Mercury-Containing Medicines: Harmful to Children

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Several recent studies have linked mercury to serious harm in

children.

Dr. Joachim Mutter, author of one of the newest mercury studies, found

evidence confirming that mercury in vaccines and other medical products

could trigger autism. Another recent study observed that organic mercury

is added to vaccines without sufficient safety testing, and warned that

the use of mercury-containing Thimerosal is " potentially damaging

the health of children. "

According to PR Newswire:

" [The] rationale for the removal of mercury from medicine and

dentistry is clear. ... [T]he medical community needs to adapt to what we

now know is best for our children's health. "

One study (Mutter) noted:

" Prenatal exposure to maternal amalgam, maternal Thimerosal and

postnatal sources (mercury from vaccines for the child) together with

genetic susceptibility may trigger autism. "

Swine flu vaccines contain Polysorbate 80, an agent linked with

infertility in mice, which may extend to infertility in humans. There are

3,587 reports from women who lost their babies very shortly after getting

the H1N1 swine flu vaccine, causing many to question the safety of this

vaccine.

Sources:

PR Newswire March 2, 2011

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology January 2011

Organic Health Advisor November 2009

PR Newswire March 22, 2011

Neurochemical Research February 2011 [Epub ahead of Print]

Dr. Mercola's Comments:

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This " news " isn't new—anyone who has taken a careful look at

the scientific literature and epidemiological reports already knows

mercury is harmful to pregnant women and children. But the more studies

we have, the better—so I say, keep them coming! Who knows what critical

mass is needed to eventually create a loud enough cry for

change?

Every new piece of scientific evidence raises the chances that the U.S.

government will finally have to enact legislation to protect your

children from the toxic agents in vaccines.

In addition to its presence in vaccines and dental amalgams, mercury is

also found in other pharmaceutical drugs, fish and seafood, high-fructose

corn syrup, and many processed foods, including certain brands of jelly,

ketchup, Coca Cola, and even Pop Tarts!

These latest studies are clearly a warning for us to clean up our toxic

world.

Mercury in Dentistry Needs to Be Abolished NOW

Mercury and thimerosal need to be completely removed from the medical and

dental industry. We are making progress, but not quickly enough. There

needs to be zero tolerance for this potent neurotoxin as there is no safe

level of exposure to mercury.

A massive grassroots campaign against the use of mercury in dental

fillings, led by consumer protection attorney and activist Charlie Brown,

has resulted in the FDA's agreement to re-examine its pro-mercury

fillings position.

Dental amalgams are the largest source of the mercury found in the human

body, contributing about 2 to 3 times as much mercury as all dietary and

environmental sources combined. Your children don't need mercury in their

food, their mouths, OR their vaccines.

Vaccines' Unsavory Assortment of Toxins

Thimerosal is a highly toxic and poisonous ethyl mercury agent that is

used as a preservative in ALL injected flu vaccines. (Inhaled flu

vaccines do not contain thimerosal.)

The mercury in thimerosal is 50 times more toxic than regular mercury.

Thimerosal accumulates in the tissues and organs of your body, including

your brain, which is why it is neurotoxic and parents and doctors

maintain that it is a major factor in childhood autism.

In the U.S., most childhood vaccines are now thimerosal-free. But some

vaccines still contain mercury, including:

All DTwP products (Diphtheria, Tetanus & whole cell Pertussis)

Meningococcal multi-dose vials

DT (Diphtheria & Tetanus) multi-dose vials All multi-dose vials of

seasonal- and swine flu vaccine, typically recommended for adults and

children over the age of three.

All Tetanus Toxoid vaccines

You can find a complete list of mercury content in U.S.-licensed vaccines

here. You can also calculate the amount of mercury in shots your doctor

recommends with the Vaccine Ingredient Calculator.

But thimerosal isn't the only dangerous ingredient in vaccines. They can

also contain the following:

Formaldehyde, a known cancer-causing agent Phenol (carbolic acid)

Neomycin and streptomycin (antibiotics) Resin and gelatin, known to cause

allergic reactions

Polysorbate 80 (Tween80™), which can cause anaphylactic reactions, and

may cause miscarriage and infertility (see the next section for details)

Triton X100 (detergent)

Some include highly toxic aluminum-derivatives that may be even WORSE

than mercury, and a number of other adjuvants have been shown to be

highly problematic. Unfortunately, there are so many vaccines, and so

many ingredients, and a variety of brands with their own patented and

therefore largely secret formulations—it makes for very tricky

terrain.

You also have differences between the vaccines released in Europe, versus

those released in the U.S.

I believe it's clear that these studies, taken as a whole, are like smoke

signals, indicating there are significant health dangers linked to

excessive vaccinations, even though science still may have a ways to go

to pin down the exact mechanisms for each and every physiological

reaction.

Infertility and Miscarriages from H1N1 Vaccine

The vaccine-safety community fought long and hard to get thimerosal

removed from childhood vaccines, and now, just a few short years later,

we're looking at government recommendations that include multiple

injections of mercury-containing flu vaccines, year-in and year-out from

six months of age throughout childhood and until the las year of

life.

Studies have shown that the H1N1 flu, also known as swine flu, is no more

serious than most strains of seasonal flu. In fact, it's usually

milder.

Yet, millions of doses of H1N1 vaccine were given to panic-stricken

adults and children. The swine flu " pandemic panic " may go down

in history as one of the most massive cover-ups in American

history.

The H1N1 vaccine has been connected with numerous health problems,

including:

Guillain-Barre syndrome (CBS)

Thrombocytopenia (inadequate platelets in your blood)

Bell's palsy (a neuroimmune reaction involving facial paralysis)

And it appears it may also be linked to a high rate of miscarriage and

infertility that may be in part due to an ingredient called polysorbate

80. Both H1N1 vaccines, Fluarix and Novartis' Agriflu, contain this

agent.

Polysorbate 80, also known as Tween 80, is a detergent (surfactant) used

to deliver certain drugs or chemical agents across the blood-brain

barrier.

You can also find this ingredient in any vaccine using the adjuvant MF59,

which contains both polysorbate 80 and squalene, which is yet another

hazardous ingredient. Squalene is an adjuvant used in vaccines marketed

in Europe and other countries, but squalene has not yet been approved by

the FDA as an ingredient for vaccines distributed in the U.S.

A Slovakian study, done in 1993, was a very damning study against

polysorbate 80.

Researchers injected female rats with Tween 80 on days four through seven

after birth. They discovered that Tween 80 accelerated the rats'

maturation, prolonged the estrous cycle, decreased the weight of the

uterus and ovaries, and caused damage to the lining of the uterus

indicative of chronic estrogenic stimulation.

The rats' ovaries were also damaged, with degenerative follicles and no

corpora lutea (a mass of progesterone-secreting endocrine tissue that

forms immediately after ovulation).

Such severe ovarian damage can lead to infertility.

Polysorbate 80 has also been found to cause severe anaphylactic shock

(see this 2005 study) and may exert cancer-promoting effects on cellular

metabolism (1965 study).

Injecting Foreign Proteins into Your Body is Bound to Create

Problems

Dr. Shiv Chopra presented the following additional perspective and

concerns regarding the actual injection of the vaccine.

ALL vaccines, by their very definition, are antigens. Antigens are

substances that, when introduced into your body, trigger the production

of an antibody by your immune system. In other words, your body views

antigens as harmful invaders and sends out the troops to fight

them.

Every antigen, by definition, must be a protein your body views as

foreign.

In nature, foreign proteins are NEVER allowed to directly enter your

blood stream, whole and intact. They are always first broken down by your

digestive tract into their constituent amino acids, which are familiar to

your body.

Any tampering with these biological laws, such as injecting foreign

proteins through a needle, holds great potential for causing autoimmune

diseases, like autism, because it interferes with your natural

immunological function.

This is precisely what may be happening with our massive injection of

vaccines into children, while their fragile immune systems are still

developing.

And there is evidence that just ONE dose of thimerosal-laced vaccine can

cause neurological harm!

A 2009 study showed that monkeys receiving just one dose of hepatitis B

vaccine (which contains thimerosal) suffered significant developmental

delays, even though the vaccine was adjusted for body weight to simulate

the amount given to human infants. Although, it wasn't clear if the

damage resulted from the thimerosal, or from the vaccine itself.

Either way, it was bad news for the monkeys and has dire implications for

human children. The vaccinated primates took more than twice as long as

unexposed controls to acquire three standardized skills typically used to

measure infant brain development.

The bottom line is, the drug industry knows vaccines are good for

business. But they can't prove they're good for your health. Educating

yourself is no longer an option. It's essential if you want to stay

healthy.

Sheri Nakken, former R.N., MA, Hahnemannian

Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Washington State, USA

Vaccines -

http://vaccinationdangers.wordpress.com/ Homeopathy

http://homeopathycures.wordpress.com

Vaccine Dangers, Childhood Disease Classes & Homeopathy

Online/email courses - next classes start March 25 & April 1

[Guest guest]

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/03/28/mercurycontaining-medicines-harmful-to-children.aspx

Several recent studies have linked mercury to serious harm in

children.

Dr. Joachim Mutter, author of one of the newest mercury studies, found

evidence confirming that mercury in vaccines and other medical products

could trigger autism. Another recent study observed that organic mercury

is added to vaccines without sufficient safety testing, and warned that

the use of mercury-containing Thimerosal is " potentially damaging

the health of children. "

According to PR Newswire:

" [The] rationale for the removal of mercury from medicine and

dentistry is clear. ... [T]he medical community needs to adapt to what we

now know is best for our children's health. "

One study (Mutter) noted:

" Prenatal exposure to maternal amalgam, maternal Thimerosal and

postnatal sources (mercury from vaccines for the child) together with

genetic susceptibility may trigger autism. "

Swine flu vaccines contain Polysorbate 80, an agent linked with

infertility in mice, which may extend to infertility in humans. There are

3,587 reports from women who lost their babies very shortly after getting

the H1N1 swine flu vaccine, causing many to question the safety of this

vaccine.

Sources:

PR Newswire March 2, 2011

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology January 2011

Organic Health Advisor November 2009

PR Newswire March 22, 2011

Neurochemical Research February 2011 [Epub ahead of Print]

Dr. Mercola's Comments:

Follow me on twitter Follow me on facebook

This " news " isn't new—anyone who has taken a careful look at

the scientific literature and epidemiological reports already knows

mercury is harmful to pregnant women and children. But the more studies

we have, the better—so I say, keep them coming! Who knows what critical

mass is needed to eventually create a loud enough cry for

change?

Every new piece of scientific evidence raises the chances that the U.S.

government will finally have to enact legislation to protect your

children from the toxic agents in vaccines.

In addition to its presence in vaccines and dental amalgams, mercury is

also found in other pharmaceutical drugs, fish and seafood, high-fructose

corn syrup, and many processed foods, including certain brands of jelly,

ketchup, Coca Cola, and even Pop Tarts!

These latest studies are clearly a warning for us to clean up our toxic

world.

Mercury in Dentistry Needs to Be Abolished NOW

Mercury and thimerosal need to be completely removed from the medical and

dental industry. We are making progress, but not quickly enough. There

needs to be zero tolerance for this potent neurotoxin as there is no safe

level of exposure to mercury.

A massive grassroots campaign against the use of mercury in dental

fillings, led by consumer protection attorney and activist Charlie Brown,

has resulted in the FDA's agreement to re-examine its pro-mercury

fillings position.

Dental amalgams are the largest source of the mercury found in the human

body, contributing about 2 to 3 times as much mercury as all dietary and

environmental sources combined. Your children don't need mercury in their

food, their mouths, OR their vaccines.

Vaccines' Unsavory Assortment of Toxins

Thimerosal is a highly toxic and poisonous ethyl mercury agent that is

used as a preservative in ALL injected flu vaccines. (Inhaled flu

vaccines do not contain thimerosal.)

The mercury in thimerosal is 50 times more toxic than regular mercury.

Thimerosal accumulates in the tissues and organs of your body, including

your brain, which is why it is neurotoxic and parents and doctors

maintain that it is a major factor in childhood autism.

In the U.S., most childhood vaccines are now thimerosal-free. But some

vaccines still contain mercury, including:

All DTwP products (Diphtheria, Tetanus & whole cell Pertussis)

Meningococcal multi-dose vials

DT (Diphtheria & Tetanus) multi-dose vials All multi-dose vials of

seasonal- and swine flu vaccine, typically recommended for adults and

children over the age of three.

All Tetanus Toxoid vaccines

You can find a complete list of mercury content in U.S.-licensed vaccines

here. You can also calculate the amount of mercury in shots your doctor

recommends with the Vaccine Ingredient Calculator.

But thimerosal isn't the only dangerous ingredient in vaccines. They can

also contain the following:

Formaldehyde, a known cancer-causing agent Phenol (carbolic acid)

Neomycin and streptomycin (antibiotics) Resin and gelatin, known to cause

allergic reactions

Polysorbate 80 (Tween80™), which can cause anaphylactic reactions, and

may cause miscarriage and infertility (see the next section for details)

Triton X100 (detergent)

Some include highly toxic aluminum-derivatives that may be even WORSE

than mercury, and a number of other adjuvants have been shown to be

highly problematic. Unfortunately, there are so many vaccines, and so

many ingredients, and a variety of brands with their own patented and

therefore largely secret formulations—it makes for very tricky

terrain.

You also have differences between the vaccines released in Europe, versus

those released in the U.S.

I believe it's clear that these studies, taken as a whole, are like smoke

signals, indicating there are significant health dangers linked to

excessive vaccinations, even though science still may have a ways to go

to pin down the exact mechanisms for each and every physiological

reaction.

Infertility and Miscarriages from H1N1 Vaccine

The vaccine-safety community fought long and hard to get thimerosal

removed from childhood vaccines, and now, just a few short years later,

we're looking at government recommendations that include multiple

injections of mercury-containing flu vaccines, year-in and year-out from

six months of age throughout childhood and until the las year of

life.

Studies have shown that the H1N1 flu, also known as swine flu, is no more

serious than most strains of seasonal flu. In fact, it's usually

milder.

Yet, millions of doses of H1N1 vaccine were given to panic-stricken

adults and children. The swine flu " pandemic panic " may go down

in history as one of the most massive cover-ups in American

history.

The H1N1 vaccine has been connected with numerous health problems,

including:

Guillain-Barre syndrome (CBS)

Thrombocytopenia (inadequate platelets in your blood)

Bell's palsy (a neuroimmune reaction involving facial paralysis)

And it appears it may also be linked to a high rate of miscarriage and

infertility that may be in part due to an ingredient called polysorbate

80. Both H1N1 vaccines, Fluarix and Novartis' Agriflu, contain this

agent.

Polysorbate 80, also known as Tween 80, is a detergent (surfactant) used

to deliver certain drugs or chemical agents across the blood-brain

barrier.

You can also find this ingredient in any vaccine using the adjuvant MF59,

which contains both polysorbate 80 and squalene, which is yet another

hazardous ingredient. Squalene is an adjuvant used in vaccines marketed

in Europe and other countries, but squalene has not yet been approved by

the FDA as an ingredient for vaccines distributed in the U.S.

A Slovakian study, done in 1993, was a very damning study against

polysorbate 80.

Researchers injected female rats with Tween 80 on days four through seven

after birth. They discovered that Tween 80 accelerated the rats'

maturation, prolonged the estrous cycle, decreased the weight of the

uterus and ovaries, and caused damage to the lining of the uterus

indicative of chronic estrogenic stimulation.

The rats' ovaries were also damaged, with degenerative follicles and no

corpora lutea (a mass of progesterone-secreting endocrine tissue that

forms immediately after ovulation).

Such severe ovarian damage can lead to infertility.

Polysorbate 80 has also been found to cause severe anaphylactic shock

(see this 2005 study) and may exert cancer-promoting effects on cellular

metabolism (1965 study).

Injecting Foreign Proteins into Your Body is Bound to Create

Problems

Dr. Shiv Chopra presented the following additional perspective and

concerns regarding the actual injection of the vaccine.

ALL vaccines, by their very definition, are antigens. Antigens are

substances that, when introduced into your body, trigger the production

of an antibody by your immune system. In other words, your body views

antigens as harmful invaders and sends out the troops to fight

them.

Every antigen, by definition, must be a protein your body views as

foreign.

In nature, foreign proteins are NEVER allowed to directly enter your

blood stream, whole and intact. They are always first broken down by your

digestive tract into their constituent amino acids, which are familiar to

your body.

Any tampering with these biological laws, such as injecting foreign

proteins through a needle, holds great potential for causing autoimmune

diseases, like autism, because it interferes with your natural

immunological function.

This is precisely what may be happening with our massive injection of

vaccines into children, while their fragile immune systems are still

developing.

And there is evidence that just ONE dose of thimerosal-laced vaccine can

cause neurological harm!

A 2009 study showed that monkeys receiving just one dose of hepatitis B

vaccine (which contains thimerosal) suffered significant developmental

delays, even though the vaccine was adjusted for body weight to simulate

the amount given to human infants. Although, it wasn't clear if the

damage resulted from the thimerosal, or from the vaccine itself.

Either way, it was bad news for the monkeys and has dire implications for

human children. The vaccinated primates took more than twice as long as

unexposed controls to acquire three standardized skills typically used to

measure infant brain development.

The bottom line is, the drug industry knows vaccines are good for

business. But they can't prove they're good for your health. Educating

yourself is no longer an option. It's essential if you want to stay

healthy.

Sheri Nakken, former R.N., MA, Hahnemannian

Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Washington State, USA

Vaccines -

http://vaccinationdangers.wordpress.com/ Homeopathy

http://homeopathycures.wordpress.com

Vaccine Dangers, Childhood Disease Classes & Homeopathy

Online/email courses - next classes start March 25 & April 1