The great thimerosal cover-up: Mercury, vaccines, autism and your child's health

[Guest guest]

Oh the web we weave when we try to deceive...

read this, its long but well worth it, you can see the

tie in with the lobbyists, Big Pharma and congress in

the USA to push their agenda and misleading us that

it's necessary to vaccinate your child, if you dont

you are a bad parent. Fear, it reminds me of homeland

security, the orange color is for high alert, or

whatever they made it out to be. The terrorists are

our own government and their supported lobbyists

friends.

Michele

Thursday, September 22, 2005 by: Dawn Prate

have probably seen your nurse insert a syringe into a

large vial, extract some liquid, and then leave a

substantial amount of vaccine in the original

container. If you've witnessed this seemingly benign

procedure, you've seen how vaccine manufacturers are

saving money at the expense of public health. In order

to store larger amounts of vaccine at a lower cost,

companies began offering " multi-dose units " while

adding preservatives to prevent contaminations. That

way doctors can open and close a vaccine container,

inviting germs into the once-sterile solution, while

assuring the public that those contaminants are

quickly killed by the preservative.

Sound familiar? It's the same story of corporate

America's love affair with preservatives. It saves

them money, while posing an undue risk to your health.

But like many toxic preservatives found in food, a

vaccine preservative kills more than just bacteria and

fungi; it can lead to extensive neurological damage in

your children, and has even been implicated in autism.

Thimerosal

Thimerosal is the preservative of choice for vaccine

manufacturers. First introduced by Eli Lilly and

Company in the late 1920s and early 1930s, the company

began selling it as a preservative in vaccines in the

1940s. Thimerosal contains 49.6 percent mercury by

weight and is metabolized or degraded into

ethylmercury and thiosalicylate. Mercury, or more

precisely, ethylmercury, is the principle agent that

kills contaminants. Unfortunately, mercury also kills

much more than that.

The Department of Defense classifies mercury as a

hazardous material that could cause death if

swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin.

Studies indicate that mercury tends to accumulate in

the brains of primates and other animals after they

are injected with vaccines. Mercury poisoning has been

linked to cardiovascular disease, autism, seizures,

mental retardation, hyperactivity, dyslexia and many

other nervous system conditions. That's why the FDA

rigorously limits exposure to mercury in foods and

drugs. Some common sources of mercury include dental

amalgam fillings, various vaccines and certain fish

contaminated by polluted ocean waters.

The toxicity of mercury has never been in question.

The real question is precisely how much mercury-laced

thimerosal is toxic, and what are the possible

consequences for our children at low doses?

Eli Lilly and Co. supposedly answered this question

for us back in 1930. Concluding thimerosal to be of " a

very low order of toxicity . . . for man, " the company

hired its own doctors to perform thimerosal

experiments in Indianapolis City Hospital on

meningitis patients during a severe outbreak in 1929.

This 60-year-old evidence was still quoted on the

company's brochures as recently as 1990.

Waters, who is involved in a lawsuit against Eli

Lilly, claims that most critical studies on the

toxicity of thimerosal were suppressed by the company

until now.

Banned around the world, but not in the United States

That might explain why thimerosal was eliminated in

many countries 20 years ago. In 1977, a Russian study

found that adults exposed to ethylmercury, the form of

mercury in thimerosal, suffered brain damage years

later. Studies on thimerosal poisoning also describe

tubular necrosis and nervous system injury, including

obtundation, coma and death. As a result of these

findings, Russia banned thimerosal from children's

vaccines in 1980. Denmark, Austria, Japan, Great

Britain and all the Scandinavian countries have also

banned the preservative.

Eli Lilly stuck to its " scientific " facts, but the

truth began slipping between the cracks in 1999. After

the number of immunizations rose to 12 to 15 per

child, the public finally became privy to the possible

dangers of thimerosal. One 1999 study revealed that

some infants, due to a genetic or developmental

factor, lack the ability to eliminate mercury. Trace

amounts of mercury in these infants, when accumulated

over several vaccines, could pose a severe health

risk. Some vaccines, such as vaccines for hepatitis B,

contained as much as 12.5 micrograms of mercury per

dose. That's more than 100 times the EPA's upper limit

standard when administered to infants.

Hepatitis B vaccines aren't the only immunizations

under suspicion. According to Burton Goldberg in

Alternative Medicine, scientists are finding stronger

and stronger links between thimerosal and neurological

damage. One report by Dr. Vijendra Singh of the

Department of Pharmacology at the University of

Michigan found a higher incidence of measles, mumps

and rubella vaccine (MMR) antibodies in autistic

children.

The National Vaccine Information Center in Vienna,

Virginia, has noted a strong association between the

MMR vaccine and autistic features. Reporting similar

findings, the Encephalitis Support Group in England

claims that children who became autistic after the MMR

vaccine started showing autistic symptoms as early as

30 days after vaccination. The diphtheria, pertussis

and tetanus vaccine (DPT) given at two, four and six

months has triggered autistic symptoms, as well.

When the FDA finally formally released this

information in 1999, the news came too little too late

for some parents. The damage had already been done.

Links between autism and thimerosal

Autism affects 500,000 to 1.5 million Americans and

has grown at an annual rate of 10 to 17 percent since

the late 1980s. California found a 273 percent

increase in autism between 1987 and 1998. land

reported a 513 percent increase in autism between 1993

and 1998 and several dozen other states reported

similar findings. Some scientists say the estimated

number of cases of autism has increased 15-fold –1,500

percent – since 1991, when the number of childhood

vaccinations doubled. Whereas one in every 2,500

children was diagnosed with autism before 1991, one in

166 children now have the disease.

This increase in reported autism cases eerily

parallels the increase in the number and frequency of

thimerosal-containing vaccinations administered to

infants. As of today, children are given as many as 21

immunizations in the first 15 months of life. After a

number of scientists and concerned activists noticed

the correlation, an investigation was launched to get

to the heart of the matter.

Statistical evidence links thimerosal with nervous

system disorders

In June 2000, federal officials and industry

representatives were assembled by the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention to discuss the

disturbing evidence. According to Tom Verstraeten, an

epidemiologist who had analyzed the data on the CDC's

database, thimerosal appeared to be responsible for a

dramatic increase in autism and other neurological

disorders. Verstraeten told those at the meeting that

a number of earlier studies indicate a link between

thimerosal and speech delays, attention-deficit

disorder, hyperactivity and autism.

Verstraeten offered no possible cause for this

correlation, but held that the statistical evidence

linking vaccines and neurological disorders was

strong. Dr. Bill Weil, a consultant for the American

Academy of Pediatrics, and Dr. ston, an

immunologist and pediatrician from the University of

Colorado, presented similar concerns to the group.

However, given no causal relationship, the CDC and

industry representatives were quick to discredit the

evidence.

Consequently, the CDC paid the Institute of Medicine

(IOM) to conduct another study on thimerosal.

According to F. Kennedy Jr., this study was

fixed in order to " whitewash " previous findings. In

its 2001 report, the IOM's Immunization Safety Review

Committee did conclude that the link between

thimerosal and neurodevelopmental disorders was

biologically plausible, though the evidence neither

proved nor negated it. The Committee stated that

phasing out thimerosal from vaccines was “a prudent

measure in support of the public health goal to reduce

mercury exposure of infants and children as much as

possible.” However, these findings offered no

imperative. The data presented at the 2000 meeting was

withheld from publication and the link between

thimerosal and autism remained " inconclusive. "

But what does " inconclusive " mean? Well, that depends

on who you talk to. According to the FDA, these

" inconclusive " findings negate the risk of a causal

relationship between thimerosal and autism. Even Tom

Verstraeten, one of the presenters of epidemiological

evidence at the CDC meeting, seemingly changed his

tune a bit. In 2000, Verstraeten vigorously campaigned

against thimerosal based upon his " inconclusive "

correlation, but after he was hired by

GlaxoKline, the doctor changed his position. The

same evidence from 2000, in Verstraeten's eyes, became

" neutral " in 2003. After criticism for this apparent

flip-flop, Verstaeten wrote a letter to the editor of

Pediatrics in 2004 backing the CDC's actions and his

own research methods.

Merck continues selling vaccines with thimerosal

Without an imperative to eradicate thimerosal

immediately, vaccine manufacturers like Merck & Co.

seemingly took their time in reducing thimerosal

levels in vaccines. After a large public outcry in

1999, Merck & Co. began decreasing or eliminating the

amount of thimerosal in its vaccines. In September

1999, Merck announced that its new line of vaccines

were preservative-free, but still continued to

distribute the remainder of thimerosal-preserved

vaccines until 2001. Only after a congressional

inquiry in 2002 did they stop distributing their

stockpile. Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., called Merck's

actions " misleading. "

While officials at the Center for Disease Control

claim evidence is lacking to support the possible

risks of thimerosal, Dr. Mark Geier, a land

geneticist and vaccinologist, along with his son and

research partner Geier, says the CDC has chosen

to ignore the science. According to Dr. Geier, more

than 5,000 articles have been published that question

the safety of thimerosal in vaccines.

The Geiers analyzed the data and determined that the

more thimerosal a child receives, the greater his or

her chances are of being autistic. The CDC says the

Geiers misused information from a CDC database that

was not intended to help prove theories. Given no real

causal mechanism linking thimerosal and autism, the

game seems to have become one of slanting the data to

suit the needs of government and industrial interests.

Even Verstraeten has admitted that these

" inconclusive " findings certainly don't rule out the

possibility of finding a link in the future.

Grassroots action against vaccine manufacturers

Given the dearth of health organizations owning up to

the dangers of thimerosal, many parents followed their

gut instincts and took legal action against vaccine

manufacturers. More than 4,200 families have filed

lawsuits claiming thimerosal caused injuries to their

children. These lawsuits often have two goals: First,

to seek reparations for the loss of consortium

(basically meaning that an autistic child creates

emotional and psychological burdens on their family

life), and second, to ensure that these companies

exercise more concern for public health and less

concern for their own bottom line.

The lawsuits are slow in producing results. The first

constraint on these lawsuits is the National Childhood

Vaccine Act of 1986. This act stipulates that victims

cannot seek redress in the courts without first filing

a claim for recovery in the federal Vaccine Court. The

statute of limitations for this is within three years

of " the first symptom or manifestation of onset or of

the significant aggravation of a [vaccine-related]

injury. "

In the cases of many thimerosal victims, the link

between autism and vaccines didn't appear until six

years after the first vaccine was administered. While

this statute has stopped some claims against vaccine

manufacturers, including such big firms as Aventis,

GlaxoKline, Merck and & , many

judges are now allowing suits against Eli Lilly, the

maker of thimerosal, to stand. While the Vaccine Act

shields vaccine manufacturers, one judge reasons that

the legislation does not protect the production of

thimerosal because it is a " component. "

The burden of proof in court is also extremely

problematic for most of these suits. Given the

supposed lack of scientific data, lawyers are

hard-pressed to prove the link between thimerosal and

autism. In what seems like an underhanded move, the

CDC sold its data to a private company, ensuring that

lawyers could not access it under the Freedom of

Information Act.

In the past five years, Congress has also aided

vaccine manufacturers, supposedly for " security "

reasons. In 2002, a mysterious piggyback on the 2002

Homeland Security bill freed drug companies of

liability in lawsuits regarding thimerosal. Called the

" Eli Lilly Protection Act " by outraged parents and

activists, the then-House Majority Leader Dick Armey

told CBS News he snuck the amendment in to keep

vaccine-makers from going out of business. Armey

claimed it was a matter of national security. " We need

their vaccines if the country is attacked with germ

weapons. "

Ironically, foreign biological terrorism hasn't been a

big problem for American citizens, but those whose

lives (and the lives of their children) have been

affected if not ruined by the harmful effects of

thimerisol would undoubtedly say these potentially

harmful vaccines are indeed a problem. Armey's

piggyback bill was repealed in 2003, but that didn't

stop lawmakers from continuing to protect the vaccine

industry.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is no stranger to

the thimerosal debate, having received $873,000 in

contributions from the pharmaceutical industry and

$10,000 from Eli Lilly. Frist's position allowed him

to attempt to help the industry from the inside,

according to Kennedy. Kennedy reports that on five

occasions, Frist tried to seal the government's

vaccine-related documents and shield Eli Lilly from

subpoenas. Frist also introduced a provision in the

2005 Senate Bill S-3 called the " Protecting America in

the War on Terror Act, " that would effectively

insulate the pharmaceutical industry from liability

for thimerosal poisoning. Pharmaceutical

manufacturers, including Merck, GlaxoKline,

Aventis, Weyeth and Eli Lilly, can basically get off

scot-free for their actions, even as more and more

evidence suggests that top company officials were

aware of the possible dangers and did nothing.

A secret memo leaked to the Los Angeles Times

reportedly implicates one vaccine manufacturer, Merck

& Co., for knowing that thimerosal could pose serious

threats to infants. Allegedly, Dr. Maurice Hilleman,

one of Merck's top scientists, warned the president of

Merck of a possible threat as early as 1991. Dr.

Hilleman told executives that six-month-old children

receiving regular immunizations frequently received

mercury doses 87 times higher than guidelines for the

maximum consumption of mercury. Given today's more

prudent mercury standards, those thimerosal doses

would be 400 times that of safe levels. Dr. Hilleman

recommended in the memo that thimerosal be

discontinued.

Not only do government and industry officials seem to

be trying to downplay the possible harms of

thimerosal; the media is also denying the issue

coverage. Just recently, ABC flip-flopped on whether

it will air interviews with Kennedy Jr., a

leading critic of thimerosal. ABC has been accused of

suppressing the interviews because of its ties to the

pharmaceutical industry.

The thimerosal debate continues

Along with the enormous amount of controversy

surrounding this issue, the five-year-old plea for

" more research " may have finally produced some

results. Burton Goldberg notes that a defect in the

myelinization process (insulation of nerve fibers)

could explain mercury's propensity to cause autism and

neurological damage. This may also account for the

frequent development of epilepsy in older autistic

children.

Scientists are also working on biological links that

support the strong correlations. Researchers at

Northeastern University, working with scientists from

the University of Nebraska, Tufts and s Hopkins

University, may have recently found the mechanism by

which thimerosal interferes with brain activity. If

these researchers are right, vaccine manufacturers

could do little to keep the damaging effects of

thimerosal hidden.

Pharmacy professor Deth and colleagues found

that exposure to thimerosal potently interrupts growth

factor signaling, causing adverse effects on the

transfer of carbon atoms. These carbon atoms play a

significant role in regulating normal DNA function and

gene expression and are critical to proper

neurological development. Additionally, the scientists

recently obtained more insight into the mechanism by

which thimerosal interferes with folate-dependent

methylation. The mechanism inhibits the biosynthesis

of the active form of vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin), a

vitamin now being administered to autistic children.

The experts speak on mercury, vaccines and thimerosal

Now all childhood vaccines have at least one

mercury-free version, and I urge parents to ask for

those versions if they choose to vaccinate their

children. Injecting mercury into children, especially

infants whose immune systems are still underdeveloped

(hepatitis B shots are typically given at birth,

before the immune system has developed), can be an

assault to the immune system.

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Autoimmune

Disorders by B Edelson MD, page 65

In 1999 studies began to surface showing that

multi-dose vial vaccines, such as the MMR and

hepatitis B vaccines, contained enough thimerosal to

expose vaccinated children to 62.5 ug of mercury per

visit to the pediatrician. This is one hundred times

the dose considered safe by the Federal Environmental

Protection Guidelines for infants! Worse yet, some

infants will receive doses even higher; because

thimerosal tends to settle in the vial. If it is not

shaken up before being drawn, the first dose will

contain low concentrations of mercury and the last

dose will contain enormously high concentrations. If

your baby is the unlucky one that gets the last dose,

serious brain injury can result…

Health And Nutrition Secrets by L Blaylock MD,

page 166

Thousands of families say they can demonstrate with

videotapes and photos that their children were normal

prior to being vaccinated, reacted badly to the

vaccines, and became autistic shortly thereafter. The

number of vaccines given before age two has risen from

3 in 1940, when autism occurred in perhaps one case

per 10,000 births, to 22 different vaccines given

before the age of two in the year 2000.

Building Wellness with DMG by V Kendall PhD,

page 104

We know that certain forms of mercury, such as

methylmercury and phenylmercury, are highly lipid

soluble, which makes the brain especially susceptible

to mercury accumulation. These forms of mercury are

found in vaccines as the preservative thimerosal. Once

in the brain, it tends to attach itself to protein

structures, especially to the cell membrane, where it

can disrupt membrane functions.23 By binding to the

cell membrane, mercury changes the membrane's

fluid-like quality, making it stiffer and causing the

cell to age faster.24 The brain is unique in that

neurons depend on special microscopic tube-like

structures within the cell, appropriately called

neurotubules, for their function. These neurotubules

are manufactured by the cell from a substance called

tubulin. We know that mercury interacts with tubulin

causing it to unravel. Studies in rats have shown that

doses of mercury corresponding to those seen in humans

can cause a 75 percent increase in tubulin inhibition.

Health And Nutrition Secrets by L Blaylock MD,

page 53

In the case of the susceptible newborn infant and

toddler, multiple exposures to mercury-containing and

multiple antigen vaccines are highly suspect in the

causation of multiple organ injury (Bernard et al.

2000). The GI tract, the liver, the pancreas, the

kidneys, the immune system, and the brain are major

sites of mercury absorption. Researchers have clearly

shown a chronic inflammatory bowel disease due to

vaccine strain measles in a subset of children with

autism ( et al. 1995; Wakefield et al. 1995,

1999, 2000a,b; Kawashima et al. 2000; Pardi et al.

2000; Uhlmann et al. 2002).

Disease Prevention And Treatment by Life Extension

Foundation, page 153

Studies of autistic children have frequently shown

very high levels of mercury, with no other source but

vaccines found for the exposure. These levels are

equal to those seen in adults during toxic industrial

exposures. Several autism clinics have found dramatic

improvements in the behavior and social interactions

in children from whom the mercury was chelated.

Results depended on how soon the mercury was removed

following exposure, but permanent damage can be caused

if the metal is not chelated soon enough. Still, even

in cases of severe damage, because of the infant

brain's tremendous reparative ability, improvements

are possible. The problem of autism involves numerous

body systems including the gastrointestinal, immune

and nervous systems; as a result we see numerous

infections and magnified effects of malnutrition.

Intrepid workers in the shadows, that is outside the

medial establishment, have worked many miracles with

these children using a multidisciplinary scientific

approach completely ignored by the orthodoxy. Some

children have even experienced a return to complete

physiological normalcy.

Health And Nutrition Secrets by L Blaylock MD,

page 166

Mercury and autism mercury toxicity is a suspected

cause of a steep rise—a tenfold increase between 1984

and 1994—in diagnosed cases of autism in children

around the world, according to some scientists.

Specifically, the culprit is thimerosal, a

mercury-based compound used as a preservative in

vaccines commonly administered to babies and infants.

thimerosal-free vaccines are available. If you have a

child who will be receiving vaccinations, ask for and

make sure thimerosal-free vaccines are used. Kelp,

with its essential minerals (especially calcium and

magnesium), helps remove unwanted metal deposits.

Prescription For Dietary Wellness by Phyllis A Balch,

page 198

The pertussis vaccine (DPT) may cause 45,000 cases of

autism per year in America, affecting 15 cases out of

10,000 vaccinations; also caused by the

measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR) that causes mental

impairment, gastrointestinal damage, and increased

mortality in 6-12 months from impaired immunity; 9 out

of 10 cases were not breast-fed; eating dairy products

caused parasites in the autistic (take Vermex; contact

Dr. in Mexico for control of parasites in

children with autism). There are now over 500,000

victims of autism residing in the United States, in

1994. The pertussis vaccination is not used in Sweden,

which has virtually 0 cases of autism, as does

Holland. This mental illness afflicts environmentally

and socially non-reactive persons, ofwithdrawn

personality; with inability to speak, violenttantrums,

insomnia, actions such as bolting across aroad with no

regard for the dire consequences. May be caused infant

antibiotic use in ear infections with subsequent yeast

overgrowth, by cumulative genetic Brain damage,

Vitamin deficiencies, or milk and additives allergies.

Immune disorders in autism include white blood

cellneutrophil Myeloperoxidase enzyme deficiency for

insufficient hypochlorite ions to kill yeast - genetic

type from Chromosome 17 mutation or biotinidase

deficiency, or acquired type from lead poisoning,

Folic acid or B-l 2 deficiency, infection or

leukemias…

Anti-Aging Manual by ph B n, page 450

Multiple vaccinations, especially in newborns, are

another major source of childhood mercury exposure

because of the mercury-containing thimerosal

preservative. Over twenty-two vaccinations are now

recommended for children before the age of two!

Health And Nutrition Secrets by L Blaylock MD,

page 64

In addition, there is some anecdotal evidence that

autism may be tied to diet. One theory is that, in

very rare cases, a child's immune system could be

weakened by the measles-mumps-rubella vaccination

(MMR), which is usually administered before a child

turns 2. As a result of this weakening, the theory

goes, the child's digestive system is unable to break

down certain food proteins, leading to abnormal brain

development. Proponents of this theory believe that

putting the child on a diet that eliminates certain

foods, such as wheat and dairy products, could in

certain cases reverse the course of the disease. This

theory remains speculative, however, and research

needs to be done to determine its validity. In fact, a

2001 report issued by an Institute of Medicine

committee examining studies about the health effects

of the MMR vaccine in young children suggests that

there is no proven link between the vaccine and

autism. The committee recommends that there be no

change in immunization practices that require children

to be immunized during early childhood.

The Immune Advantage by Ellen Mazo and Berndtson

MD, page 292

Rather than calling for an all-out immediate ban on

thimerosal-containing vaccines, they suggested that

parents continue to have their children vaccinated

with mercury-contaminated vaccines until new stocks of

uncontaminated vaccine could be made available. Here

are two doctors' unions that had to be beat over the

head with an overwhelming amount of data that

mercury-contaminated vaccines were harming children

far worse than the actual diseases against which the

vaccine was intended to protect them, only to have

them suggest that parents continue to harm their

children just to satisfy their vaccination obsession.

Are you surprised to discover that recent

investigations have found that several doctor-members

of vaccine boards were either receiving grants from

vaccine manufacturers or held stock in the companies?

They were willing to sacrifice the health of millions

of children just to fill their pockets with cash.

These people should be looking through bars, not

serving on boards.

Health And Nutrition Secrets by L Blaylock MD,

page 167

Vaccines may afflict 45,000 cases of autism per year

in America, which afflicts 15 victims in every 10.000

births: there are now 5 00,000 of these victims in the

U.S. In Sweden not using the pertussis vaccine, there

is virtually no autism (and likewise in Holland).

Anti-Aging Manual by ph B n, page 600

Many symptoms of autism are similar to those of

mercury poisoning. Immune dysfunction, visual

disturbances, and motor dysfunction are seen in both.

Treating autistic children for removal of mercury and

other heavy metals has shown significant improvement

in their autistic symptoms. Most autistic individuals

have poor liver detoxification, low antioxidant

levels, and low levels of glutathione. Vaccines are

effective, but the production and use of vaccines

should proceed more cautiously. Currently manufactured

vaccines still contain harmful substances like

mercury. The link between vaccines and autism is far

stronger than the medical community is willing to

admit, and more research in this area should be an

urgent priority.

Building Wellness with DMG by V Kendall PhD,

page 105

Studies indicate that autism may be the result of

adverse reactions to childhood vaccinations. Dr. Alan

Cohen, an environmental physician from Connecticut,

notes that high levels of autism and attention deficit

disorder (ADD) did not occur until the mandatory use

of childhood vaccinations, and suggests that there may

be a connection between certain vaccines and the onset

of these conditions.

Complete Encyclopedia Of Natural Healing by Null

PhD, page 46

Almost from the inception of vaccination programs,

manufacturers added a mercury preservative called

thimerosal to vaccines. The practice continued until

recently, and was stopped only because of the outcry

from thousands of concerned parents and numerous

experts in the field. The American Academy of

Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Practice

did not warn parents or pediatricians that the mercury

was dangerous until they were forced to. That mercury

was toxic to cells had been known for over sixty

years, but manufacturers apparently were more worried

about lawsuits…

Health And Nutrition Secrets by L Blaylock MD,

page 165

In fact, a 2001 report issued by an Institute of

Medicine committee examining studies about the health

effects of the MMR vaccine in young children suggests

that there is no proven link between the vaccine and

autism. The committee recommends that there be no

change in immunization practices that require children

to be immunized during early childhood. Another

disorder affecting the brain, Alzheimer's disease, may

also have an immune connection. Alzheimer's is a

degenerative disease that slowly attacks nerve cells

in the brain. It eventually results in the loss of all

memory and mental functioning. Scientists are

currently investigating the role that the immune

system plays in producing an overabundance of the

amino acid glutamate, a powerful nerve-cell killer.

Another immune connection that researchers are

investigating is the idea that Alzheimer's might be

triggered, in part, by a virus.

The Immune Advantage by Ellen Mazo and Berndtson

MD, page 292

In the past 10 years, the number of autistic children

has risen between 200 and 500 per cent in every state

in the U.S. This sharp increase in autism followed the

introduction of MMR vaccine in 1975. Representative

Dan Burton's healthy grandson was given injections for

9 diseases in one day. These injections were followed

by autism.

A Physicians Guide To Natural Health Products That

Work By Howenstine MD, page 267

" Probably 20% of American children, one in five,

suffers from a " development disability', " according to

Coulter, Ph.D., Founder and Director of the

Center for Empirical Medicine, in Washington, D.C.

" This is a stupefying figure and we have inflicted it

on ourselves. 'Development disabilities' are nearly

always generated by encephalitis. And the primary

cause of encephalitis in the U.S. and other

industrialized countries is the childhood vaccination

program. To be specific, a large proportion of the

millions of U.S. children and adults suffering from

autism, seizures, mental retardation, hyperactivity,

dyslexia, and other branches of the hydra-headed

entity called 'development disabilities' owe their

disorders to one of the vaccines against childhood

diseases. "

Alternative Medicine by Burton Goldberg, page 1101

noted that the increased incidence of chronic

fatigue syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity

disorder, autism, and other behavior-linked illnesses

" may be an inadvertent consequence of stealth virus

vaccine contaminants. "

AIDS And Ebola by Leonard Horowitz, page 493

Just for perspective if we go back to 1971 up to 1980,

we see that California consistently added 100 to 200

new cases a year; but in the year 2002, California

added 3,577 new cases. Since 1980, the documented

start of California's autism epidemic, the number of

new cases has steadily increased. If we break down

those statistics it means that from 1994 to 1995,

California only added on average 2 new autistic

children a day into its system. In 2001, it was a rate

of 8 new autistic children added a day; in 2002, it

jumped up to 10 children a day. mercury-containing

vaccines are still in use today, including the most

recently recommended addition to the childhood

immunization schedule, 2 shots of flu vaccine for

infants, bringing the total number of vaccines up to

41 in California that a child will receive before the

age of two. It will take a few years to start seeing

the effect of the phasing out of the

mercury-containing preservative thimerosal from

childhood vaccines on this autism epidemic. Many

symptoms of autism are similar to those of mercury

poisoning. Immune dysfunction, visual disturbances,

and motor dysfunction are seen in both. Treating

autistic children for removal of mercury and other

heavy metals has shown significant improvement in

their autistic symptoms. Most autistic individuals

have poor liver detoxification, low antioxidant

levels, and low levels of glutathione.

Building Wellness with DMG by V Kendall PhD,

page 105

Since the 1990s, there has been a tenfold or

1000-percent increase in autism, an increase which has

been linked by some researchers to the organic mercury

preservative commonly found in baby vaccines. A

greatly increased incidence of juvenile diabetes has

been correlated to specific vaccination sequences and

to the number of vaccines given. In some Australian

Aboriginal communities, every second child died

shortly after vaccination.

The Natural Way to Heal by Walter Last, page 309

The best current estimates are that autism occurs in

40 to 67 children per 10,000 live births. This means

that the prevalence of autism has increased 1,000

percent in the last decade. According to the latest

figures just released in January 2003 by the

California Department of Developmental Services,

California experienced an astounding 31 percent

increase in the number of new children…

Building Wellness with DMG by V Kendall PhD,

page 104

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