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Heavy Metals and Hair Analysis in Autism.

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Autism is a disease which may result from genetic and environmental factors. It includes a variety of syndromes termed neurobehavioral disorders. The symptoms include social disorders, communication problems, stereotyped behavior, sensory abnormalities, and delayed mental development. Toxic environmental exposures may be significant, such as heavy metals. Children with autism may not be able to detoxify […]

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Conditions: Aluminum toxicity, Autism, Developmental defects, Heavy metal toxicity, Lead toxicity (plumbism), Mercury poisoning, Neurobehavioral disorder, Pica

Miscellaneous: Amalgam, Gasoline, Hair analysis, Neurobehavior

Bisphenol A and Inner Ear Development.

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Dr. Gary Pack

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial chemical widely present in plastics. It is one of the worst contaminants in groundwater in the USA, with water levels at 0.14 microg/L compared to 0.0047 in Germany. BPA is found in fish, feeding bottles, beverage containers and the milk of nursing mothers. Furthermore, BPA levels are 5 times […]

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Conditions: Bisphenol toxicity, Developmental defects, Endocrine dysfunction, Thyroid dysruption

Foods: Fish, Mother's milk

Miscellaneous: African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), Bisphenol, Embryonic development, Endocrine disruptors, Estrogen, Na/K pump, Na+/K+-ATPase, Otic vesicle, Otolith, Ouabain, Plastic, Thyroid hormone, Xenopus, Zebrafish

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