Blood Mercury Levels Rising Among U.S. Women

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There is a lot of documentation of the fact that mercury commonly causes endocrine disorders and chronic health conditions.
www.flcv.com/endohg.html
Mercury has been documented to be a common cause of thyroid disorders and other endocrine conditions, including diabetes. www.flcv.com/diabetes.html

Bernard Windham of FL 8:26PM February 22, 2010

The time trends observed by Mr. Laks are better explained by a change in the laboratory methods used to measure blood mercury, starting in 2003. Adjusting for the change in laboratory methods, other researchers (Caldwell et al., 2009) have found little or no trend over time. It's actually quite difficult to interpret these data, though, as most of the measurements in early years were "below the limit of detection" (that is, too low to measure accurately).

Scott B. of CA 4:31AM February 03, 2010

I looked up the functions of the pituitary gland.
"Oxytocin is one of the few hormones to create a positive feedback loop. For example, uterine contractions stimulate the release of oxytocin from the posterior pituitary, which, in turn, increases uterine contractions. This positive feedback loop continues throughout labor."
May the increase in the various spectrums of autism be linked, also, to the increase use of c-sections to deliver babies. Oxytocin: "oxytocin's role in various behaviors, including orgasm, social recognition, pair bonding, anxiety, trust, love, and maternal behaviors."
Mercury impacts the pituitary gland which "The posterior pituitary stores and releases:
Oxytocin," (All quotes from Wikepedia.)

Lois Carlson of MD 11:23AM August 25, 2009