Bradstreet-Wakefield
Florida enterprise suggests: if it
doesn't work, buy more!
This page
is research from an investigation by Brian Deer for the UK's
Channel 4 Television and The Sunday Times
of London into a campaign linking the MMR
children's vaccine with autism.
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part II: The Wakefield
factor
After
parting company with London's Royal Free
medical school in December 2001, the
subject of Brian Deer's investigation,
gut-surgeon-turned-autism-expert, Dr Andrew
Wakefield, joined the self-styled International
Child Development Resource Center
in Melbourne, Florida, as "director
of research". Among other things,
this enterprise sells a range of unproven
products for autistic children,
including an enzyme mixture, Sea Buddies
Concentrate! Focus Formula, described by
its "medical director", Dr Jeff
Bradstreet, as "Physician-developed
formula to support healthy focus and
attentiveness in children"
In 2004,
Brian Deer bought 60 capsules for
£21.15, and on checking the directions
learnt that, if they don't work, Dr Jeff
Bradstreet recommends upping the dose,
until parents could be spending £1,000 a
year in Sea Buddies alone. Of course, the
product states that claims on the label
have not been evaluated by the FDA, and
that it "is not intended to
diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any
disease"
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A
few of the many odd and pricey
products sold to parents of
autistic
children by the
Bradstreet-Wakefield Florida
enterprise, called ICDRC.
Below is the label from Sea
Buddies, apparently Bradstreet's
brainchild |
Sea Buddies
Concentrate! was developed in
conjunction with Jeff Bradstreet
MD, a Fellow of the American
Academy of Family Physicians who
has devoted his practice to the
special learning needs of
children.
Sea Buddies
Concentrate! is a high-potency
formula that helps support
healthy focus and concentration
in children. This formula
supports brain health at a
cellular level and overall health
in the central nervous system. It
also promotes a relaxed state
without diminishing daytime
alertness and enhances
detoxification processes.
Recommendations: Begin
with two capsules daily and
monitor focus and concentration
levels. If needed, increase dose
until desired results are
achieved, repeating this dosage
as needed throughout the day. Do
not exceed ten capsules daily
unless directed by a health care
practitioner. Capsules may be
opened and mixed with your
child's food or beverage. Not
recommended for children under
four years old.
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