CHELATION THERAPY: Chelation therapy is a series of intravenous injections of the synthetic amino aid EDTA, designed to detoxify the body.

It is also often used to treat arteriosclerosis. Most frequently, this is administered in an osteopathic or medical doctor's office. This therapy has drawn criticism from medical boards around the country).

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Chelation Therapy

A method used to rid the body of toxins, metabolic wastes, and unnecessary and toxic metals from the blood stream. It is often used to reverse the process of artherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) or as an alternative to bypass surgery and angioplasty, and can also prevent heart attacks and strokes. It is accomplished by administering chelating agents into the bloodstream which, among other things, increase blood flow and remove arterial plaque.

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Heavy metals act by chemically reacting with adjacent sulfhydryl residues on metabolic enzymes, creating a chelate complex that inhibits the affected enzyme's activity. British anti-Lewisite competes with the sulfhydryl groups for binding the metal ion, which is then excreted in the urine. BAL is itself toxic, with a narrow therapeutic index and a tendency to concentrate arsenic in some organs. Other drawbacks include ...

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It follows that there are a number of issues about the right way to deal with autism. These issues complicate the choices that confront parents with children who have developmental delays and/or diagnosed as being on the 'spectrum'. It is particularly problematic that almost all approaches tried by parents have not been validated by double-blind studies. Scientific rigor is of particular significance in studying a disorder such as autism given that its diagnosis is based on the subjective observation of certa ...

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Detoxification:

the process of eliminating the build-up of wastes and toxins from the body, often accomplished with fasting, adhering to specific diets, colon therapy, vitamin therapy, chelation therapy, and hyperthermia.

(See also: Detoxification, Alternative Medicine, Body Mind and Soul)

DETOXIFICATION THERAPY: Each year people are exposed to thousands of toxic chemicals and pollutants in the earth's atmosphere, water, food, and soil. These pollutants manifest themselves in a variety of symptoms, including decreased immune function, neurotoxicity, hormonal dysfunction, psychological disturbances, and even cancer.

Detoxification therapy helps to rid the body of chemicals and pollutants and can facilitate a return to health. Several methods of detoxification are currently available. These include fasting and specific diets, colon therapy, vitamin therapy, chelation therapy, and hyperthermia. It is advisable to seek professional advice when choosing a detoxification program.

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There is uncertainty and controversy over whether the incidence of autism is actually increasing, or if there simply is an increase in the number of reported cases. Some argue that if the incidence is rising, then environmental factors play a greater role; while if it is being reported more often, genetics deserves more attention. Others argue that rising incidence can be explained primarily by genetics. One theory, particularly associated with Simon Baron-Cohen, suggests that increased social mobility and assortati ...

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Some autistic people have started to speak and/or write about their experience. The use of the Internet has made it possible for autistics to present their perspective when they do not have the communication skills to do so offline. Even some mute autistics, such as Jasmine O'Neill, and Amanda Baggs, write well and present a case for greater acceptance of autism. These autistics sometimes say they do not desire a ...

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Individuals who describe themselves as autistic on the internet have repeatedly stated their preference for the word autistic to be used as an adjective, as opposed to a pronoun. That is, they dislike the so-called person-first terminology. In fact, it appears the vast majority of persons diagnosed as autistic who express their views verbally or in writing hold this position, across the spectrum. They contend that autism is part of their very being, not something that could potentially 'go away', much less be 'cured'. Even if au ...

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There is evidence that autism has a genetic component, and ongoing research focuses on finding the biomarkers that determine autistic phenotypes. But there is significant disagreement as to whether genes contribute to a vulnerability to environmental triggers, or have another role in the etiology of autism. There is a trend in research towards viewing genetics as an underlying factor. However, most autistic children have apparently neurotypical parents, which suggests that a single gene cannot be the cause. The spectrum of autistic di ...

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Until recently, a large proportion of children diagnosed as having autism were also believed to have mental retardation. The term 'mentally retarded' itself is debatable because this determination is based on IQ testing, which has its own set of controversies and detractors. A more accurate description would be to say that children who are diagnosed autistic may also have low IQ scores. However, this view is inconsistent with o ...

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Children who are diagnosed with autism face a great range of outcomes. Some are reported to have learned speech and/or writing, self-care, and social skills on their own. Others experience an apparently miraculous "recovery" and begin behaving in a way that is generally indistinguishable from the way non-autistics behave, either for no apparent reason or, apparently, from a few simple alterations in diet. Some become mainstreamed after years of hard work and intensive training. Some develop slowly, but never become typical. There are a few w ...

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The 1994 DSM-IV criteria for the diagnosis of autism is the result of several revisions, the psychiatric community divided as to whether the condition should be ordered by severity along a spectrum, or categorised into multiple distinct disorders that have similar symptoms. This division is exacerbated by the wide range of conditions comorbid to autism spectrum disorders. Research and clinical experience suggests that, while autism may appear to manifest as a psychiatric disorder, its underlying causes are neurological. PDD h ...

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In the late 1990s, controversial theories arose linking childhood vaccinations to autism. Controversies in autism - Thimerosal. Main articles: Vaccine controversy, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]See also:

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Macrocycles are generally synthesized from smaller, usually linear, molecules. To create a ring, either an intermolecular reaction, where two or more molecules come together in a reaction to form a ring, or an intramolecular reaction, where one molecule reacts with itself to form a ring, must occur. Because the formation of macrocycles uses the same chemistry that polymerization does, steps need to be taken to prevent polymerization from occurring. Traditionally, this involved high dilution chemistry where large amounts of solvent and ...

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EDTA works as an anticoagulant by chelating all the calcium contained in blood. Calcium is needed for coagulation to occur; without calcium blood will not clot. The calcium levels below which clotting ceases are low enough to be lethal, so EDTA is only used as an anticoagulant outside the body; for instance in tubes of blood, and medical machinery. EDTA is contained in purple, lavender and pink Vacutainer (tubes that blood is taken in), and can be in the form of a powder, o ...

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EDTA works as an anticoagulant by chelating all the calcium contained in blood since calcium is needed for coagulation to occur. The calcium levels below which clotting ceases are low enough to be lethal, so EDTA is only used as an anticoagulant outside the body; for instance in tubes of blood, and medical machinery. EDTA is contained in purple, lavender and pink Vacutainer (tubes that blood is taken in), and can be in the form of a powder, o ...

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The word "overdose" implies that there is a safe dosage and therefore the term overdose is commonly only applied to drugs, not poisons. Drug overdoses are sometimes caused intentionally to commit suicide, but many drug overdoses are accidental and are usually the result of either irresponsible behavior (such as overindulging at a party), or the misreading of product labels. Other causes of overdose (esp. heroin) include multiple drug use with counterindications (cocaine/amphetamines/alcoho ...

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The biological half life of caesium in humans is between one and four months. This can be shortened by feeding the person prussian blue. The prussian blue in the digestive system acts as a solid ion exchanger which absorbs the caesium while releasing potassium ions. For some substance, is it important to think of the human or animal body as being made up of several parts, each with their own affinity for the substance, and each part with a different biological half life. Attempts to remove a substance from the whole organism may have ...

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The spleen's hemolysis results directly in varying degrees of anemia and hyperbilirubinemia, which in turn result in symptoms of fatigue, pallor, and jaundice. Acute cases can threaten hypoxemia through anemia and acute kernicterus through hyperbilirubinemia, particularly in newborns. Chronic symptoms include anemia and splenomegaly, or enlargement of the spleen due to its increased activity. Furthermore, the detritus of the broken-down blood cells--bilirubin--accumulates in the gallbladder, and can cause gallstones or "sludge" ...

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In peripheral blood smears, many of the red blood cells will appear abnormally small and will lack the central pallor--the lighter area in the middle of a RBC as seen under a microscope. The splenic cords are congested with red blood cells to be destroyed and macrophages of the spleen will show signs of actively destroying erythrocytes (erythrophagocytosis). This will result in elevated bilirubin counts. The bone marrow in its role of manufacturing red blood cells will display hyperplasia, the increased activity of replacing RBCs. As a result, immature red blood cell--or ...

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