Mercury From Seafood, Vaccinations May Adversely Affect Infants – (07-07-00)



Mercury From Seafood, Vaccinations May Adversely Affect Infants

I’ve always been concerned with given newborns vaccinations for Hepatitis B, a virus transmitted w/ blood or sexual contact. A newborn’s immune system is immature and does not even begin to develop permanent immunity for months. And, if you remember a few weeks back, the mercury in vaccinations were considered to be safe. Apparently, these researchers think differently…

J Pediatr 2000;136:571-573,599-605,679-681 According to the report, the infants’ methylmercury, polychlorinated biphenyls and fatty acid levels increased in relation to the mother’s seafood intake. “A 10-fold increase of the cord-blood mercury concentration was associated with a decreased neurologic optimality score of 2.0.” This, according to the group, is equivalent to a 3-week decrease in gestational age. Dr. Grandjean’s team concludes that methylmercury in seafood is “an important neurologic risk factor” in the development of infants. Dr. Gregory V. Stajich from Mercer University, Atlanta, Georgia, and a multicenter team authored the second report. They studied the amount of thimerosal transferred to infants after vaccination for hepatitis B. Thimerosal is an organic mercury compound used to stabilize medications such as hepatitis vaccine. The group measured mercury levels in 15 preterm and 5 term infants before and after vaccination. According to the group, after-vaccination mercury levels in both preterm and term infants showed a significant increase. Mercury levels in the preterm infants were three times higher than in the term infants, and this was statistically significant, according to the team.

James Bogash

For more than a decade, Dr. Bogash has stayed current with the medical literature as it relates to physiology, disease prevention and disease management. He uses his knowledge to educate patients, the community and cyberspace on the best way to avoid and / or manage chronic diseases using lifestyle and targeted supplementation.







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