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. | Go to part I:
The Lancet scandal | Go to 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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