Joseph Mercola, DO on the Decline of Mercury and Increase of Aluminum in Vaccines
Mercury (thimerosal) exposure has declined significantly since it was eliminated from the single-dose vials of most childhood vaccines, yet autism rates have continued to skyrocket. This has led many to assume that mercury isn’t a problem, and anyone questioning the safety of vaccines is considered to be a hysterical wingnut. However, while mercury use has […]
Major Clinical Study on HIV Vaccine Begins in South Africa
In South Africa, seven million people (one in every five) live with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)—the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Research in that country is proceeding on the development of an HIV vaccine that some believe may provide relief for those suffering from this disease.
Fake News Alert: CDC Did Not Recommend Delaying Breastfeeding During Infant Vaccinations
In early 2015, rumors were circulating on various Internet blogs that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was recommending that mothers should delay breastfeeding their babies to boost vaccine efficacy. The recommendations were traced back to a 2010 study funded by CDC and published in…
Our Expanding Waistlines and Diminishing Brains
I was looking at some old family photographs from the 1960s and 1970s the other day and I was struck by how almost no one in the pictures was overweight, much less obese. Currently, in the United States, more than two-thirds of people are either overweight or obese. During the 1960s, the average American woman weighed 140 pounds.
Is YOUR Baby Getting Too Much Aluminum?
Aluminum is a metal that seems harmless. We wrap our food in it, cook with it, and swallow aluminum in food and water every day since it occurs naturally in the environment. There is aluminum in breast milk and even more in baby formula. And aluminum is harmless, unless it gets into our bloodstream and finds its way to our brain. Because aluminum is a neurotoxin…
NVIC Calls 21st Century Cures Act “A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” and Urges Presidential Veto to Protect Public Health
The non-profit National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) says the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34), which was pushed through the U.S Congress this week with a 94 to 5 vote in the Senate yesterday, is a threat to public health and should be vetoed by the President. The 996 page Act has been promoted by Congress as a consumer friendly bill to fund medical research and make new prescription drugs and medical devices more quickly available…