US FDA Misleads Public on Danger of
>Thimerosal (Mercury)
>
>Release Contacts:
>For Immediate Release CoMeD President
>December 01, 2007 [Rev. Lisa K. Sykes (Richmond, VA)
> 804-364-8426]
> CoMeD Sci. Advisor
> [Dr. King (Lake Hiawatha, NJ)
> 973-263-4843]
>
>WASHINGTON, DC - The ubiquitous and largely
>unchecked use of Thimerosal (mercury) in
>drugs represents a medical crisis according
>a newly published scientific study. With no
>warning, recall, or ban of mercury in vaccines
>and many other drugs as of yet, the victims
>of this mandated, unwarranted, and massive
>mercury exposure are an unsuspecting public
>and, above all, defenseless unborn children
>and babies.
>This study, "A Review of Thimerosal (Mertholate)
>and Its Ethylmercury Breakdown Product: Specific
>Historical Considerations Regarding Safety and
>Effectiveness" was just published in the Journal
>of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B:
>Critical Reviews (Volume 10, pgs 575-596).
>The authors of this study are David A. Geier,
>Lisa K. Sykes, and Mark R. Geier. Researchers
>from the non-profit Institute of Chronic Illnesses,
>Inc., the non-profit CoMeD, Inc., and the Genetic
>Centers of America conducted this study. A grant
>from the Brenen Hornstein Autism Research &
>Education (BHARE) Foundation (Elk Grove, IL) to
>the Institute of Chronic Illnesses, Inc. funded
>this research.
>Thimerosal (a/k/a Merthiolate) is an ethylmercury
>derivative that was developed in 1927 and is
>49.55% mercury by weight. From the early 1930s,
>Thimerosal has been marketed, without proof of
>safety, as an antimicrobial agent in a range of
>products, including antiseptic solutions and
>antiseptic ointments for treating cuts, nasal
>sprays, ear and eye drops, vaginal spermicides,
>and diaper rash treatments.
>Most significantly, Thimerosal has also been
>used as an in-process sterilant and a
>preservative in vaccines and other injectables.
>Moreover, most flu-shot doses recommended for
>routine administration to pregnant women and
>children in the US today still contain an unsafe
>level of Thimerosal.
>Recent statements made by those holding national
>and global responsibility for vaccine and drug
>safety are difficult to reconcile with 70 years
>of published medical studies repeatedly
>demonstrating harm caused by Thimerosal in
>pregnant women, children, and adults. For
>example, researchers reported on Thimerosal:
> Pittman-Moore Company (1935) - "in other words,
> [Thimerosal] is unsatisfactory as a preservative
> for serum intended for use on dogs."
> Ellis (1943) - "it may be advisable to withdraw
> this product from the market."
> Fagen et al. (1977) - Reported on 13 cases of
> infants exposed to Thimerosal, 10 of whom died.
> "The results showed that [Thimerosal] can induce
> blood and organ levels of organic mercury which
> are well in excess of the minimum toxic levels
> the fact that mercury readily penetrates intact
> membranes and is highly toxic seems to have been
> forgotten."
> The Collaborative Perinatal Project of the NIH,
> CDC, and FDA (1977) concluded Thimerosal exposure
> during the first 4 months of a women's pregnancy
> resulted in nearly 3-times as many birth defects.
> Heyworth and Truelove (1979) - "[Thimerosal]
> should now be regarded as an inappropriate
> preservative "
> Kravchenko et al. (1983) - "the use of thimerosal
> for the preservation of medical biological
> preparations, especially those intended for
> children, is inadmissible. "
> Cox and Forsyth (1988) - "severe reactions to
> [Thimerosal] demonstrate a need for vaccines
> with an alternative preservative. "
> Aberer (1991) - "Thus mercury is still much more
> frequently used than is generally believed. This
> seems incomprehensible because side effects are
> not only potentially disastrous but also numerous
> and well documented."
>This new study clearly refutes claims by the US
>Centers for Disease and World Health Organization
>that, "Thimerosal has been used for >60 years in
>infant vaccines and in other applications and has
>not been associated with adverse health effects"
>After its December 2007 update, the CoMeD's website,
>http://www.Mercury- freeDrugs. org, will contain a
>full copy of this study, among other articles on
>the dangers posed by the use of Thimerosal in
>medicine.