All posts tagged "Autism"
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860Health NewsThis Year’s World Autism Awareness Day Focuses On Girls
Today is World Autism Awareness Day, and the spotlight is on females, especially young girls who are often not diagnosed correctly. One...
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985Health NewsVaccination Myth Regarding Autism Persists Among Many Parents
Advocates against vaccines appear to be convincing parents of children with autism to skip getting their childhood shots, including younger siblings who...
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987Health NewsCub Scout With Autism Gets Settlement From Discrimination Lawsuit
An Ii-year-old boy in the United Kingdom has been awarded a little under $60,000 (£42,000) stemming from a lawsuit against a cub...
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1.2KHealth NewsScientists Take First Steps Towards Finding A Blood Test For Autism
Scientists have made progress in what they say could be an effective blood and urine test for autism. Researchers in England tested...
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1.2KHealth NewsParents Are Forcing Their Kids To Drink Bleach To Cure Autism
Some parents are apparently making their kids drink industrial bleach supposedly to cure them of autism. The deadly practice goes back to...
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1.4KHealth NewsParent-Led Therapy Eases Autism Symptoms For Years, New Study Reports
A form of therapy that allows parents to interact better with very young children with autism is highly beneficial years later, according...
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1.7KHealth NewsOne-Third Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Wander Away
More than one in three children with autism spectrum disorders in the USA have strayed away from a safe environment in the...
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1.6KNewsAerial Pesticide Spraying May Heighten Autism Risks
A new study has found that children who live in areas where aerial pesticides are sprayed to kill mosquitoes are more likely...
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1.9KCrime NewsWoman Gets Life, With Possibility Of Parole, For Throwing Son Off Bridge
Jillian McCabe, 36, threw her 6-year-old autistic son off an Oregon bridge in November 2014. Six-year-old London McCabe did not die on...
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3.7KHealth NewsHarvard Study Links Autism To A Key Neurotransmitter
It is no secret in the world of medicine that children with autism often exhibit sensitivity to environmental factors which others seem...
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2.5KHealth NewsAutism Discovery May Lead To Improved Detection And Treatments
Harvard scientists have, for the first time ever, discovered a link between a specific neurotransmitter and autism. The finding provides needed answers...
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1.9KHealth NewsCDC Reports Autism Rate Increase, But You Won’t Guess Why
On Friday, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reported a roughly...
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1.7KHealth NewsMRI Reveals Autism’s Mysteries
The latest issue of the science journal Brain and Behavior contained some most interesting, fascinating news: a new study on autism has...
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2.1KHealth NewsAutism Study Shows Disorder Manifests Differently In Boys And Girls
A new study conducted by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has produced evidence that girls and boys who are...
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1.6KHealth NewsScientists ‘Sniff Out’ Autism With Smell Response Diagnosis
We use our sense of smell in just about everything we do. Whether it’s consciously or subconsciously, we use it while we...
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2.2KMedicine NewsMDMA Therapy Could Be Used To Treat Autism And PTSD
Scientists in California are testing whether the pure form of the drug ecstasy, also known as MDMA, could help people suffering from...
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1.7KMedicine NewsAutism Linked To Father’s DNA, Study Finds
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have linked autism in children to the father’s sperm, according to their latest study. In the study, researchers...
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2.6KMedicine NewsAutism Symptoms In Child Reportedly Improved With Antibiotics For Strep Throat
After witnessing a marked improvement in his autistic son, molecular biologist John Rodakis has called on researchers to begin studies into a...
