Thimerosal is not the only neurotoxin

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Here are several examples about neurotoxicity of PBDEs and pefluorated

chemicals. If you own the patent on a toxic molecule, own a corporation

the profits from toxic molecules, or have a large number of shares in

such a company, then you may appreciate the anti-public relations

strategies of the Weinberg Group (1). Let us remember that in the US,

there is an ongoing right to have toxic molecules injure the placenta,

embryo, and fetus.

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Neonatal exposure to decabrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE 209) results in

changes in BDNF, CaMKII and GAP-43, biochemical substrates of neuronal

survival, growth, and synaptogenesis

/Pages 152-159/

Henrik Viberg, Mundy and Per sson

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Neonatal exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and

perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) causes neurobehavioural defects in adult mice

/Pages 160-169/

N. Johansson, A. Fredriksson and P. sson

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PBDE-47-induced oxidative stress, DNA damage and apoptosis in primary

cultured rat hippocampal neurons

/Pages 124-129/

Ping He, Weihong He, Aiguo Wang, Tao Xia, Bayi Xu, Ming Zhang and Xuemin

Chen

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Autoantibodies to neurotypic and gliotypic proteins as biomarkers of

neurotoxicity: Assessment of trimethyltin (TMT)

/Pages 109-115/

Hassan A.N. El-Fawal and P. O'Callaghan

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Gender-bender chemical probe targets PR firm

* 16 February 2008

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg19726433.800-genderbender-chemical-\

probe-targets-pr-firm.html

A COMPANY with a controversial history of defending the image of

potentially damaging chemicals has aroused the interest of a US

congressional committee.

The House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce is

investigating the safety of bisphenol A. Because of its chemical

similarity to the hormone oestrogen, bisphenol A has been linked with

gender-bending and carcinogenic effects in humans and wildlife.

The committee is in the process of contacting the Weinberg Group to

establish whether or not it has been asked to defend bisphenol A.

Based in Washington DC, Weinberg has previously helped defend the image

of chemicals such as Agent Orange, which was used as a herbicide and

defoliant in the Vietnam war.

In a letter dated 5 February, the congressional committee asked the

group for copies of any emails, publications and records relating to

work on bisphenol A. It contacted Weinberg after reading a risk

assessment of bisphenol A by an academic who consults for the group.

Weinberg declined to comment on the matter when contacted by New Scientist.

From issue 2643 of New Scientist magazine, 16 February 2008, page 7

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