Category Archives: autism

Don’t just glance at the title and then ask, “Is he off his rocker?”  “What’s in the water cooler at Atlanta Hyperbaric?”  No, I said oxytocin, not OxyContin®.  The first is a hormone, sold under the trade name of Pitocin®, … Continue reading →

Another week in the books at Atlanta Hyperbaric and two interesting things happened: First, an article came out on maternal age and autism and second, a patient was referred with chronic Lyme disease.  We, of course, treat autism and keep … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, The Lancet, the prestigious British medical journal, published the following short retraction: It doesn’t get any more serious in the world of science.  Ordinarily,  a scientist who realizes an error in one of his published papers simply … Continue reading →

Atlanta Hyperbaric treats children with autism so we like to report about new studies of this disorder.  It has long been suspected that perinatal exposure to a toxin is involved.  Thimerosol in childhood vaccines, for example, has received widespread attention … Continue reading →

This year saw the publication of the most important study of autism and hyperbaric oxygen therapy in my memory, namely, Dr. Rossignol’s double-blind study, which reported that the patients treated with hyperbaric oxygen showed decisive improvements in language, social interactions … Continue reading →

New information seems to be coming out daily about autism and Atlanta Hyperbaric has seen more referrals for hyperbaric oxygen treatment of autistic children this year than previously.  As a matter of fact, there may be more autistic children around … Continue reading →

I will be posting commentary on different aspects of hyperbaric medicine, especially about the use of hyperbaric oxygen to treat neurologic injury and disease. But, any medical issue I find interesting in hyperbaric medicine will probably find its way into … Continue reading →