Health / Tags / Autism

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Mental conditions to be redefined

HEALTH / NEWS Thu Feb 11, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform
CNN -- People with Asperger's syndrome would be included in the same group as those with autism, according to guidelines reviewed by the American Psychiatric Association... Read More
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Autism parents haunted by question: Why?

HEALTH / NEWS Fri Feb 5, 2010 @ 9:02am neoform
CNN -- The retraction of a controversial study that suggested a link between autism and a childhood vaccine has been little comfort to some parents... Read More
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Medical journal retracts autism study

HEALTH / NEWS Tue Feb 2, 2010 @ 3:00pm neoform
CNN -- The medical journal The Lancet has retracted a controversial 1998 article that linked the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism... Read More
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Study: Early autism treatment effective

HEALTH / NEWS Mon Nov 30, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform
CNN -- Researchers have shown for the first time that if a child is diagnosed with autism as early as 18 months of age, offering the toddler age-appropriate, effective therapy can lead to raised IQ levels and improved language skills and behavior... Read More
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Autism more prevalent than thought, study says

HEALTH / NEWS Mon Oct 5, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform
CNN -- A new study published in the journal Pediatrics indicates about 1 percent of children ages 3 to 17 have autism or a related disorder, an increase over previous estimates. "This is a significant issue that needs immediate attention," said Dr. Ileana Arias, deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "A concerted effort and substantial national response is warranted.".. Read More
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Kids with autism graduate, achieve dreams

HEALTH / NEWS Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 3:00pm neoform
CNN -- All parents have hopes and dreams for their children. Parents of kids with serious disabilities are no different. But in their wildest imagination, the parents of Vicki Martinez, Chase Ferguson and Travis Cardona could not have envisioned high school graduation -- certainly not in the dark days when they first learned their children had autism... Read More
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Study: Genetic glitch raises autism risk

HEALTH / NEWS Thu Jan 10, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform
CNN -- A rare genetic variation dramatically raises the risk of developing autism, a large study showed, opening new research targets for better understanding the disorder and for treating it. Research into the causes of autism has focused on genetic causes beca.. Read More
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Fever can unlock autism's grip: study

HEALTH / NEWS Tue Dec 4, 2007 @ 9:35am neoform
Reuters -- Fever can temporarily unlock autism's grip on children, a finding that could shed light on the roots of the condition and perhaps provide clues for treatment, researchers reported on Monday. It appears that fever restores nerve cell communications in r.. Read More
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Jersey scientists find a possible key to autism

HEALTH / NEWS Tue Feb 20, 2007 @ 10:39am mrmdc
NJ -- A team of New Jersey scientists believes it has found ways to detect biological risk factors for autism through simple urine and blood tests, a discovery that could lead to groundbreaking medical treatment for the neurological disorder. The team of 16.. Read More
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Vaccine court finds no link to autism

HEALTH / NEWS Sat Mar 13, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform
CNN -- A special court ruled Friday that there is insufficient evidence to demonstrate that vaccines caused autism in three cases... Read More
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Helping autism's kids find a voice

HEALTH / NEWS Mon Mar 1, 2010 @ 3:01pm neoform
CNN -- Their kids' inability to speak is often a chief source of pain for autism parents. Researchers are testing programs to help those parents find the most effective ways to help.. Read More
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Asperger's: A diagnosis, or an identity?

HEALTH / NEWS Fri Feb 12, 2010 @ 9:03am neoform
CNN -- For Mary Calhoun Brown, the term "Asperger's" is crucial to conveying to schools that although her 15-year-old son has had social difficulties, he has a near-genius IQ and great speaking ability... Read More
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Study: Older moms' kids have higher autism risk

HEALTH / NEWS Mon Feb 8, 2010 @ 3:02pm neoform
CNN -- A 10-year study examining 4.9 million births in the 1990s has found more evidence that there's a link between autism and the mother's age at conception... Read More
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Study: 1 in 110 U.S. children had autism in 2006

HEALTH / NEWS Sat Dec 19, 2009 @ 9:01am neoform
CNN -- A new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that one in 110 children in the United States had autism in 2006... Read More
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After fire, boy with autism recovers, rebuilds

HEALTH / NEWS Thu Nov 26, 2009 @ 3:01pm neoform
CNN -- A California fire destroyed Jonathan Reyes' house last year. Shaken by the fire, Jonathan, who has autism, had frequent meltdowns and nightmares. Today, the family has started a new life in a rebuilt home... Read More
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Is autism genetic? Researchers close to answer

HEALTH / NEWS Fri Oct 16, 2009 @ 9:02am neoform
CNN -- Alisa Rock, whose 10-year-old son Connor has autism, says parents of autistic children often align themselves with one of two camps: There are those who believe that genes cause the disorder, and those firmly convinced that environmental factors are to blame... Read More
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Families will make case for vaccine link to autism

HEALTH / NEWS Mon May 12, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform
SF Gate -- The Institute of Medicine said in 2004 there was no credible evidence to show that vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal led to autism in children. But thousands of families have a different take based on personal experience. Some of them are.. Read More
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New TV show bolsters autism myth, doctors say

HEALTH / NEWS Tue Jan 29, 2008 @ 8:11am neoform
MSNBC -- America's largest pediatricians' group said ABC should cancel the first episode of a new TV series because it perpetuates the myth that vaccines can cause autism. ABC's new drama, "Eli Stone," debuts on Thursday. It features British actor Jonny Lee Mil.. Read More
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California study finds no link between vaccine ingredient, autism

HEALTH / NEWS Tue Jan 8, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform
SF Gate -- Rates of autism have increased in California despite the removal of the preservative thimerosal from childhood vaccines seven years ago, a finding that researchers say disproves the theory that the mercury in thimerosal causes the mysterious neurological.. Read More
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Study: Signs of autism earlier in some children

HEALTH / NEWS Mon Jul 2, 2007 @ 11:02pm neoform
USA Today -- Children with autism can be identified as early as 14 months old, the youngest age at which the disorder has been diagnosed, a study by researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore suggests. But about half the time, symptoms may not show u.. Read More
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