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The federal government now says it's OK for pregnant women and young children to be injected with mercury in the H1N1 vaccine. However, if there were more mercury-free vaccine available, they would recommend that pregnant women and young children get that instead. Don't be fooled! Thimerosal is a form of mercury! Autism rates dropping in California—is phase-out of thimerosal the reason? [from 2005] Current thinking is that only genetically vulnerable babies will be affected by the thimerosol . . . maybe even as low as 1 out of 200 or 0.5%. But if it's your child, it's 100%. Read this mother's story about her children's recovery from mercury-related autism. |
From: C-upi@clari.net (UPI) Subject: Link challenged between abortion, cancer Organization: Copyright 1996 by United Press International Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 11:41:06 PDT UPI Science NewsHERSHEY, Pa., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Researchers at Penn State's Hershey Medical Center reported Friday that women who have induced abortions have a 30 percent increased risk of developing breast cancer.
The research results were released at a press conference by the report's co-authors at Hershey Medical Center. The report was published by the British Medical Association's Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Other scientists, however, challenged both the methods and conclusions of the researchers.
``There is mistake after mistake (in the report),'' said Marilie Gammon of Columbia University School of Public Health in New York.
The researchers analyzed 23 studies that investigated nearly 26,000 women with breast cancer and nearly 35,000 without the disease. They found a link between abortions and breast cancer in 18 of the 23 studies, which increased the average woman's risk from 12 in 100 to about 16 in 100.
But some of the 23 studies are ``obviously poorly done, with a lot of bias,'' said Gammon. ``Yet those studies are given the same weight. Why should we believe people who are doing poor science?''
Additionally, Gammon said that an increase from 12 to 16 per 100 women over their lifetime is still low, especially when a single answer can influence the conclusion of a small study, and when reporting may or may not be accurate in the first place.
The researchers found no increased risk among women who had experienced
spontaneous abortions, or miscarriages.
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