ADHD & blood mercury

[Guest guest]

>From: binstock@...

Thnx to Lyn Redwood for sharing this item.

- - - -

Comment: Recent news articles have described the epidemic of Ritalin

prescriptions, other articles, the profitability of Ritalin and similar

pharmaceuticals. A reasonable hypothesis is that the continued injecting

of thimerosal is seen (by industry insiders) as a way to sustain Ritalin

sales. In other words, we have yet another example of a financial

incentive for the continuation of a deliberate intoxination.

- - - -

Neuropediatrics. 2006 Aug;37(4):234-40.Click here to read Links

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and blood mercury level: a

case-control study in Chinese children.

* Cheuk DK,

* Wong V.

Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The University of Hong

Kong, Hong Kong, P. R. China.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between blood mercury level

and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Chinese

children in Hong Kong. METHODS: Fifty-two children with ADHD aged

below 18 years diagnosed by DSM IV criteria without perinatal brain

insults, mental retardation or neurological deficits were recruited

from a developmental assessment center. Fifty-nine normal controls

were recruited from a nearby hospital. Blood mercury levels were

measured by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrophotometry. RESULTS:

The mean ages of cases and controls were 7.06 and 7.81 years

respectively. Boys predominated (case = 44 [84.6 %], control = 44

[74.6 %]). There was significant difference in blood mercury levels

between cases and controls (geometric mean 18.2 nmol/L [95 % CI 15.4 -

21.5 nmol/L] vs. 11.6 nmol/L [95 % CI 9.9 - 13.7 nmol/L], p < 0.001),

which persists after adjustment for age, gender and parental

occupational status (p < 0.001). The geometric mean blood mercury

level was also significantly higher in children with inattentive (19.4

nmol/L, 95 % CI 13.3 - 28.5 nmol/L) and combined (18.0 nmol/L, 95 % CI

14.9 - 21.8 nmol/L) subtypes of ADHD. Blood mercury levels were above

29 nmol/L in 17 (26.9 %) cases and 6 (10.2 %) controls. Children with

blood mercury level above 29 nmol/L had 9.69 times (95 % CI 2.57 -

36.5) higher risk of having ADHD after adjustment for confounding

variables. CONCLUSION: High blood mercury level was associated with

ADHD. Whether the relationship is causal requires further studies.

PMID: 17177150

--------------------------------------------------------

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

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & Wales UK

$$ Donations to help in the work - accepted by Paypal account

earthmysteriestours@... voicemail US 530-740-0561

(go to http://www.paypal.com) or by mail

Vaccines - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm

Vaccine Dangers On-Line course - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccineclass.htm

Reality of the Diseases & Treatment -

http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccineclass.htm

Homeopathy On-Line course - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/homeo.htm