one would expect to see a reduction in autism incidence by 2005. Further, babies excrete mercury from vaccines more quickly than thought: http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/pr/news/story.cfm?id=1848 Jeff rest of copyrighted material deleted |
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Study links vaccine to autism
Jeff wrote:
Further, babies excrete mercury from vaccines more quickly than thought: http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/pr/news/story.cfm?id=1848 So what? From http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/ne...ves-blood-fast --- quote --- One of the few researchers who studies the effects of ethyl mercury is Thomas Burbacher, PhD, professor of environmental and occupational health sciences and director of the infant primate research lab at the National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle. ... "Just because it came out of the blood doesn't mean it is excreted from the body. It could have gone to the brain," Burbacher tells WebMD. "Although total mercury levels in the blood are lower following thimerosal exposure [than following methyl mercury exposure], mercury in the blood from thimerosal has an easier time getting to the brain than methyl mercury." --- end of quote --- And this is what really matters: how much mercury got into the brain, not how fast it went through the anus. |
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Study links vaccine to autism
Mike wrote:
Jeff wrote: Further, babies excrete mercury from vaccines more quickly than thought: http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/pr/news/story.cfm?id=1848 So what? From http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/ne...ves-blood-fast --- quote --- One of the few researchers who studies the effects of ethyl mercury is Thomas Burbacher, PhD, professor of environmental and occupational health sciences and director of the infant primate research lab at the National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle. ... "Just because it came out of the blood doesn't mean it is excreted from the body. It could have gone to the brain," Burbacher tells WebMD. "Although total mercury levels in the blood are lower following thimerosal exposure [than following methyl mercury exposure], mercury in the blood from thimerosal has an easier time getting to the brain than methyl mercury." Actually, that's incorrect. Ethyl mercury is pumped OUT of the brain. It might get to the brain, but it doesn't get INTO the brain. Jeff --- end of quote --- And this is what really matters: how much mercury got into the brain, not how fast it went through the anus. |
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Study links vaccine to autism
"Jeff" wrote in message
news:WAg8k.30$0f.28@trndny01... Mike wrote: Jeff wrote: Further, babies excrete mercury from vaccines more quickly than thought: http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/pr/news/story.cfm?id=1848 So what? From http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/ne...ves-blood-fast - -- quote --- One of the few researchers who studies the effects of ethyl mercury is Thomas Burbacher, PhD, professor of environmental and occupational health sciences and director of the infant primate research lab at the National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle. ... "Just because it came out of the blood doesn't mean it is excreted from the body. It could have gone to the brain," Burbacher tells WebMD. "Although total mercury levels in the blood are lower following thimerosal exposure [than following methyl mercury exposure], mercury in the blood from thimerosal has an easier time getting to the brain than methyl mercury." Actually, that's incorrect. Ethyl mercury is pumped OUT of the brain. It might get to the brain, but it doesn't get INTO the brain. Jeff http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2190116 Mercury neurotoxicity: mechanisms of blood-brain barrier transport. Aschner M, Aschner JL. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Albany Medical College, NY 12208. Mercury exists in a wide variety of physical and chemical states, each of which has unique characteristics of target organ toxicity. The classic symptoms associated with exposure to elemental mercury vapor (Hg0) and methylmercury (CH3Hg+; MeHg) involve the central nervous system (CNS), while the kidney is the target organ for the mono- and divalent salts of mercury (Hg+ and Hg++, respectively). Physical properties and redox potentials determine the qualitative and quantitative differences in toxicity among inorganic mercury compounds, while the ability of MeHg to cross the blood-brain barrier accounts for its accumulation in the CNS and a clinical picture that is dominated by neurological disturbances. This review gives an up-to-date account of mercury's physical and chemical properties and its interaction with biologically active sites pertinent to transport across the blood-brain barrier, a major regulator of the CNS millieu. PMID: 2190116 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Different Forms of Mercury and Differing Health Effects Mercury occurs naturally in the environment and exists in several forms, which can be organized under three headings: metallic mercury (i.e., elemental mercury-Hg 0, quicksilver), inorganic mercury (i.e., Hg +1 [mercurous salts] or Hg +2 [mercuric salts]), and organic mercury (i.e., methyl-, ethyl-, and phenylmercury). Because mercury's absorption and metabolism depend on its chemical and physical form, it is important to determine the form of mercury to which an individual is exposed. Different forms of mercury can have differing health effects (e.g., absorption and metabolism of different forms of mercury vary and, therefore, have different effects on the nervous system). When metallic mercury vapors are inhaled, they readily enter the bloodstream and cross the blood-brain barrier. Inhaling or ingesting large amounts of methylmercury also results in some of the mercury crossing the blood-brain barrier and affecting the nervous system. Inorganic mercury salts, such as mercuric chloride, do not cross the blood-brain barrier like methylmercury or metallic mercury vapor do. Mercury affects other systems in addition to the nervous system (ATSDR 1999, 1992). Poor Jeffrey Peter Joeshp Utz, notkidsdoc --- end of quote --- And this is what really matters: how much mercury got into the brain, not how fast it went through the anus. |
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Study links vaccine to autism
Jeff wrote:
Mike wrote: Jeff wrote: Further, babies excrete mercury from vaccines more quickly than thought: http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/pr/news/story.cfm?id=1848 So what? From http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/ne...ves-blood-fast --- quote --- One of the few researchers who studies the effects of ethyl mercury is Thomas Burbacher, PhD, professor of environmental and occupational health sciences and director of the infant primate research lab at the National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle. ... "Just because it came out of the blood doesn't mean it is excreted from the body. It could have gone to the brain," Burbacher tells WebMD. "Although total mercury levels in the blood are lower following thimerosal exposure [than following methyl mercury exposure], mercury in the blood from thimerosal has an easier time getting to the brain than methyl mercury." Actually, that's incorrect. Ethyl mercury is pumped OUT of the brain. It might get to the brain, but it doesn't get INTO the brain. Is it humor - gets TO the brain but is PUMPED before getting INTO the brain? In case it is not humor, here is the link to the Burbacher study: http://www.ehponline.org/realfiles/m.../7712/7712.pdf Whether it gets TO the brain or INTO the brain, it remains IN the brain. Jeff --- end of quote --- And this is what really matters: how much mercury got into the brain, not how fast it went through the anus. |
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