Does thimerosal or other mercury exposure increase the risk for autism?

[HuckleB]

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:2xK9dxyI9moJ:sharedwork.org/17759/files/16769/9608/8.%2BActa%2Bthimerosal.pdf+ST+Schultz+2010+Thimerosal&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

(It's much easier to read if you download the pdf... http://sharedwork.org/17759/files/16769/9608/8.+Acta+thimerosal.pdf )

"This report reviews current literature regarding the association of the pharmaceutical preservative thimerosal and other
mercury exposures with the risk for autism. The evidence presented here does not support a causal association between
autism and mercury exposure from the preservative thimerosal. The risk for autism from other mercury exposures such as
from dental amalgam restorations or environmental mercury release into the atmosphere is ambiguous. Since mercury is a
known neurotoxin, more research should be done to ensure that mercury exposure from any source does not contribute to
autism.

...

Autism, also called autistic disorder, is the most
severe of the autism spectrum disorders (ASD’s) that
also includes Asperger syndrome and pervasive developmental
delay - not otherwise specified. In the United
States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
estimates the current prevalence of ASD’s to be one
percent of all children (Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention 2009). Autism is a developmental disorder
defined by social and communication deficits
and abnormal repetitive behaviors that are seen in
early childhood (American Psychiatric Association
1994). A small percentage of cases of autism are associated
with known congenital conditions; however,
most cases of autism have an unknown etiology
(Fombonne 1999). Autism can affect children in any
family and has no ethnic or social boundaries (The
Autism Society 2010).

For some children environmental factors may contribute
to an increased risk for autism (Becker and Schultz 2009, Lawler et al. 2004, Schultz 2008, Schultz
et al. 2006, 2008). Theories about possible environmental
triggers for autism include lack of breastfeeding,
use of infant formula without docosahexaenoic
acid and arachidonic acid supplementation, childhood
vaccinations, acetaminophen and other analgesic use,
viral infections, and other environmental exposures.
Due to its known neurotoxicity, mercury has been an
exposure of interest. Mercury exposures from the
pharmaceutical preservative thimerosal and from environmental
mercury, particularly in pollution from
coal-burning power plants and dental amalgam restorations,
have recently been explored as possible risk
factors for autism or other ASD’s.

...

The evidence presented here does not support the association
between autism and mercury exposure from the
pharmaceutical preservative thimerosal. The evidence is
equivocal for an association between other environmental
exposures with autism. This report does not attempt to
review all of the literature regarding mercury exposure
and autism. It does, however, review much of the current
controversy surrounding the relationship of mercury and
autism. Since mercury is a known neurotoxin, more
research should be undertaken to define the relationship
between mercury exposure and the risk for autism."


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An example of how real scientists discuss matters of science.

:hi:

[xchrom]

1. Awesome read. Nt

[HuckleB]

9. Absolutely.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. Are feminine complaints caused by demon posession?

The jury is still out on the subject.

[notadmblnd]

3. Everybody knows female compalints are caused by PMS

Putting up with Men's Shit.

Just thought I'd trade one sexist comment for another.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. Explain how my comment was sexist.

If you can.

[notadmblnd]

5. You said the jury was still out on demon possession for women's complaints

when you didn't even have to go there to begin with. The article was about thimerisol and autism the only answer required was yes or no.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. My rather obvious point was that it was not.

Why are you being hypersensitive to your own intentional misinterpretation?

The euphemism "feminine complaints" is clearly antiquated. So is the idea that various maladies are caused by demon possession.

The sort of stupidity required to believe such ridiculous junk science is the same required to believe that vaccines cause autism.

Hence, the satire.

But you already knew that.

[HuckleB]

8. Well, there is that whole "jury of one's peers" bit.

[KamaAina]

6. Actually, the major risk factor is extra-large tubs of

:popcorn:

[HuckleB]

11. That does explain a great deal.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

[HuckleB]

10. I am completely amazed at how many DUers unrec actual science like this.

:wow:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

12. It's not the science they're unreccing.

[HuckleB]

14. What are you trying to say?

:evilgrin:

[xchrom]

13. Oh we're not surprised really are we? DU has become a highway

For left's version scientific mistrust.

This has been going for YERS - my complain is
That half of the things these 'skeptics'
Post pass as medical advice and should be locked.

Like the Barrie article as just one of many examples.