> was the story pro vaccine containing mercury - yes or no.
> Kirk
If you are referring to the "news" story in the video, I couldn't tell. It
ended abruptly after 38 seconds
Did you read the article in the journal that was cited - "yes or no"
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirk McLoren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] mercury is good for you - yes, thats what they said
> was the story pro vaccine containing mercury - yes or no.
>
> Kirk
>
> Thomas Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Kirk,
>
> My point:
> The reporters on the video said the article(s) say mercury is "good for
> you". I could not find anything in the article(s) cited that said such a
> thing.
> Nor any mention of improved behavior and mental performance.
>
> Although the reporter mentioned two articles in the journal Pediatrics
> (Feb 1, 08) relating to mercury in vaccines, I only found one article in
> the
> journal relating to mercury in vaccines ( "Mercury Levels in Newborn and
> Infants After Receipt of Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines"). I could not
> find
> anything in the article to justify the title of the Video: "Mercury is
> Good
> For You." The researchers found that the injected ethyl mercury in
> thimerosal left the blood of infants faster than ingested methyl mercury
> did
> in adults .... No mention of "improved behavior and mental performance".
> It did not seem that the researchers were making any claims at all that
> mercury was "Good for You". (Methods and Conclusions were included in a
> previous post)
>
> I pointed out that the video stopped before the report was complete.
>
> There is an article in the same journal entitled: "Etiological
> Classification of Attention_Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder" (Pediatrics; Feb
> 1, 2008; pp. 358 -365) that relates to (but does not specifically say
> anything about) behavior and mental performance, however it does not
> mention
> mercury or vaccines.
> It includes the observation that number of environmental factors are
> associated with increased risk of ADHD. These include (among other things)
> viral infections to the mother during the third trimester, to the newborn,
> and to the child during early childhood.
>
> Since some of the viral diseases mentioned (ex measles and influenza)
> can be vaccinated against, is it possible that the news reporters drew
> their
> own conclusions from the article. (I'm fishing here) Since viral diseases
> are linked to ADHD, could prevention of the viral diseases lead to
> "improved
> behavior and mental performance" By extension, if vaccines against these
> viral diseases contain mercury could one twist this to say that the
> vaccines
> (and mercury in them) can "improve behavior and mental performance."
>
> Have you read the article in the journal Pediatrics?
> When you say "Mercury is good for you - yes that's what they said" you are
> quoting the reporters, not the researchers.
> Tom
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kirk McLoren"
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 8:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Biofuel] mercury is good for you - yes, thats what they said
>
>
>> Are you saying "may be associated with improved behavior and mental
>> performance" could be construed as they are saying it is bad for you? Are
>> you hung up on hearing the literal verbage "good for you"? Does it seem
>> reasonable improved behavior and mental performance means it is good for
>> you? Do people take supplements on the promise they will improve
>> themselves. Whats your point Thomas? What do you get from improved
>> behavior and mental performance -good or bad, which is it?
>> Kirk
>
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