Autism Professor Needs Help

May 26, 2010

This is a very important study!

Dr. MD

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From: Cannell, M.D. <vitamindcouncil@...>

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Sent: Wed, May 26, 2010 1:00 am

Subject: Autism Professor Needs Help

5/26/10

Autism Professor Needs Help

Professor Gene Stubbs of the University of Oregon needs help with his

study about vitamin D and autism. He is testing the theory that a mother with

one child with autism will not have another if the mother takes vitamin D

during her pregnancy. Women no longer need to come to the University of

Oregon but can participate at a distance. Professor Stubbs writes:

" Can anyone assist us in recruiting mothers who already have children with

autism and the mother is pregnant again before her third trimester? We are

giving the mothers 5000 IU D3/day. So far every mother who has delivered

has delivered within 1 week or on the date of expected delivery, and the

babies are well within normal birth weights. They have not progressed far

enough in age for us to screen for autism, but so far, the babies are

interactive, have eye contact, are vocal etc..

However, we need more research families to participate. We have recruited

other doctors to help us recruit and we have recruited doctors on the

Vitamin D Council sites to help us recruit. We still need more families to

participate to make our results significant. The families no longer have to

come

to our site to participate. If you know of any families who potentially

might be eligible for our research, please give them my research assistant's

phone number, 503-351-9255. "

Thank you,

Cannell, MD

_The Vitamin D Council_

1241 Ave., #134

San Obispo, CA 93401

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