AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: A DECADE OF ETHYL MERCURY POISONING

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AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER A DECADE OF ETHYL
MERCURY POISONING

• Stephanie F. Cave, M.S, M.D. FAAFP
• DAN! CONFERENCE 2004

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VACCINES

• WHAT PART DID THEY PLAY?

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VACCINES

• SAFE LEVELS OF ORGANIC MERCURY
• EPA---0.1 MCG/KG/DAY
• ASTDR---0.3 MCG/KG/DAY
• FDA---0.1 MCG/KG/DAY
• WHO---3.3 MCG/KG/WEEK
• DTaP, Hib, Hep.B total 62.5mcg -----exceeds all
  safe levels combined

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VACCINE MERCURY BURDEN AND AUTISM RISK (US)
California's reported rates of autism by year of
birth
California autism prevalence (cases per 10,000)
Vaccine mercury exposure (micrograms)
Cumulative mercury(1) exposures through childhood
vaccines in 19-35 month olds surveyed
Year of birth
Year of survey 87 88 89
90 91 92 93
94 95 96 97 98

(1) Includes DPT, haemophilus influenza B and
hepatitis B exposures weighted by survey year
compliance Mark Blaxill IOM 7/2001
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VACCINES

• 1991EPIDEMIC STARTED
• Hepatitis B vaccine licensed for use in infants
• Hib vaccine mandated
• RhoGam given to Rh negative moms at the 28th week
  of gestation
• DTaP, Hib, Hep B given on the same day at 2
  months and 6 months

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VACCINES

• CLINICAL PICTURE IS TYPICAL OF HEAVY METAL
  POISONING
• NEUROLOGICAL DEFICITS
• SOCIAL ISOLATION
• SPEECH DELAY
• GLUTATHIONE DEPLETION
• SULFATE DEPLETION
• IMMUNE INSUFFICIENCY
• TH1---TH2 SHIFT

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VACCINES

• CLINICALLY VERY SIMILAR TO PINK DISEASE IN THE
  FIRST PART OF THE 20TH CENTURY
• CLINICALLY VERY SIMILAR TO METHYL MERCURY TOXICITY

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ELI LILLY THIMEROSAL

• MERTHIOLATE AS A PRESERVATIVE IN THE FINAL
  CONCENTRATION OF 1/10,000 COULD BE TOXIC FOR
  TISSUE CELLS, LYMPHOCYTES, ETC.
• J.W. Smith, Ph.D., Head of the Biological
  Regulatory Requirements Department at Eli
  LillySeptember 7, 1971.

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ELI LILLY THIMEROSAL

• WE HAVE FOUND THAT FOR TISSUE CULTURE WORK, THE
  MERTHIOLATE MUST BE IN THE CONCENTRATION OF LESS
  THAN 1/1,000,000 IN ORDER NOT TO BE TOXIC TO THE
  TISSUE CELLS.
• J.W. Smith, Ph.D., Head of the Biological
  Regulatory Requirements Department at Eli
  Lilly---September 7, 1971

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GOVERNMENT REPORT

• U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON
  GOVERNMENT REFORM, MERCURY IN MEDICINES TAKING
  UNNECESSARY RISKS? July 18,2000

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GOVERNMENT REPORT

• THE FDA HAS NEVER BANNED THIMEROSAL AND THE CDC
  HAS NEVER GIVEN PREFERENCE TO THIMEROSAL-FREE
  VACCINES.
• CONFIRMED THE ASSERTIONS THAT THIMEROSAL IN
  VACCINES HAS LIKELY CAUSED NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE TO
  THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN

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VACCINES

• Study by Holmes, Haley, and Blaxill on first
  haircut hair demonstrates retention of mercury in
  the children in the Autism Spectrum
• Study by Bradstreet shows more mercury in the
  urine of autistic children after challenge with
  DMSA than in urine of control children

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Vaccines

• Jill James studies show polymorphisms in the
  genetics of methylation chemistry key factors in
  autistic children
• Richard Deths studies link methylation chemistry
  with attention deficits and neurological problems
  in children
• Hornigs studies show autistic mice after
  injection with vaccine containing thimerosal if
  genetic opening for autoimmunity present

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VACCINES

• IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2004 THE NUMBER OF
  AUTISTIC CHILDREN DECREASED FOR THE FIRST TIME
  EVER IN THE HISTORY OF CALIFORNIAS SOCIAL
  SERVICES PROGRAM
• COINCIDES WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE THIMEROSAL
  CONCENTRATION IN VACCINES IN 2000

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VACCINES

• IN THE TREATMENT OF OVER 2500 CHILDREN IN THE
  AUTISM SPECTRUM IN MY CLINIC THE MOST
  SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IS SEEN AFTER THE
  DETOXIFICATION OF HEAVY METAL

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AUTISM

• 2-4 YEAR OLDS ARE OUT OF THE SPECTRUM AFTER 8
  MONTHS OF TREATMENT IF HEAVY METAL DETOXIFICATION
  IS EMPLOYED
• 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TREATMENT OF AUTISM
  SPECTRUM

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AUTISM

• UNTIL WE ARE WILLING TO ADMIT THAT WE AS
  PHYSICIANS AND PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE
  RESPONSIBLE FOR POISONING A DECADE OF CHILDREN WE
  WILL NEVER HEAL THE WOUNDS OF THESE FAMILIES

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AUTISM

• WE HAVE LOST A GENERATION OF CHILDREN BECAUSE OF
  OUR OBSESSION WITH SAVING THE VACCINE
  MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN SPITE OF ITS
  IRRESPONSIBLE LACK OF SAFETY STANDARDS

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AUTISM

• WE ARE PAYING A PRICE FOR ARROGANCE AND IGNORANCE
  BUT WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE MAGNITUDE OF OUR ERROR
  YET.
• IT WILL BE PLAYED OUT IN FAMILY LIFE AND THE
  ECONOMICS OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FOR YEARS TO
  COME

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AUTISM

• THE DEVASTATION OF THE IMMUNE AND NEUROLOGICAL
  SYSTEMS WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON GENERATIONS TO
  COME

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ULTIMATELY WE ARE RESPONSIBLE
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