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Congressman Dan Burton: It is time to re-engage on the autism epidemic

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Dan Burton is a U.S. Congressman, a legislator elected to represent the state of Indiana to the U.S. House of Representatives. Mr. Burton was once a frequent name in the discussion about autism. His grandson is autistic and Mr. Burton championed the idea that mercury, in specific the vaccine preservative thimerosal, was a possible cause [...]

Posted in Mercury, Thimerosal, Vaccines | 20 Comments »

The Geier story on testosterone shifts again

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

When Mark and David Geier first proposed using Lupron on autistic children, it was supposedly to help remove mercury from the brain. Their theory was that mercury and testosterone bound together in the brain and that this prevented chelators from being able to remove the mercury. They first approached the Rev. Lisa Sykes, whose son [...]

Posted in Extreme biomed, Geier, Mercury | 6 Comments »

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 »

Seafood Consumption and Blood Mercury Concentrations in Jamaican Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

In yet another study on mercury and autism, a team from the University of Texas has investigated blood mercury levels in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). In Seafood Consumption and Blood Mercury Concentrations in Jamaican Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorders they report that “After controlling for the child’s frequency of seafood consumption, [...]

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