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This 60 Minutes segment originally aired in 1990. It covered mercury-based fillings and the poisonous effects they have on those who have them ... and because of the uproar it created in the dental field, it never aired again.
In 2010, advisory panelists told the FDA that dental amalgam should not be used in children and pregnant women. Not a single one of the panelists agreed with the FDA's eventual decision to permit amalgam use in children and pregnant women. More recently...
A recent study investigated the effects of chlorella on methylmercury transfer to fetuses during pregnancy. Pregnant mice were fed diets containing either 0% or 10% chlorella powder, along with methylmercury in their drinking water. Two neonates were...
If you buy special shampoo for your baby, you probably assume that you are not putting carcinogens onto your child’s head. But you if live in the U.S., this may in fact be the case. Health and environmental groups have been asking Johnson & Johnson...
Methylmercury and ethylmercury exhibit a range of harmful neurological effects in humans and animals. Methylmercury is a recognized trigger of oxidative stress and disrupted neurodevelopment. But the developmental neurotoxicity of ethylmercury, a metabolite...
Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an endocrine disrupting chemical. A recent study sought to examine the effects of in utero BPA exposure on human offspring. Parental occupational exposure to BPA during pregnancy was shown to be associated with shortened anogenital...
Although aluminum has been experimentally demonstrated to be a neurotoxin, it is nonetheless the most commonly used vaccine adjuvant. But even after nearly a century of widespread use of aluminum adjuvants, medical science's understanding of them is still...
Some scientists are estimating that the chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) will soon result in 50 percent of all babies born worldwide having at least one birth defect. POPs include a variety of pesticides, industrial-use chemicals...
Mineral oil hydrocarbons may be the single greatest contaminant of the human body. As much as one gram could be present in all people, with possible routes of contamination including air inhalation, food intake, and dermal absorption. A recent study sought...
Thimerosal is a widely used vaccine preservative. It is present in the majority of flu shots. But thimerosal is 49% mercury by volume. Each dose of flu vaccine contains over 250 times the Environmental Protection Agency’s safe exposure limit. Mercury...
Aluminum, which is not a normal physiological component of breast tissue, has been measured recently in human breasts and breast cyst fluids. The aluminum has been detected at levels above those found in blood serum or milk. An examination of healthy...
A meta-analysis of 19 studies shows that rats and mice fed on GM soybean and maize developed kidney and liver toxicity. GM soybean and maize represents more than 80 percent of all commercially available GM food. According to Signs of the Times, the report...
A startling study has shown that 99 percent of pregnant women in the U.S. carry multiple chemicals in their bodies, some of which are substances that have been banned since the 1970s. The study marks the first time that the number of chemicals to which...
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing alarmingly. Exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) has been associated with type 2 diabetes. A new study sought to examine the association between type 2 diabetes and POP exposure. The research...
Both sodium selenite and selenate are classified as dangerous and toxic to the environment. They can be carcinogenic and genotoxic, and may contribute to reproductive and developmental problems in animals and humans. Nonetheless, they are the primary...
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