Re: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Blood Mercury Level:


Actually, hair testing is not well thought of.

By you?? Or by the WORLD experts on Mercury Poisoning?

National Institute for Minamata Disease

The National Institute for Minamata Disease was established in 1978 to
carry out medical studies on Minamata Disease. The institute's
Department of Clinical Medicine engages in clinical research to study
Minamata Disease and treatments, carrying out medical examinations as
necessary.

http://www.env.go.jp/en/chemi/hs/minamata/nimd.html


National Institute for Minamata Disease of Japan studies on the
mercury-pollution in developing countries. Hair is clearly the most
suitable material for estimation of methylmercury exposure.

We collect hair samples of inhabitants living in a doubtful mercury-
polluted area in developing countries to determine the mercury content
in the samples.

http://www.nimd.go.jp/english/index.html

On Oct 28, 11:10 pm, wri...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (David Wright) wrote:
In article <1193619491.592954.11...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,

Kevysmom <bluebun...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hmmm......Do we know this for sure?

Yes. It was mentioned in one of the articles our boy Zhen Jue posted.

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My sons mercury level was VERY toxic. The Minamata Institute in Japan
wanted to test my son, Thats how HIGH his levels were. Im sure you
dont know diddly squat about mercury poisoning. But in Japan there was
a huge outbreak of mercury poisoning, They call it Minamata Disease.
It was so terrible they even opened an institute JUST for mercury
poisoning. Guess how they test for mercury poisoning....

It was caused by a company, I think Showa Denko, dumping mercury-laden
wastes into Minimata Bay. Caused all kinds of birth defects and other
horrors, I saw pictures in National Geographic years ago.

Hair. It is the MOST accurate way to test for mercury.

Actually, hair testing is not well thought of.

-- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net
These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct.
"Saddam Hussein was a bad man, connected with some incredibly dangerous
people: Cheney, Rumsfeld, George Galloway." -- Marcus Brigstocke



On Oct 28, 4:21 pm, wri...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (David Wright) wrote:
In article <1193601837.999793.116...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,

Kevysmom <bluebun...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Blood Mercury Level: a
Case-Control Study in Chinese Children

Objective: To investigate the association between blood mercury level
and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Chinese
children in Hong Kong. Methods: Fifty-two children with ADHD aged
below 18 years diagnosed by DSM IV criteria without perinatal brain
insults, mental retardation or neurological deficits were recruited
from a developmental assessment center. Fifty-nine normal controls
were recruited from a nearby hospital. Blood mercury levels were
measured by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Results:
The mean ages of cases and controls were 7.06 and 7.81 years
respectively. Boys predominated (case = 44 [84.6 %], control = 44
[74.6 %]). There was significant difference in blood mercury levels
between cases and controls (geometric mean 18.2 nmol/L [95 % CI 15.4 -
21.5 nmol/L] vs. 11.6 nmol/L [95 % CI 9.9 - 13.7 nmol/L], p < 0.001),
which persists after adjustment for age, gender and parental
occupational status (p < 0.001). The geometric mean blood mercury
level was also significantly higher in children with inattentive (19.4
nmol/L, 95 % CI 13.3 - 28.5 nmol/L) and combined (18.0 nmol/L, 95 % CI
14.9 - 21.8 nmol/L) subtypes of ADHD. Blood mercury levels were above
29 nmol/L in 17 (26.9 %) cases and 6 (10.2 %) controls. Children with
blood mercury level above 29 nmol/L had 9.69 times (95 % CI 2.57 -
36.5) higher risk of having ADHD after adjustment for confounding
variables. Conclusion: High blood mercury level was associated with
ADHD. Whether the relationship is causal requires further studies.

That might be interesting -- if vaccination were associated with high
blood mercury levels. It isn't.

-- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net
These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct.
"Saddam Hussein was a bad man, connected with some incredibly dangerous
people: Cheney, Rumsfeld, George Galloway." -- Marcus Brigstocke

National Institute for Minamata Disease

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