Occ-Med List-Serv (ACOEM) & Quackwatch spreading misinfo of Dr. Rea

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Let's see if Barrett corrects his Quackwatch website.

In a message dated 9/13/2010 9:25:51 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

SNK1955@... writes:

Dear , (Greenberg - moderator of the UNC list-serv for occupational

physicians)

As you have posted information regarding Dr. Rea from the perspective of

Barrett, it would be my hope that you post the rest of the

information. What is currently on your board gives the misrepresentation that

Dr.

Rea has been deemed a quack who is harmful to patients, by a state medical

board. This is not the case nor is it the easily substantiated facts of the

case.

Info below is taken from the Canary Report: _Texas Medical Board sanctions

Dr. Rea | The Canary Report_

(http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2010/09/07/texas/)

" The report quotes Leigh Hopper, spokeswoman for the Texas Medical Board,

who says, 'It is definitely a unique order. We struck a balance between

making sure patients have access to alternative medicine and making sure it’s

safe.' Personally, I don’t have too much problem with that given what the

board could have done if it wanted to, which was completely reject Dr. Rea’s

defense arguments and shut him down once and for all. Now people with

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity still have the option of Dr. Rea’s clinic and

treatment if they want access to it. "

The following is an incorrect statement from 's website:

" Rea, who operates the Environmental Health Center in Dallas, Texas, is

best known for his promotion of the concept of multiple chemical sensitivity

(MCS), a diagnosis not recognized as valid by the scientific community. "

does not have the ability or the authority to speak for the entire

" scientific community " . As has sued others (and lost) for what

others have had on their website regarding him - See Barrett vs. Rosenthal - I

am of the opinion the above needs to be corrected on his website as he

obviously knows the impact of misleading info on websites.

Thank you for assuring information spread throughout the medical community

via your list-serv is fair,accurate and balanced when it comes to

treatment protocols for environmental illnesses, God knows, this matter is

already

confusing and contentious enough. Regardless of one's understanding of

environmental science, we don't need to add fuel to the fire by presenting

incomplete and misleading statements on the Internet.

Sharon Kramer

____________________________________

From: Darby@...

Snk1955@...

Sent: 9/13/2010 8:35:45 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time

Subj: [occ-env-med-l] FW: Consumer Health Digest #10-36, September 9, 2010

,

Barrett is a retired psychiatrist who in general does an

admirable job of debunking pseudoscientific nonsense. Consider posting

his weekly emails on the listserv. The latest one listed below would no

doubt be controversial to the readership, but controvery is the engine

of truthseeking. I notice he is not far from you there in NC.

______________________________________________________

S. Darby, MD, PhD, MPH, FACOEM

Medical Director, Franciscan Occupational Health & Port Clinic

Mail Stop 13-02

1930 Port of Tacoma Road

Tacoma, WA 98421

Email: pauldarby@...

Phone (253) 274-5521

Fax (253) 274-5525

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Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 10:47 AM

chdigest@...

Subject: Consumer Health Digest #10-36, September 9, 2010

Consumer Health Digest #10-36

September 9, 2010

Current # of subscribers: 11,704

Consumer Health Digest is a free weekly e-mail newsletter edited by

Barrett, M.D., with help from M. London, Ed.D. It

summarizes scientific reports; legislative developments; enforcement

actions; news reports; Web site evaluations; recommended and

nonrecommended books; and other information relevant to consumer

protection and consumer decision-making.

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Rea disciplinary case settled

The Texas Medical Board has approved a mediated agreed order under

which J. Rea, M.D. must revise the form he uses to obtain

consent to treat patients with injections of environmental

substances. http://www.casewatch.org/board/med/rea/order.shtml

The order was based upon Rea's failure to obtain informed consent

from five patients diagnosed with chemical sensitivity and/or

environmental sensitivity. During the investigation, Rea testified

that a " car exhaust " solution he used for injections was so dilute

that only an " electromagnetic imprint " of the original active

substances remained.

http://www.casewatch.org/board/med/rea/rea_depo.pdf The revised

consent form must state that (a) his injections contain only an

" electromagnetic imprint " of the agents in question, ( the therapy

is not FDA approved, and © the therapeutic value of the therapy is

disputed. In addition, he must not start using any formulations that

contain any amounts of substances classified as hazardous or

carcinogenic by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or any other

federal or state regulatory agency.

The mediated agreed order settled the board's complaint, filed in

2007, which charged that Rea had (a) used pseudoscientific test

methods, ( failed to make accurate diagnoses, © provided

" nonsensical " treatments, (d) failed to properly inform patients that

his approach is unproven, (e) practiced in areas for which he has not

been trained, and (f) represented himself as certified by a board

that is not recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties.

http://www.casewatch.org/board/med/rea/complaint.shtml The charges

not related to informed consent were dropped as part of the

settlement. Rea, who operates the Environmental Health Center in

Dallas, Texas, is best known for his promotion of the concept of

multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), a diagnosis not recognized as

valid by the scientific community. For a detailed discussion of

" MCS, " see http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/mcs.html

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No overall association found between cell phones and brain tumors

A major study that examined whether cell phone use increases the risk

of gliomas (malignant tumors) and meningiomas (benign tumors) has

found no evidence that it does. The research, conducted in 13

countries using a common protocol, involved 2,708 glioma cases, 2,409

meningioma cases, and matched controls. It is the largest

case-control study of cell phones and brain tumors conducted to date,

with the largest numbers of users with at least 10 years of exposure

and the greatest cumulative hours of use of any study. For the small

proportion of study participants who reported spending the most total

time on cell phone calls, there was some association with glioma, but

the researchers considered this finding inconclusive. [iNTERPHONE

Study Group. Brain tumor risk in relation to mobile telephone use:

Results of the INTERPHONE international case-control study.

International Journal of Epidemiology. 39:675-694, 2010]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20483835

The National Cancer Institute has summarized the findings of smaller

studies, most of which found no overall association. [Cell phones and

cancer risk. NCI Web site, May 19, 2010]

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/cellphones A few

of the studies found slight possible higher risks for certain tumors,

but the most likely explanation for this is that if enough data

points are studied, some may look significant even though they are

not.

Many laboratory studies have found no evidence that radio waves are

carcinogenic in laboratory rodents, and physicists point out that

radio waves are not sufficiently energetic to cause DNA damage. All

evidence considered, there is no current reason to avoid cell-phone

use out of fear that it will cause tumors.

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Green tea claims triggers two FDA warning letters

The FDA has issued two warning letters related to claims made for

green tea products. One ordered Unilever Americas to stop claiming

that its Lipton Green Tea 100% Naturally Caffeinated product has a

significant cholesterol-lowering effect and is " a naturally rich

source of antioxidants. "

http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/ucm224509.htm

The other ordered Cadbury USA to stop claiming that its Canada

Dry Sparkling Green Tea Ginger Ale was " enhanced with 200 mg of

antioxidants from green tea and vitamin C. "

http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/ucm224571.htm

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In June, Doctor's Data filed suit against Dr. Barrett because it

didn't like what he wrote about them on Quackwatch and in this

newsletter. The events leading up to the suit are described at

http://www.quackwatch.org/14Legal/dd_suit.html Contributions to his

defense fund can be made by mail or through

http://www.quackwatch.org/00AboutQuackwatch/donations.html

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