All posts related to condition: autism

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Which GI Test is Best?

Friday, 20 August 2010 11:00 by Terry Pollock   RSS Feed
Which stool test is best to use first on a patient, the Microbial Ecology Profile (#2105/MEP) or the Gastrointestinal Function Profile (#2100/GI Effects)? Clinicians ask me this question from tim... [More]

Autism and Laboratory Testing

Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:41 by Richard Lord   RSS Feed
April is the month where many organizations focus on raising awareness of Autism, and Metametrix would like to contribute by generating awareness of the laboratory tests that can help to uncover metab... [More]

Tackling Toxicity

Wednesday, 11 November 2009 10:49 by Cass Nelson-Dooley   RSS Feed
Forbes named the country's most toxic cities this week. I live in a suburb of Atlanta—the city that tops the list! Living in a city with this distinction got me thinking about what each of ... [More]

Autoimmunity in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Tuesday, 18 August 2009 14:33 by Cass Nelson-Dooley   RSS Feed
  If you have autoimmune disease in your family, your child may have a higher risk for developing autism, suggested a 2008 publication entitled, "Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Children with an Au... [More]

Porphyrins in Urine Serve as a Functional Fingerprint of Toxicity

Tuesday, 7 April 2009 14:22 by Terry Pollock   RSS Feed
Porphyrins are proteins measured in urine that help to identify the effects toxins have on the heme pathway. Porphyrins accumulated in the body can help convey exposure to toxins in the environment ... [More]

Six Laboratory Assessment Areas in Autism

Friday, 3 April 2009 16:02 by Elizabeth Redmond   RSS Feed
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) affect millions of children worldwide. Functional laboratory testing can help clinicians and parents provide a plan for managing ASD by optimizing biochemical functi... [More]

Tools and Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorders

Friday, 29 August 2008 12:00 by Cass Nelson-Dooley   RSS Feed
While some doctors say there is little hope for children diagnosed with ASD, the stories of many children who made major behavioral and quality of life improvements demonstrate that there is hope for ... [More]

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