Thimerosal: A skillet study

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Thimerosal A skillet study?

• our measurements are unable to determine the
  fate of the mercury after it leaves the blood.
• A University of Rochester release quotes
  Pichichero as saying, Now its obvious that
  ethyl mercurys short half-life prevents toxic
  build-up from occurring. Its just gone too
  fast. http//www.urmclabs.com/pr/news/story.cfm?i
  d1848
• Metaphoric implication touching a hot skillet
  with your bare hands will not burn your skin
  because you only touched it for 1 second. We
  dont need to look at your skin it is undamaged
  because we said so.

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MEDIA
The findings bolster the argument that a
mercury-based vaccine preservative doesn't cause
autism in children Associated Press January 30,
2008 - 931pm
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The mercury in a
vaccine preservative is pumped out of a baby's
body too quickly for it to do any damage,
researchers reported on Wednesday in a study they
say should further absolve shots of causing
autism.
New studies in infants show that the mercury
used as a preservative in vaccines is cleared
from the body at least 10 times faster than
researchers had previously believed, a finding
that casts further doubt on the theory that the
preservative causes autism. Los Angeles Times
January 31, 2008
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DS and Mercury

• Epidemiology vs biological studies
• IOM is correct you cannot determine subgroups of
  mercury sensitive persons from large epi studies
• The biology of DS is consistent with what the
  medical literature indicates for increased
  toxicity with exposure to mercury.
• If one group of genetically sensitive individuals
  is found, it is likely that there are
  others.

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Future directions

• Conduct DS cell culture and animal studies to
  determine thimerosal sensitivity.
• If increased sensitivity is found, a biological
  look at how thimerosal may contribute to autism
  in this highly susceptible group of children
  should be pursued.

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Future directions

• Studies should be conducted by independent
  researchers with no conflict of interest.
• Emphasis should be on biological mechanisms not
  epidemiology.
• DS/autism studies should receive the same level
  of vigor as those of DS/Alzheimers and
  DS/leukemia.

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How confident do I feel that sufficient
mechanistic studies have been done on mandatory
vaccines?
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Leukemia and vaccines
Vaccination history and risk of childhood
leukaemia. Int J Epidemiol. 2005
Oct34(5)1100-9
Quote from the abstract Vaccinations against
DPT, tetanus, MMR, and polio were not associated
with the risk of leukemia.
Quote from the full text It is possible that
the present study had limited power in detecting
an effect even if one was present because almost
all children received these vaccines and followed
very similar schedules"
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Leukemia and vaccines
What does the media tell us?
Flu Jabs for mums-to-be to protect children from
leukemia by FIONA MACRAE and BOB OSMAN
24th October 2006
The following wording appeared below a picture of
a pregnant women Cancer warning Pregnant women
will receive a flu jab because of a leukaemia
risk to an unborn child. http//www.dailymail.co.
uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_i
d412187in_page_id1770ct5
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Leukemia and vaccines

• Maternal illness and drug/medication use during
  the period surrounding pregnancy and risk of
  childhood leukemia among offspring.
• Am J Epidemiol. 2007 Jan 1165(1)27-35
• Media jumps to false conclusion
• The study did not even mention the word
  vaccine.
• Study acknowledges
• the problem of recall bias
• influenza was self-reported not laboratory
  confirmed
• 3 other studies (2 based on medical records)
  found no association or a decreased risk of
  leukemia with maternal influenza surrounding
  pregnancy

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Leukemia and vaccines

• Other concerns include
• Contamination of MMR with avian leukosis virus
  (ALV) from being attenuated on chicken eggs
• Working in chicken slaughter houses is a risk
  factor for leukemia.
• Chromosomal breaks have been documented in
  patients receiving attenuated measles vaccine.
• Am J Hum Genet. 1966 Jan18(1)81-92

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Leukemia and vaccines

• Other concerns include
• Patients with Downs syndrome show more
  chromosomal breaks after virus infection than do
  normal control subjects.
• Pediat Res 7 582-587 (1973)
• It is determined that antimeasles vaccination
  causes considerable changes in the leucocyte
  chromosome apparatus of children affected with
  Downs syndrome not affecting any cytogenetic
  structure of healthy children. N. N. Ilyinskikh
  1981
• Leukamoide Reaktion oder Leukose nach
  MMR-Schutzimpfung translates to Leukemoid
  reaction or leukosis after MMR preventive
  vaccination
• Kinderaztl Praxis 61(1993) 118-119

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Leukemia and vaccines

• Other concerns include
• Further study is essential to unveil the exact
  mechanism of the clastogenic action of different
  vaccines on the hereditary materials of the
  inoculated organisms.
• Int J Genet, 3(1) 51-58 (2003)
• Do upcoming vaccines undergo testing on the
  clastogenic properties of the vaccine prior to
  public release?

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Leukemia and vaccines

• sanofi pasteur Influenza Virus Vaccine, H5N1
• HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
• http//www.fda.gov/cber/label/h5n1san041707LB.pdf
• Safety and effectiveness have NOT been
  established in pregnant or lactating women, and
  in pediatric and geriatric populations.
• Each dose contains 50 ug mercury you get 2 doses
  over a 28 day time frame.
• The clinical trials used an investigational
  vaccine that did NOT contain any mercury.
• Influenza Virus Vaccine, H5N1, has NOT been
  evaluated for carcinogenic or mutagenic
  potential, or for impairment of fertility.