Dr. William Shaw reports that cholesterol supplementation reverses many symptoms of autism in Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome disorder. This deficiency is also common in “regular” autism. The connection between low cholesterol and some cases of autism is encouraging, […]
We frequently read theories on the causes of autism, but they often have a single focus such as genetics, or vaccines, or the age of the father. Now, scientist Helen Ratajczak, PhD, has completed a […]
Due in part to lax laws in Calfornia limiting use of flame retardant chemicals in furniture, there has been growing concern about the effect on children. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), which are used as flame […]
My 12-year-old daughter, Lisa, suffered from a terrible and traumatic case of Tourette syndrome. We were finally able to help her this past school year, with no thanks to her doctors. The early years It […]
Check with your doctor for the best way to deal with the news that fevers during pregnancy may be linked to increased risk of autism or developmental delays. A team of University of California Davis […]
Getting confused about what might cause autism? Small wonder. Research suggests risk factors play a role before conception, during fetal development, and after birth. After decades of emphasis on autism being a hereditary condition, interest […]
Editor: Research links a poor immune response to vaccines at ages 5 and 7 to the level of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in the mother’s blood during the final weeks of her pregnancy. PFCs, commonly used in many household […]
The dramatic increase in the incidence of asthma has triggered alarm among parents and the medical community. Timehas just reported on a study by Dr. De-Kun Li, an epidemiologist at Kaiser Permanente Division of Research […]