A Thimerosal Resource Guide

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A Thimerosal Resource Guide

Salon Magazine's syllabus of source documents, related articles and links to

advocacy organizations.

Compiled by n DeMelle and Page Rockwell

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/16/thimerosal_links/

. Transcripts

http://www.safeminds.org/legislation/foia/Simpsonwood_Transcript.pdf (full

file is 11.8 MB) and a shorter transcript

http://www.nomercury.org/science/documents/simpsonwood%20overview.pdf

excerpt from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's conference on

thimerosal at the Simpsonwood conference center in Norcross, Ga.

. E-mails from within the CDC that include discussion of thimerosal

studies.

http://www.nomercury.org/science/documents/FOIA_emails_11-03.pdf

. Letter from former CDC epidemiologist Verstraeten to the

journal Pediatrics regarding the CDC's studies of a possible correlation

between thimerosal and neurological disorders.

www.nomercury.org/science/documents/verstraeten_letter_peds_2004.pdf

. Transcripts of congressional committee hearings on thimerosal.

http://www.nomercury.org/politics.htm

. Memo from major vaccine manufacturer Merck regarding thimerosal's

use in vaccines.

http://nomercury.org/science/documents/LATimes-Merck_Memo_2-8-05.pdf

. Statement from the World Health Organization regarding the use of

thimerosal-containing vaccines.

www.who.int/vaccine_safety/topics/thiomersal/statement200308/en/index.html

. Recommendation by the Institute of Medicine's Immunization Safety

Review Committee, dated October 1, 2001, that " full consideration be given

by appropriate professional societies and government agencies to removing

thimerosal from vaccines administered to infants, children, or pregnant

women in the United States. " http://www.iom.edu/report.asp?id=4717

. Report by the Institute of Medicine, dated May 17, 2004, rejecting

a causal link between thimerosal and autism.

http://www.iom.edu/report.asp?id=20155

. Analyses of vaccine safety data by Dr. Mark Geier and Geier.

http://www.nomercury.org/geier.htm

Related articles

. " The Age of Autism " (series), by Dan Olmsted (United Press

International, January-June 2005)

http://www.nomercury.org/in_the_news.htm

. " Autism in a Needle? " by Annette Fuentes (In These Times, Nov. 11,

2003) http://www.inthesetimes.com/comments.php?id=434_0_1_0_C%20=

. " Autism, Vaccine Link Considered, " by Mark (United Press

International, May 2003)

http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030505-123913-6672r

. " Evidence of Harm, " by Kirby (St. 's Press, April

2005)

http://www.evidenceofharm.com/

. " Missing the Mercury Menace, " by Neil Munro (National Journal, Jan.

3, 2004)

www.nomercury.org/science/documents/Missing_the_Mercury_Menace.pdf

. " The Rise Against Mercury, " by Bridges (SEED, Spring 2004)

http://www.nomercury.org/science/documents/Seed.pdf

. " Toxic Tipping Point, " by Rock (Mother , March/April

2004) " Upping the Autism Ante, " by Neil Munro (National Journal, Jan. 3,

2004) http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2004/03/02_354.html

. " The Vaccine Conflict, " by Mark (Washington Free Press,

July 2003)

. " V accines May Fuel Autism Epidemic, " by O'Meara

(Insight on the News, June 9, 2003) http://tinyurl.com/d3lkb

Advocacy organization

. NoMercury.org was founded by the parents of a child diagnosed with

Asperger's syndrome after repeated exposure to thimerosal. Its aim is to

educate policymakers, physicians and the public about the dangers associated

with the use of thimerosal in childhood vaccines. http://nomercury.org/

The site features peer-reviewed articles and government documents on

clinical and toxicological evidence and the political and financial aspects

of public health policymaking.

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