Valley doctor says moms can help prevent autism before and during pregnancy

PHOENIX – A Valley doctor is using her own experience to research autism solutions.

Dr. Cindy Schneider isn’t just a doctor.

She is also the mother of two children with autism.

“They were eventually diagnosed at age 2 ½ and 3 ½ and at that point we also had a 7-month-old baby,” said Dr. Schneider.

Their diagnosis and a [...]

FDA: Looks At Mercury In Dental Fillings

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking another look at the risks of mercury in dental fillings, raising hopes among local activists that more stringent regulations will be put in place.

The FDA said Thursday that an advisory panel would hold hearings from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 14-15 at a Holiday Inn in [...]

DMSA and Autism Study

Below is a summary of a study from the Journal of Toxicology

Adams, JB, M Baral, E Geis, J Mitchell, J Ingram, A Hensley, I Zappia, S Newmark, E Gehn, RA Rubin, K Mitchell, J Bradstreet, and JM El-Dahr. 2009. The severity of autism is associated with toxic metal body burden and red blood cell glutathioine [...]

Skin Cream Contains Mercury

Feds probing homemade skin cream link to mercury

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM (AP) – May 28, 2010

RICHMOND, Va. — State and federal officials are investigating cases of possible mercury exposure linked to a homemade cream from Mexico that claims to lighten the skin, fade freckles and age spots, and treat acne.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration was [...]