Re: Mercury-Free Bandwagon Gathers Pace


billkatz wrote:
> Huh?
>
> October issue of the NEJM [NEJM, 349(19):1731-1737, Oct 2003]. The
> article is entitled "The Toxicology of Mercury - Current Exposures
> and Clinical Manifestations."
>
> (Pages 1732-1733), "Patients who have questions about the potential
> relation between mercury and degenerative diseases can be assured that
> the available evidence shows no connection."


I said that the NEJM had reported "finally" that amalgam was the
largest exposure of elemental Hg in the population, probably in that
article, though it could be a different recent one.

Yes that (probably)same article was pretty brutally criticized for then
concluding that exposure to Hg was really no big deal afterall.
did you read the entire article to see if what i said was true or
just take irrelevent snippet to deflect my main point?

It was basically a defensive, biased "summary of the literature", not
a research piece, by pro-Hg (and nearly senile) 60's throwback
toxicologist and dental industry gun Clarkson IIRC.

You might think it illogical that Clarkson or the NEJM could admit
that amalgam was the largest source of elemental Hg (do they have any
choice?) then turn around and say but look "no problem". A lot of other
people felt that way too! On the other hand what are the dentists and
doctors supposed to do, publish an article which says, look we've been
exposing people to high levels of Hg and endangering their health all
these years?

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: What Toxicologists and Researchers Say About Amalgams
    ... > What toxicologists and medical researchers say about amalgam ... > substantial amounts of mercury from such fillings are released and absorbed, ... > point out that many of the symptoms attributed to chronic mercury exposure ... > contributed to the standard texts on metal toxicology. ...
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  • Re: What Toxicologists and Researchers Say About Amalgams
    ... > What toxicologists and medical researchers say about amalgam ... > substantial amounts of mercury from such fillings are released and absorbed, ... > point out that many of the symptoms attributed to chronic mercury exposure ... > contributed to the standard texts on metal toxicology. ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)
  • Re: What Toxicologists and Researchers Say About Amalgams
    ... > What toxicologists and medical researchers say about amalgam ... > substantial amounts of mercury from such fillings are released and absorbed, ... > point out that many of the symptoms attributed to chronic mercury exposure ... > contributed to the standard texts on metal toxicology. ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)
  • Re: What Toxicologists and Researchers Say About Amalgams
    ... > What toxicologists and medical researchers say about amalgam ... > substantial amounts of mercury from such fillings are released and absorbed, ... > point out that many of the symptoms attributed to chronic mercury exposure ... > contributed to the standard texts on metal toxicology. ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)
  • Re: What Toxicologists and Researchers Say About Amalgams
    ... > What toxicologists and medical researchers say about amalgam ... > substantial amounts of mercury from such fillings are released and absorbed, ... > point out that many of the symptoms attributed to chronic mercury exposure ... > contributed to the standard texts on metal toxicology. ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)