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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-reuters@clari.net (Reuters) Subject: Hormones may point to pregnancy danger Organization: Copyright 1997 by Reuters Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 17:01:25 PDTLONDON (Reuter) - British researchers said Friday they may have found hormone tests that could warn doctors a woman is suffering from pre-eclampsia, a dangerous condition in pregnancy.
A team at Oxford University's John Radcliffe Hospital said inhibin A, activin A and proalphaC-containing inhibins, molecules that all have a role in regulating hormones, were all higher in women with pre-eclampsia.
In a preliminary report in the Lancet medical journal, they said their findings could point to a test for the condition.
Pre-eclampsia affects seven percent of first-time mothers and can suddenly send a pregnant woman's blood pressure soaring to dangerously high levels.
It can lead to eclampsia -- seizures that can be fatal. It also creates a risk of premature birth and of small babies at risk of a variety of complications.
The researchers said tests in 20 women with pre-eclampsia, and 20 healthy pregnant women, showed those with the condition had higher levels of the molecules.
Wednesday, U.S. researchers said they had discovered a defect in the placenta that could cause pre-eclampsia.
In a normal pregnancy, the placenta sends out into the uterine wall finger-like projections of cells, called cytotrophoblasts. They begin to mimic the cells that are found inside blood vessels, and eventually they break down the vessels, allowing the mother's blood to nourish the fetus and carry away waste.
But in pre-eclampsia, the placenta does not invade the uterus adequately
and the cells do not manage to mimic blood vessels, the researchers at
the University of California at San Francisco said.
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