Mercury data reanalysed

[kim]

Interesting article on glutamate too

 

http://www.lockergnome.com/news/2007/01/17/brain-cleaner/

 

 

J Child Neurol. 2007 Nov;22(11):1308- 1311.

 

Blood Levels of Mercury Are Related to Diagnosis of Autism: A Reanalysis

of an Important Data Set.

 

Desoto MC, Hitlan RT.

Department of Psychology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa.

cathy.desoto@ uni.edu.

 

The question of what is leading to the apparent increase in autism is of

great importance. Like the link between aspirin and heart attack, even a

small effect can have major health implications. If there is any link

between autism and mercury, it is absolutely crucial that the first

reports of the question are not falsely stating that no link occurs. We

have reanalyzed the data set originally reported by Ip et al. in 2004 and

have found that the original p value was in error and that a significant

relation does exist between the blood levels of mercury and diagnosis of

an autism spectrum disorder. Moreover, the hair sample analysis results

offer some support for the idea that persons with autism may be less

efficient and more variable at eliminating mercury from the blood.

 

PMID: 18006963

 

 

PDF of full article...thanks autisminfo group

http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/EMFBR-lagYqxr...0Nov%202007.pdf