Comments on: Aluminum and Alzheimer’s http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/aluminum-and-alzheimers/ Your Daily Fix of Neuroscience, Skepticism, and Critical Thinking Sun, 19 May 2013 22:50:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: So what’s the deal with aluminum in vaccines, anyway? Part I « Mainstream Parenting Resources http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/aluminum-and-alzheimers/comment-page-1/#comment-5471 So what’s the deal with aluminum in vaccines, anyway? Part I « Mainstream Parenting Resources Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:53:26 +0000 http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=44#comment-5471 [...] Aluminum neurotoxicity occurs almost exclusively in people on dialysis (dialysis encephalopathy) or ones with a very prolonged and increased occupational exposure. It takes, even in such people, constant, increased exposure over a period of months to develop. Symptoms begin with confusion, poor coordination and abstract reasoning and poor memory and progress to paranoia, hallucinations, convulsions and eventually death. The treatment in people without renal failure is to stop administering aluminum; in dialysis patients or those with severe toxicity, a chelator, desferroxamine, can be used. Preemies given high-aluminum parenteral (intravenous) nutrition for long periods of time have shown decreased IQs as compared to those given low-aluminum nutrition in one study, however their blood and urine levels were not tested. And despite the rumors, aluminum exposure almost certainly does not cause Alzheimer’s disease. [...] [...] Aluminum neurotoxicity occurs almost exclusively in people on dialysis (dialysis encephalopathy) or ones with a very prolonged and increased occupational exposure. It takes, even in such people, constant, increased exposure over a period of months to develop. Symptoms begin with confusion, poor coordination and abstract reasoning and poor memory and progress to paranoia, hallucinations, convulsions and eventually death. The treatment in people without renal failure is to stop administering aluminum; in dialysis patients or those with severe toxicity, a chelator, desferroxamine, can be used. Preemies given high-aluminum parenteral (intravenous) nutrition for long periods of time have shown decreased IQs as compared to those given low-aluminum nutrition in one study, however their blood and urine levels were not tested. And despite the rumors, aluminum exposure almost certainly does not cause Alzheimer’s disease. [...]

]]> By: Is the Aluminium Content of Gardasil a Potential Peril? Unlikely « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/aluminum-and-alzheimers/comment-page-1/#comment-4582 Is the Aluminium Content of Gardasil a Potential Peril? Unlikely « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:20:30 +0000 http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=44#comment-4582 [...] [i] Dr Dave Gorski discusses some of the usual canards about aluminium in vaccines and traces the origin of many of the scares back to Dr Hugh Fudenberg. Dr Steve Novella addresses some of the mixed science around Fudenberg, aluminium and Alzheimer’s Disease. [...] [...] [i] Dr Dave Gorski discusses some of the usual canards about aluminium in vaccines and traces the origin of many of the scares back to Dr Hugh Fudenberg. Dr Steve Novella addresses some of the mixed science around Fudenberg, aluminium and Alzheimer’s Disease. [...]

]]> By: Patrick Holford and Aluminium in Vaccines « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/aluminum-and-alzheimers/comment-page-1/#comment-4488 Patrick Holford and Aluminium in Vaccines « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:41:01 +0000 http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=44#comment-4488 [...] You will note that Holford does not supply any reference for his assertion about aluminium and brain damage/behavioural problems in children. We hesitate to ascribe motive, but that may reflect the fact that most of the research literature on aluminium toxicity relates to very large doses and/or depicts a demographic that is exposed to this via kidney dialysis. Dr Dave Gorski discusses some of the usual canards about aluminium in vaccines and traces the origin of many of the scares back to Dr Hugh Fudenberg. (Dr Steve Novella addresses some of the mixed science around Fudenberg, aluminium and Alzheimer’s Disease.) [...] [...] You will note that Holford does not supply any reference for his assertion about aluminium and brain damage/behavioural problems in children. We hesitate to ascribe motive, but that may reflect the fact that most of the research literature on aluminium toxicity relates to very large doses and/or depicts a demographic that is exposed to this via kidney dialysis. Dr Dave Gorski discusses some of the usual canards about aluminium in vaccines and traces the origin of many of the scares back to Dr Hugh Fudenberg. (Dr Steve Novella addresses some of the mixed science around Fudenberg, aluminium and Alzheimer’s Disease.) [...]

]]> By: Science-Based Medicine » Toxic myths about vaccines http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/aluminum-and-alzheimers/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 Science-Based Medicine » Toxic myths about vaccines Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:00:47 +0000 http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=44#comment-1330 [...] with an increased incidence of Alzheimer’s. Indeed, on his personal blog, my co-blogger Steve Novella has nicely summarized the evidence regarding whether or not aluminum is involved in the [...] [...] with an increased incidence of Alzheimer’s. Indeed, on his personal blog, my co-blogger Steve Novella has nicely summarized the evidence regarding whether or not aluminum is involved in the [...]

]]> By: Respectful Insolence http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/aluminum-and-alzheimers/comment-page-1/#comment-566 Respectful Insolence Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:08:36 +0000 http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=44#comment-566 <strong>Cries the antivaccinationist: Why are we injecting TOXINS into our babies?...</strong> While contemplating the burning stupidity that is Jenny McCarthy over the weekend as she mindlessly parroted some of the worst misinformation of the antivaccine movement and assured an interviewer that she would , all the while solemnly proclaiming tha... Cries the antivaccinationist: Why are we injecting TOXINS into our babies?…

While contemplating the burning stupidity that is Jenny McCarthy over the weekend as she mindlessly parroted some of the worst misinformation of the antivaccine movement and assured an interviewer that she would , all the while solemnly proclaiming tha…

]]> By: Fred Cunningham http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/aluminum-and-alzheimers/comment-page-1/#comment-427 Fred Cunningham Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:10:46 +0000 http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=44#comment-427 Somethings can be good and bad at the same time. H. pylori is a major factor in stomach ulcers but lack of exposure appears to increase the risk of asthma. Somethings can be good and bad at the same time. H. pylori is a major factor in stomach ulcers but lack of exposure appears to increase the risk of asthma.

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