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Patient J.T. received a fetal stem cell transplant on February 27, 2010.  This message was received May 7, 2010

"JoeJoe is doing great. Allergies seem under control. Dr. Rader was right that a month after the treatment JoeJoe could eat regular food (not gluten-free)....so a month after we gave him everything and no reaction which is great. But we still give him gluten free food so the stem-cells will continue to do their thing. The best part of it all is that last Friday I got home from work and gave the usual hello to the family...I said to JoeJoe "Hi Buddy" and he replied by saying "DADDY". He hasn't called me daddy in over four years and not since last Friday but Gina and I just looked at each other. That made my day..."
 
 
It is generally agreed that the alarming increase in the rate of autism cannot be attributed solely to better awareness or a geneticepidemic - some form or forms of environmental insults are very likely to be involved. One of the many likely causes is the preponderance of toxic chemicals in our environment.

On April 15, 2010 Frank Lautenberg, a senator from New Jersey, introduced the Safe Chemicals Act, which would significantly alter the evaluation process for new chemicals. Under the proposed new law, chemicals would be essentially "guilty until proven innocent": the burden of proof-of-safety would rest on the manufacturers. This is in contrast to the present situation, in which the beleaguered EPA must demonstrate that a chemical is dangerous to humans or to the environment, before it can even be regulated - something that rarely happens.  

As Lautenberg states in a press release on his website,  "America's system for regulating industrial chemicals is broken. Parents are afraid because hundreds of untested chemicals are found in their children's bodies. My 'Safe Chemicals Act' will breathe new life into a long-dead statute by empowering EPA to get tough on toxic chemicals."

Nevertheless, Safer Chemicals Healthy Families, a coalition representing over 11 million parents and professionals, and a supporter of the new Safe Chemicals Act, is continuing to fight to make the proposed bill even stronger. While the changes as proposed in the Safe Chemicals Act are a vast improvement, Safer Chemicals Healthy Families is concerned about loopholes that would still allow some new chemicals to come to market immediately, and be tested later. As they state on their website, "The Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families coalition supports the goals of the bill. However, we plan to work closely with Congress to fine-tune the legislation to make sure it reflects the concerns of the health care providers, scientists, advocates for the learning and developmentally disabled, and all the millions of individuals we represent."

To learn more about the Safe Chemicals Act of 2010, see:
Discussion draft of legislation to revise TSCA   
Strengths and weaknesses of the proposed bill 
 
 
Wednesday May 5

The topic is Biomedical Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorders.
 
 
World Autism Awareness Day is traditionally held on April 2nd, but because April 2nd falls on Good Friday this year all of the celebrations are taking place on Thursday, April 1st.  There is a new campaign called “Light It Up Blue.” Famous buildings all over the world are being lit with blue lights on April 1st including the Empire State Building in NYC!!  We are encouraging all of our friends to wear blue on Thursday to help spread awareness.
 
 
Drs. Elice and Boris contribute chapters on allergy, Intravenous Gamma Globulin and Immune therapy to this practical compendium for parents and educators involved.

http://www.amazon.com/Cutting-Edge-Therapies-Autism-2010-2011-Siri/dp/1616080256
 
 
2/26/10-2/28/10
Dr Elice is accompanying one of his young patients to the Dominican Republic for a Fetal Stem Cell Transplant.
 
Upcoming Events 02/03/2010
 
April 9-11, 2010
Defeat Autism Now! Conference
Baltimore, Maryland
May 5, 2010 7-9pm
New York Families of Autistic Children (NYFAC)
Ozone Park, New York
May 30, 2010
Autism One Conference
"Biomedical Treatment of the Young Adult With Autism"
Chicago, Illinois