Re: Mercury-Free Bandwagon Gathers Pace


"Robert Morien" <PhD_failure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:PhD_failure-B86580.19090726082005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In article <1125098273.139236.181810@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> clintonz@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> 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?
>
> So are you Pro NEJM?

Are you, Robert?

Just what is your interest here?


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Mercury-Free Bandwagon Gathers Pace
    ... >>> concluding that exposure to Hg was really no big deal afterall. ... >>> toxicologist and dental industry gun Clarkson IIRC. ... >> So are you Pro NEJM? ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)
  • Re: Mercury-Free Bandwagon Gathers Pace
    ... > article is entitled "The Toxicology of Mercury - Current Exposures ... concluding that exposure to Hg was really no big deal afterall. ... toxicologist and dental industry gun Clarkson IIRC. ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)