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Exposure to Common Pollutant in Womb Might Lower IQ

posted by gpearsall 9:59 AM
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Fetal exposure to high levels of a common airborne pollutant compound seems to threaten the intellectual development of children, a new study suggests.
The finding is based on the experience of black and Dominican-American families living in the New York City area. Specifically, it indicates that high prenatal exposure to these compounds — automobile exhaust is one example — translates into lower IQ scores by the time a child reaches the age of 5 years.

Oxygen therapy benefit in autism

posted by gpearsall 7:36 PM
Friday, March 13, 2009

A decompression chamber may help children with autism, say researchers.

After 40 hours of hyperbaric treatment autistic children showed significant improvements in social interaction and eye contact compared with controls.

The BMC Pediatrics study could not show if the results were long-lasting but should prompt further investigation of the treatment, the US team said.

One theory is that oxygen can help reduce inflammation and improve flow of oxygen to brain tissue.

What is the PK Protocol?

posted by gpearsall 6:37 PM
Thursday, March 12, 2009

The IV Lipid Exchange

In 2002 the Haverford Wellness Center had a clinical breakthrough when they began using increased doses of essential fatty acids and phosphatidylcholine orally and intravenously. Patients with Parkinson’s Disease, Autism and Schizophrenia had a profound improvement in their symptoms.

In the fall of 2003 the Haverford Wellness Center had an ALS patient in a wheelchair who walked on the third day of their intravenous therapy with phospholipids and glutathione. They have since had patients with many different kinds of neurological disorders who have responded to the therapy. The PK IV Protocol TM was developed by Dr. Patricia Kane, Ph.D. for health care professionals to have safe and efficient detoxification methods via targeted supplementation and intravenous therapy.

Autism ruling fails to convince many vaccine-link believers

posted by gpearsall 9:45 PM
Saturday, February 14, 2009

Families dealing with autism have mixed response to Thursday’s ruling

Scientific community says no credible research supports autism-vaccine link

Advocacy groups question credibility of the vaccine court

By Madison Park
CNN

A special court’s Thursday ruling that no proven link exists between autism and certain early childhood vaccines seems to have done little to change the sometimes-passionate opinion fueling the debate.