RE: Further letter to Research Autism re chelation death

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Nicely put Zoe. Go for it! TinaZoe <zoe@...> wrote: Thanks to the omniscient Manders (who never misses a trick) for providing me with the details that allowed me to follow up Research Autism's response to my letter re chelation death. Letter follows:Dear Research Autism newsletterFurther to your letter dated 16 February, regarding your not having received confirmation of whether the death of Abubakar Tariq Nadama was caused by doctor error, I would direct you to this link http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06018/639721.stm. The news report states,`One of the nation's foremost experts in chelation therapy said she has determined "without a doubt" that it was medical error, and not the therapy itself,

that led to the death of a 5-year-old boy who was receiving it as a treatment for autism.Dr. Brown, chief of the Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said yesterday that Abubakar Tariq Nadama died Aug. 23 in his County doctor's office because he was given the wrong chelation agent.'The Research Autism newsletter currently states, `Parents (seeking interventions) fall prey to false claims and hopes........just a few months ago, a five year old child with autism died after travelling from the UK to the US for controversial treatments at a Pennsylvania clinic, meant to remove certain metals from his system, such as mercury and lead'.I am concerned that this statement implies that any parent considering chelation may `fall prey to false claims and hopes'. Many children have benefited from significant health improvements (and an

amelioration of autistic symptoms) through chelation therapy and to imply that it is not a scientifically and medically approved treatment for the removal of heavy metals is clearly wrong.I hope that you are now able to correct the factual error and the implication, perhaps by issuing an update in your next newsletter.I look forward to hearing how Research Autism will proceed.end of letter.Will post response if there is one.ZoeDISCLAIMERNo information contained in this post is to be construed as medical advice. If you need medical advice, please seek it from a suitably qualified practitioner.

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Fantastic, well done Zoe

Further letter to Research Autism re chelation death

Thanks

to the omniscient Manders (who never misses a trick) for

providing me with the details that allowed me to

follow up Research

Autism's response to my letter re chelation

death. Letter follows:

Dear

Research Autism newsletter

Further to your letter dated 16 February,

regarding your not having

received confirmation of whether the death of

Abubakar Tariq Nadama

was caused by doctor error, I would direct you to

this link

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06018/639721.stm.

The news report

states,

`One of the nation's foremost experts in chelation

therapy said she

has determined " without a doubt " that it

was medical error, and not

the therapy itself, that led to the death of a

5-year-old boy who

was receiving it as a treatment for autism.

Dr. Brown, chief of the Lead Poisoning

Prevention Branch

of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention,

said yesterday that Abubakar Tariq Nadama died

Aug. 23 in his

County doctor's office because he was given the

wrong chelation

agent.'

The Research Autism newsletter currently states,

`Parents (seeking

interventions) fall prey to false claims and

hopes........just a few

months ago, a five year old child with autism died

after travelling

from the UK to the US for controversial treatments

at a Pennsylvania

clinic, meant to remove certain metals from his

system, such as

mercury and lead'.

I am concerned that this statement implies that

any parent

considering chelation may `fall prey to false

claims and hopes'.

Many children have benefited from significant

health improvements

(and an amelioration of autistic symptoms) through

chelation therapy

and to imply that it is not a scientifically and

medically approved

treatment for the removal of heavy metals is

clearly wrong.

I hope that you are now able to correct the

factual error and the

implication, perhaps by issuing an update in your

next newsletter.

I look forward to hearing how Research Autism will

proceed.

end of letter.

Will post response if there is one.

Zoe

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