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Tag Archives: rickets
Case report: Autistic teen with rickets
Dr Cannell reviews a case study of a young boy with both rickets and autism, published just a few months after Dr Cannells medical hypothesis paper proposing autism and vitamin D are associated. Continue reading
Another rickets tragedy
I received the following email this morning and these cases continue to break my heart. I have been conversing over the phone with this mother, Deborah, all day. Continue reading
Controversy continues in rickets vs. child abuse cases in England
Dr. Cannell reports that British police are filing complaints against medical experts who question child abuse cases. Continue reading
Autism and rickets
Dr. Cannell calls for a study that looks at wrist health in vitamin D sufficient children and children with autism. Continue reading
Rickets: a deficiency in vitamin D or calcium?
Dr. Cannell takes a look at whether rickets is a result of calcium deficiency or vitamin D deficiency, and how the two deficiencies present themselves around the world and in different eras. Continue reading
Misdiagnosed child abuse, yet again
A story on a family with a child who suffers from Osteogenesis imperfecta, misdiagnosed by doctors as a case of child physical abuse. Continue reading
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Vitamin D literally grasps infant from certain death
Highlighting a new journal article about an acute life-threatening presentation of vitamin D deficiency and rickets. Continue reading
Vitamin D Deficiency Rickets: Yet Another Family Shattered
Dr. Cannell responds to a mother from Southern Colorado who is fighting to keep her baby daughter. Continue reading
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The Untold Need for Vitamin D During Pregnancy
Dr. Cannell responds to a letter from a father whose son was born vitamin D deficient. Continue reading
Newsletter: Transmission of influenza
Dr Cannell covers a wide range of vitamin D topics from influenza to Parkinson’s disease in this newsletter quiz. Continue reading
