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Suspension of Mark Geier is upheld

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Mark Geier is a name well known in the autism world of alternative medicine as well as a major source of papers purporting to link autism to mercury. He had a medical practice, was licensed in multple states, presented repeatedly at autism parent alt-med conventions, and served as a witness for the vaccine court. Mr. [...]

Posted in Autism, Chelation, Extreme biomed, Geier, Lupron, Mercury, Vaccines | 9 Comments »

Defending alternative medicine and autism: the charges against Anju Usman

Friday, October 14th, 2011

In Illinois charges DAN doctor with unethical behavior, LBRB writer Ken Reibel discussed the case recently brought against alternative medical practitioner Dr. Anju Usman. These charges follow on a civil suit brought by the parent of an autistic child seen by Dr. Usman. This charges in this case will require that Dr. Usman defend many [...]

Posted in Autism, Chelation, Extreme biomed, Mercury, Vaccines | 5 Comments »

Illinois charges DAN doctor with unethical behavior

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

According to the Chicago Tribune, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has charged a well-known Naperville physician with “unprofessional, unethical and/or dishonorable conduct.” Dr. Anju Usman, a familiar face at anti-vaccine conferences in the US and abroad, allegedly lied about or exaggerated the value of treatments, and “demonstrated extreme departure from rational [...]

Posted in Chelation, Quackery | 14 Comments »

Generation Rescue: taking another small step away from the brink?

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

Generation Rescue has over the years been one of the more vocal promoters of the vaccines-cause-autism notion. Like any organization, they have changed over the years and their website reflects that. Their website started out with the title “Autism Mercury Chelation” and a very simple (and wrong) statement: Generation Rescue believes that childhood neurological disorders [...]

Posted in Autism, Chelation, MMR, Mercury, Orgs, Vaccines, Wakefield | 4 Comments »