RE: Autopsy report story on death of child using IV-EDTA

January 6, 2006

Oh wow. They need to figure out if IV EDTA chelation carries this

risk will all kids, or if there was something unusual here.

This solidifies my fear of IV treatment across the board. Perhaps

not rational, but that's still my reaction.

I feel so badly for the parents. They were only trying to right a

wrong. I also feel for the doctor. I'm sure he is a good man.

To the parents out there who are doing IV-EDTA: what are you going

to do? Will this stop any of you from seeing someone like Dr.

Buttar? He is Dr. IV these days.

Pam

>

> Death of 5-year-old boy linked to controversial chelation therapy

> Friday, January 06, 2006

>

> By Kane, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

>

> A 5-year-old autistic boy who went into cardiac arrest in his

> doctor's office died as a result of the controversial chelation

> therapy he was receiving as a treatment for his autism.

>

> The manner of death of Abubakar Tariq Nadama, of Monroeville, has

> been listed as accidental while the investigation continues.

>

> The findings released by the County coroner's office don't

> say whether the treatment itself is dangerous or the child died

from

> the way the treatment was administered.

>

> In layman's terms, the administration of ethylene diamine tetra-

> acetate, commonly known as chelation, resulted in a lack of oxygen

> to the brain as well as irreversible heart damage, said Allegheny

> County Deputy Coroner Ed Strimlan.

>

> The Allegheny County morgue conducted the autopsy on the child at

> the request of County Coroner Bill Young.

>

> " We determined there's a direct correlation between the EDTA and

the

> lack of oxygen to the brain and the heart muscle damage. It's a

> total package, based on the autopsy, the histology [tissue

sampling]

> and the toxicology [blood sampling], " Mr. Strimlan said.

>

> The determination is sure to spark debate among parents, many of

> whom support chelation as a safe and effective therapy for autism.

> Others condemn the treatment as voodoo medicine.

>

> The autopsy report indicates the manner of death was accidental.

The

> other categories are natural, suicide and homicide.

>

> Mr. Young said he said he soon will meet with County

District

> Attorney Randa and Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. Ray

Melder,

> of the barracks, to discuss whether a coroner's inquest

> should be scheduled. He said the determination that the death was

> accidental could change, depending on what additional information

is

> gleaned from an inquest, if one is held.

>

> The Nigerian boy was brought to the United States from England

last

> spring by his mother, Marwa, specifically for chelation therapy.

> Chelation is most often used in treatment of lead poisoning.

>

> During an Aug. 23 procedure in the Portersville, County,

> office of Dr. Roy Eugene Kerry, Tariq went into cardiac arrest.

>

> He had been receiving an intravenous injection of EDTA, a

synthetic

> amino acid that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to

> treat heavy metal poisoning. EDTA latches onto heavy metals in the

> bloodstream so they can be excreted in the urine.

>

> Within autism advocacy circles, chelation talk has been escalating

> as proponents report improvements in autistic children who have

> undergone the treatment. Though conventional medicine considers

> autism a neurological disorder, others believe it is a treatable

> condition linked to intolerable levels of metals in the

bloodstream.

>

January 6, 2006

You know what else? When something like this happens, nothing else matters.

In people's eyes, chelation becomes very dangerous.

Even my husband... I chelated my son for many years with great success. My

husband was never against it but he is not interested in details... he trusts

that whatever I do is OK. A few months ago when a similar story was in the

news, he asked me if I heard about it and if maybe I should stop chelating

Denis. Of course I don't use EDTA. I used ALA and supplements. I don't use

IV, I use oral chelators. Nothing matters. The story says BIG: " Chelation is

dangerous " . That's the message that goes in people's minds.

I think it is too sad

Valentina

January 6, 2006

Dr. Buttar's office said in this case they did a 'push' and not

a 'drip'. They have done the drip on 100s of people and have never

lost anyone. Of course, they require certain testing be done ahead of

time to ensure that you are healthy enough for it. One blind child (a

type of young macular degeneration I believe) is starting to see due

to the IV treatments.

We have done 4 sets of IVs on my son. The only reason we may not

continue is the expense, lost school days, stress, and not enough

results to make it worthwhile -- but we are waiting for the latest

test results to decide for sure.

Please, no direct mail telling me I am risking my son's life. Lets

just agree to disagree.

D.

> >

> > Death of 5-year-old boy linked to controversial chelation therapy

> > Friday, January 06, 2006

> >

> > By Kane, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

> >

> > A 5-year-old autistic boy who went into cardiac arrest in his

> > doctor's office died as a result of the controversial chelation

> > therapy he was receiving as a treatment for his autism.

> >

> > The manner of death of Abubakar Tariq Nadama, of Monroeville, has

> > been listed as accidental while the investigation continues.

> >

> > The findings released by the County coroner's office don't

> > say whether the treatment itself is dangerous or the child died

> from

> > the way the treatment was administered.

> >

> > In layman's terms, the administration of ethylene diamine tetra-

> > acetate, commonly known as chelation, resulted in a lack of

oxygen

> > to the brain as well as irreversible heart damage, said Allegheny

> > County Deputy Coroner Ed Strimlan.

> >

> > The Allegheny County morgue conducted the autopsy on the child at

> > the request of County Coroner Bill Young.

> >

> > " We determined there's a direct correlation between the EDTA and

> the

> > lack of oxygen to the brain and the heart muscle damage. It's a

> > total package, based on the autopsy, the histology [tissue

> sampling]

> > and the toxicology [blood sampling], " Mr. Strimlan said.

> >

> > The determination is sure to spark debate among parents, many of

> > whom support chelation as a safe and effective therapy for

autism.

> > Others condemn the treatment as voodoo medicine.

> >

> > The autopsy report indicates the manner of death was accidental.

> The

> > other categories are natural, suicide and homicide.

> >

> > Mr. Young said he said he soon will meet with County

> District

> > Attorney Randa and Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. Ray

> Melder,

> > of the barracks, to discuss whether a coroner's inquest

> > should be scheduled. He said the determination that the death was

> > accidental could change, depending on what additional information

> is

> > gleaned from an inquest, if one is held.

> >

> > The Nigerian boy was brought to the United States from England

> last

> > spring by his mother, Marwa, specifically for chelation therapy.

> > Chelation is most often used in treatment of lead poisoning.

> >

> > During an Aug. 23 procedure in the Portersville, County,

> > office of Dr. Roy Eugene Kerry, Tariq went into cardiac arrest.

> >

> > He had been receiving an intravenous injection of EDTA, a

> synthetic

> > amino acid that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration

to

> > treat heavy metal poisoning. EDTA latches onto heavy metals in

the

> > bloodstream so they can be excreted in the urine.

> >

> > Within autism advocacy circles, chelation talk has been

escalating

> > as proponents report improvements in autistic children who have

> > undergone the treatment. Though conventional medicine considers

> > autism a neurological disorder, others believe it is a treatable

> > condition linked to intolerable levels of metals in the

> bloodstream.

> >

>

January 6, 2006

Some safely chelating children should write letters to the editor of the

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette or to Kane explaining (for the reaers) the

differences between oral and IV and between different chelators, doses, and

dosing schedules.

S S

<tt>

Death of 5-year-old boy linked to controversial chelation therapy

Friday, January 06, 2006

By Kane, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A 5-year-old autistic boy who went into cardiac arrest in his

doctor's office died as a result of the controversial chelation

therapy he was receiving as a treatment for his autism.

The manner of death of Abubakar Tariq Nadama, of Monroeville, has

been listed as accidental while the investigation continues.

The findings released by the County coroner's office don't

say whether the treatment itself is dangerous or the child died from

the way the treatment was administered.

In layman's terms, the administration of ethylene diamine tetra-

acetate, commonly known as chelation, resulted in a lack of oxygen

to the brain as well as irreversible heart damage, said Allegheny

County Deputy Coroner Ed Strimlan.

The Allegheny County morgue conducted the autopsy on the child at

the request of County Coroner Bill Young.

" We determined there's a direct correlation between the EDTA and the

lack of oxygen to the brain and the heart muscle damage. It's a

total package, based on the autopsy, the histology [tissue sampling]

and the toxicology [blood sampling], " Mr. Strimlan said.

The determination is sure to spark debate among parents, many of

whom support chelation as a safe and effective therapy for autism.

Others condemn the treatment as voodoo medicine.

The autopsy report indicates the manner of death was accidental. The

other categories are natural, suicide and homicide.

Mr. Young said he said he soon will meet with County District

Attorney Randa and Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. Ray Melder,

of the barracks, to discuss whether a coroner's inquest

should be scheduled. He said the determination that the death was

accidental could change, depending on what additional information is

gleaned from an inquest, if one is held.

The Nigerian boy was brought to the United States from England last

spring by his mother, Marwa, specifically for chelation therapy.

Chelation is most often used in treatment of lead poisoning.

During an Aug. 23 procedure in the Portersville, County,

office of Dr. Roy Eugene Kerry, Tariq went into cardiac arrest.

He had been receiving an intravenous injection of EDTA, a synthetic

amino acid that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to

treat heavy metal poisoning. EDTA latches onto heavy metals in the

bloodstream so they can be excreted in the urine.

Within autism advocacy circles, chelation talk has been escalating

as proponents report improvements in autistic children who have

undergone the treatment. Though conventional medicine considers

autism a neurological disorder, others believe it is a treatable

condition linked to intolerable levels of metals in the bloodstream.

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January 7, 2006

As far as I know, this is the only death. And, from what I

understand, it is not so much that the guy did an IV push, but that he

used the wrong EDTA for the push. Apparently, you can use disodium

EDTA with a drip, but if you are going to do a push, you must use

calcium EDTA. That is apparently the mistake that was made. (There

is no record of this doctor purchasing calcium EDTA - onyl disodium

EDTA.)

Ruth

Dr. Buttar's office said in

this case they did a 'push' and not

> a 'drip'. ...

>

January 7, 2006

The question that remains is why does anyone ever give an EDTA IV to a

child anyway?

It has been widely known for a long time that EDTA is not very useful

to remove mercury (see Remington, a reference book that is on every

pharmacist's shelf).

It is known that lead goes to the bones and that the turnover rate of

bone is very slow. That means that it would be best to remove lead

continuously and slowly over time, as the lead is slowly released from

bone. Flooding the body with EDTA once in a while might get a little

tiny bit, but it doesn't make much sense if the objective is to remove

the body burden of lead.

Many anecdotal reports from mercury poisoned adults say that they get

worse with EDTA IVs. The reports sometimes say things like 'I almost

died'.

So __why__ are doctors giving kids (Na or Ca, push or drip) EDTA IVs??

EDTA IVs have been useful to treat people who have blocked arteries.

These people are often looking at the risk of sudden death if they

don't do something to unblock the arteries. People in that situation

who have already lived most of their lives would be prepared to take

more risk. Kids are just beginning their lives and risks must be

minimized for them, imho.

J

Dr. Buttar's office said in

> this case they did a 'push' and not

> > a 'drip'. ...

> >

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