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FDA Reluctantly Admits Mercury Fillings Have Neurotoxic Effects on Children
David Gutierrez
Natural News
Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008
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 has been added to the agency’s Web site. “Pregnant women and persons who may have a health condition that makes them more sensitive to mercury exposure, including individuals with existing high levels of mercury bioburden, should not avoid seeking dental care, but should discuss options with their health practitioner.”
The warning was one of the conditions that the FDA agreed to in settling a lawsuit filed by several consumer health groups.
“Gone, gone, gone are all of FDA’s claims that no science exists that amalgam is unsafe,” said Charles Brown, a lawyer for Consumers for Dental Choice, one of the plaintiffs.
“It’s a watershed moment,” said Michael Bender of the Mercury Policy Project, another plaintiff.
Mercury is a well-known neurotoxin that can cause cognitive and developmental problems, especially in fetuses and children. It can also cause brain and kidney damage in adults.
So-called dental amalgams, or fillings made with a mix of mercury and other metals, have been used since the 1800s. Although it is known that small amounts of mercury are vaporized (and can be inhaled) when the fillings are used to chew food, and though Canada, France and Sweden have all placed restrictions on the use of mercury fillings, the FDA has always insisted that amalgams are safe.
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Dental amalgams are considered medical devices, regulated by the FDA.
Even the FDA’s new warning stops short of admitting that dental amalgams are dangerous for the general population. Instead, it focuses on the same population that has already been warned to limit mercury exposure by consuming less seafood: children and pregnant women. The FDA says it does not recommend that those who already have mercury fillings get them removed.
Millions of people have received amalgam fillings, although their popularity has dropped off in recent years. Currently, only 30 percent of dental fillings contain mercury – the rest are tooth-colored resin composites made from glass, cement and porcelain. These alternative fillings are more expensive and less durable than amalgam, however.
In 2002, the FDA began a regulatory review of amalgam that was expected to be complete within a few years. In 2006, with the review still incomplete, an independent FDA advisory panel of doctors and dentists rejected the agency’s position that there is no reason for concern about the use of amalgam. While the panel agreed that the majority of people receiving such fillings would not be harmed, panel members expressed concern for the health of certain sensitive populations, including children under the age of six.
The panel recommended that the FDA conduct further studies on the risks to children from dental amalgam, and that it consider a policy of informed consent for children and pregnant: that is, warning those groups of the risks associated with the fillings before installing them.
Part of the lawsuit centered on the FDA’s failure to respond to these recommendations in a timely fashion.
“This is your classic failure to act,” federal judge Ellen Segal Huvelle told the agency.
As part of the lawsuit settlement, the FDA must reach a final decision on the regulation of amalgam by July 28, 2009.
“This court settlement signals the death knell for mercury fillings,” Brown predicted.
But J.P. Morgan Securities analyst Ipsita Smolinski disagreed, saying that the FDA is unlikely to ban amalgam entirely
“We do believe that the agency will ask for the label to indicate that mercury is an ingredient in the filling, and that special populations should be exempt from such fillings, such as: nursing women, pregnant women, young children, and immunocompromised individuals,” Smolinski said.
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December 3rd, 2008 at 8:31 am
this is great news….
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:54 am
Eugenics is one of the NWO’s weapons of choice. Their plan to create a two tier world governing system that caters specifically to the worlds elite while dumming down and reducing the life span of the working class is well under way.
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December 3rd, 2008 at 9:53 am
all my fillings were metal from 60’s and 70’s-got all my teeth pulled 3 years ago-they would not let me keep my teeth-said it was toxic waste-i am getting old and my mom sats it goes with age,but my short term memory is wacked
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:58 am
You had my until you went all biblical. I understand what you are trying to do. But researching where religion comes from puts things in a new perspective.
If I told you, that the bible, and science were not incompatible most would laugh. But they are very much compatible.
If you understand what those men who wrote the bible and other such works were looking for and what they based their works on you begin to see the foundation of mythology.
Combine science with that to rationally understand what the ancients wrote about and saw is almost the crux of our early existence.
The answer from all corners of the globe is that they all witnessed extraordinary events in the sky above our planet and wrote about it. We have a small reminder of those times now in our skies called “The Aurora”.
God is a thing, We named him. We named his children and we named his grandchildren. We talked about his movements and the movement of “Gods Sun”.
Plasma Cosmology and Electric Universe Theory is where the answers lie.
Check my website at http://www.nextrev.blogspot.com and follow some links. Enjoy.
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:19 am
You’ve been sniffing too much glue.
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:26 am
I had 10 dental amalgams for almost 40 years,after I had them all replaced with the white epoxy,my allergies of 20 years vanished.
Amalgams are 40% mercury by weight and it is true that if your dentist just threw away the old fillings in a garbage can he would be violating EPA hazardous disposal laws…but they put that shit in my mouth!
The mercury always escapes due to the frcition of chewing and the acid in foods and beverages.
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Most of my dentists have died horrible deaths because of handling these toxic wastes. I think, their misery was well deserved.
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:41 pm
To imanig,
I have read from trusted sources that you can detox the heavy metal poison (such as mercury) with a formula of chlorella and cilantro. The cilantro removes the toxin and the chlorella binds it so you aren’t repoisoned before elimination. I did a quick google and found one such productL
http://www.shokos.com/Cilantro.....lantro.htm
Not affiliated with this site, there are likely other such formulas if you want to do your own search.
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:45 pm
I think I can still get great Moscow radio!
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:23 pm
With an admission like that, do you suppose the News and Medical establish will finally admit that shots contaning mercury are also bad? Or will they continue in their delusional thinking.
December 4th, 2008 at 11:18 am
In scientific jargon, selenium has an unusually high “binding affinity” for mercury. In layman’s terms, this means that when the two elements are found together, they tend to connect, forming a new substance. This makes it difficult for the human body to absorb the mercury separately. So when mercury “binds” to selenium, it’s no longer free to “bind” to anything else — like brain tissue.
The research world is still developing explanations for exactly how selenium cancels out mercury’s potentially toxic effects, but most scientists accept one of two competing theories.
The conventional idea describes selenium as a sort of “mercury magnet.” Under this theory, once selenium is digested it can locate and neutralize mercury molecules. In one study, Japanese researchers found that adding selenium to the diets of birds “gave complete protection” from large amounts of mercury. Research carried out by scientists in Scotland and the Philippines has concluded that the relationship between mercury and selenium is one of “toxicological antagonism.” And in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency describes selenium as an element that is “antagonistic to the toxic effects of mercury.”
NOW GO TO YOUR NEAREST DRUG STORE AND SPEND $12 FOR THE PILLS OF SELENIUM.
TAKE FOR A MINIMUM 5 WEEKS. HAS ANTI-DEPRESSION PROPERTIES AS WELL. ( FRN )
December 4th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
It’s funny how JP Morgan’s name is in EVERY controversial subject, isn’t it? hmmm…
December 9th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Threats to members of the power structure do nothing to advance our cause and encourage the mainstream to dismiss us as “crackpots.” I would thank my fellow health freedom advocates to keep civil tongues in their heads and in their postings to this site.
We all want to change things. Let’s focus on what works.