Jeffrey Peter Joseph Utz is NOT a kids doc."Jeff" <kidsdoc2000@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> JOHN wrote:
>> Remember when it says "trace" it equals 2000 parts per billion - see
>> below for dangers of 0.5 parts per billion, 2 parts per billion, 20
parts
>> per billion and 200 parts per billion. TRACE is 2000 parts per
billion!
>
> The amount injected is usually less than 0.5 ml (less than 1/2 cc). So 2
> parts per million (2000 parts per billion = 2 parts per million), means
1
> microgram (1 mcg).
>
>> From Gary Goldman
>> Vaccines with trace amounts of Thimerosal, by definition, contain less
>> than 1 microgram of mercury (Hg) per dose (
>> http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaccine/thimerosal.htm).
>>
>> For example, consider that the reduced-Thimerosal flu vaccine with
>> 0.0002% mercury is equivalent to 1 microgram [µg] of Hg per 0.5 mL, or
2
>> µg of Hg per mL, which is the same as 2000 µg per liter; or 2000
parts
>> per billion [ppb][2].
>>
>> 0.5 parts per billion (ppb) mercury has been shown to kill human
>> neuroblastoma cells (Parran et al., Toxicol Sci 2005; 86:132-40).
>
> This is really misleading, because this doesn't say what the volume is.
If
> this is the blood or fluid concentration, then then you would have to
> divide the concentration by 1000 to get the concentration in a 1
kilogram
> baby (1 kg = 2.2 lbs - which is a tiny baby) to get the maximum
effective
> concentration of the mercury - and that doesn't take into account the
fact
> that mercury is rapidly excreted by the kidneys.
>
> Jeff
After absorption in the body by four ways, each type of mercury undergoes
a
specific metabolism. Elementary mercury as mercury vapour becomes rapidly
oxidized to Hg2+ and, afterwards, is metabolized as an inorganic mercurial
compound. From the blood circulation mercury reaches target organs like
the
kidneys, the central nervous system, the liver and the hypophysis, in
which
mercury ac***ulates. The retention time varies by organ and is longest in
the brain. Mercury is mainly eliminated with urine and faeces, to a lesser
degree with transpiration and mother's milk and sometimes by respiration.
Publication Types:
Review
Review, Tutorial
PMID: 11822127 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
>
>> 2 ppb mercury is the U.S. EPA limit for drinking water (
>> http://www.epa.gov/safewater/contaminants/index.html#mcls).
>> 20 ppb mercury destroys neurite membrane structures (Leong et al.,
>> Neurore****t 2001:12733-7).
>> 200 ppb mercury is the level in liquid that the EPA classifies as
>> hazardous waste
>> 2000 ppb - TRACE is 2000 parts per b
>>
>> *********
>> From HAPI
>>
>> Vaccines Are Not Mercury Free
>>
>> PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>> August 12, 2004
>> Health Advocacy in the Public Interest (HAPI) Health Advocacy in the
>> Public Interest
>> Contact: Dawn Winkler 970-641-7413
>>
>> Vaccines Are Not Mercury Free
>>
>> After much public controversy surrounding the mercury content of
>> childhood vaccinations, Health Advocacy in the Public Interest (HAPI)
>> raised $500 to have four vaccines tested for heavy metal content. The
>> vials were sent to Doctor's Data, an independent lab which specializes
in
>> heavy metal testing.
>>
>> Many manufacturers voluntarily began producing supposed "mercury free"
>> vaccines in 1999. Some product inserts currently claim that a "trace"
>> amount of mercury still exists in the final product but that the amount
>> has been greatly reduced. Others claim to be producing completely
mercury
>> free products.
>>
>> During an investigation into the mercury issue, HAPI learned that
>> Thimerosal, a 50% mercury compound, is still being used to produce most
>> vaccines and that the manufacturers are simply "filtering it out" of
the
>> final product. However, according to Boyd Haley, PhD, Chemistry
>> Department Chair, University of Kentucky, mercury binds to the
antigenic
>> protein in the vaccine and cannot be completely, 100% filtered out.
>>
>> All four vaccine vials tested contained mercury despite manufacturer
>> claims that two of the vials were completely mercury free. All four
>> vials also contained aluminum, one nine times more than the other
three,
>> which tremendously enhances the toxicity of mercury causing neuronal
>> death in the brain.
>>
>> The mercury content of routine childhood vaccinations has been linked
to
>> the current autism epidemic as well as numerous other neurological
>> disorders affecting children today. Currently, one in six children are
>> affected in some way and one in 250 children are diagnosed as autistic
>> compared to one in 10,000 prior to mercury containing vaccines.
>>
>> It is the position of Dr. Haley as well as HAPI that if mercury can be
>> detected in any vaccine using standard instrumentation, the content
>> should be disclosed in the product insert and manufacturers should not
be
>> allowed to call the product "mercury free".
>>
>> Executive Director of HAPI, Dawn Winkler, met with FDA officials in
>> Silver Spring, Maryland on July 27, 2004 to discuss blatant mislabeling
>> and misrepresentation of ingredients in vaccinations which are licensed
>> by the FDA. Clearly, more testing is needed. The FDA has the ability
>> and authority to take on the necessary testing, however, at present,
this
>> task sadly appears to be up to the public.
>>
>> HAPI will be attempting to raise more funds to test more vaccines in an
>> effort to pressure the FDA to crack down on manufacturers to label
their
>> products correctly. To help with this effort call 970-641-7413 or email
>> noshots@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(noshots(at)earthlink.net)
>>
>>
>>
>> More..........
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.vaccinesafety.edu/thi-table.htm
>>
>> http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaccine/thimerosal.htm
>>
>> There is also the issue of not shaking the vial to distribute the
>> contents, which could mean an unfortunate child could get much more
>> mercury than intended
>>
>> http://www.hapihealth.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
>>
>> And, more im****tantly in my opinion, vaccine injury is not simply about
>> the Thimerosal.
>>
>>
>>
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