Health fads and marketing: Harmless, useless or reckless?

sea-maid submitted, created time 3 months 3 weeks (www.sciencebase.com)

This article describes a material called indium sulfate. It is vaunted at NaturalHealthConsult.com as a “rare trace mineral that supports several hormonal systems in the body. Indium may strongly elevate immune activity and reduce the severity and duration of a myriad of human conditions.” The site also claims that studies were performed on it by a Dr. Schroeder, who "figured out how to remove lead from gasoline."

The article points out that while Dr. Henry A. Schroeder did study lead toxicity, there is no natural lead in gasoline. Lead was an added anti-knocking agent

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Childhood exposure can affect the brain

kavin submitted, created time 7 months 1 week (www.sciencenews.org)

The effects of lead weigh heavy on the minds of people exposed to the metal during childhood. Two new studies of adults who lived in lead-contaminated housing as kids find that higher lead levels in the blood during childhood are associated with smaller brains and with an increased risk for violent criminal behavior.

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Infant study casts doubt on vaccine-autism link

Sue Wu submitted, created time 11 months 1 week (www.reuters.com)

The mercury in a vaccine preservative is pumped out of a baby's body too quickly for it to do any damage, researchers reported on Wednesday in a study they say should further absolve shots of causing autism.

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