10-14-2006, 07:26 AM
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... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.
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Mercury:
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Inorganic mercury can attack the liver and kidneys. Short-term high exposures can cause poisoning, respiratory and gastrointestinal problems, mood changes, and nerve damage, which manifests in tremors, neuromuscular changes, headaches, and memory loss. Long-term, low-level exposure can cause kidney and nerve damage, resulting in muscle tremor, irritability, personality changes, and gingivitis.
http://www.mepartnership.org/sites/M...sub_page10.asp
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Aluminum:
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Aluminum toxicity occurs in people with renal insufficiency who are treated by dialysis with aluminum-contaminated solutions or oral agents that contain aluminum. The clinical manifestations of aluminum toxicity include anemia, bone disease, and progressive dementia with increased concentrations of aluminum in the brain. Prolonged intravenous feeding of preterm infants with solutions containing aluminum is associated with impaired neurologic development.
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/...ticlekey=39609
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Formaldehyde:
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The major concerns of repeated formaldehyde exposure are sensitization and cancer. In sensitized persons, formaldehyde can cause asthma and contact dermatitis. In persons who are not sensitized, prolonged inhalation of formaldehyde at low levels is unlikely to result in chronic pulmonary injury. Adverse effects on the central nervous system such as increased prevalence of headache, depression, mood changes, insomnia, irritability, attention deficit, and impairment of dexterity, memory, and equilibrium have been reported to result from long-term exposure. Chronic exposure may be more serious for children because of their potential longer latency period.
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mhmi/mmg111.html
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Ethylene glycol:
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Ethylene glycol poisoning is considered a medical emergency. Despite being recognized as a poison for nearly 50 years, ethylene glycol remains readily available and continues to be fatally ingested. The most common sources of ethylene glycol are automotive antifreeze (generally available as a 95% concentration), engine coolants and hydraulic brake fluids.
In ethylene glycol poisoning, the clinical course is initially characterized by mild symptoms that may gradually develop to produce serious or even fatal toxicity. Ethylene glycol poisoning presents many challenges in making a definitive diagnosis. If treatment is initiated early, prognosis is excellent; however, a disturbing proportion of patients are admitted at a late stage to hospitals that are not capable of performing analysis which identifies ethylene glycol toxicity on a 24-hour basis. Therefore, rapid treatment is often prevented because of a delayed diagnosis, which may result in fatal consequences.
The lethal dose of ethylene glycol is usually 1.4-1.6 mL/kg (about 100 mL in an adult), but as little as 30 mL may be fatal.
http://www.antizol.com/egpoisono.htm
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Each of these is extremly dangerous in their own right, even in smal doses. The effects of several can be cumulative, as they stay in your system. What happens after a lifetime of flu shots? We should find out soon, as flu shots are only about 50-60 years old. |
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