Wednesday, March 19, 2003
Danbury, CT: RollingDigital launched a new site today dedicated to furthering the cause of autism research. The site is “Autism@RollingDigital.com” located at: http://autism.rollingdigital.com. This site was built to help jumpstart research on a radical new theory regarding the cause of autism. The theory is entitled, “Is Fever Sup-pression Involved In The Etiology Of Autism And Neurodevelopmental Disorders?” and its author is Anthony R. Torres, M.D., Senior Scientist and the Director of the BioMedical Lab at Utah State University’s Center for Persons with Disabilities.
In an unprecedented move, RollingDigital will not only build and host an ecommerce website to help fund the research, it will also be the first to publish the theory to the world via the Internet. “If this theory becomes generally accepted, it could lead to a means of preventing many cases of Autism,” proclaims Walt Runkis, RollingDigital’s CEO. This is not the first time Runkis and Torres have worked together. In fact, they share a patent on a biotechnology to produce Human- and Animal-Free Protein A, a Staphylococcal membrane protein used to purify human antibodies for the treatment of cancer.
RollingDigital is not only publishing the paper, it is also soliciting donations to help pay for the research needed to prove the theory through RollingOrder, its new ultra-secure online order-entry system www.rollingorder.com.
Why publish it on the Internet instead of in a scientific journal? “There are a number of reasons,” Mr. Runkis explains. “Most journals will not accept it because it is still a theory and not yet adequately supported by sufficient research data. Also, it is not likely to be popular with peer reviewers since it is potentially a public relations time bomb.”
If you read the theory, the time bomb aspect quickly becomes clear. It suggests a link between the widespread use of antipyretics, such as acetaminophen, fever and autism. Kathy Blanco, President of CHILDSCREEN www.childscreen.com, herself a mother of autistic children, comments, “This study to me personally explores a deep issue, and on a Google search last night, I went to several websites that exclaimed ‘If your child has a fever during a reaction to a vaccine, give them ACETOMETAPHEN.’ My poor moms and dads...” This all too common advice may actually cause autism. However, if Dr. Torres’ groundbreaking theory proves true, it could be the means of saving thousands of children from becoming autistic.
Mr. Runkis believes, “Dr. Torres’ theory may save a lot of kids from becoming autistic, but it probably will not lead to the creation of a wildly profitable new wonder drug. Worst yet, it will almost certainly cause a dramatic reduction in the use of antipyretics among children and pregnant mothers. This would negatively impact the sales of some widely used over-the-counter drugs, which is going to be bad news for a few big pharmaceutical companies. The only hope for funding this research is to take it to those people who will benefit most from its adoption—parents and expectant mothers.”
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