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FDA admits Mercury Fillings Have Neurotoxic Effect on kids

NaturalNews.com — For the first time, the FDA has issued a warning that the mercury contained in silver dental fillings may pose neurological risks to children and pregnant women. "Dental amalgams contain mercury, which may have neurotoxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and fetuses," reads a statement that was added to the agency's Web site.

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  • sousademiami, on 06/16/2009, -10/+38Really!? OMG!

    So for years it's been known that Mercury has all kinds of health effects, to the point where if a Mercury thermometer breaks in a classroom the room is evacuated. But sure, we can use it to fill a hole in a kid's tooth!
  • BohicaTwentyTwo, on 06/16/2009, -0/+19Most US dentists have. If your dentist is not using ceramic fillings, then you should probably get a new dentist.
  • Rhodamine, on 06/16/2009, -2/+21Here is a Q&A with the FDA on the subject. It sticks to the facts and leaves out the unhelpful inflammatory commentary in the original digg article.
    www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/DentalProducts/DentalAmalgams/default.htm
    It makes me wonder why NaturalNews didn't link to the FDA's site on their own.
  • xthpsgodx, on 06/16/2009, -1/+17Dental Plan
  • nirvanix, on 06/16/2009, -5/+21Why do people always wait for the government to tell them what's real? The scientific literature has shown this for a long time.
  • Rhodamine, on 06/16/2009, -2/+17"The majority of medical doctors reject all the claims of all branches of iridology and label them as pseudoscience or even quackery. Iridologists are rarely physicians. Iridology is only studied at private institutions, and it is not taught at medical schools."
    - From the wikipedia page

    Here's the reference
    www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/iridology.html

    When "the majority of medical doctors reject" something, it could be a sign.
  • s4g4n, on 06/16/2009, -5/+20Lisa needs braces.
  • chaos7, on 06/16/2009, -1/+16if there's any doubt, why don't they just stop using mercury?!
  • cleveruser, on 06/16/2009, -2/+16I had silver filings as a kid, does that mean my life as a young lad was experienced under the influence of neurotoxins?!
  • Number23, on 06/16/2009, -0/+14Not for more than 10 years. And there was NEVER ANY proof that thiomersal harmed anyone.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiomersal_controvers ...
    "Our review revealed no evidence of harm caused by doses of thimerosal found in vaccines, except for local hypersensitivity reactions. At the time of our review, vaccines containing thimerosal as a preservative could expose infants to cumulative mercury at levels that exceed EPA recommendations during the first 6 months of life. The clinical significance of this conclusion is not currently known; EPA guidelines contain as much as a 10-fold safety factor and such guidelines are meant to be starting points for the evaluation of mercury exposure. However, reducing exposure to thimerosal from vaccines is merited given the goal of reducing human exposure to mercury from all sources, the feasibility of removing thimerosal as a vaccine preservative, and the desirability of ensuring public confidence in the safety of vaccines."[20]

    But it was removed in '99, at great expense, to appease dolts like you.
  • BobMysterioso, on 06/16/2009, -4/+17Seems like the site is pretty activist. I'm not saying the FDA hasn't released some info or admitted something but its not the pancea the NaturalNews seems to think it is.
  • magnusvv, on 06/16/2009, -1/+14Now maybe the insurance company will cover the cost of porcelain fillings at the same rate as the amalgams in children (or maybe even adults too). Cost me an extra $100 per filling to keep the mercury out of my daughter's mouth.
  • ripple123, on 06/16/2009, -1/+14probably
  • doctechnical, on 06/16/2009, -0/+13When did women start gestating in their heads? Alternatively, when did dentists start x-raying stomachs?
  • powerbenny, on 06/16/2009, -1/+13You make it sound as though the dentist will x-ray you just for walking through the door! Why not go to the dentist but mention that you are pregnant and then together decide the best course of action?
  • Frostek, on 06/16/2009, -1/+12Good.
  • SkippyDoorknob, on 06/16/2009, -0/+10Water has hydrogen in it. And if you breathed only hydrogen, you would DIE!!! Plus it could explode!

    Ban water!!! It contains dangerous hydrogen.

  • Number23, on 06/16/2009, -0/+10You’re an empty-headed, science ignorant, know-nothing dolt. There have been at least eight exhaustive, peer reviewed studies on the subject of thiomersal in vaccines. NOT ONE has demonstrated any negative health effect associated with thiomersal.

    This how science reaches a conclusion, by peer reviewed studies. This is the extent to which facts can be established. Your premise is utterly non-falsifiable and represents your infantile, non scientific thinking. People like you are an impediment to progress. Please die.

  • Chooxo, on 06/16/2009, -0/+9"Admits"?

    There's a loaded word.
  • FunkyMan, on 06/16/2009, -9/+17What a crap story - this statement was added to the website based on the findings of a committee in 2006! Not 2009, not 2008, but 2006. And they just chose to report it? Oh and the statement said that, "Dental amalgams contain mercury, which may have neurotoxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and fetuses," - MAY have neurotoxic effects. Not exactly the highest level of evidence of conviction.

    I love how these naturalists pick and choose what to report and how to interpret findings and statements!
  • Number23, on 06/16/2009, -0/+8Sodium or chloride aren’t particularly safe to consume on their own, but when bound together, they sure are tasty on french fries.
  • Mockylock, on 06/16/2009, -2/+10I literally used to play with handfulls of Mercury in science class. If you can get a bead of it to fit in a sling-shot, it would literally blast a hole in drywall. We'd submerge our hands in it, test things with it... clean pennies, etc. On top of that, we'd chew on sinkers while we were fishing and such.

    With that taken, I didn't put any mercury in my mouth.. but, it makes you wonder at what stage the toxicity stops with the age of the filling, given that the mercury decays as well.

    I can't understand why schools are evacuated because of thermometers or having a couple beads in the hallway. Not only that, but it takes more than a week for them to get it "sanitary". I'm interested to see what type of damage it really causes in small quantities... If it's as potent as they're making it out to be, me and my old classmates should be more ***** up than what we are already, right?
  • dygel, on 06/16/2009, -0/+8A little bit of research into dental amalgams (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_amalgam) indicate that these things are composed of a plurality - if not a majority - of mercury. So, obviously, the mercury component is a core ingredient in the amalgams. It doesn't appear to be an additive that they can simply remove from the mixture.

    Many dentists in the US have been switching to different materials - like resin mixtures or ceramics - for direct restorations.
  • SpinningHead, on 06/16/2009, -3/+11"If you digg me down, it's because I just made too much sense..."
    No, its because you act as if its a revelation that science doesn't know everything. Science is, however, the best system we have. All these homeopathic "drugs" are the same as pharma drugs except they are not tested for efficacy or safety and usually cost more. Great money-maker, but bad treatment.
    As for your reference to lawyers and such, yeah, if I needed a legal expert, I would go to a lawyer, not a midwife or a master of divination who cast chicken bones on printed copies of the civil code.
  • tiroger, on 06/16/2009, -0/+8This is yet another example of over-the-top sensationalist "journalism". They are grossly misrepresenting the FDA'a position on the issue, which in the end serves no purpose whatsoever. All it does is spread fear and confusion, just like the vaccination issue.

    Like I always tell people, do your own research.
  • SpartanErik, on 06/16/2009, -0/+8I completely agree! Most people need to understand that unless you ingest mercury, or the more lethal mercury salts / vapors, you're probably just fine handling mercury. There isn't a need to call the EPA or a hazmat crew and clean up over a thermometer (can't recall the numerous amount of broken thermometers in ochem lab).

    Maybe it's just a ploy to keep people employed as a cleanup crew?
  • SpinningHead, on 06/16/2009, -3/+10I had a really bad cold that wouldn't go away. Finally I drank a magical beverage made from monkey piss and chocolate sauce. Within 3 months, my cold went away.
  • sonnybobiche, on 06/16/2009, -0/+7So is vitamin B. It's all about the LD~50.
  • plaguepony, on 06/16/2009, -3/+10Natural News, they don't have an agenda to push at all. Right. Take a skeptical look at it.
  • ripple123, on 06/16/2009, -0/+7what about adults. like me. i bet were ***** too.
  • askantik, on 06/16/2009, -1/+8rv361162, this is in the description of the submission: "For the first time, the FDA has issued a warning that the mercury contained in silver dental fillings may pose neurological risks to children and pregnant women."

    You fail.
  • SkippyDoorknob, on 06/16/2009, -1/+8From Headline: Mercury Fillings *Have* Neurotoxic Effect on kids
    From Summary: which *may have* neurotoxic effects




  • inactive, on 06/16/2009, -1/+8Lethal dose of mercury is 1-4g for an adult, so no, it would not take a full bathtub. Also, it absorbs directly through your skin.
  • donnytomas, on 06/16/2009, -1/+7I go to a dentist in Tijuana and get porcelain done for $.25 on the dollar of American mercury. It's not the insurance companies, it's American Dentistry.
  • Whatasillyhat, on 06/16/2009, -1/+7Dental plan
  • jdames1980, on 06/16/2009, -2/+8Whoa, for a second there I thought you said that you cleaned penises with it.
  • Awwzm, on 06/16/2009, -0/+6Thanks for getting that stuck in my head.
  • gcnaddict, on 06/16/2009, -1/+7Actually, it means your life as a person in general was likely influenced by irreversible brain damage by said fillings.

    Now that I spoiled it for you, I hope you had fun!
  • joe7845, on 06/16/2009, -0/+6It's NaturalNews.com. As a rule, Woo sites rarely link to the original source of the information.
  • sharkd, on 06/16/2009, -2/+8Lisa needs braces.
  • lamberticus, on 06/16/2009, -3/+8YAY! Gonna have a bunch of those shoved into my face today! This will surely be my last intelligible sentence written.
  • Chooxo, on 06/16/2009, -0/+5I read those in the correct voices.
  • SpinningHead, on 06/16/2009, -2/+7The take-away information is "seemed to". Some of the most common triggers for eczema are stress, hot/cold weather, and allergens...all of which change over the course of 3 months.
  • greenvortex, on 06/16/2009, -0/+5Yes, it was removed from vaccines sold in the U.S. Then all the leftover vaccine was sold to third world countries. If there was a causal link between these vaccines and any malady, then occurences should have dropped off in the U.S. and spiked there, and you would have heard about it.
  • Chooxo, on 06/16/2009, -0/+5I'm just thinking that as a word it goes along with "confesses". It implies guilt, or that they were hiding it before now.

    Like someone mentioned, the site has a rather activist tone to it.
  • WBWB, on 06/16/2009, -0/+5"MAY have neurotoxic effects" doesn't sound like an admission to me. I'm not saying mercury in fillings isn't bad, I'd put money on it that it is, but few things piss me off more than someone twisting a statement of uncertainty into a fact to support their point of view.
  • Rhodamine, on 06/16/2009, -1/+6Well said SpinningHead. You saved me the time of a real response to that. Modern science based thought has given folks like that the luxury to remain defiantly ignorant with relatively few speedbumps. Except for the occasional child that dies because their parents refuse to take advantage of modern medicine over faith healing and magic. That's just a shame.
  • RagManX, on 06/16/2009, -3/+8Rhoda - shhh. This goes against the "My anecdote = proof" thinking. That doesn't compute for many.
  • CaviMike, on 06/16/2009, -1/+6Welcome to America.
  • geodebug, on 06/16/2009, -2/+6Please be more precise, Jenny:

    Since 2001, with the exception of some influenza (flu) vaccines, thimerosal is not used as a preservative in routinely recommended childhood vaccines. Thimerosal contained the mercury.

    -- CDC
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