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Joel: Chronic encephalopties induced by long term exposure to low doses of mercury (or lead)


Tue Jun 8 10:51:23 EST 1999


Don't you think you should also send this hilarious post to some joke
newsgroup ?
Metyle mercury has nothing to do with amalgames...! LOL !

JB Perrin
Insitut d'Hygiène Industrielle et de l'Environnement (Lyon, FR)

<martinhoden at my-deja.com> a écrit dans le message :
7jh72b$2j$1 at nnrp1.deja.com...
> In article <375973fc.14257142 at 195.114.231.62>,
>   arie at no.mail.thanks.nl wrote:
> > Joel, I remember a long time ago you asked for the proof that mercury
> > induced encephalopaties.
> > Here it is:
> >
> > Ronnback L, Hansson E
> >
> > Chronic encephalopaties induced by mercury or lead: aspects of
> > underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms.
> >
> > Br J Ind Med 49:233-240 (1992)
> >
> >         ABSTRACT: "Long term exposure to low doses of mercury or lead
> > can induce neurasthenic symptoms with slight cognitive deficits,
> > lability, fatigue, decreased stress tolerance, and decreased
> > simultaneous capacity.
> > After exposure to higher concentrations permanent neuropsychological
> > deficits can be seen. The present paper gives a new idea of possible
> > molecular mechanisms underlying the symptoms. Impairments of astrocyte
> > function are probably important, especially due to their capacity to
> > regulate the ionic and amino acid concentration in the extracellular
> > micromilieu, brain energy metabolism, and cell volume. Recent results
> > have shown that these functions are under monoaminergic control.
> > Aspects of therapy are outlined."
> >
> > arie
> >
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> MERCURY FILLINGS: REALITY IS MORE TERRIFYING:
>
> 1.  METYLE MERCURY IS ONE OF THE MOST POTENT POISONS KNOWN TO MANKIND.
>
> 2.  METYLE MERCURY DERANGES CSN IN FETUS.
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> 3.  METYLE MERCURY IS ONE OF THE MOST POTENT ENZYME INHIBITORS
>     ENCOUNTERED IN ENZYMOLOGY.
>
> 4.  METYLE MERCURY DEVASTATES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.
>     ONE BECOMES VULNERABLE TO BACTERIAL/FUNGAL AND
>     VIRAL INFECTIONS ESPECIALLY HERPESVIRUS INFECTIONS
>     AND VERY ESPECIALLY HHV-8.
>
> 5.  DO NOT LET ANY NERD/GIT/DORK MISLEAD YOU:
>     ITS MECHANISM OF TOXICITY IS EXTEREMELY WELL KNOWN
>     AND DISCUSSED IN ALL LARGE TEXTBOOKS OF TOXICOLOGY
>     AND, OF COURSE, IN THE GREAT HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL
>     PHRAMACOLOGY (IN OVER 40 VOLUMES).
>
> 6.  DETECTING METYLE MERCURY IN HUMAN BODY IS EASY & OCCURATE.
>
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> 7.  THIS IS NOT SURPRISING:  MANKIND HAS USED/MISUSED/ABUSED
>     MERCURY FOR OVER 4,000 YEARS.
>     ESPECIALLY THINK OF THE ALCHEMISTS.
>     NEWTON WAS INTO IT UP TO HIS NECK.  AS THE MASTER OF THE MINT
>     HE TRIED TO STEAL GOLD TRUSTED TO HIM BY USING MERCURY (how?)
>     he had already tried to steal Leibniz's calculus.  Newton was
>     a kleptomaniac both financially and intellectually.
>
> Dr martin hoden
> germany/usa
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