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Archive for the ‘Vaccines’ Category

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 [...]

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. [...]

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, [...]

Why the next CDC autism rates spells bad news for the mercury hypothesis

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

A recent article on Disability Scoop discussed an upcoming CDC autism report. The MMWR’s(Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports) from the CDC have been one of the standards for autism prevalence for years. Each CDC prevalence estimate is calculated for a group of 8 year olds born in a certain year. For example, the last estimate [...]

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