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Default Vaccine quote of the week by Bernard Rimland, PhD


"Bryan Heit" wrote in message
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Jan Drew wrote:
Another thing worth pointing out is that allergy formation requires
multiple exposures to an allergen - you're not born allergic to
something, allergies are something which develop. As such, a child would
not have a pre-existing allergy to mercury until they had been exposed to
it multiple times.



Like 22? shots before age 3?



How many of those shots contain thimerisol Jan? Do you even know? Answer,
at lest here in Canada, is ZERO.


I was NOT asking about current. Now... answer the question. Please.



Secondly, an allergy to mercury or methyl

mercury (the two forms of mercury known to lead to allergy) is very
specific. If you have allergy to metallic mercury, it is unlikely that
those antibodies will cross-react with mercury containing molecules.
Likewise, an allergy to methylmercury doesn't translate into allergies
against metallic or ethyl mercury. Given that no thimerisol allergies
have been positively identified it is unlikely anyone would have an
allergy to it - and even if they had an allergy to another form of
mercury, they wouldn't cross-react with the thiermisol.



More unlikely...x2.


[ ]



In terms of your paper (which I snipped out for sake of brevity), that is
not relevant to thimerisol, as the form of mercury used in fillings is
completely different, has vastly different chemical properties, and as
mentioned above, the antibodies responsible for that persons allergies
would not have cross-reacted with thimerisol.

Bryan


Once again. Allergies to mercury WAS discussed.

Do I need to repeat?

I happen to know ALL about mercury poisoning. First hand.
I am speaking of inhalation of mercury vapor. From AMALGAMS.


Snipped studies from the your source!!

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...arch&DB=pubmed

Allergy to mercury.


Items 493


Read away....





ALL forms of mercury ARE relevant!


Not in the context of thimerosal allergy they aren't.
Bryan


The discussion was NOT limited to thimerosal allergies.

ALL forms of mercury ARE relevant!

Run along now. Before you flunk the post hole digger requirements.


Studies:

http://www.health.gov/environment/am...ppendixIII.htm


[from my many files..no, I am not checking to see if the links still work].


http://tinyurl.com/dpjdj


FASEB J. 1995 Apr;9(7):504-8.Related Articles, Links


Comment in:
FASEB J. 1995 Nov;9(14):1499-500.


Mercury exposure from "silver" tooth fillings: emerging evidence questions a
traditional dental paradigm.


Lorscheider FL, Vimy MJ, Summers AO.


Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Calgary, Alberta, Canada.


For more than 160 years dentistry has used silver amalgam, which contains
approximately 50% Hg metal, as the preferred tooth filling material. During
the past decade medical research has demonstrated that this Hg is
continuously released as vapor into mouth air; then it is inhaled, absorbed
into body tissues, oxidized to ionic Hg, and finally covalently bound to
cell proteins. Animal and human experiments demonstrate that the uptake,
tissue distribution, and excretion of amalgam Hg is significant, and that
dental amalgam is the major contributing source to Hg body burden in humans.
Current research on the pathophysiological effects of amalgam Hg has focused
upon the immune system, renal system, oral and intestinal bacteria,
reproductive system, and the central nervous system. Research evidence does
not support the notion of amalgam safety.


Publication Types
PMID: 7737458 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...eve&db=pubmed&...


1: Ned Tijdschr Tandheelkd. 1993 Apr;100(4):179-82.Related Articles, Links


[Amalgam. IV. Metabolism of mercury]


[Article in Dutch]


Gladys S, van Meerbeek B, Vanherle G, Lambrechts P.


Afdeling Conserverende Tandheelkunde en Tandheelkundige Materialen, School
voor Tandheelkunde, Mondziekten en Kaakchirurgie, Katholieke Universiteit te
Leuven, Belgie.


After absorption in the body by four ways, each type of mercury undergoes a
specific metabolism. Elementary mercury as mercury vapour becomes rapidly
oxidized to Hg2+ and, afterwards, is metabolized as an inorganic mercurial
compound. From the blood circulation mercury reaches target organs like the
kidneys, the central nervous system, the liver and the hypophysis, in which
mercury accumulates. The retention time varies by organ and is longest in
the brain. Mercury is mainly eliminated with urine and faeces, to a lesser
degree with transpiration and mother's milk and sometimes by respiration.


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PMID: 11822127 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


http://www.greenfacts.org/mercury/l-2/mercury-2.htm#2


..2 How are we exposed to mercury?
The main source of elemental mercury vapour is dental amalgam (a tooth
filling).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...eve&db=pubmed&...
1: Bull Group Int Rech Sci Stomatol Odontol. 2000
May-Dec;42(2-3):88-93.Related Articles, Links


Salivary mercury levels in healthy donors with and without amalgam fillings.


Pizzichini M, Fonzi M, Gasparoni A, Fonzi L.


Department of Biomedical Science, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.


Dental amalgam (AMG) is the most diffused dental filling material. Since it
is constituted for at least 40-45% of Hg, many questions have raised about
its safe use. Hg particles from dental amalgam dissolve in saliva and, being
ingested, they reach the blood stream through the intestinal mucosa. It has
been demonstrated that amalgam fillings continuously release Hg vapour and
that there is detectable Hg in expired and inspired air of amalgam owners.
It is not yet fully accepted that AMG fillings represent the principal
source of Hg for man and the aim of this study was to evaluate if the
mercury level in saliva: 1) was higher within people bearing dental amalgam
restorations than in people with no restorations; 2) was different between
males or females; 3) increased in relation to the surface of amalgam
restorations. The results showed a correlation between number of fillings
and salivary Hg, between amalgam surface and salivary Hg. The Authors could
finally assert that AMG fillings represented the principal source of
salivary Hg in the subjects studied.


PMID: 11799732 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...eve&db=pubmed&...


1: J Endod. 2003 Nov;29(11):743-6.Related Articles, Links


In vitro neurotoxic evaluation of root-end-filling materials.


Asrari M, Lobner D.


Department of Endodontics, Marquette University School of Dentistry,
Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA.


Root-end-filling materials have been tested for toxicity on several cell
types, but their toxicity has not been tested on neurons. In this study we
evaluated the neurotoxicity in murine cerebral cortical cell cultures of
four commonly used root-end-filling materials: mineral trioxide aggregate,
amalgam, Super EBA, and Diaket. Standardized amounts of each material were
placed on culture-well inserts, allowing the material to be exposed to the
culture bathing media without causing physical disruption of the cells. Cell
death was quantified by assaying release of the cytosolic enzyme lactate
dehydrogenase. Exposure of cortical cultures to freshly mixed or 7-day-old
MTA did not cause significant neuronal death, whereas exposure to freshly
mixed or 7-day-old amalgam, Super EBA, and Diaket resulted in significant
neuronal death (p .05). Thus, each material, except for mineral trioxide
aggregate, can induce neurotoxicity, even when allowed to set thoroughly.


PMID: 14651282 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...eve&db=pubmed&...


Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2003 Jun;31(3):200-6.Related Articles, Links


Reporting on adverse reactions to dental materials--intraoral observations
at a clinical follow-up.


Lygre GB, Gjerdet NR, Gronningsaeter AG, Bjorkman L.


Dental Biomaterials Adverse Reaction Unit, University of Bergen, Norway.



OBJECTIVES: A national reporting system designed to monitor adverse
reactions to dental materials was established in Norway in 1993. The
activities have also included clinical examination of patients with
suspected reactions to dental materials. The ongoing activities are
coordinated by the Dental Biomaterials Adverse Reaction Unit at the
University of Bergen. The reporting procedure is based on voluntary
spontaneous reporting by dentists and physicians. The reports could be based
on subjective symptoms or objective findings, or both. The aim of the
present study was to compare reported objective intraoral findings with
those found during examination at the unit. METHODS: Reported reactions were
compared with clinical findings obtained following dental and medical
examination at the unit. From 1993 to 1999, a total of 899 reports were
received while 253 patients were referred and examined at the unit. RESULTS:
The reports on patients who were examined at the unit involved mainly
reactions related to amalgam fillings (84%), metals in fixed dentures (11%),
resin-based materials and cements (4%), materials used in removable dentures
(2%), and endodontic materials (2%). Edema, lichenoid reactions,
ulcers/vesicles, erythema, and atrophy were found in 80 patients during the
examination at the unit. For 35 of these patients, the intraoral findings at
the unit were also given in the reports. For another 45 patients, objective
intraoral signs of reactions were found upon examination at the unit, but
these findings had not been reported. CONCLUSION: A spontaneous reporting
system is a cost-effective method for monitoring intraoral reactions
associated with dental materials. Considering the increasing number and
complexity of these materials, there appears to be a need for continuous
validation of reports by a speciality unit. In order to receive more
accurate information about the adverse reactions, it would be advisable that
the reporting forms include more detailed guidance regarding signs of
reactions that practitioners should be on the look out for and consider.


PMID: 12752546 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...eve&db=pubmed&...


J Nephrol. 2002 Mar-Apr;15(2):171-6.Related Articles, Links


Mercury in dental restoration: is there a risk of nephrotoxicity?


Mortada WL, Sobh MA, El-Defrawy MM, Farahat SE.


Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Faculty of Science,
Egypt.


BACKGROUND: Concern has been voiced about exposure to mercury (Hg) from
dental amalgam fillings, and there is a need to assess whether this leads to
signs of nephrotoxicity. METHODS: A total of 101 healthy adults (80 males
and 21 females) were included in this study. The population as grouped into
those having amalgam fillings (39 males and 10 females) and those without
(41 males and 11 females). Hg was determined in blood, urine, hair and nails
to assess exposure. Urinary excretion of beta2-microglobulin (beta2M),
N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG), gamma-glutamyltransferase (gammaGT)
and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were determined as markers of tubular damage.
Albuminuria was assayed as an early indicator of glomerular dysfunction.
Serum creatinine, beta2M and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) were determined to
assess glomerular filtration. RESULTS: Hg levels in blood and urine were
significantly higher in persons with dental amalgam than those without; in
the dental amalgam group, blood and urine levels of Hg significantly
correlated with the number of amalgams. Urinary excretion of NAG, gammaGT
and albumin was significantly higher in persons with dental amalgam than
those without. In the amalgam group, urinary excretion of NAG and albumin
significantly correlated with the number of fillings. Albuminuria
significantly correlated with blood and urine Hg. CONCLUSION: From the
nephrotoxicity point of view, dental amalgam is an unsuitable filling
material, as it may give rise to Hg toxicity. Hg levels in blood and urine
are good markers of such toxicity. In these exposure conditions, renal
damage is possible and may be assessed by urinary excretions of albumin,
NAG, and gamma-GT.


PMID: 12018634 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


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1: Stomatologiia (Mosk) 1997;76(4):9-11 Related Articles, Books[Patterns
of mercury release from amalgam fillings into the oral cavity].[Article in
Russian]Motorkina AV, Barer GM, Volozhin AI.


Seventy-five subjects aged 20 to 57 with 1 to 15 fillings of silver amalgam
were examined. The level of mercury vapors in the oral cavity was
assessed using an AGP-01 device and the method developed by the authors.
Emission of mercury vapors in the oral cavity increased with the number of
fillings.
The concentration of mercury in the oral cavity depends largely on the
number
of silver amalgam fillings and less so on these fillings' length of
service.AdvDent Res 1992 Sep;6:110-3


Related Articles, Books, LinkOut Side-effects: mercury contribution to body
burden from dental amalgam.Reinhardt JW.Department of Operative Dentistry,
University of Iowa College of Dentistry,Iowa City 52242.


The purpose of this paper is to examine and report on studies that relate
mercury levels in human tissues to the presence of dental amalgams, giving
special attention to autopsy studies. Until recently, there have been few
published studies examining the relationship between dental amalgams and
tissue mercury levels. Improved and highly sensitive tissue analysis
techniques
have made it possible to measure elements in the concentration range of
parts
per billion. The fact that mercury can be absorbed and reach toxic levels in
humantissues makes any and all exposure to that element of scientific
interest.


Dental amalgams have long been believed to be of little significance as
contributors to the overall body burden of mercury, because the elemental
form of mercury is rapidly consumed in the setting reaction of
therestoration.
Studies showing measurable elemental mercury vapor release from
dental amalgams have raised renewed concern about amalgam safety.


Mercury vapor absorption occurs through the lungs, with about 80% of the
inhaled vapor being absorbed by the lungs and rapidly entering the
bloodstream.
Following distribution by blood circulation, mercury can enter and remain in
certain tissues for longer periods of time, since the half-life of excretion
is
prolonged. Two of the primary arget organs of concern are the central
nervous
system and kidneys.


Publication Types: Review Review, Tutorial PMID: 1292449 [PubMed - indexed
for MEDLINE] 1: FASEB J 1990 Nov;4(14):3256-60 Related Articles, Books,
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Comment in: FASEB J. 1991 Feb;5(2):236.


Whole-body imaging of the distribution of mercury released from dental
fillings
into monkey tissues.Hahn LJ, Kloiber R, Leininger RW, Vimy MJ, Lorscheider
FL.Department of Radiology, University of Calgary, Faculty of
Medicine,Alberta,Canada.


The fate of mercury (Hg) released from dental "silver" amalgam tooth
fillings
into human mouth air is uncertain. A previous report about sheep revealed
uptake routes and distribution of amalgam Hg among body tissues. The present
investigation demonstrates the bodily distribution of amalgam Hg in a monkey
whose dentition, diet, feeding regimen, and chewing pattern closely resemble
those of humans.


When amalgam fillings, which normally contain 50% Hg, are made with a
tracer of radioactive 203Hg and then placed into monkey teeth, the isotope
appears
in high concentration in various organs and tissues within 4wk. Whole-body
images
of the monkey revealed that the highest levels of Hg werel ocated in
thekidney, gastrointestinal tract, and jaw.


The dental profession's advocacy of silver amalgam as a stable tooth
restorative material is not supported by these findings.PMID:2227216
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


1: Neurotoxicology 1983 Fall;4(3):201-4 Related Articles, Books,LinkOut


Mercury toxicity and dental amalgam.Wolff M, Osborne JW, Hanson AL.There
is adequate evidence that dental amalgam restorations, during and after
placement, results in the release of Hg into the patient's body. Whether the
Hg
released from amalgam is due to placement procedures, surface abrasion, orl
ater
corrosion breakdown, there is evidence that a low level Hg release continues
for years.


It is generally agreed that if amalgam was introduced today as a
restorative material, they would never pass F.D.A. approval.


With new and more accurate techniques of measuring Hg levels, especially
in tissue and blood, additional studies are necessary to relate blood-Hg
levels with dental amalgam restorations. Studies must relate existing
restorations as well as the placement of new restorations to body-Hg levels.


It is possible that we have accepted a potentially dangerous material as
being safe.


Bull Group Int Rech Sci Stomatol Odontol. 2000 May-Dec;42(2-3):88-93.Related
Articles, Links


Salivary mercury levels in healthy donors with and without amalgam fillings.


Pizzichini M, Fonzi M, Gasparoni A, Fonzi L.


Department of Biomedical Science, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.


Dental amalgam (AMG) is the most diffused dental filling material. Since it
is constituted for at least 40-45% of Hg, many questions have raised about
its safe use. Hg particles from dental amalgam dissolve in saliva and, being
ingested, they reach the blood stream through the intestinal mucosa. It has
been demonstrated that amalgam fillings continuously release Hg vapour and
that there is detectable Hg in expired and inspired air of amalgam owners.
It is not yet fully accepted that AMG fillings represent the principal
source of Hg for man and the aim of this study was to evaluate if the
mercury level in saliva: 1) was higher within people bearing dental amalgam
restorations than in people with no restorations; 2) was different between
males or females; 3) increased in relation to the surface of amalgam
restorations. The results showed a correlation between number of fillings
and salivary Hg, between amalgam surface and salivary Hg. The Authors could
finally assert that AMG fillings represented the principal source of
salivary Hg in the subjects studied.


PMID: 11799732 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


http://tinyurl.com/bc4r3


Caries Res. 2001 May-Jun;35(3):163-6.Related Articles, Links


Dental amalgam fillings and the amount of organic mercury in human saliva.


Leistevuo J, Leistevuo T, Helenius H, Pyy L, Osterblad M, Huovinen P,
Tenovuo J.


The National Public Health Institute, Antimicrobial Research Laboratory,
Turku University, Turku, Finland.


We studied differences in the amounts of organic and inorganic mercury in
saliva samples between amalgam and nonamalgam human study groups. The amount
of organic and inorganic mercury in whole saliva was measured in 187 adult
study subjects. The mercury contents were determined by cold-vapor atomic
absorption spectrometry. The amount of organic and inorganic mercury in
paraffin-stimulated saliva was significantly higher (p0.001) in subjects
with dental amalgam fillings (n = 88) compared to the nonamalgam study
groups (n = 43 and n = 56): log(e) (organic mercury) was linearly related to
log(e) (inorganic mercury, r(2) = 0.52). Spearman correlation coefficients
of inorganic and organic mercury concentrations with the number of
amalgam-filled tooth surfaces were 0.46 and 0.27, respectively. Our results
are compatible with the hypothesis that amalgam fillings may be a continuous
source of organic mercury, which is more toxic than inorganic mercury, and
almost completely absorbed by the human intestine.


PMID: 11385194 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


http://tinyurl.com/3bp8f


1: Adv Dent Res. 1992 Sep;6:110-3. Related Articles, Links


Side-effects: mercury contribution to body burden from dental amalgam.


Reinhardt JW.


Department of Operative Dentistry, University of Iowa College of Dentistry,
Iowa City 52242.


The purpose of this paper is to examine and report on studies that relate
mercury levels in human tissues to the presence of dental amalgams, giving
special attention to autopsy studies. Until recently, there have been few
published studies examining the relationship between dental amalgams and
tissue
mercury levels. Improved and highly sensitive tissue analysis techniques
have
made it possible to measure elements in the concentration range of parts per
billion. The fact that mercury can be absorbed and reach toxic levels in
human
tissues makes any and all exposure to that element of scientific interest.
Dental amalgams have long been believed to be of little significance as
contributors to the overall body burden of mercury, because the elemental
form
of mercury is rapidly consumed in the setting reaction of the restoration.
Studies showing measurable elemental mercury vapor release from dental
amalgams
have raised renewed concern about amalgam safety. Mercury vapor absorption
occurs through the lungs, with about 80% of the inhaled vapor being absorbed
by
the lungs and rapidly entering the bloodstream. Following distribution by
blood
circulation, mercury can enter and remain in certain tissues for longer
periods
of time, since the half-life of excretion is prolonged. Two of the primary
target organs of concern are the central nervous system and kidneys.


Publication Types:
Review
Review, Tutorial
PMID: 1292449 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


http://tinyurl.com/2ld6k


J Alzheimers Dis. 2003 Jun;5(3):189-95. Related Articles, Links


Apolipoprotein E genotyping as a potential biomarker for mercury
neurotoxicity.


Godfrey ME, Wojcik DP, Krone CA.


Bay of Plenty Environmental Health Clinic, Tauranga, New Zealand.



Apolipoprotein-E (apo-E) genotyping has been investigated as an indicator of
susceptibility to heavy metal (i.e., lead) neurotoxicity. Moreover, the
apo-E
epsilon (epsilon)4 allele is a major risk factor for neurodegenerative
conditions, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). A theoretical biochemical
basis
for this risk factor is discussed herein, supported by data from 400
patients
with presumptive mercury-related neuro-psychiatric symptoms and in whom
apo-E
determinations were made. A statistically relevant shift toward the at-risk
apo-E epsilon4 groups was found in the patients p0.001). The patients
possessed a mean of 13.7 dental amalgam fillings and 31.5 amalgam surfaces.
This far exceeds the number capable of producing the maximum identified
tolerable daily intake of mercury from amalgam. The clinical diagnosis and
proof of chronic low-level mercury toxicity has been difficult due to the
non-specific nature of the symptoms and signs. Dental amalgam is the
greatest
source of mercury in the general population and brain, blood and urine
mercury
levels increase correspondingly with the number of amalgams and amalgam
surfaces in the mouth. Confirmation of an elevated body burden of mercury
can
be made by measuring urinary mercury, after provocation with
2,3,-dimercapto-propane sulfonate (DMPS) and this was measured in 150
patients.
Apo-E genotyping warrants investigation as a clinically useful biomarker for
those at increased risk of neuropathology, including AD, when subjected to
long-term mercury exposures. Additionally, when clinical findings suggest
adverse effects of chronic mercury exposure, a DMPS urine mercury challenge
appears to be a simple, inexpensive procedure that provides objective
confirmatory evidence. An opportunity could now exist for primary health
practitioners to help identify those at greater risk and possibly forestall
subsequent neurological deterioration.


PMID: 12897404 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


http://tinyurl.com/2h6y4


Altern Med Rev. 2000 Jun;5(3):209-23. Related Articles, Links


Environmental medicine, part three: long-term effects of chronic low-dose
mercury exposure.


Crinnion WJ.


Healing Naturally, 11811 NE 128th St., Suite 202, Kirkland, WA 98034, USA.


Mercury is ubiquitous in the environment, and in our mouths in the form of
"silver" amalgams. Once introduced to the body through food or vapor,
mercury
is rapidly absorbed and accumulates in several tissues, leading to increased
oxidative damage, mitochondrial dysfunction, and cell death. Mercury
primarily
affects neurological tissue, resulting in numerous neurological symptoms,
and
also affects the kidneys and the immune system. It causes increased
production
of free radicals and decreases the availability of antioxidants. It also has
devastating effects on the glutathione content of the body, giving rise to
the
possibility of increased retention of other environmental toxins.
Fortunately,
effective tests are available to help distinguish those individuals who are
excessively burdened with mercury, and to monitor them during treatment.
Therapies for assisting the reduction of a mercury load include the use of
2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) and 2,3-dimercato-1-propanesulfonic acid
(DMPS). Additional supplementation to assist in the removal of mercury and
to
reduce its adverse effects is discussed.


Publication Types:
Review
Review, Tutorial
PMID: 10869102 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


http://tinyurl.com/2gnwl


: Br Dent J. 1997 May 24;182(10):373-81. Related Articles, Links


The future of dental amalgam: a review of the literature. Part 4: Mercury
exposure hazards and risk assessment.


Eley BM.


Periodontal Department, King's College School of Medicine & Dentistry,
London.


This is the fourth article in a series of seven on the future of dental
amalgam. It first describes toxic mercury hazards from all sources of
exposure
including dental amalgam. It begins by considering the many problems in
accurately estimating daily mercury intakes from these sources. It then
describes potential mercury hazards to industrial workers and the
calculation
of thresholds for the general public from industrial data. The implications
of
these findings to the production of a safe threshold for patients with
dental
amalgams are then discussed. It finally discusses the attempts which have
been
made to carry out a risk assessment of dental amalgam. In this connection it
reports the reviews of the United States Public Health Service in 1993, the
Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare in 1994 and the risk assessment
commissioned from Canada Health which was reported in 1995. It also includes
comments on the methods used in this last report.


Publication Types:
Review
Review, Tutorial
PMID: 9185355 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


http://tinyurl.com/yuj39


Acupunct Electrother Res. 1996 Apr-Jun;21(2):133-60. Related Articles,
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Significant mercury deposits in internal organs following the removal of
dental
amalgam, & development of pre-cancer on the gingiva and the sides of the
tongue
and their represented organs as a result of inadvertent exposure to strong
curing light (used to solidify synthetic dental filling material) &
effective
treatment: a clinical case report, along with organ representation areas for
each tooth.


http://tinyurl.com/2gnwl


1: Br J Dermatol. 1996 Mar;134(3):420-3. Related Articles, Links


The relevance and effect of amalgam replacement in subjects with oral
lichenoid
reactions.


Ibbotson SH, Speight EL, Macleod RI, Smart ER, Lawrence CM.


Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne,
U.K.


In this study we examined the prevalence of mercury hypersensitivity in
patients with oral lichenoid reactions (OLR) and the effect of amalgam
replacement in subjects with amalgams adjacent to OLR irrespective of their
mercury sensitivity status. One hundred and ninety-seven patients with oral
problems were examined: 109 with OLR, 22 with oral and generalized lichen
planus, and 66 with other oral diagnoses, including aphthous ulcers and
orofacial granulomatosis. Nineteen per cent of patients with OLR reacted to
mercury on patch testing, significantly more than in those with generalized
lichen planus (0%) and in those with other oral diagnoses (3%). Twenty-two
patients with OLR and adjacent amalgams had amalgam replacement and, in 16
of
17 mercury-positive subjects and three of four mercury-negative subjects,
the
OLR resolved after amalgam removal. In conclusion, we found a significantly
increased prevalence of mercury hypersensitivity in patients with localized
OLR
in comparison to subjects with other oral problems. Amalgam replacement
resulted in resolution of OLR in the majority of patients with amalgams
adjacent to OLR irrespective of their mercury sensitivity status.


PMID: 8731663 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


http://tinyurl.com/2dp6g
1: Psychol Rep. 1992 Jun;70(3 Pt 2):1139-51. Related Articles, Links


A comparison of mental health of multiple sclerosis patients with
silver/mercury dental fillings and those with fillings removed.


Siblerud RL.


Rocky Mountain Research Institute, Inc., Colorado.


In this study was compared the mental health status of 47 multiple sclerosis
patients with silver/mercury tooth fillings (amalgams) to that of 50
patients
with their fillings removed. On the Beck Depression Inventory the multiple
sclerosis subjects with amalgams suffered significantly more depression
while
their scores on the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory indicated the
former
group also exhibited significantly more anger. On the SCL-90 Revised,
subjects
with amalgam fillings had significantly more symptoms of depression,
hostility,
psychotism, and were more obsessive-compulsive than the patients with such
fillings removed. On a questionnaire containing 18 mental health symptoms
multiple sclerosis subjects with amalgam fillings reported a history of 43%
more symptoms than those without amalgam fillings over the past 12 months.
These data suggested that the poorer mental health status exhibited by
multiple
sclerosis subjects with dental amalgam fillings may be associated with
mercury
toxicity from the amalgam.


PMID: 1496084 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


http://tinyurl.com/2ukse


: Am J Psychother. 1989 Oct;43(4):575-87. Related Articles, Links


The relationship between mercury from dental amalgam and mental health.


Siblerud RL.


Colorado State University, Department of Physiology, Fort Collins.


The findings presented here suggest that mercury poisoning from dental
amalgam
may play a role in the etiology of mental illness. Comparisons between
subjects
with and without amalgam showed significant differences in subjective
reports
of mental health. Subjects who had amalgams removed reported that symptoms
of
mental illness lessened or disappeared after removal. The data suggest that
inorganic mercury poisoning from dental amalgam does affect the mind and
emotions.


PMID: 2618948 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


polipoprotein-E (apo-E) genotyping has been investigated as an
indicator of susceptibility to heavy metal (i.e., lead) neurotoxicity.
Moreover, the apo-E epsilon ( varepsilon )4 allele is a major risk
factor for neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer's disease
(AD). A theoretical biochemical basis for this risk factor is discussed
herein, supported by data from 400 patients with presumptive mercury
-related neuro-psychiatric symptoms and in whom apo-E
determinations were made. A statistically relevant shift toward the
at-risk apo-E varepsilon 4 groups was found in the patients p0.001).
The patients possessed a mean of 13.7 dental amalgam fillings and 31.5
amalgam surfaces. This far exceeds the number capable of producing
the maximum identified tolerable daily intake of mercury from amalgam.
The clinical diagnosis and proof of chronic low-level mercury toxicity
has been difficult due to the non-specific nature of the symptoms and
signs. Dental amalgam is the greatest source of mercury in the general
population and brain, blood and urine mercury levels increase
correspondingly with the number of amalgams and amalgam surfaces
in the mouth. Confirmation of an elevated body burden of mercury
can be made by measuring urinary mercury, after provocation with
2,3,-dimercapto-propane sulfonate (DMPS) and this was measured
in 150 patients. Apo-E genotyping warrants investigation as a
clinically useful biomarker for those at increased risk of
neuropathology, including AD, when subjected to long-term mercury
exposures. Additionally, when clinical findings suggest adverse
effects of chronic mercury exposure, a DMPS urine mercury
challenge appears to be a simple, inexpensive procedure that
provides objective confirmatory evidence. An opportunity could now
exist for primary health practitioners to help identify those at greater
risk and possibly forestall subsequent neurological deterioration.
PMID: 12897404 [PubMed - in process]


JWN - please explain the following statements and enlighten me - I
thought you said amalgam was definitely safe?! Why are all these
scientists wasting society's valuable resources continuing to investigate
this "non-issue" ? (sarcasm intended)


"The patients possessed a mean of 13.7 dental amalgam fillings and
31.5 amalgam surfaces. This far exceeds the number capable of
producing the maximum identified tolerable daily intake of mercury
from amalgam"


"An opportunity could now exist for primary health practitioners to
help identify those at greater risk and possibly forestall subsequent
neurological deterioration."


= = = = = = =


Some medical practitioners prescribe GSH and vitamin C alone or in
combination with DMPS or DMSA for patients with mercury
exposure that is primarily due to the mercury vapor emitted by dental
amalgams. HYPOTHESIS: This study tested the hypothesis that
GSH, vitamin C, or lipoic acid alone or in combination with DMPS or
DMSA would decrease brain mercury. METHODS: Young rats were
exposed to elemental mercury by individual nose cone, at the rate of
4.0 mg mercury per m3 air for 2 h per day for 7 consecutive days.
After a 7-day equilibrium period, DMPS, DMSA, GSH, vitamin C,
lipoic acid alone, or in combination was administered for 7 days and
the brain and kidneys of the animals removed and analyzed for
mercury by cold vapor atomic absorption. RESULTS: None of these
regimens reduced the mercury content of the brain. Although DMPS
or DMSA was effective in reducing kidney mercury concentrations,
GSH, vitamin C, lipoic acid alone, or in combination were not.
CONCLUSION: One must conclude that the palliative effect, if any,
of GSH, vitamin C, or lipoic acid for treatment of mercury toxicity
due to mercury vapor exposure does not involve mercury
mobilization from the brain and kidney. PMID: 12870874
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


JWN - please explain the following statements and enlighten me - I
thought you said amalgam was definitely safe?! Why are all these
scientists wasting society's valuable resources continuing to investigate
this "non-issue" ? (sarcasm intended)


"...mercury exposure that is primarily due to the mercury vapor emitted
by dental amalgams"


"...for treatment of mercury toxicity due to mercury vapor exposure..."


= = = = = = =


AIMS: This paper reviews the studies, both in vivo and in vitro,
carried out for the project on low-dose effects of inorganic mercury,
financed by the Italian Ministry of Universities and Scientific and
Technological Research. RESULTS, COMMENTS AND
PROPOSAL: The results offer both innovative aspects and potential
practical applications. Particular attention is drawn to the reliability
of biomarkers of exposure [mercury in urine (HgU) and blood (HgB),
possibility of speciation] as well as to the availability of guidance
values for risk assessment (reference value, action level, biological
threshold value). In the general population, HgU and HgB levels are
significantly related to the presence of dental amalgams and to fish
consumption; nevertheless, such exposure levels do not elicit adverse
health effects on renal, immune and nervous functions, according to
the markers evaluated in the studies. The present biological threshold
values for occupational exposure appear adequate to prevent health
effects, considering the immune system, kidney and central nervous
system as the target organs. However, possible effects of low doses
of mercury on immune and neuroendocrine functions should be
further examined; moreover, consideration should be given to the risk
of consuming fish species with high Hg content, particularly
concerning the renal and central nervous system effects. Finally,
further studies should be planned on other potentially important
effects, that could not be considered in this study, such as those on
prenatal development, the cardiovascular system and the thyroid
gland. PMID: 12197280 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


JWN - please explain the following statements and enlighten me - I
thought you said amalgam was definitely safe?! Why are all these
scientists wasting society's valuable resources continuing to investigate
this "non-issue" ? (sarcasm intended)


"...HgU and HgB levels are significantly related to the presence of
dental amalgams and to fish consumption"


"However, possible effects of low doses of mercury on immune and
neuroendocrine functions should be further examined"


"Finally, further studies should be planned on other potentially important
effects, that could not be considered in this study, such as those on
prenatal development, the cardiovascular system and the thyroid gland"


http://tinyurl.com/uxrw


http://tinyurl.com/uxt2


http://tinyurl.com/uxth


http://tinyurl.com/uxtt



  #162  
Old July 24th 06, 08:50 PM posted to misc.health.alternative,misc.kids.health,sci.med,sci.med.immunology,sci.med.nursing
Jan Drew
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Default Vaccine quote of the week by Bernard Rimland, PhD


"Bryan Heit" wrote in message
...
Jan Drew wrote:
"Bryan Heit" wrote in message
...

Jan shows her ignorance again.



Usual insult noted.



Funny you'd complain about that, seeing as you reguarily insult me and
think nothing of it. I simply reply in kind; you need look no farther
then my replies to Jason and Illena to see that. Although Jason and
Illena disagree with me on several points, our interactions are entirely
cordial. I simply treat other the way they treat me (. You want more
cordial conversations, then you need to stop with your insults. *YOU*
started that, not I.


Proof. Please.

Stopping your lying would be good too.


What lie?



She has now posted links, in regards to

mercury allergies,



Which WAS discussed.



Several posts ago. If you look at the reply I made you would see that:

1) I replied solely, and only to your statement:

You can get an allergic reaction to mercury:


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...&dopt=Citation

However, I would think that it is very rare.


You think wrong.



In fact, you need to go back another 4-5 post before we hit something even
resembling toxicity. Hence my comment on you not being able to keep thing
in context. We've been discussing allergy for nearly an week, and you
brought up unrelated material from long before them.


in which NOT ONE SINGLE LINK deals with the issues of

allergies. Hint: allergy and toxicity are two very different things...


http://allergies.about.com/library/blchem-mercury4.htm



http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/511208/



Neither of these references are about allegies.



FACT: It showed your likely.. LIE about not affecting the brain.



The second one indicates
that ethylmercury is safer than methylmercury.



Jeff



The second one exposed the LIES about thimerosal.



And not affecting the brain.




Revised:Thimerosal, Methylmercury React Differently in the Brains of Infant




Hint: Learn to read.



Please point out which of YOUR articles were about allergy. I'll save you
the trouble; NONE of them were. In fact, a search of your post for the
word "allergy" only bring up two hits - in the text *I* wrote.


Piling it higher and deeper.

ALLERGIES.




I happen to know ALL about mercury poisoning. First hand.
I am speaking of inhalation of mercury vapor. From AMALGAMS.



Which isn't related to the topic on hand - as in the issue of mercury
allergy. This specific topic has been the sole subject of my, and Jeff's,
last 4-5 posts. Try stay on topic.


I WAS on topic. I did NOT bring up dental fillings.
Try to follow.


Maybe you should try reading the posts you're replying to first - we were
not talking about mercury toxicity,



I did. See above.



Clearly, you didn't.


Clearly, I did.


The last 4-5 or so posts were exclusively about
mercury allergy. You then said we didn't know what we were talking about,
and posted links about fillings as proof - links which nowhere in their
titles or abstracts discussed allergy, anaphylaxis, antibodies, or
anything even close to allergy. You were so far off topic to be
laughable - wrong kind of mercury (ethyl vs. metallic), wrong types of
responses (toxicity vs allergy), and for that matter, wrong types of
studies (none of the links you presented did anything to look for
hypersensitivity, IgE, or anything else related to allergy).

I can only think of two explanations for this. Either you don't
understand the difference between toxicity and allergy, something I can
easily fix:


LOL!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxicity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allergy

That, or you're so far in over your head


Insult noted.

your only possible responses
are to either post irrelevant material or run and hide.


You noticed me hiding...WHERE?!




but rather specifically about

allergic responses to mercury.



I specified what *I* was speaking of.



Actually, you didn't. After Jeff stated that mercury allergies were rare
(which is true), you said he was wrong and posted your links about
filling-associated mercury toxicity as "proof" he was wrong. You weren't
even close to being on topic. The whole discussion about toxicity was
over several post prior to that.


Try to stay current.


Best you get off your high horse and READ all of the discussion.

Apples and oranges. As for your

"personal experiences", I'll believe that. The defective nature of your
thought processes, in ability to form logical trains of thought, and your
overt paranoia are exactly what one would expect form the neurological
damage which occurs after acute mercury exposure...

Bryan



Thanks for the confirmation you believe mercury poisoning can come form
AMALGAMS.



When have I stated otherwise? I have not. In fact, I've been rather
vocal about the potential for harm from metallic and methyl mercury. I've
posted literally dozens of links in regards to this, as well as stated
extensively, and repetitively, that these forms of mercury are toxic if
taken in at high enough levels. Once again we've caught you lying, in
this case about the content of my posts and the claims I've made.


What explains YOUR inability to read? Your NOT logical trains of
thought??



Funny that you often accuse me of having bad English, and then you post
things like above. "not logical" = bad English. The word you were
looking for was "illogical". As for the "content" of the above statement,
I think I've clearly demonstrated just how far you were off topic...

Bryan


You have the right to be wrong.

FACT: You ARE.

I have NOT often..in FACT, NEVER accused you of having bad English.

***You forget one of the groups you're posting to is an alternative health
group. It's
also not very reassuring that you didn't even ****spell**** adjuvant
correctly. ...

You have demonstrated you do NOT know what you are talking about!!



  #163  
Old July 27th 06, 06:30 PM posted to misc.health.alternative,misc.kids.health,sci.med,sci.med.immunology,sci.med.nursing
Bryan Heit
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Default Vaccine quote of the week by Bernard Rimland, PhD

Jan, you clearly do not understand the difference between allergy and
toxicity. Until you do I'm not going to bother replying to your posts.
NONE of the papers you linked us to have anything to do with allergy;
they're all about toxicity. Apples and oranges.

Bryan
  #164  
Old July 28th 06, 12:59 AM posted to misc.health.alternative,misc.kids.health,sci.med,sci.med.immunology,sci.med.nursing
Jan Drew
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Default Vaccine quote of the week by Bernard Rimland, PhD


"Bryan Heit" wrote in message
...
Jan, you clearly do not understand the difference between allergy and
toxicity. Until you do I'm not going to bother replying to your posts.
NONE of the papers you linked us to have anything to do with allergy;
they're all about toxicity. Apples and oranges.

Bryan


Yessireee. That happens often. Right after I proved you to be wrong.

I prolly won't sleep a wink tonight--cause you won't reply to me. Sniff,
sniff.

Funny that you often accuse me of having bad English, and then you post
things like above. "not logical" = bad English. The word you were
looking for was "illogical". As for the "content" of the above statement,
I think I've clearly demonstrated just how far you were off topic...


Bryan




You have the right to be wrong.

FACT: You ARE.


I have NOT often..in FACT, NEVER accused you of having bad English.


***You forget one of the groups you're posting to is an alternative health
group. It's
also not very reassuring that you didn't even ****spell**** adjuvant
correctly. ...


You have demonstrated you do NOT know what you are talking about!!


Again.

Allergies to mercury WAS discussed

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...arch&DB=pubmed


Allergy to mercury.


Items 493


Read away....


http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/511208/

The lead author of the study was Thomas M. Burbacher of the University of
Washington. Other authors included Danny D. Shen, Noelle Liberato, Kimberly
S. Grant, Elsa Cernichiari, and Thomas Clarkson. The study was funded by the
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development, the National Center for Research Resources, and the
University of Rochester.


  #165  
Old July 28th 06, 02:59 PM posted to misc.health.alternative,misc.kids.health,sci.med,sci.med.immunology,sci.med.nursing
Bryan Heit
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Posts: 173
Default Vaccine quote of the week by Bernard Rimland, PhD

Jan Drew wrote:
Funny that you often accuse me of having bad English, and then you post

things like above. "not logical" = bad English. The word you were
looking for was "illogical". As for the "content" of the above statement,
I think I've clearly demonstrated just how far you were off topic...

You have the right to be wrong.

FACT: You ARE.


I have NOT often..in FACT, NEVER accused you of having bad English.


Actually, you have:

http://groups.google.ca/group/misc.h...1f768786ac33e3

To quote "You really should learn how to spell!!"


***You forget one of the groups you're posting to is an alternative health
group. It's
also not very reassuring that you didn't even ****spell**** adjuvant
correctly. ...


You have demonstrated you do NOT know what you are talking about!!


Again.

Allergies to mercury WAS discussed

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...arch&DB=pubmed



That link doen't link us to anything but the front page to pubmed. No
articles, nothing...

Bryan
 




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