Mercury Linked to Alzheimer's Disease

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commentary: This makes sense. Alzheimer's is one of those diseases that is now

off the charts compared to people who were already aged during the lesser

vaccine days (1940's to 65 or so) and before " everybody " had amalgam fillings,

too. It's especially hard to connect to early mercury exposure (whether from

vaccines or coal burning, amalgams, etc) since the time between exposure and

disease is some decades. Sad.

We are too trusting of the agencies to safeguard our health. Where has it

gotten us? The U.S. has the " best " healthcare in the world. And the highest

rates of brain damage, ADHD, Autism, and rare children's cancers and autoimmune

conditions (pediatric and lifetime) in the WORLD. Also ranks #28 in infant and

maternal mortality rates. Pathetic. There's got to be a better way than

" industrialized modern medicine " . Something about the system is failing us as a

people.

Liora

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Mercury Linked to Alzheimer's Disease

" The Disease Destined to Bankrupt this Nation "

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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mercury likely plays a role in the development of

Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a review of relevant scientific

literature published this month in The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. Dr.

Joachim Mutter of Germany, Dr. Deth of the United States, and other

esteemed researchers collaborated on the groundbreaking article Does Inorganic

Mercury Play a Role in Alzheimer's Disease? A Systematic Review and an

Integrated Molecular Mechanism, which clarifies the need for continuing

research to understand the cause of neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's.

" The structure of the genetic risk protein for Alzheimer's disease, called

APO-E4, shows it has lost the ability to bind and remove mercury from the

cerebrospinal fluid, the fluid that bathes the brain, when compared to the

other forms of APO-E protein. "

The authors of the review use numerous peer-reviewed studies to suggest that a

genetic predisposition and exposure to a neurotoxin such as mercury have to

co-exist for Alzheimer's disease to manifest itself. Dr. Deth,

co-author and professor of neuro-pharmacology at Northeastern University in

Boston, explains: " Since the brain is more vulnerable to oxidative stress than

any other organ, it is not surprising that mercury, which promotes oxidative

stress, is an important risk factor for brain disorders. " Dr. Deth's motto:

" Mercury is bad for the brain. "

The research of the former chair of the University of Kentucky's Chemistry

Department, Dr. Boyd Haley, is congruent with Drs. Deth and Mutter's findings.

Dr. Haley, who has done research on the relationship between mercury and

Alzheimer's disease for more than twenty years, states: " Earlier research on

the biochemical abnormalities of the Alzheimer's Diseased (AD) brain showed

that mercury, and only mercury, at very low levels induced the same biochemical

abnormalities when added to normal human brain homogenates or in the brains of

rats exposed to mercury vapor. "

Insofar as the genetic component, Haley contends: " The structure of the genetic

risk protein for Alzheimer's disease, called APO-E4, shows it has lost the

ability to bind and remove mercury from the cerebrospinal fluid, the fluid that

bathes the brain, when compared to the other forms of APO-E protein. "

Mercury has been the subject of controversy in various public health issues

over the years, including its use in vaccines and dental amalgam fillings.

Norway, Sweden, and Denmark officially banned the use of mercury in dental

fillings based on the Precautionary Principal, a protective doctrine requiring

proof of safety -- a doctrine rejected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

(FDA).

Prior to these bans, the World Health Organization reported in 1991 that

mercury fillings, routinely described as silver fillings to the public, are by

far the greatest contribution to mercury in the human body.

This December, the FDA is expected to review scientific literature pertaining

to the harmful effects of placing mercury fillings into the body. Scientists

and experts in the field will present testimony regarding the relationship

between mercury toxicity and neurological diseases, with a special focus on

vulnerable populations including children and the unborn. Dr. Haley will be

among the scientists presenting.

Lamenting that Alzheimer's has reached epidemic proportions, California's first

lady Shriver, in a recent interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer, vehemently

expressed the need to find the cause of AD, expressing concern that AD " will

bankrupt every family in this country. " The Alzheimer's Association estimates

172 billion dollars in annual costs to maintain AD patients, which makes it

imperative for the cause of AD to be found.

Mutter and Deth's research sheds strong light on the possible root of the sixth

leading cause of death in America.

Dr. Matt Young, President of International Academy of Oral Medicine and

Toxicology (IAOMT), an academy of dental, medical, and research professionals

dedicated to safety in health care, which has held a continued focus on

mercury's effects, said, " Mercury must seriously be considered as a causal

agent of Alzheimer's. It is imperative that the National Institute of Health

fund realistic research regarding the mercury Alzheimer's connection, which

heretofore has for the most part been ignored. "

Note:

Mutter-Deth published article available by request.

Interviews with quoted scientists can be arranged.

Contacts

On behalf of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology

(www.IAOMT.org)

Freya Koss, Publicist

610-649-2606

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or

Kennedy, DDS

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