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Autism treatment: Science hijacked to support alternative therapies

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Such is the title of the latest article in the Chicago Tribune by Trine Tsouderos and Patricia Callahan. The article is subtitled: ‘Researchers’ fears about misuse of their work come true’. Go now and read it. I’ll pull some examples here, but read the article. Send it to your friends. When a writer tells you [...]

Posted in Autism, Extreme biomed, HBOT | 18 Comments »

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Ineffective Treatment for Children with Autism

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) has grown in popularity over the last few years. This growth has occurred without any evidence that HBOT is at all beneficial. A recent study, published in the journal Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders entitled Randomized trial of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for children with autism, explores this question. The study was [...]

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2-Fatality HBOT Fire

Sunday, June 14th, 2009

Admittedly, the future for Francesco Martinizi (the boy who was very badly burned in a fire/explosion in a Florida HBOT clinic while apparently being “treated” for Cerebral Palsy), looked quite uncertain. As I wrote previously: Yes, this accident (fire/explosion) is tragic, very tragic. If Francesco indeed survives the injuries he’s apparently sustained, the next couple [...]

Posted in HBOT, Insurance, Science | 4 Comments »

Jenny Mcarthy on HBOT

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Given the recent death of a woman and serious injury of a child in a hyperbaric chamber. It is perhaps worth highlighting Jenny McCarthy’s recent “tweet”. Im inside a hyperbaric chamber. This thing makes me feel amazing. If a vaccine “exploded” killing one person and critically injuring another with such clear causality, one can imagine [...]

Posted in GFCF, HBOT, Jenny McCarthy, Measles, Twitter, Vaccines | 23 Comments »