Mercury Poisoning
Thimerosal is the most common preservative found in vaccines and biologics marketed in the United States. Thimerosal is used to help prevent a vaccine from spoiling, to inactivate bacteria used to formulate vaccines, and to prevent bacterial contamination of the final product. Several of the vaccines recommended routinely for children in the United States contain thimerosal. However, reports have surfaced linking thimerosal to mercury poisoning in infants, often causing autism.
On July 7, 1999, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued with the US Public Health Service (USPHS) a joint statement alerting clinicians and the public to concern about thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative used in some vaccines. The reason for the warning is that thimerosal contains a related mercury compound called ethyl mercury. Mercury is a toxic metal that can cause immune, sensory, neurological, motor, and behavioral dysfunctions.
The Food and Drug Administration suggested that some infants, depending on which vaccines they receive and the timing of those vaccines, may be exposed to levels of ethyl mercury that could build up to exceed the federal guideline established for the intake of methyl mercury. Symptoms of mercury toxicity in young children are extremely similar to those of autism.
This can explain the recent increase in the numbers of children diagnosed with autism since the early 1990's. The numerous amount of children diagnosed with autism seems to directly correlate with the recommendation of both the hepatitis B and HIB vaccine to infants in the early 1990s. Autism is a neurological disorder that is characterized by impairments in language, cognitive and social development.
Autism symptoms are usually encountered in the first two years of life. In the past autism was considered a rare disorder with an incidence of occurrence of approximately 1-3 per 10,000 births. More recently however, autism is being diagnosed much more frequently. The current incidence of occurrence of 20-40 per 10,000 births, and several states, including New Jersey and California, have reported rates as high as 1 per 150 births.
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury, illness or death, that seems to have been someone else's fault, call VanDerGinst Law at 1-866-843-7367 or click here for a FREE online case evaluation. The initial consultation is free of charge. If we agree to handle your injury case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if, and when, there is a money recovery for you. In many cases a lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. So please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.
Links on the Web
 Bloglines Search: "Mercury Poisoning"Article Search on "Mercury Poisoning" |
| Thu, 8 May 2008 00:19:00 GMT Xlibris releases Mercury Poisoning and Deep Faith -- Author Pamela... ...the publisher at (888) 795-4274 x. 7836. Tear sheets may be sent by regular or electronic mail to Marketing Services. Click here to read this Mercury Poisoning news article. |
| Tue, 6 May 2008 09:25:00 GMT Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Health / Science / Whitening skin can be deadly Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Health / Science / Whitening skin can be deadly : Mexico and Nigeria and the border states of California, Texas and Arizona all show extremely high rates of mercury poisoning because they use skin whitening creams. Click here to read this Mercury Poisoning news article. |
| Tue, 6 May 2008 01:15:00 GMT HK health authority warns against unsafe cosmetic cream ...of cream respectively for day and night use, contains unsafe levels of mercury and could lead to mercury poisoning, the Department of Health... Click here to read this Mercury Poisoning news article. |
| Mon, 5 May 2008 21:37:00 GMT Alert issued on unsafe cosmetic cream Mercury poisoning is caused by an overdose of mercury in the body, causing damage mainly to the nervous systems and kidneys. Click here to read this Mercury Poisoning news article. |
| Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:22:00 GMT 'Mr. Pollution,' Hashimoto, dies at 83 ...control law in the face of breakouts of several pollution-caused diseases, such as Minamata mercury-poisoning disease, in Japan's postwar high... Click here to read this Mercury Poisoning news article. |
| Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:33:00 GMT ALL THREE CANDIDATES HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT "LINK" BETWEEN VACCINES AND... ...in response to a questionnaire distributed by the group Advocates for Children's Health Affected by Mercury Poisoning, Clinton wrote, "I am... Click here to read this Mercury Poisoning news article. |
