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| January 27, 2004 Bay Area News Conference Follows Congressional Committee in Attacking Dental Board for "Stonewalling on Mercury Fillings" Jul. 28, 2003 Laurie's Story: SIDS Death by Lethal Injection This is the story of Laura Marie who at 3 months of age was given a lethal injection that wracked her tiny body with pain for nearly 24 hours. The lethal injection. a DPT OPV shot, had been administered by her pediatrician. What's the problem? Thimerosol, a mercury compound used as a preservative in the vaccine. She's not the only one. The Orcas warn us about the mercury we have released into the world. Dec 11, 2003 Congresswoman Diane Watson (D - California) Introduces Bill to Ban Mercury
Amalgams Statement by Rep. Diane Watson November 5, 2001 |
February 25, 2003 The Bush administration intends to roll back efforts to reduce mercury pollution despite increasing scientific evidence of its health risks, according to public health and environmental advocacy groups. Critics contend the administration's Clear Skies initiative would allow coal fired power plants, the leading U.S. source of mercury pollution, to emit three times the amount of the toxic substance into the atmosphere than allowed under existing law. The administration's policy is "outrageous," former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Carol Browner told reporters at a National Press Club briefing. "It means more mercury in the air for longer," said Browner, who served as EPA chief from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. In The 1860s - 30 Years After The Introduction Of Amalgam - Doctors Knew Mercury Fillings Were Killing Us!'Baby Hair' Study Shows Autistic Children Have Altered Response to Mercury; Reduced Excretion of Toxic Metal May Explain Autism Link Aug. 25 A study published this month in the International Journal of Toxicology, the official journal of the American College of Toxicology, provides the strongest clinical evidence to date supporting the theory that mercury exposure is tied to autism. One finding of the study that will be sure to draw attention is the relatively high levels of mercury in the hair of normal infants. These levels appear to be a direct result of the number of mercury-containing amalgam fillings in the mother, as well as the mother's fish consumption, during pregnancy. Many popular fish species contain high levels of mercury. These results appear consistent with the notion that mercury levels in women of child-bearing age are already dangerously high. Thimerosal-containing infant vaccines can then push vulnerable children over the edge. "This study provides the clearest proof we have seen so far," said Sallie Bernard, executive director of Safe Minds, "that small differences in mercury exposure and detoxification ability can drive huge differences in the brain development of small children. Recent studies sponsored by vaccine health officials that have attempted to reassure parents about the safety of so-called "low dose" mercury exposures from vaccines have completely failed to assess individual sensitivity to this neurotoxin. It only takes one child in 100 to have reduced excretion capacity and you can have an epidemic of neurological disease on your hands." Safe Minds (Sensible Action For Ending Mercury Induced Neurological Disorders) is a non-profit parents organization founded to investigate the continuing risks to infants and children of exposure to mercury from medical products, including thimerosal in vaccines. Its Web site is http://www.safeminds.org. December 16, 2003
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