How To Use Thimerosal In A Sentence
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Thimerosal, as a preservative, is no longer contained in any childhood vaccine, with the exception of the influenza vaccine.
Thimerosal
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The others were chlorocresol, cresol, parabens, phenol, phenylethanol, phenyl mercuric salts and thimerosal;
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Now, antivax bloggers suggest the vaccine is not safe for children and pregnant woman because of a preservative in the vaccine called thimerosal.
CNN Transcript Oct 29, 2009
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The CDC cited one study (Thompson, NEJM, 2007), which "found that increasing exposure to mercury from birth to age 7 months was associated with motor and phonic tics in boys," and added that "an association between exposure to thimerosal and tics was found in two earlier studies (Andrews, Pediatrics, 2004; Verstraeten, Pediatrics, 2003).
David Kirby: CDC to Study Vaccines and Autism
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Among the prime cellular targets of mercury are mitochondria, and thimerosal-induced cell death has been associated with the depolarization of mitochondrial membrane, according to the International Journal of Molecular Medicine among several others.
David Kirby: Government Concedes Vaccine-Autism Case in Federal Court - Now What?
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The theory that thimerosal is singularly culpable in bringing about autism is only one of three upon which courts will decide," the news media report.
Federal court hears case of potential autism-vaccine link
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However, injected flu vaccines may contain thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative, which many doctors believe is safe but others believe may be responsible for effects on the brain and nervous system.
Facts About Swine Flu
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Thimerosal has been proven to be a carcinogen, immunotoxic, genotoxic, nephrotoxic and neurotoxic.
Deirdre Imus: Over Medicated and Over-Vaccinated: The Unintended Consequences of Medicines Meant to Protect
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And because thimerosal is added in the manufacturing process, its presence may not even have to be disclosed on the labeling.
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PS, and phosphatidylethanolamine in a thimerosal-sensitive manner.
Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue
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These results suggest that there are differences in the way that thimerosal and methyl mercury are distributed, metabolized, and excreted.
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Although more effective than merbromin, thimerosal shares the disadvantage of poor tissue penetration and tissue fixation and therefore has limited bacteriostatic activity.
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For the record, thimerosal is not the only ingredient that worries those of us with autistic children.
Unanswered Questions About U.S. Vaccination Policy
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Polio, MMR, and varicella vaccines have never contained thimerosal.
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Several members of Congress, spurred by groups like SafeMinds and the National Autism Association, have alleged that the Centers for Disease Control and other public health agencies covered up evidence that the measles vaccine and shots containing thimerosal, a preservative, caused what they described as a nationwide epidemic of autism and other diseases.
Arthur Allen: Congress Finds Nothing Underhanded About CDC's Thimerosal Work
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Steps were rapidly taken to remove thimerosal from vaccines by switching to single-dose vials that did not require any preservative.
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And later this year, attorneys will present four more test cases to determine whether MMR vaccines, regardless of whether or not they contain thimerosal, may bring about the condition.
Federal court hears case of potential autism-vaccine link
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Over the years, researchers provided Eli Lilly with numerous articles indicating the hazards of injecting humans with mercurial substances such as thimerosal.
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The flu vaccine does contain thimerosal, but it isn’t considered a routine childhood immunization.
Medpundit
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Her research shows that thimerosal is a strong allergen.
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In the US, the case against thimerosal-caused autism is clearly shown by the continuing rise in autism diagnoses despite the removal of thimerosal from vaccines.
US Court affirms thimerosal-autism connection "not...scientifically sound"
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The mainstream medical community has long contended that vaccines, whether they contain thimerosal or not, do not cause autism.
Federal court hears case of potential autism-vaccine link
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Thimerosal is widely used to preserve vaccines and is made from a kind of mercury called ethyl mercury. It allows vaccines to be distributed in multi-dose containers.
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Mercury (thimerosal) is another toxic heavy metal, a known developmental neurotoxin, that is used in some mascaras and eye drops.
Deirdre Imus: Kiss My "Green" Lips
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Proponents of the thimerosal causation of autism, like Kennedy, argue that a detoxification method called chelation therapy is of great benefit to these children.
Autism and 9-11: The Connection
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Except for local hypersensitivity reactions, thimerosal has not been found to cause any harm.
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This study found that "numerous neuropathological changes were observed in young adult rats treated postnatally with thimerosal," and that "These findings document neurotoxic effects of thimerosal, at doses equivalent to those used in infant vaccines or higher, in developing rat brain, suggesting likely involvement of this mercurial in neurodevelopmental disorders.
David Kirby: Government and Many Scientists Agree: Vaccine-Autism Research Should Continue
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Neither Khalif nor his wife (who was given a thimerosal-containing flu shot while pregnant, even though the label instructed the doctor to administer the shot during pregnancy, "only when medically necessary"), had ever heard of autism until the day their son was diagnosed.
David Kirby: Minneapolis and the Somali Autism Riddle
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Will the single-dose injectable units of H1N1 2009 vaccine that do NOT contain thimerosal (mercury) be available at the same time as the multi-dose vials that do contain it?
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