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I am pleased to announce that there will be a media briefing in Washington next Thursday, March 30th, to update reporters on all of the recent development in the mercury autism controversy. I am especially pleased that Katie Wright will be joining us. She has a lot to say! Please feel free to circulate this. Many thanks for your continued support. David Kirby MEDIA ADVISORY --VACCINES, MERCURY AND AUTISM-- MAJOR BRIEFING ON SIGNIFICANT NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ONGOING CONTROVERSTY- WHAT: A panel briefing on the growing evidence of a link between mercury, vaccines and autism, and important new developments on Capitol Hill, in major universities and within the mainstream media. WHO: Dan Olmsted, journalist for UPI who writes the regular column, “The Age of Autism.” Mr. Olmsted will discuss his recent reporting on unvaccinated populations – including Amish children in Pennsylvania and patients at a holistic medical practice outside Chicago – as well as other investigations into early cases of autism, and reports of improvements after medical treatments. David Kirby, author of the book “Evidence of Harm – Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic.” Mr. Kirby will discuss newly published science from major US universities that support the mercury-autism link, media reports of recent declines in new autism numbers, and newly leaked IOM transcripts that would indicate undue pressure by the CDC over IOM vaccine committee members to reject the thimerosal-autism hypothesis. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), who will unveil a bill to provide for a new study of vaccinated and unvaccinated populations of American children. Data from this relatively simple study could settle once and for all the question of a link between vaccines and autism, ADD, ADHD and other disorders. Rep. Maloney will also discuss the Federal bill to ban thimerosal in vaccines, which she co-sponsors with Rep. Dave Weldon (R-FL), and a possible Congressional move to empanel a new committee of the Institute of Medicine that would consider new evidence to support the link. Katie Wright, daughter of NBC/Universal President Bob Wright and Suzanne Wright, founders of the new autism research charity “Autism Speaks.” Ms. Wright will talk about her son’s autism diagnosis, her belief that thimerosal contributed to his illness, and recent progress he has made using state-of-the-art biomedical interventions. Ms. Wright will also discuss her dismay at the American Academy of Pediatrics, which does not publicly support the Combating Autism Act of 2005, reportedly because the bill earmarks money for research into vaccine preservatives. WHEN: Thursday, March 30th. Breakfast at 8:30am, briefing from 9:00-10:00am. WHERE: National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC. CONTACTS: Olmsted: 202-302-3753; [email protected] Kirby: 718-230-4250; [email protected] Maloney: Afshin Mohamadi, 202-225-7944 ____________________ "No one in my lab wants to get vaccinated," he said. "This totally creeped us out. We weren't out there to poke holes in vaccines. But all of a sudden, oh my God—we've got neuron death!" http://www.straight.com/content.cfm?id=16717

Originally Posted by Seren21 Why do some cigarette smokers get cancer and others don't? There was a fairly recent study done by University of Arkansas researchers where Autistic children were found to have significantly lower levels of glutathione. Glutathione is the major antioxidant in cells important for detoxification and elimination of environmental toxins. Studies using tissue samples from newborn infants reveal significantly higher glutathione levels and glutathione production from girls compared to boys (Lavoie 1997). 70 percent of Autistics are boys. All vaccines have trace amounts of thimerosal in them-except flu shots. They have the full amount. Here are some recent articles on Autism: New Study Links Thimerosal with Immune System Dysfunction http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060321-042435-6981r http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=376203&in_page_id=1774&in_a_source= _____________________________ http://www.generationrescue.org/pdf/baffling_facts.pdf

Autism and Chelation: Where is the Science? Nearly four years ago, the Institute of Medicine recommended research into chelation therapy and autism. But that never happened, and now a little boy in Pennsylvania is dead. The heartrending tragedy of Abubakar Tariq Nadama, an autistic five- year-old who died while undergoing chelation this week, is one of the saddest chapters in the very sad saga of autism in America. But even as the grieving immigrant mother makes funeral arrangements for her beloved boy, opponents of the theory that drew the family to America (the theory that mercury triggers autism, and removing it through chelation may improve symptoms) are holding his death up as proof that the idea is bogus. They claim that the use of chelation to treat autism is foolishly dangerous, and should be shut down at once. Some people have come perilously close to exploiting this tragedy to further their own political or personal agendas. Some blame the boy's death on his mother, who has been labeled as reckless and "desperate." Others blame the Pennsylvania doctor -- and any autism doctor willing to try chelation (the use of certain chemicals to remove heavy metals from the body) - for the tragedy. Some fault me, for writing a book that dared to include the topic of chelation and autism within its pages. It's time to take a deep breath and look at the facts. First of all, only an autopsy will reveal the actual cause of death, and I think it is prudent to wait before jumping to any conclusions about the general safety of chelation and autism. That said, the boy did die while undergoing the procedure, and it's possible the controversial treatment is what killed him. But here is where things get more complicated. Abubakar was given a substance known as EDTA, and he was receiving it intravenously. EDTA is used mostly (and legally, I might add) for the treatment of lead poisoning. EDTA is not typically used in mercury cases, and it is not clear why it was used to treat autism here. In fact, I am unaware of any autistic child who's been chelated with EDTA, nor am I familiar with any autism cases where IV chelation was employed. The chelation methods I have written about (I do not, and cannot recommend treatments, for the record, I only report on them) were either oral or trans-dermal, and they used substances that are significantly different than EDTA. Furthermore, I cannot find any reference in the medical literature about any patient dying from chelation. (Please post them if you have them). Does chelation therapy work? We just don't know. Could it be dangerous, even deadly, for children with autism? Perhaps, but there's no hard science available one way or the other. And if chelation does improve symptoms, what are the best agents, at what doses and timing, and through which route of administration? No one can say, of course, because no one has bothered to study these questions in double-blinded trials. Which brings us back to the IOM recommendation of 2001. The committee assigned to look into thimerosal (the mercury containing vaccine preservative) noted that some autism practitioners report "clinical improvements following chelation." And though the committee said that chelation "is not a benign treatment," it nonetheless recommended "careful, rigorous, and scientific investigations of chelation when used in children with neurodevelopmental disorders, especially autism." That report was issued on October 1, 2001, nearly four years ago. But few paid attention to the recommendation, and no one did the hard science on chelation. This left parents and doctors flying half- blind in pursuit of chelation -- not out of "desperation," but out of strong evidence their children had suffered from mercury exposure. Just think, if the government had listened to the very IOM report it commissioned back in 2001, we might know a lot more about chelation and autism than we know today. If clinical trials had gotten underway then, we would know with certainty whether chelation could heal, or kill. If hard scientific proof had been uncovered that chelation was 100- percent worthless in the treatment of autism, no parent or doctor would still be pursuing the therapy today. If evidence had surfaced in clinical trials that children could be harmed or even killed by chelation, no one would be using it today. The doctor in Pennsylvania would have halted chelation therapy long ago, and this poor grieving family would never have crossed the ocean from the UK in pursuit of its false promise. But what if the opposite were true? What if the "rigorous science" recommended by the IOM had yielded proof that chelation can indeed help some kids -- provided that it's done with the safest agents, at the safest doses, and through the safest routes of administration (not to mention in combination with other therapies)? Either way, if America had done its scientific homework, as recommended by its top science professors, Abubakar might still be alive today. If chelation is quackery that kills, let's outlaw it today. But if it can be done safely, with demonstrated clinical benefit to some autistic patients at a minimum of risk, then it should be approved by the FDA for the treatment of autism. Does chelation in autism kill or cure? Only hard science will answer that question. What a shame we have wasted four long years not finding out. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/autism-and-chelation- whe_b_6286.html

1. Between 1990-2000, 186 reported deaths from Ritalin: http://www.ritalindeath.com/ 2. Children's deaths from vaccines, as recorded by the CDC: (Keep in mind that, according to the FDA, only 10 percent of vaccine reactions/deaths are reported, so the number is probably much higher) Chickenpox vaccine 1995-1998: Between March 17, 1995 and July 25, 1998, 6580 adverse events - including 14 deaths - were reported to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System in association with varicella vaccination--- Pediatric News 33(3):12, 1999. For DPT vaccine 12,504 reports VAERS reports with 144 deaths per year (1990-1993) "In a year-long investigation of the Vaccine Adverse Reaction Reporting System (VAERS) operated by the Food and Drug Administration, NVIC/DPT analyzed VAERS computer discs used by the FDA to store data on reports of deaths and injuries following DPT vaccination. A total of 54,072 reports of adverse events following vaccination were listed in a 39-month period from July 1990 to November 1993 with 12,504 reports being associated with DPT vaccine, including 471 deaths."Campaign Against Fraudulent Medical Research (CAFMR) MMR vaccine VAERS reports 7 deaths per year (1990-1994): "From July 1990 thro' April 1994, 5799 ADRs following MMR vaccination were reported to US Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS); including 3063 cases requiring emergency medical treatment, 616 hospitalisations, 309 who did not recover, 54 children left disabled and 30 deaths."--- John P Heptonstall For OPV vaccine there were VAERS reports of 108 deaths per year over a 5 year period. "We commissioned an OPV Vaccine Report and started making all kinds of other inquires. The OPV Vaccine report that we received was a shocking report. It covered a recent period a little less than 5 years and the following is the summary for that period: The number of Vaccine Associated events that occurred: 13,641 ..The number of events resulting in death 540"--The Polio Connection of America & Polio vaccine victims: http://village.ios.com/~w1066/poliov6.html For Hep b vaccine there were VAERS reports of 54 deaths per year (1990-98) "The total 24,775 VAERS hepatitis B reports from July 1990 to October 31, 1998 show 439 deaths and 9673 serious reactions involving emergency room visits, hospitalization, disablement or death."-- Michael Belkin http://www.whale.to/vaccines/belkin1.html "Since July 1990, 17,497 cases of hospitalizations, injuries and deaths in America following hepatitis B vaccination have been reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) of the U.S. government. This figure includes 146 deaths in individuals after receiving only hepatitis B vaccine without any other vaccines, including 73 deaths in children under 14 years old. In 1996 alone there were 872 serious adverse events in children under 14 years old reported to VAERS. 658 of those injuries were following hepatitis B vaccination in combination with other vaccinations and 214 of these injuries were after hepatitis B vaccination alone. In these children under 14 years old, there were 35 deaths after hepatitis B vaccination in combination and 13 deaths after hepatitis B vaccination alone, for a total of 48 deaths. Compare these statistics with the total number of hepatitis B cases nationwide reported that same year (1996) in children under 14, just 279, and the conclusion is obvious that the risks of hepatitis B vaccination far outweigh its benefits."---Incao's Hepatitis B Vaccination Testimony "If adverse drug reactions were tabulated as a cause of death, this would be between the fourth leading and sixth cause of death In the United States." Sources: Centers for Disease Control Fastats estimated 2000 causes of death; To Err Human, National Institute of Medicine, 1999; Bates et al., Incidence of adverse drug events and potential adverse drug events. JAMA 274:29, 1995; Porter. Jick, Drug-related deaths among medical inpatients. JAMA 237:879-281, 1977." http://www.drugintel.com/pharma/cause_of_death.htm

terrible. i heard it was an allergic reaction to the drug. the IV-EDTA is used for lead removal-which is FDA approved. but this is why i used homeodetox on my child, rather than IV chelation therapy. now if only all those deaths caused by vaccination would receive as much attention, we'd be getting somewhere. http://www.medalerts.org/vaersdb/

The IOM has criticized Kennedy's article as well. Here's Kennedy's response: http://www.salon.com/news/letters/2005/06/22/iom_thimerosal/index1.html And if anyone's interested, here's a 65 page report on thimerosal/autism by RFK Jr. http://www.robertfkennedyjr.com/docs/AutismHgPolitics_6_23.pdf

Here's the video of RFK Jr. on the Daily Show: http://www.autismmedia.org/media11.html it's believed that the reason some get it and some don't is because some are low in glutathione, which helps the body detoxify metals, etc. according to the cdc, 1 in 6 children have neurological disorders, so i think the mercury IS affecting lots of kids. Re ethylmercury not being as harmful as methylmercury, recent data suggests ethylmercury/thimerosal deposits twice as much inorganic mercury in the brain of primates as compared to equal doses of methylmercury. michelle, did you try chelation therapy? lots of parents are having great success with it. re risperdal; i take it and wanted to mention that it depletes the body of magnesium, which can cause permanent facial ticks and sleeping disorders. i started taking powdered magnesium and started sleeping through the night again.

when autistic children get a hair analysis done, they test high for many metals, but usually low in mercury. that's because their body is having trouble detoxing the mercury. however, when they do chelation therapy (which helps remove the metals) their hair samples test high for mercury. that's because the mercury is now coming out. mercury still remains in some flu, tetorifice, DT and meningococcal vaccines: http://www.vaccinesafety.edu/thi-table.htm this article shows that new cases of autism are leveling off in california: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/s...l=la-news-state if you scroll down a bit till you get to "Why not everyone?" http://www.autismanswer.com/article...thimerosal.html miss yasko does explain why many children don't get autism. i do believe that lots of children have been affected by the mercury. 1 in 6 american children is in special ed today w/disorders like autism, aspergers, add, adhd and learning disabilities.

thanks for re-opening the thread! here's an article by Dr. Amy A. Yasko on the role MMR and thimerosal play in autism: http://www.autismanswer.com/articles/yasko/autism_virus_thimerosal.html

this is an interesting thread. we know that children who were administered the shots on schedule suffered mercury exposures 87 times the government safety standards. autism has gone from 1 in 10,000 in the 80's to 1 in 166 in 2005. to say it's purely genetic is ridiculous. there's no such thing as a genetic epidemic. and the increase is not due to better diagnosis. ask any special ed teacher who's been teaching for at least 10 years. they will tell you they've seen a huge increase in children w/adhd, learning disabilities, speech delays,autism and aspergers (1 in 6 children) mercury is known to cause these problems. some children simply cannot excrete mercury properly. i hear the same story over and over again. the child was developing normally, meeting all his milestones, then around a year and a half, the child gets vaccinated and gets a high fever, becomes listless and screams for hours. a few days later, the child stops talking, loses eye contact, is always sick, etc. i guess it's just another "coincidence." i had to laugh when i heard that they were removing mercury from the vaccines to make "a safe vaccine even safer." if it's already safe, then why did they remove the mercury? well, they almost removed the mercury. it's still in the flu and tetorifice shots. and the others still contain a trace of mercury. i talked to a woman who recently took her 15 month old in to get vaccinated. she asked to see the insert of the hib vaccine. it still contained the full amount of mercury. so always check the inserts. it's strange how china and africa had a very low incidence of autism, that is until the U.S. recently started shipping vaccines with the full amount of mercury in them. now in China, where autism was virtually unknown prior to the introduction of thimerosal by U.S. drug manufacturers in 1999, news reports indicate that there are now more than 1.8 million autistics. Autism Explodes in Africa - Group Holds Seminar http://allafrica.com/stories/200506300250.html re the denmark study on autism; http://www.taap.info/DanishStudy2005.pdf i encourage everyone to read Fouad Yazbak's Speech online. like it or not, the media is starting to cover this issue. here's a cbs news video on autism/thimerosal: http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?channel=eveningnew here's the extended (10 minute)interview w/kennedy: look to the column on the right under multimedia, second one down. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005...ain709269.shtml here's a video of mercury destroying neurons; http://commons.ucalgary.ca/mercury/ if doctors think thimerosal is safe, then i suggest they take the following offer; http://www.avn.org.au/News/us-offer.html In a 1991 memo, Dr. Maurice Hilleman, one of the fathers of Merck's vaccination programs, warned his bosses that 6-month-old children administered the shots on schedule would suffer mercury exposures 87 times the government safety standards. He recommended that Thimerosal be discontinued and complained that the US Food and Drug Administration, which has a notoriously close relationship with the pharmaceutical industry, could not be counted on to take appropriate action as its European counterparts had. Merck ignored Hilleman's warning, and for eight years government officials added seven more shots for children containing Thimerosal. In 2000, the CDC met with pharmaceutical companies and the FDA in secret to review its findings linking Thimerosal with the dramatic rise in neurological illnesses. According to transcripts, participants were alarmed about the undeniable links between the Thimerosal and widespread brain damage in children. Dr. Bill Weil told the group, ''You can play with [the results] all you want. They are statistically significant." Dr. Richard Johnston admitted he feared his grandchild getting a Thimerosal-containing vaccine. But the group was most concerned with keeping the findings secret. ''Consider this embargoed information," said Dr. Roger Bernier, a senior director at the National Immunization Program, at the meeting's close. The CDC now says it has ''lost" the data that supported the crucial study and has persistently defied congressional requests and federal law requiring it to open up the federal Vaccine Safety Database to scientists and the public. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/07/01/autism_mercury_and_politics/ if we don't want to see vaccination rates decline, then this issue must be addressed.