Table of contents : Title Page Copyright Contents Preface Introduction Editor’s Introducton Executive Summary Part One: Thimerosal’s Dangers to Human Health and the Brain Chapter 1: A Brief History of Thimerosal and the Dangers of Mercury Chapter 2: The Increase in Thimerosal-Containing Children’s Vaccines Coincided with a Rise in Neurodevelopmental Disorders Chapter 3: Despite Reductions in Thimerosal in US Childhood Vaccines, Potential Exposure Remains High Chapter 4: The Comparable Dangers of Ethylmercury and Methylmercury Chapter 5: A Wide Range of Animal Studies Show Thimerosal’s Toxicity Chapter 6: Mounting Evidence of Thimerosal’s Danger in Human Studies Chapter 7: Findings of Epidemiological Studies: Links between Thimerosal and Neurological Damage Chapter 8: Scientific Calls for a Ban on Thimerosal Chapter 9: Official Reports against Thimerosal by Public Health and Other Agencies Part Two: The Unnecessary Use of Thimerosal Chapter 10: The Ineffectiveness of Thimerosal as a Germicide Chapter 11: Amplification of Thimerosal Toxicity by Aluminum in Vaccines Chapter 12: Safer and Cost-Effective Alternatives to Thimerosal Part Three: Review of the Problematic Epidemiological Studies Relied on by the Institute of Medicine Chapter 13: The Verstraeten Study: Links between Thimerosal and Neurological Damage Chapter 14: The CDC’s and the Institute of Medicine’s Response to Verstraeten’s Findings Chapter 15: The CDC’s and Institute of Medicine’s Reliance on Flawed European Studies Chapter 16: The Final, Published Verstraeten Study Chapter 17: The Institute of Medicine 2004 Report and Response Conclusions and Recommendations