The Myth of Autism: How A Misunderstood Epidemic is Destroying Our Children
by Dr. Michael J. Goldberg
shared by Noah Knows!
The following news story is bigger than the discovery of HIV and no one is doing it. The public needs to know about XMRV.
There is a newly discovered retrovirus called XMRV getting a lot of attention from the NIH and CDC. This virus was first discovered in patients who had prostate cancer and now has been found in people suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Currently there is a new study concerning children with autism and a person who is part of the study has told me it has been found in 70% of those tested. This discovery could provide new treatment options for people suffering from these diseases and possibly many others.
But the even bigger story is:
Is our Blood Supply being Tainted by the Newly Discovered Retrovirus XMRV?
No one is talking about how this could taint our blood bank supply. Most of Europe, Canada, New Zealand and I believe Japan has formally stopped all CSF patients from donating blood. However, our country is awaiting the results from a new study being done by the NIH to determine if our blood supply could be tainted by people who have XMRV. Is this wait and see attitude putting our citizens in danger of getting XMRV?
I know you probably haven’t heard about this, but you should do a story on it. You would think that several countries banning a group from blood donation would be news worthy. Or that the third infectious human retrovirus found in American Blood donors might cause some concern and a few more headlines. Shouldn’t the public be more aware there is a known retrovirus in the blood supply and that it is linked to many diseases? Too secretive I think.
Some Background info for you
Judy Mikovits, research director of Whittemore Peterson Institute at the University of Nevada Reno, is co-author of a study just published in the journal Science Express that identifies a strong link between XRMV Virus and chronic fatigue syndrome. Over two thirds of the one million people in the United States who suffer from chronic fatigue are infected with XMRV. This study examined the blood samples from 101 chronic fatigue patients and compared them from samples of 218 healthy people. Over 67% of chronic fatigue sufferers had XMRV compared with less than 4% of the healthy people.
Judy Mikovits of the Whittemore Peterson Institute has stated that XMRV has “almost certainly entered the U.S. blood supply system, but did not know whether it would be susceptible to the same heat treatments that successfully kill off the AIDS virus in blood products.” A United States federal consortium is now working to determine the prevalence of XMRV in the blood supply and the suitability of different detection methods. The association of XMRV and CFS reported in Science prompted Health Canada, the New Zealand Blood Service, and The Australian Red Cross Blood Service[34] in 2010, to disallow blood donations from individuals with CFS. On June 18th 2010, the American Association of Blood Banks, recommended actively discouraging potential donors who have been diagnosed by a physician as having CFS from donating blood or blood components. As of November 1, 2010 people with CFS will no longer be able to donate blood in the UK.
The Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) at Wahsington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Do you have a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who has a younger infant sibling?
The Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is looking for interested families to participate in a study of infant siblings
Autism Speaks provided $5 million to expand and link two large-scale, multi-site studies of more than 2000 infant siblings of children with autism, who are at higher genetic risk for developing the disorder.This unprecedented research effort will investigate genetic and environmental risk factors for autism from pre-natal development through early childhood. Read more about the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) Network and the Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation projects here.
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This new funding will expand the current multi-site MRI study of Infant Siblings. The Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is looking for interested families to participate in a new study of infant siblings.
Twin and family studies have shown that younger brothers and sisters of children with autism are at a higher risk of developing autism than those children who do not have relatives with this condition. Information gained about early brain development in children at risk for autism may improve methods of early detection and intervention for infants who later develop autism. Earlier identification and treatment may lead to better outcomes for these young children and their families.
Washington University is part of a large multi-site national study which aims to identify very early brain features that may be characteristic of infants at risk for autism. To do this, they are actively seeking to enroll families who have a child with an autism spectrum disorder and an infant sibling 10 months old or younger for the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS). Developmental evaluations and MRI scans of your infant’s brain will be completed at 6, 12, and 24 months of age. MRI scans will be obtained while your infant is naturally sleeping. These services are provided at no charge to your family. Compensation for participation is also provided, and travel arrangements can be made for families traveling from further distances.
To learn more about participating in this study, please contact Jeanette Mattingly at 1-888-845-6786, mattinglyj@npg. wustl.edu, 314-747-6761 or visit our website at http://infantsibs- stlouis.org.
*The Principal Investigator for this study is Kelly Botteron, MD 660 S. Euclid St. Louis, MO 63110
The Myth of Autism
How a Misunderstood Epidemic Is Destroying Our Children
by Dr. Michael J. Goldberg with Elyse Goldberg
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Sophie’s Story….
Specialist are amazed, school officials Don’t what category she fits into…
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Rosa’s Law
President Obama has signed S. 2781, Rosa’s Law. Although this new law does not change any services for person’s with disabilities, it still represents a historic change for national disability policy.
From now on, the phrase “mental retardation” will no longer be a part of any federal rule or law, whether it is related to education, health or labor. It will be replaced with the phrase “intellectual disabilities” everywhere it currently appears.
This bill ! was originally introduced by Sen Barbara Mikulski (D-MD). She named the bill “Rosa’s Law” after a young woman in her state that successfully advocated for the elimination of the phrase “mentally retarded” in Maryland state law.
You can read the full text of this new law at the Library of Congress website. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:S.2781 (The final version is the last one listed.)
There is also a statement on Senator Mikulski’s web site here http://mikulski.senate.gov/Newsroom/PressReleases/record.cfm?id=328153
This is an important milestone on the road to inclusion and acceptance for Americans with disabilities. Please join us in celebrating this moment, and feel free to share this message with others in your community.
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state law.
You can read the full text of this new law at the Library of Congress website. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:S.2781 (The final version is the last one listed.)
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