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Mercury In Tuna

dmsachel — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:58:23 +0000

from cnn.com

Younger women and children should limit the amount of tuna they eat and pregnant women should not eat tuna at all, because of mercury levels found in the canned and packaged fish, says new report in the January 2011 issue of Consumer Reports.

Albacore or white tuna usually contains far more mercury than light tuna, [...]

Valley doctor says moms can help prevent autism before and during pregnancy

dmsachel — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:55:25 +0000

PHOENIX – A Valley doctor is using her own experience to research autism solutions.

Dr. Cindy Schneider isn’t just a doctor.

She is also the mother of two children with autism.

“They were eventually diagnosed at age 2 ½ and 3 ½ and at that point we also had a 7-month-old baby,” said Dr. Schneider.

Their diagnosis and a [...]

FDA: Looks At Mercury In Dental Fillings

dmsachel — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:46:27 +0000

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking another look at the risks of mercury in dental fillings, raising hopes among local activists that more stringent regulations will be put in place.

The FDA said Thursday that an advisory panel would hold hearings from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 14-15 at a Holiday Inn in [...]

DMSA and Autism Study

dmsachel — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:15:55 +0000

Below is a summary of a study from the Journal of Toxicology

Adams, JB, M Baral, E Geis, J Mitchell, J Ingram, A Hensley, I Zappia, S Newmark, E Gehn, RA Rubin, K Mitchell, J Bradstreet, and JM El-Dahr. 2009. The severity of autism is associated with toxic metal body burden and red blood cell glutathioine [...]

Skin Cream Contains Mercury

dmsachel — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:34:04 +0000

Feds probing homemade skin cream link to mercury

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM (AP) – May 28, 2010

RICHMOND, Va. — State and federal officials are investigating cases of possible mercury exposure linked to a homemade cream from Mexico that claims to lighten the skin, fade freckles and age spots, and treat acne.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration was [...]