_FDA Reluctantly Admits Mercury Fillings Have Neurotoxic Effects on Children
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oxic-effects-on-children.html)

David Gutierrez
_Natural News _ (http://www.naturalnews.com/024993.html)
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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9 Responses to “FDA Reluctantly Admits Mercury Fillings Have Neurotoxic
Effects on Children”
1. 9
Anon. of Ibid. Says:
_December 3rd, 2008 at 3:45 pm_
(http://www.prisonplanet.com/fda-reluctantly-admits-mercury-fillings-have-neurot\
oxic-effects-on-children.html#comment-96021)

I think I can still get great Moscow radio!
2. 8
Tod G. Says:
_December 3rd, 2008 at 3:41 pm_
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oxic-effects-on-children.html#comment-96020)

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_
(http://www.shokos.com/Cilantro-Supreme-cilantro.htm)
Not affiliated with this site, there are likely other such formulas if you
want to do your own search.
3. 7
Max Fortres Says:
_December 3rd, 2008 at 2:04 pm_
(http://www.prisonplanet.com/fda-reluctantly-admits-mercury-fillings-have-neurot\
oxic-effects-on-children.html#comment-95949)

Most of my dentists have died horrible deaths because of handling these
toxic wastes. I think, their misery was well deserved.
4. 6
Dave Says:
_December 3rd, 2008 at 10:26 am_
(http://www.prisonplanet.com/fda-reluctantly-admits-mercury-fillings-have-neurot\
oxic-effects-on-children.html#comment-95799
)
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.
5. 5
Robert Says:
_December 3rd, 2008 at 10:19 am_
(http://www.prisonplanet.com/fda-reluctantly-admits-mercury-fillings-have-neurot\
oxic-effects-on-children.html#comment-95794
)
You’ve been sniffing too much glue.
6. 4
Neil Says:
_December 3rd, 2008 at 9:58 am_
(http://www.prisonplanet.com/fda-reluctantly-admits-mercury-fillings-have-neurot\
oxic-effects-on-children.html#comment-95782)

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_
(http://www.nextrev.blogspot.com/) and follow some links. Enjoy.
7. 3
imanig Says:
_December 3rd, 2008 at 9:53 am_
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oxic-effects-on-children.html#comment-95779)

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
8. 2
CriticalReviews Says:
_December 3rd, 2008 at 8:54 am_
(http://www.prisonplanet.com/fda-reluctantly-admits-mercury-fillings-have-neurot\
oxic-effects-on-children.html#comment-95741)

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.
As I have said so often, the answer to all this absolute madness can only be
found in God’s Word the Bible. The unfolding of Satan’s perverse and evil
takeover of world government is all in fulfillment of God inspired prophesies.
During these wicked times discover purposeful life insight and the only real
assurance that you can physically and spiritually survive the unprecedented
worldwide tribulation which has already begun to manifest itself. I call to
you brothers and sisters, ask God’s Son, our begotten brother Jesus Christ
into your life and accept Him as your savior. Pray to God Yahweh Elohim through
Jesus and Repent for your sins.
If you follow Jesus Christ’s divine example, adhering to God’s covenant
with man, Keeping the Holy Days and Saturday Sabbath, if you open your heart
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with everlasting life here on Earth under God’s New Government. (Thy Kingdom
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His Earthbound children
Time is short people, no time to waste! God has given His Church the ability
to calculate precisely when Jesus will arrive to set up God’s government.
That Time has been understood by the Church of God PKG to be Pentecost 2012.
9. 1
Woot! Says:
_December 3rd, 2008 at 8:31 am_
(http://www.prisonplanet.com/fda-reluctantly-admits-mercury-fillings-have-neurot\
oxic-effects-on-children.html#comment-95721)

this is great news….



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