MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'heavy metals'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:29:41 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803133&cid=t_117221_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnewborns-commonly-given-dietary-supplements-and-teas-linked-to-seizures%2F2011.05.10 About 9% of infants are given dietary botanical supplements or teas as young as 1 month old, prompting government researchers to warn physicians to look for side effects and other health risks. Supplement use is common. Parents use them to help with fussiness, digestion, colic, and relaxation. Parents like them because there’s no prescription required, they’re traditional to many cultures, and they’re marketed as “natural.” But, caution the authors of a paper that appeared in the journal Pediatrics, such supplements’ purity and potency are unregulated, they can interact with prescription medicines, they may contain heavy metals or other contaminants, and they may not adapt well to a newborn’s metabolism and body weight. Supplement use is also commo... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803133 Tue, 10 May 2011 14:05:51 +0100 4803133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119250&cid=t_117221_117_f&fid=37824&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.doctorkalitenko.com%2Fblog%2Fgeneral-health%2Fwhen-did-they-check-you-for-heavy-metal-toxicity-last-time Your body can be filled with high levels of toxins, but you may not know about it because heavy metal levels are not routinely checked. Moreover, it takes a lot of time to get the toxicology profile, because without it we do not know what to look for.  Obviously, it is not the routine part of  your routine checkup. But there is another method to help you find out what can be causing your illness, so that you might be able to grab the bull by the horns and get rid of the illness, instead of taming the symptoms for short periods of time. Heavy metal toxins can be causing some to many of our illnesses. They can be linked to memory loss, increased allergic reactions, high blood pressure, chronic fatigue, mood swings, and aggressive behavior, just to name a few. And even though they occur na... Doctor Kalitenko antiaging blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119250 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:06:36 +0100 4119250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2800653&cid=t_117221_136_f&fid=35294&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psa-rising.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F09%2Fmountaintop-removal-coal-and-toxic-water-supplies%2F The EPA should not permit mining operations based on regulatory loopholes and lax enforcement practices that have allowed mountain waterways to be treated as waste dumps. The people in Appalachia, like all Americans, have a right to clean streams, rivers, and drinking water — and it’s up to the EPA to look out for [...] (Source: psa-rising.com/blog) psa-rising.com/blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2800653 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:58:19 +0100 2800653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2021580&cid=t_117221_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FcOAoIKZVBG0%2F In the December 8th Bangalore Times, the need to research ayurvedic treatment for autism is noted: For children identified with autism spectrum disorders, ayurveda has a range of internal medications and external treatments that are done for an average of 21 days and repeated periodically. These contribute significantly to improved social interaction, improved eye-to-eye contact, reduced hyperactivity, improved communication and also improvement in metabolism and other associated complaints….. Many ayurvedic medicines can contain dangerous quantities of heavy metals, including lead, mercury, thallium and arsenic, a recent study in the International Journal of Environment and Health reported. Be careful what you “treat” autism with. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2021580 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:49:00 +0100 2021580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2021727&cid=t_117221_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F478601486%2F The current standard for testing for metals in pharmaceuticals is about 100 years old. So US Pharmacopeia, the standards-setting organization, wants to replace the method and revise permissible limits that will require pharma to implement new and potentially expensive methodology and, perhaps, be held to higher standards (see Chemical & Engineering News for some technical insights into the changes). The goal is to have the new methodology finalized by early 2010, although implementation will take several years. We spoke with Darrell Abernethy, USP’s chief science officer, about the need for the revision and metals testing in foreign markets, given recent scandals emanating from Asia. This is an excerpt… Pharmalot: Have heavy metals been a particular problem in pharmaceuti... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2021727 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:22:03 +0100 2021727 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1815385&cid=t_117221_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F78ie9ynEdCE%2F As reported today by ABC15-Scripps Howard News Service : More than 135,000 kindergarten students nationwide are attending school without being vaccinated for potentially deadly diseases like measles, mumps and rubella. In a review of the recently published book, Autism’s False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure, Rahul Parikh, a physician who writes the sWell blog for Salon, starts by noting that the hate mail and, indeed, death threats, the book’s author, Dr. Paul Offit, has received are reminiscent of “pro-choice physicians on the front lines of the abortion debate.” Dr. Parikh—-who has also written about junk science and autism and mitochondrial disorders—lauds Autism’s False Prophets for its cogent “examinati... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1815385 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:27:07 +0100 1815385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1802769&cid=t_117221_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fd08bkAJD2is%2F Back in July, a study on chelation as a treatment for autistic children was put on hold due to safety concerns. Now the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has called off the study, as reported in today’s Associated Press. The statement says the agency decided the money would be better used testing other potential therapies for autism and related disorders. The study had been on hold because of safety concerns . A study published last year linked a chemical used in the treatment to lasting brain problems in rats. Chelation is based on the unproven notion that mercury in vaccines can be linked to autism. It’s also noted that a study on chelation—–in which heavy metal are removed from the body—-would be tantamount to an “unethical experiment on chil... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1802769 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:03:16 +0100 1802769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1518736&cid=t_117221_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F311642482%2F Says Hilary Godwin, chair of environmental health sciences at UCLA and the mother of an autistic son in a June 16th LA Times article about the dangers of over-the-counter chelating products: “Parental anxiety drives people to try anything.” Anything and everything (including a certain kind of enema), all in the name of detoxifying autistic children’s bodies of supposed excessive heavy metals, toxins, and so forth. Dr. Michael Shannon, chief of emergency medicine at Children’s Hospital in Boston and a specialist in lead poisoning, says this about the dangers of over-the-counter—”do it yourself”—chelators: Chelation is sometimes necessary to treat severe cases of metal poisoning, but it’s “shocking and worrisome” that such pro... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1518736 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:02:14 +0100 1518736 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1197418&cid=t_117221_127_f&fid=34828&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrclouthier.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fmercury-and-autism.html This article is interesting but somewhat misleading. I don't think most educated people who believe there is a connection with autism and vaccines think that it is related to blood levels of mercury. Most I think would say that they believe that it is mercury's effects where it deposits itself in soft tissues (organs, brain, intestines etc.) Have a read but make sure you see the other side of the story on the internet about this issue. (Source: Dr. Steve Clouthier) Dr. Steve Clouthier blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1197418 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:50:00 +0100 1197418