Health / Tags / Autism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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