Thimerosal

Photo linked from CERHR website

Thimerosal, also known as thiomersal. Used as a bactericidial agent, infamously in many vaccine formulations. Note the 'Hg' symbol in the above diagram. That's mercury. It poisons the body. People of all ages are susceptible to it but the brains of children especially so because the blood-brain barrier is not as developed in the early years of infancy thus allowing more mercury to be accumulated in it. Like how salmons and large fish do.

A controversial story from Rolling Stone magazine posted online in June this year reported about the alleged dark and sordid side of so-called "scientific research".

An excerpt from the story:

...the company continued to promote thimerosal as "nontoxic" and also incorporated it into topical disinfectants. In 1977, ten babies at a Toronto hospital died when an antiseptic preserved with thimerosal was dabbed onto their umbilical cords.

The resulting controversy garnered a response from the writer and editors, who wrote, among other things:

"Science," as one doctor in our story insisted, "is best left to scientists." But when the scientists fail to do their job, resorting to closed-door meetings and rigged studies, others in society have not only a right but a moral obligation to question their work.

Link to the response

Having barely scratched the surface of scientific research, I cannot judge the academic merits of other scientists but from what I've gleaned from attending conferences and talking to big shots, one thing is certain: BIG money is at stake and I'm not talking just about sums enough to buy condo's and COEs. These figures dwarf the GDPs of many small countries.

We all know what happens when $$ is at stake...