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Study Shows Newborn Monkeys Given Vaccines Do Not Develop Normally

It’s been a busy time for my business and as a result I have neglected

Babyminding.com.  There is so much to talk about as related to green parenting

for healthy children and I apologize to my readers for not being more persistent

with my posts.  However,  a recent story came to me from the Autism Research

Institute Newsletter that I must share:

Study Shows Newborn Monkeys Given Vaccines Do Not Develop Normally

>Dr. Hewitson to join Science lineup at next week’s conference in Dallas

to

>

>present Hep B findings

>Newborn monkeys in the wild depend on the strength of a few survival reflexes;

>when a human baby can’t figure out how to nurse, the hospital staff steps in

and

>

>offers help, but a baby monkey, lacking such assistance, will die. The sucking

>reflex, common to all mammals, must be present at birth; it drives the newborn

>to suck at anything touching the roof of the mouth. The rooting reflex is

>closely linked, and assists in breastfeeding–a newborn instinctively turns

its

>head toward anything that touches its face. These reflexes are controlled by

the

>

>brainstem, a very important part of the brain that regulates autonomic

functions

>

>such as breathing, heart rate, and intestinal activity.

>We have standardized neonatal tests (modeled after T. Berry Brazelton’s

Neonatal

>

>Behavioral Assessment Scale, 1995) that measure a range of abilities, including

>reflex strength, visual alertness, and response to social stimulation. While

>designed for human babies, these assessments are commonly used in clinical and

>research settings on primates, as an early screening measure for developmental

>problems.

>These tests were essential for researchers at the University of Pittsburgh in

>designing the study: “Delayed Acquisition of Neonatal Reflexes in Newborn

>Primates Receiving a Thimerosal-Containing Hepatitis B Vaccine: Influence of

>Gestation Age and Birth Weight†(NeuroToxicology e-pub 9/30/09).

>The primary researcher on the paper, Hewitson, PhD, now at Thoughtful

>House Center for Children, wanted to see if the development of survival

reflexes

>

>of the 13 newborn male rhesus macaques that received a weight-adjusted

>thimerosal-containing Hepatitis B (Hep vaccine at birth were delayed

compared

>

>with the four animals who received a saline placebo, or the three who received

>no injection at all. In vaccinated animals there was a significant delay in the

>acquisition of three survival reflexes: root, snout, and suck, compared with

>unvaccinated animals. (No neonatal reflexes were significantly delayed in the

>control animals.) Also, in some areas, the animals with the lowest birth weight

>and / or shortest time in the womb were more severely affected. (Note: the

>researchers assessing the monkeys were blinded.)

>When asked about the relevance of the study, given that Hep B is now free of

>thimerosal (nearly 50% ethyl mercury by weight), Dr. Hewitson replied, “Our

>study design does not enable us to determine whether it was the vaccine itself,

>the exposure to thimerosal, or a combination of the two that caused the

observed

>

>effects. While thimerosal is no longer used in Hepatitis B vaccines given to

>American infants, thimerosal-containing Hepatitis B vaccines are still widely

>used in many countries. Furthermore, all multi-dose flu vaccines contain

>thimerosal.†(Note: the influenza vaccine is recommended by the Advisory

>Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for both pregnant mothers and for

>infants at 6 months of age.) “Clearly, more research into the safety of the

>Hepatitis B vaccine is a matter of some urgency,†said ARI’s Director, Dr.

> Edelson.

Thimerosal is still a concern to me, especially as the H1N1 Vaccine becomes

available in early October.  I urge all parents to read more about this before

they make a decision on whether to vaccinate their family for Swine Flu.  Dr.

Sears has some very useful information related to the H1N1 and flu vaccines on

his website.

I promise to try and be more diligent in my updates!

You might also like:

    * Vaccine Autism Link in Federal Court

    * Finally a Government Sponsored Study into Vaccine Safety?

    * Vaccine Court to Release Autism Ruling Today

    * USA Today - Hib Infection Makes It’s Deadly Return

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From: Irene Rojas <godsfool713@...>

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Sent: Sat, April 30, 2011 12:53:00 PM

Subject: Study Shows Newborn Monkeys Given Vaccines Do Not Develop Normally

http://babyminding.com/2009/09/30/study-shows-newborn-monkeys-given-vaccines-do-\

not-develop-normally/

Study Shows Newborn Monkeys Given Vaccines Do Not Develop Normally

It’s been a busy time for my business and as a result I have neglected

Babyminding.com.  There is so much to talk about as related to green parenting

for healthy children and I apologize to my readers for not being more persistent

with my posts.  However,  a recent story came to me from the Autism Research

Institute Newsletter that I must share:

Study Shows Newborn Monkeys Given Vaccines Do Not Develop Normally

>Dr. Hewitson to join Science lineup at next week’s conference in Dallas

to

>

>present Hep B findings

>Newborn monkeys in the wild depend on the strength of a few survival reflexes;

>when a human baby can’t figure out how to nurse, the hospital staff steps in

and

>

>offers help, but a baby monkey, lacking such assistance, will die. The sucking

>reflex, common to all mammals, must be present at birth; it drives the newborn

>to suck at anything touching the roof of the mouth. The rooting reflex is

>closely linked, and assists in breastfeeding–a newborn instinctively turns

its

>head toward anything that touches its face. These reflexes are controlled by

the

>

>brainstem, a very important part of the brain that regulates autonomic

functions

>

>such as breathing, heart rate, and intestinal activity.

>We have standardized neonatal tests (modeled after T. Berry Brazelton’s

Neonatal

>

>Behavioral Assessment Scale, 1995) that measure a range of abilities, including

>reflex strength, visual alertness, and response to social stimulation. While

>designed for human babies, these assessments are commonly used in clinical and

>research settings on primates, as an early screening measure for developmental

>problems.

>These tests were essential for researchers at the University of Pittsburgh in

>designing the study: “Delayed Acquisition of Neonatal Reflexes in Newborn

>Primates Receiving a Thimerosal-Containing Hepatitis B Vaccine: Influence of

>Gestation Age and Birth Weight†(NeuroToxicology e-pub 9/30/09).

>The primary researcher on the paper, Hewitson, PhD, now at Thoughtful

>House Center for Children, wanted to see if the development of survival

reflexes

>

>of the 13 newborn male rhesus macaques that received a weight-adjusted

>thimerosal-containing Hepatitis B (Hep vaccine at birth were delayed

compared

>

>with the four animals who received a saline placebo, or the three who received

>no injection at all. In vaccinated animals there was a significant delay in the

>acquisition of three survival reflexes: root, snout, and suck, compared with

>unvaccinated animals. (No neonatal reflexes were significantly delayed in the

>control animals.) Also, in some areas, the animals with the lowest birth weight

>and / or shortest time in the womb were more severely affected. (Note: the

>researchers assessing the monkeys were blinded.)

>When asked about the relevance of the study, given that Hep B is now free of

>thimerosal (nearly 50% ethyl mercury by weight), Dr. Hewitson replied, “Our

>study design does not enable us to determine whether it was the vaccine itself,

>the exposure to thimerosal, or a combination of the two that caused the

observed

>

>effects. While thimerosal is no longer used in Hepatitis B vaccines given to

>American infants, thimerosal-containing Hepatitis B vaccines are still widely

>used in many countries. Furthermore, all multi-dose flu vaccines contain

>thimerosal.†(Note: the influenza vaccine is recommended by the Advisory

>Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for both pregnant mothers and for

>infants at 6 months of age.) “Clearly, more research into the safety of the

>Hepatitis B vaccine is a matter of some urgency,†said ARI’s Director, Dr.

> Edelson.

Thimerosal is still a concern to me, especially as the H1N1 Vaccine becomes

available in early October.  I urge all parents to read more about this before

they make a decision on whether to vaccinate their family for Swine Flu.  Dr.

Sears has some very useful information related to the H1N1 and flu vaccines on

his website.

I promise to try and be more diligent in my updates!

You might also like:

    * Vaccine Autism Link in Federal Court

    * Finally a Government Sponsored Study into Vaccine Safety?

    * Vaccine Court to Release Autism Ruling Today

    * USA Today - Hib Infection Makes It’s Deadly Return