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Important Letter on Autism in Chicago Tribune
Note from Ilena: May God bless and protect this brave doctor from the
ravages of the "guerrillas" from Stephen Barrett's Quack Crusade. http://www.BreastImplantAwareness.or...WatchWatch.htm VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (LETTER) http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/o...ck=1&cset=true Discovering the causes, treatment of autism David Ayoub, MD Published July 9, 2006 Springfield -- This is regarding "Painful questions of blame; Parents, doctors and the disputed link between vaccines and autism" (Perspective, June 25), by Meg McSherry Breslin, a Tribune staff reporter. I am glad you have decided to take on this controversial topic, but I want to clarify some of the comments the reporter made, particularly about my own involvement, which I think are misleading, particularly regarding my own work. First, I am no longer "trying to dig up evidence to prove" vaccines cause autism. There is already abundant evidence, the same conclusion made by a 2003 U.S. Congressional Committee. This debate is not scientific but is political. I am trying to encourage physicians who have been badly misled by nothing less than spin and propaganda to review the extensive scientific evidence for themselves showing the vaccine-autism link, even though "experts" disagree. I am also lobbying to get mercury removed from vaccines. The statement indicating "mercury has been phased out of most childhood vaccines" is a gross distortion of the truth. The flu vaccine contains mercury and the number of flu shots given to children has increased dramatically since 2004. The "passion" that Breslin wrote of that provides my motivation does not come from the fact that this disorder of autism is difficult to manage. Many illnesses are difficult to manage. The passion comes from the fact that this is a preventable disorder, we are still harming children by injecting them an amount of mercury that some believe is unsafe and the disorder is treatable. Everyone in Breslin's article who denies the link in fact has a conflict of interest or strong bias to not believe it is a vaccine issue. There are many peer-reviewed papers on the success of treating children through a variety of interventions, mostly dietary and biological supplements aimed at treating measurable biochemical abnormalities. If autism is a psychiatric disorder, then why do children have abnormal laboratories in dozens of tests that evaluate the immune system, biochemical derangements, nutritional deficiencies, infectious agents and toxicological abnormalities, to name a few. Autism is beyond the expertise of psychiatrists and psychologists who can only use behavioral therapy or drugs to treat. The idea that mercury is associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder is not restricted to parents. There are more than 500 physicians in the U.S. treating children and improvements can be substantial and total reversals are possible. This is not a wishful-thinking statement coming from a parent but from a physician who has witnessed this happening firsthand. Please tell both sides of this important story. |
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Important Letter on Autism in Chicago Tribune
"BreastImplantAwareness.org" wrote in message ... Note from Ilena: May God bless and protect this brave doctor from the ravages of the "guerrillas" from Stephen Barrett's Quack Crusade. http://www.BreastImplantAwareness.or...WatchWatch.htm VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (LETTER) http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/o...ck=1&cset=true Discovering the causes, treatment of autism David Ayoub, MD Published July 9, 2006 Springfield -- This is regarding "Painful questions of blame; Parents, doctors and the disputed link between vaccines and autism" (Perspective, June 25), by Meg McSherry Breslin, a Tribune staff reporter. I am glad you have decided to take on this controversial topic, but I want to clarify some of the comments the reporter made, particularly about my own involvement, which I think are misleading, particularly regarding my own work. First, I am no longer "trying to dig up evidence to prove" vaccines cause autism. There is already abundant evidence, the same conclusion made by a 2003 U.S. Congressional Committee. Can you please point where the Congressional committee came to this conclusion? Perhaps in the federal register. You might also tell us who was the chair of the comittee and if he or she is biased by a grandchild who has autism. This debate is not scientific but is political. I am trying to encourage physicians who have been badly misled by nothing less than spin and propaganda to review the extensive scientific evidence for themselves showing the vaccine-autism link, even though "experts" disagree. I am also lobbying to get mercury removed from vaccines. I have reviewed the evidence. Although i would like to see mercury removed from vaccines, I find the evidence autism is caused by mercury or any compound containing mercury underwhelming. (...) Jeff |
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Important Letter on Autism in Chicago Tribune
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wrote: "BreastImplantAwareness.org" wrote in message ... Note from Ilena: May God bless and protect this brave doctor from the ravages of the "guerrillas" from Stephen Barrett's Quack Crusade. http://www.BreastImplantAwareness.or...WatchWatch.htm VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (LETTER) http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/o...ck=1&cset=true Discovering the causes, treatment of autism David Ayoub, MD Published July 9, 2006 Springfield -- This is regarding "Painful questions of blame; Parents, doctors and the disputed link between vaccines and autism" (Perspective, June 25), by Meg McSherry Breslin, a Tribune staff reporter. I am glad you have decided to take on this controversial topic, but I want to clarify some of the comments the reporter made, particularly about my own involvement, which I think are misleading, particularly regarding my own work. First, I am no longer "trying to dig up evidence to prove" vaccines cause autism. There is already abundant evidence, the same conclusion made by a 2003 U.S. Congressional Committee. Can you please point where the Congressional committee came to this conclusion? Perhaps in the federal register. You might also tell us who was the chair of the comittee and if he or she is biased by a grandchild who has autism. This debate is not scientific but is political. I am trying to encourage physicians who have been badly misled by nothing less than spin and propaganda to review the extensive scientific evidence for themselves showing the vaccine-autism link, even though "experts" disagree. I am also lobbying to get mercury removed from vaccines. I have reviewed the evidence. Although i would like to see mercury removed from vaccines, I find the evidence autism is caused by mercury or any compound containing mercury underwhelming. (...) Jeff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jeff, Since you have reviewed the evidence, what is the cause of autism? Are you 100 percent sure that mercury from various sources (including fish) is not the cause of autism? Have you reviewed the evidence related to the mercury catastrophe in Minamata Bay, Japan? People ingested methylmercury-contaminated fish--it led to severe neurologic deficits. I don't know the true cause of autism but I do believe that scientists should at least determine whether or not mercury poisoning does play a role. I typed "Causes of autism" into the google search engine and could not find any medical research reports related to the cause of autism. I found the following information at the EIR (Environmental Illness Resources). I deleted the portions of the article related to causes other than heavy metals such as chemicals. Source: EIR website Heavy Metal Toxicity Another finding in autistic children is a higher level of heavy metals than normal. One source of mercury exposure in early life is through vaccinations. Thimerosal is a preservative used in many vaccinations to prevent contamination. Thimerosal is 49.6% mercury by weight. Shockingly in 1999 the American Food and Drug Administration released a report stating that children who received thimerosal containing vaccinations at multiple visits may be exposed to more mercury than is recommended by federal guidelines. In fact, children may have been receiving 100 times the 0.1 micrograms per kilogram of daily exposure considered safe by most authorities worldwide. This report has, however, resulted in positive action being taken. Following the publication of the report, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended that thimerosal be removed from all vaccines given to children. A study of 2 US government databases in March 2006 shows that in the 4 years following the recommended removal of thimerosal from childrens vaccines, exposure of children to this toxin was reduced to almost zero, and most importantly, new cases of autism actually began to decrease. Mercury is a known neurotoxin and could be especially harmful to the developing brains of young children. Mercury also disrupts biochemistry and can result in dysfunction of multiple enzyme systems and damage to cell membranes and many proteins involved in all bodily functions. As can be said for the MMR vaccine, increases in vaccinations correlate well with increases in incidence of ASD's. In a paper published in the journal Neurotoxicology by The Coalition for Safe Minds in 2001, the authors seek to determine the levels of mercury that could be expected upon hair analysis, based upon the amounts of mercury in vaccines routinely given to infants and children.(12). The paper predicts, based upon a proven model, that giving children all the usual vaccinations, using thimerosal containing vaccines would result in a hair concentration of greater than 1ppm (parts per million) of mercury for up to 365 days with various peaks during that period. 1ppm is the safe limit set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Research at the UCLA Medical Center in California has also shown that Thimerosal (when bound to human albumin protein) triggers an immune system reaction in autistic children, resulting in the production of antibodies (17). This indicates a possible autoimmune reaction as the immune system could react against any of the child's own tissues that happen to have Thimerosal bound to them. Obviously children are exposed to mercury from other sources as well so their actual mercury levels could be expected to be even higher than this. The paper notes that: "exposure to low levels of mercury during critical stages of development has been associated with neurological disorders in children, including ADD, learning difficulties, and speech delays, the predicted hair Hg (mercury) concentration resulting from childhood immunizations is cause for concern." A paper published in March 2006 in Environmental Health Perspectives would seem to shed more light on the mechanisms by which thimerosal can damage a childs health. Researchers at University of California, Davis, have found that in mice at least, thimerosal can disrupt the immune system. This large, well funded study for the university's MIND Institute and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is sure to be an important indicator of where future research should be focused. The researchers in this study looked at dendritic cells which can be described as messengers within the immune system. These cells take up invaders such as bacteria, viruses and other antigens such as vaccine ingredients and process them. They then migrate to the lymph nodes to present their information to other immune cells, which can activate a systemic immune response. The research shows that these dendritic cells, especially the normal biochemical signals they process, are highly sensitive to thimerosal. With low concentrations of thimerosal, an inflammatory response occurs and with higher concentrations the cell is actually killed. These reactions could lead to any number of unwanted, and uncontrolled, effects within the immune system. Autistic children often show signs of immunological dysfunction with allergies, gut disorders and frequent infections being common. The effects of thimerosal on the immune system, that this study demonstrates, provides one possible explanation of why this is the case. Of course, mercury is not the only heavy metal that can cause health problems and vaccinations are not the only source of exposure to mercury. Other possible sources of heavy metal exposure are contaminated food and water supplies. Fish is particularly associated with contamination as oceanic pollution becomes more concentrated as it moves up the food chain to predatory fish.. Chemical Exposure A number of researchers and institutions are now studying the possible role of exposure to chemicals in ASD's. A major study is underway at The UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute, Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, and the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Professor Isaac Pessah who is involved with this study states: " Environmental exp |
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Important Letter on Autism in Chicago Tribune
"Jason Johnson" wrote in message ... In article et, "Jeff" wrote: "BreastImplantAwareness.org" wrote in message ... Note from Ilena: May God bless and protect this brave doctor from the ravages of the "guerrillas" from Stephen Barrett's Quack Crusade. http://www.BreastImplantAwareness.or...WatchWatch.htm VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (LETTER) http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/o...ck=1&cset=true Discovering the causes, treatment of autism David Ayoub, MD Published July 9, 2006 Springfield -- This is regarding "Painful questions of blame; Parents, doctors and the disputed link between vaccines and autism" (Perspective, June 25), by Meg McSherry Breslin, a Tribune staff reporter. I am glad you have decided to take on this controversial topic, but I want to clarify some of the comments the reporter made, particularly about my own involvement, which I think are misleading, particularly regarding my own work. First, I am no longer "trying to dig up evidence to prove" vaccines cause autism. There is already abundant evidence, the same conclusion made by a 2003 U.S. Congressional Committee. Can you please point where the Congressional committee came to this conclusion? Perhaps in the federal register. You might also tell us who was the chair of the comittee and if he or she is biased by a grandchild who has autism. This debate is not scientific but is political. I am trying to encourage physicians who have been badly misled by nothing less than spin and propaganda to review the extensive scientific evidence for themselves showing the vaccine-autism link, even though "experts" disagree. I am also lobbying to get mercury removed from vaccines. I have reviewed the evidence. Although i would like to see mercury removed from vaccines, I find the evidence autism is caused by mercury or any compound containing mercury underwhelming. (...) Jeff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jeff, Since you have reviewed the evidence, what is the cause of autism? Are you 100 percent sure that mercury from various sources (including fish) is not the cause of autism? I never claimed to know what the cause of autism is. However, the brain damage from autism, as seen under the microscope in autism is different from that seen by mercury poisoning. One can never be 100% sure. However, there is considering that the data clearly show no reason to beleive that autism is caused by mercury and plenty of reason to believe that autism is not caused by vaccines, I am nearly 100% sure that autism is not caused by vaccines, which is the question. Have you reviewed the evidence related to the mercury catastrophe in Minamata Bay, Japan? People ingested methylmercury-contaminated fish--it led to severe neurologic deficits. I don't know the true cause of autism but I do believe that scientists should at least determine whether or not mercury poisoning does play a role. There was a study done by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of sciences. The study concluded that vaccines, including the thimerasol in the vaccines, was unlikely to be the cause. I typed "Causes of autism" into the google search engine and could not find any medical research reports related to the cause of autism. I found the following information at the EIR (Environmental Illness Resources). I deleted the portions of the article related to causes other than heavy metals such as chemicals. Try looking at the genetics of autism. Autism clearly has a genetic component. And probably environmental components as well. However, there is very little reason to believe that mercury from vaccines is related to autism. About the stuff below: 1) Heavy metal analysis of hair is very inaccurate. 2) Most of the organic mercury exposure that kids get is from their diets, not vaccines. Jeff Source: EIR website Heavy Metal Toxicity Another finding in autistic children is a higher level of heavy metals than normal. One source of mercury exposure in early life is through vaccinations. Thimerosal is a preservative used in many vaccinations to prevent contamination. Thimerosal is 49.6% mercury by weight. Shockingly in 1999 the American Food and Drug Administration released a report stating that children who received thimerosal containing vaccinations at multiple visits may be exposed to more mercury than is recommended by federal guidelines. In fact, children may have been receiving 100 times the 0.1 micrograms per kilogram of daily exposure considered safe by most authorities worldwide. This report has, however, resulted in positive action being taken. Following the publication of the report, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended that thimerosal be removed from all vaccines given to children. A study of 2 US government databases in March 2006 shows that in the 4 years following the recommended removal of thimerosal from childrens vaccines, exposure of children to this toxin was reduced to almost zero, and most importantly, new cases of autism actually began to decrease. Mercury is a known neurotoxin and could be especially harmful to the developing brains of young children. Mercury also disrupts biochemistry and can result in dysfunction of multiple enzyme systems and damage to cell membranes and many proteins involved in all bodily functions. As can be said for the MMR vaccine, increases in vaccinations correlate well with increases in incidence of ASD's. In a paper published in the journal Neurotoxicology by The Coalition for Safe Minds in 2001, the authors seek to determine the levels of mercury that could be expected upon hair analysis, based upon the amounts of mercury in vaccines routinely given to infants and children.(12). The paper predicts, based upon a proven model, that giving children all the usual vaccinations, using thimerosal containing vaccines would result in a hair concentration of greater than 1ppm (parts per million) of mercury for up to 365 days with various peaks during that period. 1ppm is the safe limit set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Research at the UCLA Medical Center in California has also shown that Thimerosal (when bound to human albumin protein) triggers an immune system reaction in autistic children, resulting in the production of antibodies (17). This indicates a possible autoimmune reaction as the immune system could react against any of the child's own tissues that happen to have Thimerosal bound to them. Obviously children are exposed to mercury from other sources as well so their actual mercury levels could be expected to be even higher than this. The paper notes that: "exposure to low levels of mercury during critical stages of development has been associated with neurological disorders in children, including ADD, learning difficulties, and speech delays, the predicted hair Hg (mercury) concentration resulting from childhood immunizations is cause for concern." A paper published in March 2006 in Environmental Health Perspectives would seem to shed more light on the mechanisms by which thimerosal can damage a childs health. Researchers at University of California, Davis, have found that in mice at least, thimerosal can disrupt the immune system. This large, well funded study for the university's MIND Institute and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is sure to be an important indicator of where future research should be focused. The researchers in this study looked at dendritic cells which can be described as messengers within the immune system. These cells take up invaders such as bacteria, viruses and other antigens such as vaccine ingredients and process them. They then migrate to the lymph nodes to present their information to other immune cells, which can activate a systemic immune response. The research shows that these dendritic cells, especially the normal biochemical signals they process, are highly sensitive to thimerosal. With low concentrations of thimerosal, an inflammatory response occurs and with higher concentrations the cell is actually killed. These reactions could lead to any number of unwanted, and uncontrolled, effects within the immune system. Autistic children often show signs of immunological dysfunction with allergies, gut disorders and frequent infections being common. The effects of thimerosal on the immune system, that this study demonstrates, provides one possible explanation of why this is the case. Of course, mercury is not the only heavy metal that can cause health problems and vaccinations are not the only source of exposure to mercury. Other possible sources of heavy metal exposure are contaminated food and water supplies. Fish is particularly associated with contamination as oceanic pollution becomes more concentrated as it moves up the food chain to predatory fish.. Chemical Exposure A number of researchers and institutions are now studying the possible role of exposure to chemicals in ASD's. A major study is underway at The UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute, Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, and the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Professor Isaac Pessah who is involved with this study states: " Environmental exp |
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Important Letter on Autism in Chicago Tribune
"Jeff" wrote in message ink.net... "Jason Johnson" wrote in message ... In article et, "Jeff" wrote: "BreastImplantAwareness.org" wrote in message ... Note from Ilena: May God bless and protect this brave doctor from the ravages of the "guerrillas" from Stephen Barrett's Quack Crusade. http://www.BreastImplantAwareness.or...WatchWatch.htm VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (LETTER) http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/o...ck=1&cset=true Discovering the causes, treatment of autism David Ayoub, MD Published July 9, 2006 Springfield -- This is regarding "Painful questions of blame; Parents, doctors and the disputed link between vaccines and autism" (Perspective, June 25), by Meg McSherry Breslin, a Tribune staff reporter. I am glad you have decided to take on this controversial topic, but I want to clarify some of the comments the reporter made, particularly about my own involvement, which I think are misleading, particularly regarding my own work. First, I am no longer "trying to dig up evidence to prove" vaccines cause autism. There is already abundant evidence, the same conclusion made by a 2003 U.S. Congressional Committee. Can you please point where the Congressional committee came to this conclusion? Perhaps in the federal register. You might also tell us who was the chair of the comittee and if he or she is biased by a grandchild who has autism. This debate is not scientific but is political. I am trying to encourage physicians who have been badly misled by nothing less than spin and propaganda to review the extensive scientific evidence for themselves showing the vaccine-autism link, even though "experts" disagree. I am also lobbying to get mercury removed from vaccines. I have reviewed the evidence. Although i would like to see mercury removed from vaccines, I find the evidence autism is caused by mercury or any compound containing mercury underwhelming. (...) Jeff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jeff, Since you have reviewed the evidence, what is the cause of autism? Are you 100 percent sure that mercury from various sources (including fish) is not the cause of autism? I never claimed to know what the cause of autism is. However, the brain damage from autism, as seen under the microscope in autism is different from that seen by mercury poisoning. One can never be 100% sure. However, there is considering that the data clearly show no reason to beleive that autism is caused by mercury and plenty of reason to believe that autism is not caused by vaccines, I am nearly 100% sure that autism is not caused by vaccines, which is the question. Have you reviewed the evidence related to the mercury catastrophe in Minamata Bay, Japan? People ingested methylmercury-contaminated fish--it led to severe neurologic deficits. I don't know the true cause of autism but I do believe that scientists should at least determine whether or not mercury poisoning does play a role. There was a study done by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of sciences. The study concluded that vaccines, including the thimerasol in the vaccines, was unlikely to be the cause. I typed "Causes of autism" into the google search engine and could not find any medical research reports related to the cause of autism. I found the following information at the EIR (Environmental Illness Resources). I deleted the portions of the article related to causes other than heavy metals such as chemicals. Try looking at the genetics of autism. Autism clearly has a genetic component. And probably environmental components as well. However, there is very little reason to believe that mercury from vaccines is related to autism. No, there is not *very little reason*. http://www.safeminds.org/pressroom/p...0502Herman.pdf http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...sdvaccines.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...owneffects.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInformation/autismhg.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInformation/thimlinks.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...imelililly.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInformation/whothim.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...nelawsuits.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInformation/thimautism.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...himeffects.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInformation/adjuvants.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInformation/mtautism.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...umvaccines.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInformation/vacinjury.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...utismdetox.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...xicvaccine.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInformation/asdexperts.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInformation/thimtox.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...ahypocracy.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...ccineboost.htm http://www.hpakids.org/holistic-heal...-Dragon-By-the... http://www.blogforiowa.com/blog/_archives/2005/3/18 About the stuff below: 1) Heavy metal analysis of hair is very inaccurate. 2) Most of the organic mercury exposure that kids get is from their diets, not vaccines. Jeff Source: EIR website Heavy Metal Toxicity Another finding in autistic children is a higher level of heavy metals than normal. One source of mercury exposure in early life is through vaccinations. Thimerosal is a preservative used in many vaccinations to prevent contamination. Thimerosal is 49.6% mercury by weight. Shockingly in 1999 the American Food and Drug Administration released a report stating that children who received thimerosal containing vaccinations at multiple visits may be exposed to more mercury than is recommended by federal guidelines. In fact, children may have been receiving 100 times the 0.1 micrograms per kilogram of daily exposure considered safe by most authorities worldwide. This report has, however, resulted in positive action being taken. Following the publication of the report, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended that thimerosal be removed from all vaccines given to children. A study of 2 US government databases in March 2006 shows that in the 4 years following the recommended removal of thimerosal from childrens vaccines, exposure of children to this toxin was reduced to almost zero, and most importantly, new cases of autism actually began to decrease. Mercury is a known neurotoxin and could be especially harmful to the developing brains of young children. Mercury also disrupts biochemistry and can result in dysfunction of multiple enzyme systems and damage to cell membranes and many proteins involved in all bodily functions. As can be said for the MMR vaccine, increases in vaccinations correlate well with increases in incidence of ASD's. In a paper published in the journal Neurotoxicology by The Coalition for Safe Minds in 2001, the authors seek to determine the levels of mercury that could be expected upon hair analysis, based upon the amounts of mercury in vaccines routinely given to infants and children.(12). The paper predicts, based upon a proven model, that giving children all the usual vaccinations, using thimerosal containing vaccines would result in a hair concentration of greater than 1ppm (parts per million) of mercury for up to 365 days with various peaks during that period. 1ppm is the safe limit set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Research at the UCLA Medical Center in California has also shown that Thimerosal (when bound to human albumin protein) triggers an immune system reaction in autistic children, resulting in the production of antibodies (17). This indicates a possible autoimmune reaction as the immune system could react against any of the child's own tissues that happen to have Thimerosal bound to them. Obviously children are exposed to mercury from other sources as well so their actual mercury levels could be expected to be even higher than this. The paper notes that: "exposure to low levels of mercury during critical stages of development has been associated with neurological disorders in children, including ADD, learning difficulties, and speech delays, the predicted hair Hg (mercury) concentration resulting from childhood immunizations is cause for concern." A paper published in March 2006 in Environmental Health Perspectives would seem to shed more light on the mechanisms by which thimerosal can damage a childs health. Researchers at University of California, Davis, have found that in mice at least, thimerosal can disrupt the immune system. This large, well funded study for the university's MIND Institute and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is sure to be an important indicator of where future research should be focused. The researchers in this study looked at dendritic cells which can be described as messengers within the immune system. These cells take up invaders such as bacteria, viruses and other antigens such as vaccine ingredients and process them. They then migrate to the lymph nodes to present their information to other immune cells, which can activate a systemic immune response. The research shows that these dendritic cells, especially the normal biochemical signals they process, are highly sensitive to thimerosal. With low concentrations of thimerosal, an inflammatory response occurs and with higher concentrations the cell is actually killed. These reactions could lead to any number of unwanted, and uncontrolled, effects within the immune system. Autistic children often show signs of immunological dysfunction with allergies, gut disorders and frequent infections being common. The effects of thimerosal on the immune system, that this study demonstrates, provides one possible explanation of why this is the case. Of course, mercury is not the only heavy metal that can cause health problems and vaccinations are not the only source of exposure to mercury. Other possible sources of heavy metal exposure are contaminated food and water supplies. Fish is particularly associated with contamination as oceanic pollution becomes more concentrated as it moves up the food chain to predatory fish.. Chemical Exposure A number of researchers and institutions are now studying the possible role of exposure to chemicals in ASD's. A major study is underway at The UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute, Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, and the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Professor Isaac Pessah who is involved with this study states: " Environmental exp |
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Important Letter on Autism in Chicago Tribune
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"Jan Drew" wrote in message . .. (...) Try looking at the genetics of autism. Autism clearly has a genetic component. And probably environmental components as well. However, there is very little reason to believe that mercury from vaccines is related to autism. No, there is not *very little reason*. http://www.safeminds.org/pressroom/p...0502Herman.pdf Interesting report. They claim that inorganic mercury is the dangerous form of mercury. Actually, when organic mercury is being detoxified, inorganic mercury is one of the intermediates in the process. So when there was more inorganic mercury in the monkey brains, it is because the ethylmercury was being detoxified. I guess the authors of the letter need to do their homework. A Ph.D. doesn't mean that much when you can't understand the data. As far as the dental information, the sites don't work. And, we're talking about vaccines, not dental implants. Don't change the subject. Jeff http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...sdvaccines.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...owneffects.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInformation/autismhg.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInformation/thimlinks.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...imelililly.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInformation/whothim.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...nelawsuits.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInformation/thimautism.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...himeffects.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInformation/adjuvants.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInformation/mtautism.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...umvaccines.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInformation/vacinjury.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...utismdetox.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...xicvaccine.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInformation/asdexperts.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInformation/thimtox.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...ahypocracy.htm http://www.altcorp.com/DentalInforma...ccineboost.htm http://www.hpakids.org/holistic-heal...-Dragon-By-the... http://www.blogforiowa.com/blog/_archives/2005/3/18 About the stuff below: 1) Heavy metal analysis of hair is very inaccurate. 2) Most of the organic mercury exposure that kids get is from their diets, not vaccines. Jeff Source: EIR website Heavy Metal Toxicity Another finding in autistic children is a higher level of heavy metals than normal. One source of mercury exposure in early life is through vaccinations. Thimerosal is a preservative used in many vaccinations to prevent contamination. Thimerosal is 49.6% mercury by weight. Shockingly in 1999 the American Food and Drug Administration released a report stating that children who received thimerosal containing vaccinations at multiple visits may be exposed to more mercury than is recommended by federal guidelines. In fact, children may have been receiving 100 times the 0.1 micrograms per kilogram of daily exposure considered safe by most authorities worldwide. This report has, however, resulted in positive action being taken. Following the publication of the report, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended that thimerosal be removed from all vaccines given to children. A study of 2 US government databases in March 2006 shows that in the 4 years following the recommended removal of thimerosal from childrens vaccines, exposure of children to this toxin was reduced to almost zero, and most importantly, new cases of autism actually began to decrease. Mercury is a known neurotoxin and could be especially harmful to the developing brains of young children. Mercury also disrupts biochemistry and can result in dysfunction of multiple enzyme systems and damage to cell membranes and many proteins involved in all bodily functions. As can be said for the MMR vaccine, increases in vaccinations correlate well with increases in incidence of ASD's. In a paper published in the journal Neurotoxicology by The Coalition for Safe Minds in 2001, the authors seek to determine the levels of mercury that could be expected upon hair analysis, based upon the amounts of mercury in vaccines routinely given to infants and children.(12). The paper predicts, based upon a proven model, that giving children all the usual vaccinations, using thimerosal containing vaccines would result in a hair concentration of greater than 1ppm (parts per million) of mercury for up to 365 days with various peaks during that period. 1ppm is the safe limit set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Research at the UCLA Medical Center in California has also shown that Thimerosal (when bound to human albumin protein) triggers an immune system reaction in autistic children, resulting in the production of antibodies (17). This indicates a possible autoimmune reaction as the immune system could react against any of the child's own tissues that happen to have Thimerosal bound to them. Obviously children are exposed to mercury from other sources as well so their actual mercury levels could be expected to be even higher than this. The paper notes that: "exposure to low levels of mercury during critical stages of development has been associated with neurological disorders in children, including ADD, learning difficulties, and speech delays, the predicted hair Hg (mercury) concentration resulting from childhood immunizations is cause for concern." A paper published in March 2006 in Environmental Health Perspectives would seem to shed more light on the mechanisms by which thimerosal can damage a childs health. Researchers at University of California, Davis, have found that in mice at least, thimerosal can disrupt the immune system. This large, well funded study for the university's MIND Institute and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is sure to be an important indicator of where future research should be focused. The researchers in this study looked at dendritic cells which can be described as messengers within the immune system. These cells take up invaders such as bacteria, viruses and other antigens such as vaccine ingredients and process them. They then migrate to the lymph nodes to present their information to other immune cells, which can activate a systemic immune response. The research shows that these dendritic cells, especially the normal biochemical signals they process, are highly sensitive to thimerosal. With low concentrations of thimerosal, an inflammatory response occurs and with higher concentrations the cell is actually killed. These reactions could lead to any number of unwanted, and uncontrolled, effects within the immune system. Autistic children often show signs of immunological dysfunction with allergies, gut disorders and frequent infections being common. The effects of thimerosal on the immune system, that this study demonstrates, provides one possible explanation of why this is the case. Of course, mercury is not the only heavy metal that can cause health problems and vaccinations are not the only source of exposure to mercury. Other possible sources of heavy metal exposure are contaminated food and water supplies. Fish is particularly associated with contamination as oceanic pollution becomes more concentrated as it moves up the food chain to predatory fish.. Chemical Exposure A number of researchers and institutions are now studying the possible role of exposure to chemicals in ASD's. A major study is underway at The UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute, Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, and the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Professor Isaac Pessah who is involved with this study states: " Environmental exp |
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Important Letter on Autism in Chicago Tribune
"Jeff" wrote in message ink.net... Cross-posting eliminated. you seem pretty cross to me |
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Important Letter on Autism in Chicago Tribune
"BreastImplantAwareness.org" wrote in message ... Note from Ilena: May God bless and protect this brave doctor from the ravages of the "guerrillas" from Stephen Barrett's Quack Crusade. http://www.BreastImplantAwareness.or...WatchWatch.htm VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (LETTER) http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/o...ck=1&cset=true Discovering the causes, treatment of autism David Ayoub, MD Published July 9, 2006 Springfield -- This is regarding "Painful questions of blame; Parents, doctors and the disputed link between vaccines and autism" (Perspective, June 25), by Meg McSherry Breslin, a Tribune staff reporter. I am glad you have decided to take on this controversial topic, but I want to clarify some of the comments the reporter made, particularly about my own involvement, which I think are misleading, particularly regarding my own work. First, I am no longer "trying to dig up evidence to prove" vaccines cause autism. There is already abundant evidence, the same conclusion made by a 2003 U.S. Congressional Committee. This debate is not scientific but is political. I am trying to encourage physicians who have been badly misled by nothing less than spin and propaganda to review the extensive scientific evidence for themselves showing the vaccine-autism link, even though "experts" disagree. I am also lobbying to get mercury removed from vaccines. The statement indicating "mercury has been phased out of most childhood vaccines" is a gross distortion of the truth. The flu vaccine contains mercury and the number of flu shots given to children has increased dramatically since 2004. But the mercury exposure is vastly less. Is this an attempt to disguise the fact that the incidence of autism is not droppping the way it should with the dramatic reduction of thiomerosal exposure in various countries, some well ahead of the United States? Should the incidence not have dropped at least those of the 1970s, when far fewer vaccines were being given? Does anyone have true figures for the incidence? (Not the VAERS fidures that the Geiers have been working from. They are clearly being distorted by aberrant reporting behaviour.) Peter Mroan .. The "passion" that Breslin wrote of that provides my motivation does not come from the fact that this disorder of autism is difficult to manage. Many illnesses are difficult to manage. The passion comes from the fact that this is a preventable disorder, we are still harming children by injecting them an amount of mercury that some believe is unsafe and the disorder is treatable. Everyone in Breslin's article who denies the link in fact has a conflict of interest or strong bias to not believe it is a vaccine issue. There are many peer-reviewed papers on the success of treating children through a variety of interventions, mostly dietary and biological supplements aimed at treating measurable biochemical abnormalities. If autism is a psychiatric disorder, then why do children have abnormal laboratories in dozens of tests that evaluate the immune system, biochemical derangements, nutritional deficiencies, infectious agents and toxicological abnormalities, to name a few. Autism is beyond the expertise of psychiatrists and psychologists who can only use behavioral therapy or drugs to treat. The idea that mercury is associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder is not restricted to parents. There are more than 500 physicians in the U.S. treating children and improvements can be substantial and total reversals are possible. This is not a wishful-thinking statement coming from a parent but from a physician who has witnessed this happening firsthand. Please tell both sides of this important story. |
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Important Letter on Autism in Chicago Tribune
Peter Moran wrote:
But the mercury exposure is vastly less. Is this an attempt to disguise the fact that the incidence of autism is not droppping the way it should with the dramatic reduction of thiomerosal exposure in various countries, some well ahead of the United States? Should the incidence not have dropped at least those of the 1970s, when far fewer vaccines were being given? Does anyone have true figures for the incidence? (Not the VAERS fidures that the Geiers have been working from. They are clearly being distorted by aberrant reporting behaviour.) Peter Mroan Peter, You are correct that there should be a decrease in cases of autism if elimination of thiomerosal is eliminated from vaccines and thiomerosal were one of the causes of autism. However, this assumes that autism is looked for in exactly the same way before and after the vaccine change. E.g., if doctors are given lists of symptoms of autism and are urged to look for it more closely, then more children could conceivably be diagnosed with or without a change in vaccines. The only scientific way to study this would be to have the same group of doctors diagnosing groups of children who either did or did not have exposure to thiomerosal and seeing how the numbers compared then (a single blind experiment). However, there is very little question that metal metabolism plays a very important role in autism. If you check out: http://www.hriptc.org/metal_autism.html you will see that 499 out of 503 autistic children had metal-metabolism disorders. It would be great if this fact could be used to actually treat and improve children with autism. The Pfeiffer Institute is in fact experimenting in this area, and a woman I know at work has seen phenomenal improvement in her autistic son in just seven months of treatment from there. The improvement is not sufficient to be called a cure yet, however, her son's biochemical profile is not yet in the optimal normal range, although it is moving in that direction. Ed Friedman |
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Important Letter on Autism in Chicago Tribune
Jeff P Utz claims:
I am nearly 100% sure that autism is not caused by vaccines, which is the question I recall when you claimed that there was "no evidence" that silicone implants had harmed anyone. That was AFTER nearly 250,000 women had filed adverse reports to the FDA from the harm done to them by silicone implants (you called them incorrectly 'silicon') ... Since you are so prolific in defending mercury in vaccinations ... and for years claimed you were a pediatrician or "kidsdoc" ... perhaps you could share with the readers here who believe you why you were never given an unrestricted medical license and no longer have any medical license. What happened that after years and years of med school ... around 5 or 6 with a RESTRICTED license ... you now have none. I would grade your ability to look at evidence and draw conclusions to be at an F level ... http://www.BreastImplantAwareness.or...WatchWatch.htm |
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