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"Some scientific evidence shows that thimerosal in vaccines leads to health problems, so in 1999 the US Public Health Service and the American Academy of Pediatrics—along with vaccine manufacturers—agreed that thimerosal should be reduced or eliminated from vaccines as a precaution. It has since been removed from childhood vaccines, yet manufacturers still are using thimerosal in the adult flu vaccine. However, a preservative-free vaccine in a single-dose syringe is available. It contains only trace amounts of thimerosal—a residual from early manufacturing steps." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"The mercury-based preservative thimerosal (brand name Merthiolate), for example, was removed as a health threat in 2001, but was a source of toxic mercury for millions of kids who received up to nine shots with this additive between 1988 and 2001. thimerosal is still in some flu shots, and it's a hotly contested debate in political and medical circles. Other additives common in vaccines include aluminum, formaldehyde, monosodium glutamate (MSG), sulfites, and the antifreeze ingredient ethylene glycol." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Since then, the incidence of autism has increased at an alarming rate. thimerosal is not a necessary additive and is toxic to the human body, yet it has been used for years. And although thimerosal has been phased out of childhood vaccines, the vast majority of flu shots given to children and adults still contain it, and it is believed that many pediatricians are still using unexpired vials of thimerosal-containing vaccines.32 In addition, just because a vaccine says "thimerosal-free" doesn't mean that it is mercury-free." - KC Craichy, Super Health 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality (Get the book.)

"It has since been removed from childhood vaccines, yet manufacturers still are using thimerosal in the adult flu vaccine. However, a preservative-free vaccine in a single-dose syringe is available. It contains only trace amounts of thimerosal—a residual from early manufacturing steps. thimerosal is used as a preservative in an amount less than 1 microgram (meg) of mercury per 0.5 milliliter (mL) dose. The regular injectable version contains 25 meg mercury/0.5 mL dose. Ask your doctor about it if you are getting a shot." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"The mercury-based preservative thimerosal (brand name Merthiolate), for example, was removed as a health threat in 2001, but was a source of toxic mercury for millions of kids who received up to nine shots with this additive between 1988 and 2001. thimerosal is still in some flu shots, and it's a hotly contested debate in political and medical circles. Other additives common in vaccines include aluminum, formaldehyde, monosodium glutamate (MSG), sulfites, and the antifreeze ingredient ethylene glycol." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"This myth was started when people found out that thimerosal, a mercury compound, was used as a preservative in certain vaccines. Mercury in high concentration can cause neurological deficits. "But the level of mercury in an inoculation was about the same as that found in a can of tuna fish," Strikas says, "and thimerosal is no longer used." Even if thimerosal is present, a 2002 study confirmed that the risk is low. The study showed children rapidly excrete thimerosal after being vaccinated, so that it does not build up in the body. Of course, vaccine production is not perfect." - Elinor Levy, Mark Fischetti, The New Killer Diseases: How the Alarming Evolution of Germs Threatens Us All (Get the book.)

"Mercury: Dental restorations (especially amalgam "silver" fillings), some vaccines (as the preservative thimerosal) and medicines, thermometers, old paint, pesticides, fish, flourescent lights, cosmetics, felt, fabric softener ?Nickel: Dental crowns and root canals, hydrogenated oils, inexpensive jewelry, batteries, cigarette smoke, stainless steel ?Lead: Old paint, automobile exhaust, insecticides, bullets, pewter ware, some hair colorings, tap water, batteries, pottery glazes, candle wicks, stained glass ?" - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Well, in one study that examined CDC statistics, researchers found evidence that children who receive just three vaccines containing thimerosal are 27 times more likely to develop autism, compared to children who get vaccinations containing no thimerosal. That's a 2,700 percent increase. Who needs more proof than that? Apparently, the current (2007) administration of the U.S. government does." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"People can argue forever about whether or not thimerosal causes a problem, but still to me, it's a very simple thing—if there's any uncertainty whatsoever, and you have a choice between a preservative-free vaccine versus a vaccine with preservatives, why would you take the risk?" Dr. Lawrence Rosen recommends the preservative-free nasal Flu-Mist, which he said works even better than the conventional flu shot. "It's a much more effective flu vaccine than a shot," he said. " - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Another recent study caused a stir within the scientific community by finding that even the low level of mercury used in vaccines preserved with thimerosal can trigger irregularities in immune-system cells in test-tube experiments. Even so, if there is an interplay with mercury, top scientists in the autoimmune-mercury field caution that there is probably no one single environmental trigger that is causing autism, just as there is no one single gene that is causing it." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"It contains only trace amounts of thimerosal—a residual from early manufacturing steps. thimerosal is used as a preservative in an amount less than 1 microgram (meg) of mercury per 0.5 milliliter (mL) dose. The regular injectable version contains 25 meg mercury/0.5 mL dose. Ask your doctor about it if you are getting a shot. For people who have a choice between types of flu vaccine, I recommend FluMist, which contains no mercury and is often available at pharmacies without a prescription. The flu can be life-threatening for some people." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"Children born between 1989 and 2001 were all exposed to mercury in the form of thimerosal in the multitude of vaccines they were given at a very early age (this mercury preservative was removed from the vaccines in 2001). As you will learn, other sources of mercury include coal-burning industrial plants, many large predatory ocean fish, river fish, and even "silver" dental fillings. Lead toxicity has been associated with cognitive and behavioral problems in children.16 In a recent groundbreaking study, lead toxicity and environmental toxins were clearly linked to ADHD." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"The drug thimerosal is a preservative that was put in vaccines back in the 1930s. Immediately after the drug was put in, autism cases started to appear. It is important to note that autism had never been known before! There was no such thing as autism. Autism started and was created by this drug used in vaccines. In 1989 the Centers for Disease Control mandated that vaccines increase. Vaccines increased from 10 to 24. This means kids started receiving 24 vaccines as mandated by the government. All of these vaccines have this deadly drug thimerosal in them. This drug is in fact mercury." - Kevin Trudeau, More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease (Get the book.)

"BACKGROUND: thimerosal is an ethylmercury-containing compound (49.6% mercury by weight) used as at the preservative level in vaccines (0.005% to 0.01 %)." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Up until recently, mercury, in the form of thimerosal, was the most common disinfectant placed in vaccines (and is still in most flu vaccines) and contact-lens fluid. Other studies "prove" that mercury exposure from vaccines is harmless.29 Or is it? A recent CDC study in the New England Journal of Medicine appears to have been designed to show no harm. Notably: 1. They excluded all kids with autism from the study! These are the kids with the genetic susceptibilities to problems.These are the kids who can't detoxify." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"Nor do data that show autism diagnoses continue to grow in California in cohorts of children who got little or not thimerosal in their vaccines. But Aposhian's theory of harm, based largely on in vitro and animal studies of mercury, seems very thin. Next week's panel of experts, which includes two autism doctors, two pediatric neurologists and experts in all the other relevant fields, will certainly have much to say about it. Clare Dyer, "American court to hear case on MMR vaccine," The Guardian, June 9, 2007 http://society.guardian.co.uk/health/story/0?099016,00." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"If the vaccine contains thimerosal, or aluminum, or any other ingredient that might concern you, ask for a preservative-free alternative. But again, don't be surprised if you meet some resistance along the way. Often, when parents demand to see this information, the nurses get offended, or they claim that they don't have the packaging, which of course isn't true. Follow the same rule that I did: If the doctor or nurse refuses to show you the package insert, then you may want to consider looking for another pediatrician." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"His mother had plenty of mercury fillings; he was born at the time of peak immunization schedules, before the thimerosal was removed from vaccines, and he grew up in an urban, industrialized area, where the mercury and lead from emissions ends up in the soil and on the floors of homes. (Perhaps we should be like the Japanese and remove our shoes before entering our homes so we don't track in the pollution from the soil and streets.) Because his genes made him susceptible, he accumulated these poisons instead of naturally detoxifying them. How did he get better?" - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"There are literally hundreds and hundreds of studies that connect the thimerosal to these disastrous neurological disorders." When Robert F. Kennedy talked to the federal bureaucrats who were defending thimerosal, he found that these politicians and bureaucrats were doing so at the orders of the multinational corporations that are making the money on the sale of these dangerous products. He discovered what I had been reporting on for years, that these bureaucrats use the media to perpetuate the lie that these things are safe. They use phony scientists who create junk science." - Kevin Trudeau, More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease (Get the book.)

"But the level of mercury in an inoculation was about the same as that found in a can of tuna fish," Strikas says, "and thimerosal is no longer used." Even if thimerosal is present, a 2002 study confirmed that the risk is low. The study showed children rapidly excrete thimerosal after being vaccinated, so that it does not build up in the body. Of course, vaccine production is not perfect." - Elinor Levy, Mark Fischetti, The New Killer Diseases: How the Alarming Evolution of Germs Threatens Us All (Get the book.)

"To identify mercury in products, look for "mer" in the ingredient names, for example, Mercurochrome, and thimerosal. Until Amalgams Can Be Removed It is wise to minimize excessive chewing, and consuming hot liquids, until one is able to have mercury amalgams safely removed and replaced. Mercury in amalgams is unstable and not tightly bound to other metals. Actions like pressure and heat cause it to be released much more quickly. Tests have shown that mercury is released about 15 times faster when chewing, and over 150 times faster after drinking a hot liquid." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"LOOPING BACK TO VACCINES Even as the evidence pointing to the harmful effects of mercury mount, the Institute of Medicine announced in May 2004 that it had reviewed earlier studies asking whether thimerosal in vaccines could be linked to the tenfold increase in childhood autism spanning from the early 1980s through the late 1990s—and concluded that there was no link." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.) "Researchers believe that the genetic background of some individuals may render them especially susceptible to the effects of thimerosal." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.) "Nevertheless, in the United States, thousands of parents of autistic children and those with certain learning disabilities are going to the mat to demand a deeper investigation into whether thimerosal has had any role in their children's disabilities. They cite alleged evidence that the CDC covered up critical information that, throughout the 1990s, federal health officials had inadvertently nearly tripled the amount of ethyl mercury being injected into some babies during a critical period of brain development." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Michelle's parents first brought the case, in 1998, with a theory of damage from MMR. thimerosal was tacked onto the claim, one of her attorneys said, after news accounts in 1999 of the Centers for Disease Control's request that the drug industry stop selling vaccines containing the preservative. Perhaps one in 500,000 children who receives the MMR vaccination suffers a severe brain inflammation that can lead to lifelong mental disability—presumably including autism. The vaccine court has awarded several dozen such children over the past two decades." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Perhaps growing up on daily tuna fish sandwiches, receiving multiple immunizations, using contact lens fluid with thimerosal, and my love of sushi all became too much to handle once I inhaled a toxic load of mercury from the cold, dark winter air in Beijing. I took a urine test to see the total mercury load in my body. I used a chelating substance, which binds up metals in the body and carries them out in the urine and stool."Normal" levels of mercury are less than 3 meg/g of creatinine. My level was almost 200 mcg/g of creatinine. Anything over 50 mcg/g of creatinine is considered "poisoning." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"In response, he asked me, "How will it look if we take out thimerosal from our own vaccines but continue to ship them to children in Third World countries?" Because of course our vaccine program is global, and the World Health Organization exports all of these vaccines to children all over the world. But does this rationale make any sense at all? Think about the backward logic being employed here: If we're going to contaminate kids in foreign countries, then we might as well contaminate our own, too?" - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"The history of thimerosal is a sordid one. It was patented in 1929 by the Eli Lilly Corporation. Throughout the years, various scientists have denounced its use as a hazard to public health. In 1998, the FDA asked manufacturers to voluntarily remove thimerosal from all vaccines because of the recognized dangers of injecting mercury directly into the bloodstream. But have all manufacturers complied with this request? Yes and no. Rather than pull all thimerosal-containing vaccines from the shelves, they have allowed it to be phased out through use and expiration." - Pat Sullivan, Wellness Piece by Piece: How a Successful Entrepreneur Discovered the Pieces to His Chronic Health Puzzle (Get the book.)

"In addition to the toxic reactions that vaccinations with thimerosal appear to have caused, subsequent live-virus vaccinations may have also caused problems. These vaccinations, which contain small amounts of living viruses, may have directly created infections-through viral mate-rial-in children's gastrointestinal tracts. One such virus that seems to have been particularly damaging, according to the pioneering research of Andrew Wakefield, M.D., was the live (but weakened) measles virus that's found in the combination vaccination for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"By 2002, thimerosal lawsuits against Eli Lilly were progressing through the courts. The punch line of this Lillygate is that, in June 2002, President George W. Bush had appointed Eli Lilly's CEO, Sidney Taurel, to a seat on his Homeland Security Advisory Council. Ultimately, even some Republican senators became embarrassed by this Lillygate and, by early 2003, moderate Republicans and Democrats agreed to repeal this particular provision in the Homeland Security Act. Today the thimerosal issue is a hotly debated topic." - Byron J. Richards, Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA's Betrayal of America (Get the book.)

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