Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Warning to the Chemically Sensitive

Synvisc is billed as a viscosupplementation with limited localized adverse events [meaning in the injected joint], and little to no systemic adverse events [meaning on the whole body.] If you read the literature Genzyme, the makers of Synvisc, offers to their physicians and patients, you'd think the only exclusionary criteria would be if you have a known chicken, avian, feather, poultry, egg allergy. Genzyme, with the help of FDA, excludes listing or warning about the chemicals used in the cross-linking process allowed in permissible levels. These chemicals are formaldehyde and divinyl sulfone (DVS). Formaldehyde is a known neurotoxin and carcinogen. DVS is a by-product of mustard gas, and is more toxic.If you are hypersensitive to chemicals, do not let your physician inject this gel into your body.You will likely regret it.

More info will follow.

Take charge of your own health. There are other options.

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