Guest guest Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Original document was sent in MS Word, thus the odd format herein. Proposed bill can be enjoyed at url in cite 34. This post may be forwarded hither and yon. * * * * Limiting Mercury in vaccines SB06-099 to: cc: Bob Hagedorn © Deanna Hanna (VC) Steve a Sandoval Shaffer Kiki Traylor fr: Binstock Researcher in Developmental & Behavioral Neuroanatomy P.O. Box 1788 Estes Park CO 80517 As your committee considers SB06-099 (34), please consider several points: A. The CDC’s 1999 study found statistically significant associations between thimerosal injections and a range of neurologic problems, including but not limited to attention deficits, language problems, sleep disorders, tics, and autism (1). B. The CDC proceeded deliberately to dilute its own 1999 findings (eg, 2-5). C. “Pediatrics”, a journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, published the diluted-data rendition of the CDC’s findings as Verstraeten et al 2003 (6). D. FOIA evidence presented in court documents includes a CDC-IOM meeting transcript indicating that conclusions for the IOM’s second thimerosal hearing were predetermined by the CDC, which hired the IOM to orchestrate the IOM’s second thimerosal hearing (7, see also 8). Thus, public record indicates that the primary basis of rationales alleging thimerosal’s lack of adverse effects is rooted in CDC data that CDC employees diluted. Were a medical school researcher to deliberately dilute data, he or she would be promptly barred from the laboratory. Furthermore, recent U.S. history offers precedents in suppressing data damaging to financial interests and in the recruitment of physicians and researchers willing to cooperate with those same financial interests on behalf of hiding data showing adverse effects (eg, 9). Conclusion: The toxic load of pregnant women is increasing, as are the numbers of toxins in infants and others (eg, 10-27). Thus, thimerosal – which is 49.6% ethylmercury by weight (reviewed in 28) – ought not be added to the toxic load within the bodies of women, fetus, infants, and toddlers. I encourage this Senate committee and the Colorado legislature to pass legislation banning or severely limiting physicians’ and nurses’ ability to inject thimerosal, a known neurotoxin (eg, 29-33), into humans in Colorado. References: 1. CDC documents obtained by FOIA, critiqued by Mark Blaxill of Safeminds.org http://www.safeminds.org/Generation%20Zero%20Syn.pdf http://www.safeminds.org/Generation%20Zero%20Pres.pdf 2. http://www.safeminds.org/legislation/foia/simpsonwood.html 3. http://www.safeminds.org/research/past.html 4. http://www.generationrescue.org/mercury_myths14.html 5. http://www.momsonamissionforautism.org/index/VSD.SafeMinds.critique.pdf 6. Verstraeten T et al. Safety of thimerosal-containing vaccines: a two-phased study of computerized health maintenance organization databases. Pediatrics. 2003 Nov;112(5):1039-48. 7. Closed Meeting Transcript of IOM - Immunization Safety Review Committee http://www.nomercury.org/iom.htm 8. Congressman Weldon (R-Fla) speech to Autism One conference http://www.autisminfo.com/WeldonAutismOne2004.htm 9. Exposed: The Secret Corporate Funding Behind Health Research Academics and the media have failed dismally to ask the crucial question of scientists' claims: who is paying you? by Monbiot Tuesday, February 7, 2006 by the Guardian/UK http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1704107,00.html 10. Bosman J. Reporters Find Science Journals Harder to Trust, but Not Easy to Verify. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/13/business/media/13journal.html 11. Marsee, K, TJ Woodruff, DA Axelrad, AM Calafat, and SH Swan. 2006. Estimated Daily Phthalate Exposures in a Population of Mothers of Male Infants Exhibiting Reduced Anogenital Distance. Environmental Health Perspectives, in press. http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/NewScience/oncompounds/phthalates/2006/2006-0205m\ arseeetal.htm 12. One in five women of childbearing age for mercury in a national survey have levels exceeding the EPA's recommended limit. The more fish they ate, --including store-bought fish, canned tuna and locally caught fish-- the higher their levels. An Investigation of Factors Related to Levels of Mercury in Human Hair. http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/press/reports/an-investigation-of-factors-re 13. North American children remain at risk from environmental exposures. Data show a rising number of childhood asthma cases across North America. Lead levels have improved but paint hazards remain. Mexico faces large challenges in water and sanitation. Children’s health and the environment in North America. Published by North American Commission for Environmental ation. 4 February 2006. http://www.cec.org/pubs_docs/documents/index.cfm?varlan=english & ID=1917 14. A cocktail of harmful toxic chemicals has been found inside every person tested in a Canada-wide study. Many of the chemicals discovered in the bodies of Canadians are associated with cancer, hormone disruption, reproductive disorders, respiratory illnesses and harming the development of children. Toxic Nation. Pollution, It's in You! Published by Environmental Defence Canada. 19 January 2006. http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/toxicnation/home.php 15. Tap water in 42 states is contaminated with more than 140 chemicals lacking safety standards. Public health officials have not set safety standards for these chemicals, even though millions drink them every day. A national assessment of tap water quality. Published by Environmental Working Group. 20 December 2005. http://www.ewg.org/tapwater/findings.php 16. CDC's biomonitoring report reveals continued presence of several long-banned chemicals, such as PCBs and DDT, in people in the US. Children had higher levels than adults of phthalates and organophosphate pesticides. Disparities among racial/ethnic groups continue to be a concern, with Mexican Americans, Non-Hispanic Blacks and Non-Hispanic Whites showing different patterns of exposures to several chemicals. LDDI analysis – CDC biomonitoring. Published by The Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative. 11 November 2005. http://www.iceh.org/LDDISummaryCDC.html 17. The first US study to test household dust for a new and wide variety of chemicals found disturbing evidence of toxic chemicals in ordinary homes across the country. This study shows that the US federal regulatory system has failed in protecting people from exposure to hazardous chemicals including toxic flame retardants, pesticides, and hormone disrupting chemicals. Sick of dust. Published by Safer Products Project. 24 October 2005 http://www.safer-products.org/page.php?p=dust 18. A European-wide family bloodtesting survey found a total of 73 man-made hazardous chemicals in the blood of 13 families (grandmothers, mothers and children) from 12 European countries. The highest number of chemicals was detected in the grandmothers' generation (63). However, the younger generation had more chemicals in their blood (59) than their mothers (49), and some chemicals were found at their highest levels in the children. Generations X. Published by World Wildlife Fund - UK. 6 October 2005 http://www.panda.org/campaign/detox/news_publications/news.cfm?uNewsID=23635 19. Environmental contaminants in breast milk. Nickerson K. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2006 Jan-Feb;51(1):26-34. 20. Determination of organochlorine pesticide residues in the blood of healthy individuals. Charlier CJ, Plomteux GJ. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2002 Apr;40(4):361-4. 21. Tests on blood taken from the umbilical cords of nearly 30 new-born babies and from more than 40 new mothers revealed contamination in every sample of mother or baby blood tested. All umbilical cords contained a minimum of five of the 35 chemicals tested for, some contained as many as 14. Two of the mothers tested had 17 of the 35 chemicals in their blood. A present for life: Hazardous chemicals in cord blood. Published by Greenpeace International, World Wildlife Fund - UK. 8 September 2005. http://www.wwf-uk.org/news/n_0000001830.asp 22. A new study confirms that chemical exposure begins in the womb, as hundreds of industrial chemicals, pollutants and pesticides are pumped back and forth from mother to baby through umbilical cord blood. Laboratory tests of 10 American Red Cross cord blood samples found an average of 200 contaminants. The pollutants included mercury, fire retardants, pesticides and the Teflon chemical PFOA. In total, the babies' blood had 287 chemicals, including 209 never before detected in cord blood. The Pollution in Newborns. Published by Environmental Working Group. 14 July 2005 http://www.ewg.org/reports/bodyburden2/newsrelease.php 23. Children as young as nine years old are not only contaminated with a cocktail of hazardous man-made chemicals but can have higher concentrations of certain newer chemicals than older generations. Of the 104 chemicals analysed, 80 were detected - children were found to have 75 chemicals in their blood, 75 were found in parents and 56 in grandmothers. Contaminated: the next generation. Published by World Wildlife Fund - UK. 10 October 2004. http://www.wwf.org.uk/News/n_0000001359.asp 24. Very few women’s health concerns, including the effects of exposure passed from mother to fetus, are taken into account when government agencies or corporations set 'safe' exposure levels. A new report reveals how women and their families are exposed in homes and neighborhoods, at work, in the broader community, and across the state. Confronting Toxic Contamination in Our Communities: Women’s Health and California’s Future. Published by Women's Foundation of California. 10 October 2003. http://www.womensfoundca.org/fullreport10_7.pdf 25. Hooper K, She J. Lessons from the polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs): precautionary principle, primary prevention, and the value of community-based body-burden monitoring using breast milk. Environ Health Perspect. 2003 Jan;111(1):109-14. http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2003/5438/5438.html http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2003/5438/5438.pdf 26. Landrigan P et al. Chemical contaminants in breast milk and their impacts on children's health: an overview. Environ Health Perspect. 2002 Jun;110(6):A313-5. http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2002/110pA313-A315landrigan/landrigan-full.html http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2002/110pA313-A315landrigan/EHP110pA313PDF.PDF 27. Suzuki G, Nakano M, Nakano S. Distribution of PCDDs/PCDFs and Co-PCBs in human maternal blood, cord blood, placenta, milk, and adipose tissue: dioxins showing high toxic equivalency factor accumulate in the placenta. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2005 Oct;69(10):1836-47. http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bbb/69/10/69_1836/_article http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bbb/69/10/1836/_pdf 28. Bernard et al. Autism: a novel form of mercury poisoning. Med Hypotheses. 2001 Apr;56(4):462-71. 29. Baskin et al. Thimerosal induces DNA breaks, caspase-3 activation, membrane damage, and cell death in cultured human neurons and fibroblasts. Toxicol Sci. 2003 Aug;74(2):361-8 http://toxsci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/74/2/361?ijkey=0dd70f346f3fe83d8a3b\ fa5b361af3f4eff26c25 30. Waly et al. Activation of methionine synthase by insulin-like growth factor-1 and dopamine: a target for neurodevelopmental toxins and thimerosal. Mol Psychiatry. 2004 Apr;9(4):358-70. 31. Havarinasab S, Hultman P. Organic mercury compounds and autoimmunity. Autoimmun Rev. 2005 Jun;4(5):270-5. 32. Mutter J et al. Mercury and autism: accelerating evidence? Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2005 Oct;26(5):439-46. 33. Burbacher TM et al. Comparison of blood and brain mercury levels in infant monkeys exposed to methylmercury or vaccines containing thimerosal. Environ Health Perspect. 2005 Aug;113(8):1015-21. http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2005/7712/7712.html http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2005/7712/7712.pdf 34.SB06-099 http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2006A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/612F2210EC1F055A872570\ 660062EC82?Open & file=099_01.pdf --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Excellent work !!! Shari letter to Colorado committee for its mercury/vaccines hearing Wednesday, Feb 15, 2006 > Original document was sent in MS Word, thus the odd format herein. > Proposed bill can be enjoyed at url in cite 34. > > This post may be forwarded hither and yon. > > > > * * * * > > Limiting Mercury in vaccines > SB06-099 > > > to: > > > > cc: Bob Hagedorn © > Deanna Hanna (VC) > Steve > > a Sandoval > Shaffer > Kiki Traylor > > > fr: Binstock > Researcher in Developmental & Behavioral Neuroanatomy > P.O. Box 1788 > Estes Park CO 80517 > > As your committee considers SB06-099 (34), please consider several points: > > A. The CDC’s 1999 study found statistically significant associations > between thimerosal injections and a range of neurologic problems, > including but not limited to attention deficits, language problems, > sleep disorders, tics, and autism (1). > > B. The CDC proceeded deliberately to dilute its own 1999 findings (eg, > 2-5). > > C. “Pediatrics”, a journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, > published the diluted-data rendition of the CDC’s findings as > Verstraeten et al 2003 (6). > > D. FOIA evidence presented in court documents includes a CDC-IOM meeting > transcript indicating that conclusions for the IOM’s second thimerosal > hearing were predetermined by the CDC, which hired the IOM to > orchestrate the IOM’s second thimerosal hearing (7, see also 8). > > Thus, public record indicates that the primary basis of rationales > alleging thimerosal’s lack of adverse effects is rooted in CDC data that > CDC employees diluted. Were a medical school researcher to deliberately > dilute data, he or she would be promptly barred from the laboratory. > Furthermore, recent U.S. history offers precedents in suppressing data > damaging to financial interests and in the recruitment of physicians and > researchers willing to cooperate with those same financial interests on > behalf of hiding data showing adverse effects (eg, 9). > > Conclusion: The toxic load of pregnant women is increasing, as are the > numbers of toxins in infants and others (eg, 10-27). Thus, thimerosal – > which is 49.6% ethylmercury by weight (reviewed in 28) – ought not be > added to the toxic load within the bodies of women, fetus, infants, and > toddlers. I encourage this Senate committee and the Colorado legislature > to pass legislation banning or severely limiting physicians’ and nurses’ > ability to inject thimerosal, a known neurotoxin (eg, 29-33), into > humans in Colorado. > > > References: > > 1. CDC documents obtained by FOIA, critiqued by Mark Blaxill of > Safeminds.org > http://www.safeminds.org/Generation%20Zero%20Syn.pdf > http://www.safeminds.org/Generation%20Zero%20Pres.pdf > > 2. http://www.safeminds.org/legislation/foia/simpsonwood.html > > 3. http://www.safeminds.org/research/past.html > > 4. http://www.generationrescue.org/mercury_myths14.html > > 5. http://www.momsonamissionforautism.org/index/VSD.SafeMinds.critique.pdf > > 6. Verstraeten T et al. Safety of thimerosal-containing vaccines: a > two-phased study of computerized health maintenance organization > databases. Pediatrics. 2003 Nov;112(5):1039-48. > > 7. Closed Meeting Transcript of IOM - Immunization Safety Review Committee > http://www.nomercury.org/iom.htm > > 8. Congressman Weldon (R-Fla) speech to Autism One conference > http://www.autisminfo.com/WeldonAutismOne2004.htm > > 9. Exposed: The Secret Corporate Funding Behind Health Research > Academics and the media have failed dismally to ask the crucial question > of scientists' claims: who is paying you? > by Monbiot > Tuesday, February 7, 2006 by the Guardian/UK > http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1704107,00.html > > 10. Bosman J. Reporters Find Science Journals Harder to Trust, but Not > Easy to Verify. > http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/13/business/media/13journal.html > > > 11. Marsee, K, TJ Woodruff, DA Axelrad, AM Calafat, and SH Swan. 2006. > Estimated Daily Phthalate Exposures in a Population of Mothers of Male > Infants Exhibiting Reduced Anogenital Distance. Environmental Health > Perspectives, in press. > http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/NewScience/oncompounds/phthalates/2006/2006-0205m\ arseeetal.htm > > 12. One in five women of childbearing age for mercury in a national > survey have levels exceeding the EPA's recommended limit. The more fish > they ate, --including store-bought fish, canned tuna and locally caught > fish-- the higher their levels. An Investigation of Factors Related to > Levels of Mercury in Human Hair. > http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/press/reports/an-investigation-of-factors-re > > 13. North American children remain at risk from environmental exposures. > Data show a rising number of childhood asthma cases across North > America. Lead levels have improved but paint hazards remain. Mexico > faces large challenges in water and sanitation. Children’s health and > the environment in North America. Published by North American Commission > for Environmental ation. 4 February 2006. > http://www.cec.org/pubs_docs/documents/index.cfm?varlan=english & ID=1917 > > 14. A cocktail of harmful toxic chemicals has been found inside every > person tested in a Canada-wide study. Many of the chemicals discovered > in the bodies of Canadians are associated with cancer, hormone > disruption, reproductive disorders, respiratory illnesses and harming > the development of children. Toxic Nation. Pollution, It's in You! > Published by Environmental Defence Canada. 19 January 2006. > http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/toxicnation/home.php > > 15. Tap water in 42 states is contaminated with more than 140 chemicals > lacking safety standards. Public health officials have not set safety > standards for these chemicals, even though millions drink them every > day. A national assessment of tap water quality. Published by > Environmental Working Group. 20 December 2005. > http://www.ewg.org/tapwater/findings.php > > 16. CDC's biomonitoring report reveals continued presence of several > long-banned chemicals, such as PCBs and DDT, in people in the US. > Children had higher levels than adults of phthalates and organophosphate > pesticides. Disparities among racial/ethnic groups continue to be a > concern, with Mexican Americans, Non-Hispanic Blacks and Non-Hispanic > Whites showing different patterns of exposures to several chemicals. > LDDI analysis – CDC biomonitoring. Published by The Learning and > Developmental Disabilities Initiative. 11 November 2005. > http://www.iceh.org/LDDISummaryCDC.html > > 17. The first US study to test household dust for a new and wide variety > of chemicals found disturbing evidence of toxic chemicals in ordinary > homes across the country. This study shows that the US federal > regulatory system has failed in protecting people from exposure to > hazardous chemicals including toxic flame retardants, pesticides, and > hormone disrupting chemicals. Sick of dust. Published by Safer Products > Project. 24 October 2005 > http://www.safer-products.org/page.php?p=dust > > 18. A European-wide family bloodtesting survey found a total of 73 > man-made hazardous chemicals in the blood of 13 families (grandmothers, > mothers and children) from 12 European countries. The highest number of > chemicals was detected in the grandmothers' generation (63). However, > the younger generation had more chemicals in their blood (59) than their > mothers (49), and some chemicals were found at their highest levels in > the children. Generations X. Published by World Wildlife Fund - UK. 6 > October 2005 > http://www.panda.org/campaign/detox/news_publications/news.cfm?uNewsID=23635 > > 19. Environmental contaminants in breast milk. Nickerson K. J Midwifery > Womens Health. 2006 Jan-Feb;51(1):26-34. > > 20. Determination of organochlorine pesticide residues in the blood of > healthy individuals. Charlier CJ, Plomteux GJ. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2002 > Apr;40(4):361-4. > > 21. Tests on blood taken from the umbilical cords of nearly 30 new-born > babies and from more than 40 new mothers revealed contamination in every > sample of mother or baby blood tested. All umbilical cords contained a > minimum of five of the 35 chemicals tested for, some contained as many > as 14. Two of the mothers tested had 17 of the 35 chemicals in their > blood. A present for life: Hazardous chemicals in cord blood. Published > by Greenpeace International, World Wildlife Fund - UK. 8 September 2005. > http://www.wwf-uk.org/news/n_0000001830.asp > > 22. A new study confirms that chemical exposure begins in the womb, as > hundreds of industrial chemicals, pollutants and pesticides are pumped > back and forth from mother to baby through umbilical cord blood. > Laboratory tests of 10 American Red Cross cord blood samples found an > average of 200 contaminants. The pollutants included mercury, fire > retardants, pesticides and the Teflon chemical PFOA. In total, the > babies' blood had 287 chemicals, including 209 never before detected in > cord blood. The Pollution in Newborns. Published by Environmental > Working Group. 14 July 2005 > http://www.ewg.org/reports/bodyburden2/newsrelease.php > > 23. Children as young as nine years old are not only contaminated with a > cocktail of hazardous man-made chemicals but can have higher > concentrations of certain newer chemicals than older generations. Of the > 104 chemicals analysed, 80 were detected - children were found to have > 75 chemicals in their blood, 75 were found in parents and 56 in > grandmothers. Contaminated: the next generation. Published by World > Wildlife Fund - UK. 10 October 2004. > http://www.wwf.org.uk/News/n_0000001359.asp > > 24. Very few women’s health concerns, including the effects of exposure > passed from mother to fetus, are taken into account when government > agencies or corporations set 'safe' exposure levels. A new report > reveals how women and their families are exposed in homes and > neighborhoods, at work, in the broader community, and across the state. > Confronting Toxic Contamination in Our Communities: Women’s Health and > California’s Future. Published by Women's Foundation of California. 10 > October 2003. > http://www.womensfoundca.org/fullreport10_7.pdf > > 25. Hooper K, She J. Lessons from the polybrominated diphenyl ethers > (PBDEs): precautionary principle, primary prevention, and the value of > community-based body-burden monitoring using breast milk. Environ Health > Perspect. 2003 Jan;111(1):109-14. > http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2003/5438/5438.html > http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2003/5438/5438.pdf > > 26. Landrigan P et al. Chemical contaminants in breast milk and their > impacts on children's health: an overview. Environ Health Perspect. 2002 > Jun;110(6):A313-5. > http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2002/110pA313-A315landrigan/landrigan-full.html > http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2002/110pA313-A315landrigan/EHP110pA313PDF.PDF > > 27. Suzuki G, Nakano M, Nakano S. Distribution of PCDDs/PCDFs and > Co-PCBs in human maternal blood, cord blood, placenta, milk, and adipose > tissue: dioxins showing high toxic equivalency factor accumulate in the > placenta. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2005 Oct;69(10):1836-47. > http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bbb/69/10/69_1836/_article > http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bbb/69/10/1836/_pdf > > 28. Bernard et al. Autism: a novel form of mercury poisoning. Med > Hypotheses. 2001 Apr;56(4):462-71. > > 29. Baskin et al. Thimerosal induces DNA breaks, caspase-3 activation, > membrane damage, and cell death in cultured human neurons and > fibroblasts. Toxicol Sci. 2003 Aug;74(2):361-8 > http://toxsci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/74/2/361?ijkey=0dd70f346f3fe83d8a3b\ fa5b361af3f4eff26c25 > > 30. Waly et al. Activation of methionine synthase by insulin-like growth > factor-1 and dopamine: a target for neurodevelopmental toxins and > thimerosal. > Mol Psychiatry. 2004 Apr;9(4):358-70. > > 31. Havarinasab S, Hultman P. Organic mercury compounds and autoimmunity. > Autoimmun Rev. 2005 Jun;4(5):270-5. > > 32. Mutter J et al. Mercury and autism: accelerating evidence? Neuro > Endocrinol Lett. 2005 Oct;26(5):439-46. > > 33. Burbacher TM et al. Comparison of blood and brain mercury levels in > infant monkeys exposed to methylmercury or vaccines containing > thimerosal. Environ Health Perspect. 2005 Aug;113(8):1015-21. > http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2005/7712/7712.html > http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2005/7712/7712.pdf > > 34.SB06-099 > http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2006A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/612F2210EC1F055A872570\ 660062EC82?Open & file=099_01.pdf > > --- > > > > > Many frequently asked questions and answers can be found at <http://forums.autism-rxguidebook.com/default.aspx> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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