US FDA Misleads Public on Danger of Thimerosal (Mercury)

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US FDA Misleads Public on Danger of Thimerosal (Mercury)

Release Contacts:

For Immediate Release CoMeD President [Rev. K. Sykes (

Richmond, VA) 804-364-8426]

December 1, 2007 CoMeD Sci. Advisor [Dr. King ( Lake

Hiawatha, NJ ) 973-997-1321]

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 A. Geier, 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- 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. "

· 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.

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