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Is it true that mercury is actually useful in medicine?
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Thimerosal: Mecury was used in older glass thermometers. Thimerosal is a vaccine perservation which contains mercury. Although many state that thimerosal is safe - i always ask to have vaccines that don't contain thimerosal.
Answered 1/29/2013
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