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Post by angelasodee on Jun 17, 2009 9:38:37 GMT -5
Just curious.. No laws in the USA protecting children from idiotstick *oops* read 'concerned' parents that allow unsafe medical practises to be used on their children?
Surely injecting your child with a drug for purposes the drug is not intended or approved for-at a higher than recommended dosage is not legal?
Any information on this would be welcome.
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Post by mnballetmom on Jun 17, 2009 12:34:34 GMT -5
Are you referring to the Lupron nonsense or the chelation?
The Lupron nonsense can go on because the *concerned idiots* manage to get their children diagnosed as having something like precocious puberty (I think that's the term) in other words, they are maturing secondary sexual/gender traits ahead of the normal timing.
I have no damn idea about the chelation nonsense and what off-label prescribing and woo-quackery that falls under.
Evidently (and thank goodness) this new stem-cell lumbar punch crap can't be done here in the US at all because it hasn't had any sort of FDA approval...
yet.
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Post by angelasodee on Jun 18, 2009 11:10:04 GMT -5
Watching this quackfest starting to find ground here in Canada, I have been trying to research the laws. I already know of one parent here who is on the wait list for a clinic in USA where they do chelation and whateverelse. I have been sharing resources, of course, but you know how that goes... I spoke with the intake worker at our local branch of Ministry of Family and Children and finally got some answers. Yes, if someone reports a parent for using unsafe medications, a social worker will start an investigation. The lady I spoke with said she would personally recommend also pursuing the malpractice angle. Once I have hard copies of the laws and protocols of the ministry, I am doing an article for our local newspaper. In hopes that parents falling for the wooofully emotionally charged advertising being done by the legendary ducks (grins) that they could be looking at criminal charges.  |
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Post by angelasodee on Jun 18, 2009 11:11:54 GMT -5
If doctors are prescribing this for precocious puberty, do they have to provide documentation on their diagnosis?
Also, from what I have been reading on lupron, Geier clinics are using a way higher dosage than is recommended for precocious puberty.
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Post by kwombles on Jun 18, 2009 17:49:33 GMT -5
Sounds like a great idea.  |
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Post by mnballetmom on Jun 20, 2009 10:48:41 GMT -5
If doctors are prescribing this for precocious puberty, do they have to provide documentation on their diagnosis? Yes - but if I'm remembering correctly, they are using an unethical lab and there are a number of measures in the test and almost anyone tested would fall out of at least one measure. I can't remember where I was reading about it though - best place to hunt for links is probably neurodiversitycom.. |
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Post by angelasodee on Jun 20, 2009 15:49:50 GMT -5
And lets add that if you want your child to be assessed for early onset puberty you should be seeing a specialist, not an xray tech.
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