Boards Revoke Autism Doctor's License

Boards revoke autism doctor's license

Filed under: Chicago Drug Treatment

Dr. Mark Geier, a geneticist, injected autistic children with a drug that is also used in some places to castrate sex offenders. He was featured in a Chicago Tribune investigation into the treatment of autism in children in 2009. The Maryland medical …
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Biogen says new look at data bolsters oral MS drug

Filed under: Chicago Drug Treatment

Biogen is already one of the world's biggest players in the market for drugs to treat multiple sclerosis, a progressive neurological disease that can lead to paralysis. It is caused by an overactive immune system that destroys the myelin sheath that …
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Second Likely Menningitis Case Tied to Contaminated Drug Reported in Illinois

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Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck says the victim is a Chicago resident who received an epidural steroid injection of the recalled medication from one of the three APAC Centers for Pain Management. He is undergoing …
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