Watchdog suspends autism 'cure' GP

A Belfast doctor who prescribed a controversial supplement banned for sale in Ireland, has been suspended pending an investigation by Britain’s health watchdog.
Watchdog suspends autism 'cure' GP

Finbar Magee, a general practitioner, came to prominence in an RTÉ Prime Time investigation earlier this year in which he defended prescribing ‘Miracle Mineral Supplement’ for children with autism.

The Irish Examiner however, had first revealed concerns surrounding the supplement in 2014. The product, which is a bleach, is promoted by a group called the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing as a cure for autism, cancer, HIV and other conditions.

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