Did you know that some alternative medical treatments might cause an autistic child to regress?  Or that people have died as a result of chelation?  Or that antivirals or antifungals might cause extended periods of vomiting?  Like most alternative medicine, "biomed" therapies for autism have never been through a clinical trial.  So, they haven't been tested to show that they actually work.  More worrying, there is little data on adverse reactions.

In the introduction to Jenny McCarthy's latest book, "Mother Warriors", Dr. Jay's introduction includes the line, "Every medical intervention costs the body
something, and we have a legal and moral obligation to tell parents." He made this comment in regards to his discussion on vaccines, but shouldn't the same standard be applied to alternative medicine? 

But, how can a doctor fulfill his "moral obligation" when there are no studies, no data?

RescueAngel.Org is a site devoted to pointing out that there are adverse reactions to the so-called "biomedical" approach to treating autism.  In addition, links to websites are provided which discuss further some of the activities of the biomed community which parents should be aware of before applying biomed to their children

All medical procedures, be they mainstream or "alternative" medicine, carry risks of adverse events.  The big difference is that mainstream medicine requires that both benefits and risks be measured and reported.  Compare this to alternative medicine, which relies on anecdotal reports instead of proof of benefit and rarely if ever discusses risks, much less measures them.

The most common risk of alternative medicine is wasted time and money.  However, alternative medical treatments should be considered to carry some very real, serious and well documented risks.  This site strives to present some of those risks, and to give examples of adverse events discussed in online autism groups.

Disclaimer: RescueAngel.org is not affiliated in any way with Generation Rescue, Jenny McCarthy or any other person or organization promoting biomedical treatments for autism.  The information contained on RescueAngel.Org is not medical advice.