Showing posts with label Lupron. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lupron. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Lupron chemical restraint?
Is lupron just a chemical restraint?
Since it was first proposed by Mark and David Geier, Lupron therapy for autism has been criticized heavily. Do a google search—if your results are like mine, the first hit is a blog post by Kathleen Seidel “Playing with Fire“. Ms. Seidel has done much to expose the questionable methods used by the Geiers to promote Lupron as a therapy for autism. Her list of Lupron links is quite valuable for anyone considering this therapy. Top amongst those is a blog post by Prometheus at the Photon in the Darkness blog, exposing the questionable science behind the supposed testosterone/mercury connection.
More: http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2009/05/is-lupron-just-a-chemical-restraint/
Since it was first proposed by Mark and David Geier, Lupron therapy for autism has been criticized heavily. Do a google search—if your results are like mine, the first hit is a blog post by Kathleen Seidel “Playing with Fire“. Ms. Seidel has done much to expose the questionable methods used by the Geiers to promote Lupron as a therapy for autism. Her list of Lupron links is quite valuable for anyone considering this therapy. Top amongst those is a blog post by Prometheus at the Photon in the Darkness blog, exposing the questionable science behind the supposed testosterone/mercury connection.
More: http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2009/05/is-lupron-just-a-chemical-restraint/
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Friday, October 31, 2008
Lupron and Autism: Patent Application
TAP's Patent Application to Give Lupron to Autistic Children
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Along with co-applicants Mark and David Geier, TAP Pharmaceuticals* filed an international patent application (PCT/US2007/082866), "Methods of Treating Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders," in October of last year for the use of Lupron (leuprolide acetate, a GnRH analog), with or without chelation, in children with autism. (A big discovery hat tip for finding this patent application, along with related US patent applications, goes to Kathleen Seidel of the Neurodiversity blog.) The text of this application was published in
AugustMay of this year, and treatment descriptions in 7 children can be found if the reader is willing to wade through a lot of repetitive verbiage—including a seemingly endless string of "need in the art," "known in the art," and "skilled in the art."
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Lupron and Autism
I really don't see too many people still saying much good about Lupron and autism. Here's Wikipedia on Lupron.
A 2005 paper suggested it as a treatment for autism,[2] the hypothetical method of action being the now defunct theory that autism is caused by mercury, with the additional assumption that mercury binds irreversibly to testosterone and therefore leuprolide can help cure autism by lowering the testosterone level and thereby the mercury level.[3] However, used on children or adolescents it could cause disastrous and irreversible damage to sexual functioning, and there is no scientifically valid or reliable research to show its effectiveness in treating autism.[4] Mark Geier, the proponent of the hypothesis, has frequently been barred from testifying in vaccine-autism related cases on the grounds of not being sufficiently expert in that particular issue. [5][6]
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