Guest guest Posted October 28, 2001 Report Share Posted October 28, 2001 >Have any of you had more success in talking your child's ped into >ordering the fractured urine porphyrins test, as opposed to the hair >test? Is this a test that the pediatricians are already familiar >with? This is definitely not a standard pediatrician-ordered test. If you want to get this test, be sure to supply her with the name of the lab that does it, so you have your ducks in a row, because she likely won't have the slightest idea about how to get it. (I don't know any labs that do it). Not to sound like a broken record, but Dr. Holmes does not seem to use it. BTW, be sure to name the test properly, fractionated urine porphyrins (not fractured). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2002 Report Share Posted April 30, 2002 > I am wondering if the following could be sources (of Hg): > > Paint - we painted our entire house around the time he came up with symptoms > (skin only) Usually lead, otherwise probably not > Water - our water started tasting horrible and I even had the City come out. > They would not test it because there had not been a drop in pressure. We > now drink bottled water but I don't have a filter on my faucets. Maybe > Electric switches - we have a 20 year old house and have had some electric > problems. How could he be exposed though? Yes - by being a handyman, handling / opening switches, etc. If he's not inclinde to working with the switches, i.e., repairing them, etc., and the switche are still working and have not fouled it is very doubtful > Golf Course - Could the fertilizers or pesticides on the golf course be a > source? He golfs three or four times a week. No > Pots/Pans - Could our pots and pans have mercury? No - aluminum, plasticizers if " nonstick coated > Is there a way to test our house? Very, very, very expensive to do properly (like as much as the house). Plenty of mini-garbage tests around > Also, how do I find a doctor that knows how to remove his fillings safely? Before you go there, check out how these numbers were arrived at. There are some very commonly used tests for mercury that read high-false positives. It is more likely he got a bad test with numbers like that unless he was recently exposed and then he would probably know how. Amalgam fillings leach the majority of their mercury at two times... when they are installed and when they are removed. Six months to two tears after installation leaching is very limited, comparatively. Also, tests which check blood levels " should " only reveal " free-unbound " Hg and thoise numbers are very high for that. The hair tests tend to be better (Great Smokies Lab)... contact lisbeth for more info. She's been in the throws of having Hg removed for a bit now and may have good info and resources for you. HTH Geoff soli Deo gloria http://www.healingyou.org/ NonRx herbals, homeopathics & supplements http://www.800-800-cruise.com/ Cruises, tours, resorts & luxury trains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2003 Report Share Posted April 25, 2003 In a message dated 4/24/2003 10:24:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, muracat@... writes: > . I am wondering if without the > manifestation determination-if this law will contridict the ADA. > > Manifestation determinations are part of 504 rights .... so some people think if we lose that in IDEA, we will still have it under 504. I think if the lobbists that convinced them to remove it from IDEA have their way, there will be no manifest determinations under 504 either. So, if your child is suspended for enough days, the school will have much more leeway to change their placement without your approval needed.... or just stop providing services altogether. Scarey picture ahead for any child that does not toe the line all the time!!! Cheryl in VA Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty. - F. Kennedy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 In a message dated 3/26/2004 8:45:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, writes: essage: 4 Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:26:40 -0600 (CST) From: <ewcia@...> Subject: Re: Budwig spread / high calories diet > Thanks, I am going to order this book today. In the meantime, please tell me how much of flax seed oil should a person take daily (optimal intake?) I try to include it in the regular macrobiotic diet, to which my friend is already used to, and likes it a lot. According to the nutritionist from CTCA, he needs 2300cal per day. He eats a little... What kind of protein powder would you recommend? It has to be flavorless. I am buying a brown rice, whey, and one more - I do not remember exactly what kind except that it contains greens. Sorry - I write from work and do not have my notes with me. I try to be careful with eggs (organic only), I tried to serve some organic chicken/turkey, but he does not like meat anymore. Can anybody give me ideas how to plan his meals so he will get the required intake of calories? How many eggs per week I can safely serve? I do not fry anything, everything is steamed, boiled, poached, or raw. Your help is greatly appreciated, thanks Eva .. .. >>>>> Eva Please goto the FILES section of flaxseedoil2 and you will find lots of information on how much flaxseed oil/yoghurt is recommended and other dietary issues re Johanna Budwig's protocol FlaxSeedOil2/files/ mjh http://foxhillfarm.us/FireBasil/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 In a message dated 3/26/2004 8:45:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, writes: I drink a lot of pau d'arco tea. I also make a tea of poke root and echinacea. I will try a healing poultice and let you know how it works. I'm also zapping every day, taking Essiac tea, and maitake mushrooms ( I really believe this regimen has kept the cancer from metastisizing these 5 years). God bless you and thanks again, Dee .. .. .. >>> Dee and all Please be very careful that you know what you are doing when using pokeroot. mjh http://foxhillfarm.us/FireBasil/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 If I had a son of two and a half with autism I would take him to Pfeiffer Center in Chicago. They treat a lot of conditions with nutrients there and are getting good results in autism especially in those under four. These children appear to have several biochemical abnormalities,especially metallothionein problem in the gut. The website is www.hriptc.org . I am a family doctor in Ireland and I use some of their ideas as complentary treatment for adults with schizophrenia,bipolar disorder,depression,anxiety and OCD.Sometimes, but not always, it can make achieve very good results. That plus LDN have given me great professional satisfaction. Edmond O`Flaherty Re: [low dose naltrexone] Re: Kalawalla and CS(off topic) > > > In a message dated 10/27/2005 11:57:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > milesruss@... writes: > Like Tom, I took Kalawalla for 3 months and didn't see anything > change. Are you taking it Arlene? > > I know this is the LDN group, but is anyone else here using Coloidal > Silver? You are, aren't you Tom? I am really noticing improvement > already since getting back on CS. > > No Russ, I'm not taking it, just looking for feedback. I'm always > looking for something to help especially with walking and balance. > > What is the CS doing for you? > Thanks > Arlene > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 I agree totally. I am in Australia and am using both the Pfeiffer treatmants and LDN.My condition is a bit different but I do know of people here using both treatments with great success for kids with autism. <BLOCKQUOTE style='PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #A0C6E5 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px'><font style='FONT-SIZE:11px;FONT-FAMILY:tahoma,sans-serif'><hr color=#A0C6E5 size=1> From: <i> & quot;Edmondf & quot; & lt;edmondf@... & gt;</i><br>Reply-To: <i>low dose naltrexone </i><br>To: <i> & lt;low dose naltrexone & gt;</i><br>Subject: <i>Re: [low dose naltrexone] Digest Number 1669</i><br>Date: <i>Fri, 28 Oct 2005 20:07:01 +0100</i><br> <br><html><body> <tt> If I had a son of two and a half with autism I would take him to Pfeiffer <br> Center in Chicago. They treat a lot of conditions with nutrients there and <br> are getting good results in autism especially in those under four. These <br> children appear to have several biochemical abnormalities,especially <br> metallothionein problem in the gut. The website is www.hriptc.org . I am a <br> family doctor in Ireland and I use some of their ideas as complentary <br> treatment for adults with schizophrenia,bipolar disorder,depression,anxiety <br> and OCD.Sometimes, but not always, it can make achieve very good results. <br> That plus LDN have given me great professional satisfaction.<br> Edmond O`Flaherty<br> Re: [low dose naltrexone] Re: Kalawalla and CS(off topic)<br> & gt;<br> & gt;<br> & gt; In a message dated 10/27/2005 11:57:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, <br> & gt; milesruss@... writes:<br> & gt; Like Tom, I took Kalawalla for 3 months and didn't see anything<br> & gt; change. Are you taking it Arlene?<br> & gt;<br> & gt; I know this is the LDN group, but is anyone else here using Coloidal<br> & gt; Silver? You are, aren't you Tom? I am really noticing improvement<br> & gt; already since getting back on CS.<br> & gt;<br> & gt; No Russ, I'm not taking it, just looking for feedback. I'm always <br> & gt; looking for something to help especially with walking and balance.<br> & gt;<br> & gt; What is the CS doing for you?<br> & gt; Thanks<br> & gt; Arlene<br> & gt;<br> & gt;<br> & gt; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 It makes me look really sad to have to post a serious message after such fun! However, here we go: Can any Senate members suggest effective ways in which PCTs are looking at redesigning HV and MW services to meet the demands of the Change for Children Programme? I've got plenty of ideas but most of these are way off beam for this particular PCT, so I have decided to collect evidence from around the country in the hopes that my ideas will seem acceptable once a broader view is taken. Many thanks Gill > bmj.com: Press releases > From: > bmj-mailer@... > Date: > Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:48:21 -0800 > To: > <junet579@...> > > To: > <junet579@...> > > > > > >* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >Stay up to date with BMJ Masterclasses in Cardiology. >Secure your place now and save 10% on the full price >http://www.bmjpg.com/masterclasses/?bmjea2 >* * * * * * Sponsored by BMJ Publishing Group Ltd * * * * * * > > > http://bmj.com/content/vol331/issue7531/press_release.shtml > > BMJ -- Press Releases > >Online First articles may not be available until 09:00 (UK time) Friday. > >Press releases Saturday 24 December 2005 > >Please remember to credit the BMJ as source when publicising an article and >to tell your readers that they can read its full text on the journal's web >site (http://bmj.com). > >No evidence that hangover cures work > >Soaps paint far too rosy a picture of coma > >Money won’t buy you happiness > >Short glasses more likely to lead to over-indulgence > >Didgeridoo playing improves your sleep > >Rearchers investigate the case of the disappearing teaspoons > >Harry Potter protects children from injury > > > >(1) No evidence that hangover cures work >(Interventions for preventing or treating alcohol hangover: systematic >review of randomised controlled trials) >http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/331/7531/1515 > >No compelling evidence exists to suggest that any complementary or >conventional intervention is effective for treating or preventing alcohol >hangover, say researchers in this week’s BMJ. > >In Britain, alcohol hangovers account for about £2bn in lost wages each >year, mostly due to sickness absence, and a plethora of “hangover cures” is >on offer. > >The team searched medical databases and the internet, and contacted experts >and manufacturers for randomised controlled trials of any medical >intervention for preventing or treating alcohol hangover. > >They found eight trials testing eight different agents: propranolol >(beta-blocking drug), tropisetron (drug for nausea and vertigo), tolfenamic >acid (painkiller), fructose or glucose, and the dietary supplements borage, >artichoke, prickly pear, and a yeast based preparation. > >Most trials reported no beneficial effects, although encouraging findings >existed for borage, a yeast based preparation, and tolfenamic acid. > >“We are confident that our search strategy located all published trials on >the subject,” say the authors. “Our findings show no compelling evidence to >suggest that any complementary or conventional intervention is effective >for treating or preventing the alcohol hangover.” > >The most effective way to avoid the symptoms of alcohol induced hangover is >thus to practise abstinence or moderation, they conclude. > >Contact: >Max Pittler, Research Fellow, Complementary Medicine, Penninsula Medical >School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Exeter, UK Email: >m.h.pittler@... > > >(2) Soaps paint far too rosy a picture of coma >(Epidemiology and prognosis of coma in daytime television dramas) >http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/331/7531/1537 > >American soap operas paint an improbably rosy picture of coma patients’ >survival and recovery, says a study in this week’s BMJ, with potentially >important consequences for viewers. > >Tracking storylines containing coma patients over 10 years, researchers >found that soap opera patients were far more likely to survive a coma than >in real life. And they were also much more likely to emerge unscathed. > >Only 8% of soapland patients died during coma for instance, compared with >50% upwards in real life. And all those who did survive recovered fully >from their comas, while realistically just one in ten would regain their >previous health - usually after months of intense rehabilitation, say the >authors. > >Such unrealistic outcomes have implications for viewers’ expectations when >dealing with family members or partners in comas, or if recovering from >comas themselves. Television storylines have substantial influence on >viewers, say the authors. American soaps reach 40 million viewers in the US >alone and are broadcast in 90 countries worldwide - a huge audience for >convincing health messages. > >Although families of coma patients are not often faced with decisions over >life-sustaining treatment, when needed such decisions are difficult and >shrouded in uncertainty, say the authors. It may not be helpful to have >unrealistic expectations of a patient’s survival - leading to disagreements >between doctors and families which often end up in the courts. > >While soap storylines are not written to reflect real life, say the >authors, the media in general should balance stories of improbable survival >and recovery with compelling and compassionate stories of characters who >die with comfort and dignity. > >Contact: > Casarett, Assistant Professor, Center for Health Equity Research and >Promotion, Philadelphia, USA Email: casarett@... > > >(3) Money won’t buy you happiness >(Happiness: Get happy – it’s good for you) >http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/331/7531/1489 > >Money is not the key to happiness, argues an editorial in this week’s BMJ - >but family networks and having a full life outside work may do the trick. > >“Individuals usually get richer during their lifetimes – but not happier” >says the author. > >Research from Mexico, Ghana, Sweden, USA and the UK shows that despite >vastly different levels of wealth, citizens of these countries report >similar levels of satisfaction. And most advanced nations have seen almost >no change to individuals’ happiness levels over the last 50 years, despite >a huge hike in income. > >This may be because people don’t experience wealth without comparing it to >others, says the author: “As we realise one set of aspirations, it seems we >immediately trade up to a more expensive set, to which we transfer our >hopes for happiness.” > >Happiness also affects health, as demonstrated in the former Soviet Union >where people are “among the unhappiest in the world” and their life >expectancy is dropping. > >However, one can improve one’s chance of happiness by being married, says >the author. Married people live on average three years longer and have >better health and wellbeing than the unmarried. Well developed family, >social and community networks – “social capital” – also have a positive >effect. > >Work is key to individual satisfaction, adds the author. Scant control over >workload or decision-making correlates with lower happiness levels. And >“make sure you’re not working so hard that you’ve no time left for personal >relationships and leisure”, says the author. > >The happiness of its citizens should be the business of government, with >ministers as answerable on happiness levels as they are on a nation's gross >domestic product (GDP), he concludes. > >Contact: >Dr Tony Delamothe, Deputy Editor, British Medical Journal, London, UK >Email: tdelamothe@... > > >(4) Short glasses more likely to lead to over-indulgence >(Shape of glass and amount of alcohol poured: comparative study of effect >of practice and concentration) >http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/331/7531/1512 > >People pour 20-30% more alcohol into short, wide glasses than into tall, >narrow ones of the same volume, but they wrongly believe that tall glasses >hold more, finds a study in this week’s BMJ. > >Even professional bartenders pour more into short, wide “tumblers” than >into “highball” glasses, suggesting that experience of pouring alcohol has >little effect. > >The study involved 198 college students and 86 bartenders from a large city >in the United States. > >After several practice pours, half the students were given tall, slender >355 ml glasses and half were given short, wide 355 ml glasses. They were >then asked to pour a standard “shot” of alcohol (1.5 ounces, 44.3 ml) for >four mixed drinks (vodka tonic, rum and Coke, whiskey on the rocks, and gin >and tonic). > >Each bartender was also asked to pour the same four drinks, either with no >instructions or after being told to take their time. > >Both students and bartenders poured more into short, wide glasses than into >tall, slender glasses. Among students, practice reduced the tendency to >overpour into tall glasses, but not into short, wide glasses. Most students >also believed that the tall glasses held more. > >Despite an average of six years of experience, bartenders poured 20.5% more >into short, wide glasses than tall, slender ones. Paying careful attention >reduced but did not eliminate the effect. > >These findings suggest that alcohol consumption studies should include >questions about the shape of the glass, say the authors. > >To avoid overpouring, they suggest using tall, narrow glasses or ones on >which the alcohol level is marked. And to realise that when alcoholic >drinks are served in a short, wide glass, two drinks are actually equal to >two and a half. > >Contact: > Wansink, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA Email: >wansink@... > > >BMJ Online first >(5) Didgeridoo playing improves your sleep >(Didgeridoo playing as alternative for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: >randomised controlled trial) >http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/reprint/bmj.38705.470590.55 > >Regular didgeridoo playing reduces snoring and daytime sleepiness, finds a >study published online by the BMJ today. > >Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome are common sleep disorders >caused by the collapse of the upper airways. Continuous positive airway >pressure therapy is effective, but is not suitable for many patients. > >Reports of didgeridoo players experiencing reduced daytime sleepiness and >snoring after practising, led experts in Switzerland to test the theory >that training of the upper airways by didgeridoo playing can improve these >disorders. > >They identified 25 patients with moderate obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome >and who complained about snoring. Patients were randomly allocated to an >intervention group (didgeridoo lessons and daily practice at home for four >months) or a control group (remained on a waiting list for lessons). > >Compared with the control group, daytime sleepiness and apnoea scores >improved significantly in the didgeridoo group. Partners of patients in the >didgeridoo group also reported much less sleep disturbance. > >Although overall quality of sleep did not differ significantly between >groups, a combined analysis of sleep related measures showed a moderate to >large effect of didgeridoo playing. > >The authors conclude that regular training of the upper airways by >didgeridoo playing reduces daytime sleepiness and snoring in people with >moderate obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and also improves the sleep >quality of partners. > >“Larger trials are needed to confirm our preliminary findings, but our >results may give hope to the many people with moderate obstructive sleep >apnoea syndrome and snoring, as well as to their partners,” they say. > >Contact: >Otto Braendli, Specialist in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Zuercher >Hoehenklinik Wald, Faltigberg-Wald, Switzerland Tel: +41 55 256 61 11 >Email: otto.braendli@... > > >(6) Researchers investigate the case of the disappearing teaspoons >(The case of the disappearing teaspoons: longitudinal cohort study of the >displacement of teaspoons in an Australian research institute) >http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/331/7531/1498 > >“Where have all the bloody teaspoons gone?” is an age old question in the >workplace. In this week’s BMJ, researchers at the Burnet Institute in >Australia attempt to measure the phenomenon of teaspoon loss and its effect >on office life. > >They purchased and discreetly numbered 70 stainless steel teaspoons (54 of >standard quality and 16 of higher quality). The teaspoons were placed in >tearooms around the institute and were counted weekly over five months. > >After five months, staff were told about the research project and asked to >complete a brief anonymous questionnaire about their attitudes towards and >knowledge of teaspoons and teaspoon theft. > >During the study, 56 (80%) of the 70 teaspoons disappeared. The half life >of the teaspoons was 81 days (that is, half had disappeared permanently >after that time). The half life of teaspoons in communal tearooms (42 days) >was significantly shorter than those in rooms linked to particular research >groups (77 days). > >The rate of loss was not influenced by the teaspoons’ value and the overall >incidence of teaspoon loss was 360.62 per 100 teaspoon years. At this rate, >an estimated 250 teaspoons would need to be purchased annually to maintain >a workable population of 70 teaspoons, say the authors. > >The questionnaire showed that most employees (73%) were dissatisfied with >teaspoon coverage in the institute, suggesting that teaspoons are an >essential part of office life. The rapid rate of teaspoon loss shows that >their availability (and therefore office life) is under constant assault. > >One possible explanation for the phenomenon is resistentialism (the theory >that inanimate objects have a natural aversion to humans), they write. This >is demonstrated by the fact that people have little or no control over >teaspoon migration. > >Given the widely applicable nature of these results, they suggest that the >development of effective control measures against the loss of teaspoons >should be a research priority. > >Contact: > Aitken, Senior Research Officer, Macfarlane Burnet Institute for >Medical Research and Public Health, Melbourne, Australia Email: >aitken@... > > >(7) Harry Potter protects children from injury >(Harry Potter casts a spell on accident prone children) >http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/331/7531/1505 > >Harry Potter books seem to protect children from traumatic injuries, >according to a study in this week’s BMJ. > >Injuries caused by “craze” activities such as inline skating and >microscooters have previously been reported. One modern craze is the Harry >Potter series of books and films. Given the lack of horizontal velocity, >height, wheels, or sharp edges associated with this particular craze, >researchers at the Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford investigated the impact >of these books on children’s traumatic injuries during the peak of their >use. > >They reviewed all children aged 7-15 who attended their emergency >department with musculoskeletal injuries over the summer weekends of >2003-5. > >The launch dates of the two most recent Harry Potter books (The Order of >the Phoenix and The Half-Blood Prince) were Saturday 21 June 2003 and >Saturday 16 July 2005. They compared the numbers of admissions for these >weekends (intervention weekends) with those for summer weekends in previous >years (control weekends). > >The average attendance rate during the control weekends was 67, while for >the two intervention weekends, the attendance rates were 36 and 37. At no >other point during the three year surveillance period was attendance that >low. MetOffice data obtained for each of the weekends suggested no >confounding effect of weather conditions. > >“We observed a significant fall in the numbers of attendees to the >emergency department on the weekends that the two most recent Harry Potter >books were released,” say the authors. > >Both these weekends were in mid-summer with good weather, suggesting that >there is a place for a committee of safety conscious, talented writers who >could produce high quality books for the purpose of injury prevention. > >Potential problems with this project would include an unpredictable >increase in childhood obesity, rickets, and loss of cardiovascular fitness, >they conclude. > >Contact: > Gwilym, Specialist Registrar, Department of Orthopaedic Trauma >Surgery, Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK Email: s_gwilym@... > >Also in this week's BMJ ... > >Doctors, detectives, and common sense >(A detective story by McCall BMJ Volume 331, pp 1495-7) > >Embargoed press releases and articles are available from: > >Public Affairs Division BMA House Tavistock Square London WC1H 9JR >(contact: pressoffice@...) > >and from: > >the EurekAlert website, run by the American Association for theAdvancement >of Science(http://www.eurekalert.org) > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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