Amy L. Meyers, DO; Michael P. Woodbury, DO; Ryan A. Nelson, DO Orthopedics. https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20200415-06 Posted April 23, 2020 Abstract Given the recent news regarding the water supply in Flint, Michigan, lead toxicity has become an increasingly important topic in health care. Lead toxicity can have a widespread effect on the human body. Because lead has […]
By James P. Meschino, DC, MS In modern society, we are constantly exposed to heavy metals such as cadmium, lead and mercury. These heavy metals have no essential biochemical roles in our body, and conversely, can cause us a great deal of harm if they build up to toxic levels. They bind to our tissues, […]
Suraj Chandrasekar, MD; Laurie M. Lomasney, MD; Nathan Derhammer, MD Orthopedics October 2015 – Volume 38 · Issue 10: 592, 644-647 Posted October 14, 2015 Systemic Lead Toxicity In this case, an anteroposterior radiograph of the knees bilaterally (Figure 1) showed abnormal sclerosis at the distal femoral and the proximal tibial and fibular metaphyses. The […]
For over 30 years it has been known that many conditions treated by surgery could be totally cured with pennies worth of nutrients. But there’s no money in pennies of nutrients. Surgeon Dr. John Ellis wrote extensively about how vitamin B6 cleared the majority of carpal tunnel syndromes, and other clinicians confirmed this. The normal […]
The Lancet Volume 13, No. 3, p330–338, March 2014 Dr Philippe Grandjean, MD Summary Neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, and other cognitive impairments, affect millions of children worldwide, and some diagnoses seem to be increasing in frequency. Industrial chemicals that injure the developing brain are among the known causes for this rise […]
Published: May 13, 2013 | Updated: May 13, 2013 By Nancy Walsh , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points This study, conducted in the state of Rhode Island, demonstrated worse reading readiness among kindergarten students with a history of elevated blood levels. Be aware that adjustment for socioeconomic and other factors were performed, but residual […]
Published: Apr 5, 2013 By John Gever , Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today Full Text Article PDF Action Points More than half a million young American children in 2010 had blood lead levels exceeding 5 mcg/dL, according to the CDC. Note that the researchers also found that mean blood lead levels in young children had […]