N.A.S. (Surrey Branch) News Archive
1st January - 31st March 2003
The following are all links to news stories between 1st January 2003 to 31st March 2003 that have some mention of Autism or Asperger Syndrome. The reference in some cases may be quite obscure - but unfortunately there is no easy way of automatically excluding these. In some cases the story may no longer be available or may be a duplicate of another story linked from this page. All links open up in a new window. The archive is in ascending date order.
Archived on Wednesday January 1 at 7.24am:
Experimental Therapy for Autism (WILX-TV, MI - 17 hours ago). With no treatment for autism, parents are seeing a little ray of hope with a new drug called Secretin. Secretin is the synthetic.. |
Parents fear possible vaccine link to autism (Trenton Times, NJ - 21 hours ago). .. the nation's vaccination program is under increasing questioning - mostly from parents of autistic.. of them from the 1930s until 1999, may be a cause of autism.. |
Understanding an autistic child's mind (Straits Times, Singapore - 29 Dec 2002). .. The majority of us will not understand the word 'autism' unless we have a family member or friend who suffers from the condition. Autistic children follow a.. |
JERSEY TAKES LEAD IN CONFRONTING AUTISM (Newark Star Ledger, NJ - 28 Dec 2002). .. a separate project funded with $160000 from the New Jersey Governor's Council on Autism, is seeking information from all New Jersey families of autistic.. |
Charter School Explored for Autistic (Washington Post, DC - 28 Dec 2002). .. Autism is a neurological disorder that comes in many forms and degrees of.. officials said they would welcome a charter school application to help autistic kids... |
'Green' gift for autism centre (Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - 28 Dec 2002). THE Rotaract Club of Manama-Salmaniya plans to build a greenhouse for Al Rashad Centre for Autism, it was revealed.. The centre basically teaches the autistic.. |
New autism program aims to increase study of brain tissue (Newsday - 27 Dec 2002). .. to autism, you can actually help the medical community to diagnose autism.. Because an official diagnosis is usually required for autistic children to get into.. |
Course to help teachers better understand autism (Poughkeepsie Journal, NY - 26 Dec 2002). .. The teacher did not elaborate, and Gonyea, who is autistic, ended up wandering.. never would have happened ''if someone was there who really understood autism.''... |
School Explored for Autistic Kids (Washington Post, DC - 26 Dec 2002). .. Autism is a neurological disorder that comes in many forms and degrees of.. officials said they would welcome a charter school application to help autistic kids... |
Autistic youth harbors vast WWII knowledge (Reno Gazette Journal, NV - 26 Dec 2002 |
Institute starts new autism program (North Hills News Record, PA - 25 Dec 2002). The Watson Institute, 301 Camp Meeting Road, is offering therapy to children and adolescents with autism or an autism-related disorder through a new program... |
Autistic boy, 12, drowns in Dade lake (Miami Herald, FL - 25 Dec 2002). When Tonyia Blair decided to adopt a child, she chose the first baby she was shown -- keeping him even after it was discovered he was profoundly autistic... |
Autistic boy, 12, found dead in lake (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - 25 Dec 2002). MIAMI -- A 12-year-old autistic boy was found dead in a lake following an intense search of his neighborhood, police said Wednesday... |
Autistic boy, 12, found dead in lake in Miami (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 25 Dec 2002). A 12-year-old autistic boy was found dead in a lake following an intense search of his neighborhood, police said Wednesday. Linval.. |
Hope - and a voice - for autistic children (South Australia Advertiser, Australia - 25 Dec 2002). AUTISTIC children will no longer struggle to have a voice, with the first Early Intervention Unit specialising in autism being launched next year... |
New Funding For Autism (South Bay News, NY - 23 Dec 2002). .. was recently successful in securing $10000 in New York State funding for the Long Island Chapter of the National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR), the first.. |
New blow for family after breakthrough with autistic son (Glasgow Evening Times, UK - 23 Dec 2002). A GLASGOW couple's Christmas joy was complete when their six-year-old autistic son.. to raise |
25000 to allow son Grant to have pioneering treatment for autism.. |
Expelled child is autistic, says mum (icCheshireOnline, UK - 23 Dec 2002). .. Mrs Walton's unsuccessful attempts to get the council to refer him for autistic.. to press, the council said a specialist teacher in charge of Cheshire Autism.. |
Autism cases show increase (Gulf News, United Arab Emirates - 20 Dec 2002). .. Many centres have been opened in the last two years to treat autistic patients, including the Sharjah and Dubai centres for Autism, the Abu Dhabi Red.. |
Archived on Thursday January 2 at 3.44am:
Give of yourself! (Bangkok Post) ...| Disability | S P E C I A L C H I L D R E N : Dr Daranee Utairatanakit's mission is to integrate autistic kids into mainstre... |
Gold and Jewellery Group offers Dh2m in prizes (Gulf News) ...| Shoppers will now have greater opportunities to win more than Dh2 million worth of prizes during Dubai Shopping Festival (D... |
Understanding an autistic child's mind (The Straits Times) ...IMAGINE yourself inhibiting a world where you cannot comprehend what you see or hear effectively. Visualise needing specialis... |
Boy wrestles snake (Courier Mail) ...David Murray | December 30, 2002 | FEARLESS eight-year-old Kyle Smith would make even Crocodile hunter Steve Irwin squirm. | ... |
Boy, 8, wrestles snake (Courier Mail) ...December 30, 2002 | FEARLESS eight-year-old Kyle Smith would make even Crocodile hunter Steve Irwin squirm. | Kyle gave his p... |
Credentials eyed to reduce shortage (The Boston Globe) ...Enrollment of students in special education nationwide has increased by nearly a quarter in the past decade in the face of fu... |
Report targets special needs (The Boston Globe) ...Enrollment of students in special education nationwide has increased by nearly a quarter in the past decade in the face of fu... |
The mentally ill deserve better care (The Boston Globe) ...PRIOR TO THE shutting down of the large state hospitals in the 1960s and '70s, there was very little homelessness. Warehousin... |
Five Hollywood hotshots (The Observer) ...With his amazing debut in The Believer overlooked by everyone but adoring critics, Gosling is unfortunately best known as one... |
Why I'm still dying for a cigarette (The Observer) ...Life as a 49-year-old smoker is increasingly embarrassing. When at home, to spare my wife and baby daughter the unpleasantnes... |
Mellanby, MacInnis provide the momentum in rout of Blue Jackets (The State) ...COLUMBUS, Ohio - (KRT) - While he wanted to link his donations to his family's autism charity to his goals this season, Scott... |
The Power of Audacity (CounterPunch) ...| he Bush/Rove Dynasty of Darkness understands the power of audacity. They want it ALL, RIGHT NOW, FOREVER, and they're darin... |
New Senate leader backs drug makers (Detroit news) ...| WASHINGTON -- Tennessee Sen. Bill Frist's ascension Monday to Senate majority leader could end up helping drug companies. |... |
2002: A year of great joy and sadness (Scotsman) ...JANUARY | IN THE changing scheme of things, in a world left forever standing on the edge of mayhem, it was a small tragedy. |... |
Mighty mouse (The Straits Times) ...WHAT a piece of work is man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculty! In form and moving, how express and admirable! In ... |
Autism program aims to increase study of brain tissue (Michigan Live) ...TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Two groups that help autism patients and fund research on the disorder have launched a new collaboratio... |
New autism program aims to increase study of brain tissue (Newsday) ...TRENTON, N.J. -- Two groups that help autism patients and fund research on the disorder have launched a new collaboration to ... |
Charity We Can Do Without (Yahoo Daily News) ...NOW that Christmas is over, we resume our grinchy cynicism to complain about the trend of making holiday contributions to cha... |
Evening Mail: West Midlands Success Stories 2002: Education - New academy is a unique facility (Hoovers) ...9:04am | ASTON University has announced that it will open its new pounds 8 million Aston Academy of Life Sciences (AALS) in A... |
12-Year-Old's Body Found In Lake (Yahoo Daily News) ...Police divers found the body of a 12-year-old autistic boy who had been missing since Tuesday in a lake near his Miami-Dade C... |
Archived on Friday January 3 at 8.46am:
Give of yourself! (Bangkok Post) ...| Disability | S P E C I A L C H I L D R E N : Dr Daranee Utairatanakit's mission is to integrate autistic kids into mainstre... |
Gold and Jewellery Group offers Dh2m in prizes (Gulf News) ...| Shoppers will now have greater opportunities to win more than Dh2 million worth of prizes during Dubai Shopping Festival (D... |
Understanding an autistic child's mind (The Straits Times) ...IMAGINE yourself inhibiting a world where you cannot comprehend what you see or hear effectively. Visualise needing specialis... |
Boy wrestles snake (Courier Mail) ...David Murray | December 30, 2002 | FEARLESS eight-year-old Kyle Smith would make even Crocodile hunter Steve Irwin squirm. | ... |
Boy, 8, wrestles snake (Courier Mail) ...December 30, 2002 | FEARLESS eight-year-old Kyle Smith would make even Crocodile hunter Steve Irwin squirm. | Kyle gave his p... |
Credentials eyed to reduce shortage (The Boston Globe) ...Enrollment of students in special education nationwide has increased by nearly a quarter in the past decade in the face of fu... |
Report targets special needs (The Boston Globe) ...Enrollment of students in special education nationwide has increased by nearly a quarter in the past decade in the face of fu... |
The mentally ill deserve better care (The Boston Globe) ...PRIOR TO THE shutting down of the large state hospitals in the 1960s and '70s, there was very little homelessness. Warehousin... |
Five Hollywood hotshots (The Observer) ...With his amazing debut in The Believer overlooked by everyone but adoring critics, Gosling is unfortunately best known as one... |
Why I'm still dying for a cigarette (The Observer) ...Life as a 49-year-old smoker is increasingly embarrassing. When at home, to spare my wife and baby daughter the unpleasantnes... |
Mellanby, MacInnis provide the momentum in rout of Blue Jackets (The State) ...COLUMBUS, Ohio - (KRT) - While he wanted to link his donations to his family's autism charity to his goals this season, Scott... |
The Power of Audacity (CounterPunch) ...| he Bush/Rove Dynasty of Darkness understands the power of audacity. They want it ALL, RIGHT NOW, FOREVER, and they're darin... |
New Senate leader backs drug makers (Detroit news) ...| WASHINGTON -- Tennessee Sen. Bill Frist's ascension Monday to Senate majority leader could end up helping drug companies. |... |
2002: A year of great joy and sadness (Scotsman) ...JANUARY | IN THE changing scheme of things, in a world left forever standing on the edge of mayhem, it was a small tragedy. |... |
Mighty mouse (The Straits Times) ...WHAT a piece of work is man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculty! In form and moving, how express and admirable! In ... |
Autism program aims to increase study of brain tissue (Michigan Live) ...TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Two groups that help autism patients and fund research on the disorder have launched a new collaboratio... |
New autism program aims to increase study of brain tissue (Newsday) ...TRENTON, N.J. -- Two groups that help autism patients and fund research on the disorder have launched a new collaboration to ... |
Charity We Can Do Without (Yahoo Daily News) ...NOW that Christmas is over, we resume our grinchy cynicism to complain about the trend of making holiday contributions to cha... |
Evening Mail: West Midlands Success Stories 2002: Education - New academy is a unique facility (Hoovers) ...9:04am | ASTON University has announced that it will open its new pounds 8 million Aston Academy of Life Sciences (AALS) in A... |
12-Year-Old's Body Found In Lake (Yahoo Daily News) ...Police divers found the body of a 12-year-old autistic boy who had been missing since Tuesday in a lake near his Miami-Dade C... |
Archived on Saturday January 4 at 3.14pm:
Q&A: drug companies 'inventing' diseases (The Times) ...Drug companies have been accused in a medical journal of inventing a new disease, female sexual dysfunction (FSD), in order t... |
Our Health / Questioning the quicksilver cure (San Fransisco Chronicle) ...The concern over a possible link between mercury and the growing number of autistic children in America has once again focuse... |
Health care facility won't be charged in autistic teen's death (Newsday) ...HADDONFIELD, N.J. -- The Camden County Prosecutor's Office will not file criminal charges against a facility for the developm... |
Autistic boy, 7, dies after being hit by car (The Straits Times) ...By | YOUNG Lam Zhou Yun had a date to eat chicken wings with one of his classmates yesterday, the first day of school, but he... |
Tax Dodgers Apply Here (The Progressive) ...| OK, so it's not looking too good for the forces of truth, justice, and the American Way just now. These are the times that ... |
Health Highlights: Jan. 2, 2003 (Yahoo Daily News) ...Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of : | New Evidence Shows Nicotine Prom... |
No ordinary village (Swissinfo English) ... swissinfo January 2, 2003 9:59 AM Residents of Aigues-Vertes get down to some baking (swissinfo) At... |
Rates of Autism Higher in U.S. Children Than Previously Reported (Tehran Times) ...| CHICAGO -- Autism appears to be at least as common among American children as it is in European children, according to a st... |
Autism fears over mercury in flu jabs (Scotsman) ...FOUR of the seven flu jabs being issued by the government this winter contain a mercury-based preservative which is being wit... |
Dose of danger dressed up as protector (Scotsman) ...WOULD you like your flu vaccine with mercury or without? Anyone familiar with a toxic metal would not hesitate in their answe... |
The call of the young (The Daily Star) ...What was so heartening about the exhibit by the teenagers Lamia Wajeehah Hossain and Rohena Alam Khan at "Drik" is that they ... |
CDC Study Finds Autism To Be Less Rare (Ctnow) ...ATLANTA -- The rate for autism in five metropolitan Atlanta counties is vastly greater -- by a rate of about nine times more ... |
CDC Study Finds Autism To Be Less Rare (SunSpot) ...ATLANTA -- The rate for autism in five metropolitan Atlanta counties is vastly greater -- by a rate of about nine times more ... |
CDC Study Finds Autism To Be Less Rare (Newsday) ...ATLANTA -- The rate for autism in five metropolitan Atlanta counties is vastly greater -- by a rate of about nine times more ... |
CDC Study Finds Autism To Be Less Rare (ABC News) ...• • • ATLANTA Jan. 1 — | The rate for autism in five metropolitan Atlanta counties is vastly greater by ... |
CDC Study Finds Autism To Be Less Rare (The State) ...ATLANTA - The rate for autism in five metropolitan Atlanta counties is vastly greater - by a rate of about nine times more - ... |
CDC Study Finds Autism To Be Less Rare (Las Vegas Sun) ...By DANIEL YEE | ASSOCIATED PRESS | ATLANTA (AP) - The rate for autism in five metropolitan Atlanta counties is vastly greater... |
CDC Study Finds Autism To Be Less Rare (The Associated Press) ...| ATLANTA (AP) — The rate for autism in five metropolitan Atlanta counties is vastly greater — by a rate of about n... |
Pet robots fill empty (Daily Yomiuri) ...Chiyono Sugiyama Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer | Kazuko Komiyama lives a quiet life by herself in a traditional wooden house in ... |
CDC: Autism rates up in metro area (Atlanta Journal) ...One in 300 children in metro Atlanta has autism, a rate nearly 10 times higher than found in most previous U.S. studies, a ne... |
Archived on Sunday January 5 at 5.17pm:
Q&A: drug companies 'inventing' diseases (The Times) ...Drug companies have been accused in a medical journal of inventing a new disease, female sexual dysfunction (FSD), in order t... |
Our Health / Questioning the quicksilver cure (San Fransisco Chronicle) ...The concern over a possible link between mercury and the growing number of autistic children in America has once again focuse... |
Health care facility won't be charged in autistic teen's death (Newsday) ...HADDONFIELD, N.J. -- The Camden County Prosecutor's Office will not file criminal charges against a facility for the developm... |
Autistic boy, 7, dies after being hit by car (The Straits Times) ...By | YOUNG Lam Zhou Yun had a date to eat chicken wings with one of his classmates yesterday, the first day of school, but he... |
Tax Dodgers Apply Here (The Progressive) ...| OK, so it's not looking too good for the forces of truth, justice, and the American Way just now. These are the times that ... |
Health Highlights: Jan. 2, 2003 (Yahoo Daily News) ...Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of : | New Evidence Shows Nicotine Prom... |
No ordinary village (Swissinfo English) ... swissinfo January 2, 2003 9:59 AM Residents of Aigues-Vertes get down to some baking (swissinfo) At... |
Rates of Autism Higher in U.S. Children Than Previously Reported (Tehran Times) ...| CHICAGO -- Autism appears to be at least as common among American children as it is in European children, according to a st... |
Autism fears over mercury in flu jabs (Scotsman) ...FOUR of the seven flu jabs being issued by the government this winter contain a mercury-based preservative which is being wit... |
Dose of danger dressed up as protector (Scotsman) ...WOULD you like your flu vaccine with mercury or without? Anyone familiar with a toxic metal would not hesitate in their answe... |
The call of the young (The Daily Star) ...What was so heartening about the exhibit by the teenagers Lamia Wajeehah Hossain and Rohena Alam Khan at "Drik" is that they ... |
CDC Study Finds Autism To Be Less Rare (Ctnow) ...ATLANTA -- The rate for autism in five metropolitan Atlanta counties is vastly greater -- by a rate of about nine times more ... |
CDC Study Finds Autism To Be Less Rare (SunSpot) ...ATLANTA -- The rate for autism in five metropolitan Atlanta counties is vastly greater -- by a rate of about nine times more ... |
CDC Study Finds Autism To Be Less Rare (Newsday) ...ATLANTA -- The rate for autism in five metropolitan Atlanta counties is vastly greater -- by a rate of about nine times more ... |
CDC Study Finds Autism To Be Less Rare (ABC News) ...• • • ATLANTA Jan. 1 — | The rate for autism in five metropolitan Atlanta counties is vastly greater by ... |
CDC Study Finds Autism To Be Less Rare (The State) ...ATLANTA - The rate for autism in five metropolitan Atlanta counties is vastly greater - by a rate of about nine times more - ... |
CDC Study Finds Autism To Be Less Rare (Las Vegas Sun) ...By DANIEL YEE | ASSOCIATED PRESS | ATLANTA (AP) - The rate for autism in five metropolitan Atlanta counties is vastly greater... |
CDC Study Finds Autism To Be Less Rare (The Associated Press) ...| ATLANTA (AP) — The rate for autism in five metropolitan Atlanta counties is vastly greater — by a rate of about n... |
Pet robots fill empty (Daily Yomiuri) ...Chiyono Sugiyama Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer | Kazuko Komiyama lives a quiet life by herself in a traditional wooden house in ... |
CDC: Autism rates up in metro area (Atlanta Journal) ...One in 300 children in metro Atlanta has autism, a rate nearly 10 times higher than found in most previous U.S. studies, a ne... |
Archived on Monday January 6 at 6.50pm:
Brain cells can be grown in dish: Scientist (The Times Of India) ...PTI | BANGALORE: An India-born US scientist said that the day might not be far off when brain cells grown in a petri dish can... |
Aflatoxin & Iraq (The Jerusalem Post) ...I work with autistic children; play their music and teach them a little guitar...it helps heal. In an autistic newsletter I l... |
Bancroft sidesteps state takeover (Newsday) ...HADDONFIELD, N.J. -- State officials have decided not to take over a facility for disabled children after it corrected the mo... |
Raja Permaisuri Celebrates Aidifitri With Orphans (Malaysian National News Agency) ...| KUALA LUMPUR, About 150 under-privileged children celebrated Aidilfitri with the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Fauziah Tengk... |
State will not take over N.J. residence (Yahoo Daily News) ...Bancroft NeuroHealth, the beleaguered Haddonfield facility for disabled children, got a double dose of good news this week. |... |
Chip Away at Your Loneliness With Medical Help and Group Activities (Salt Lake Tribune) ...Dear Carolyn: I am 18 and all throughout school, I have had a hard time making friends. I can think of mitigating circumstanc... |
Western Daily Press: Safety Fears Over Flu Jab (Hoovers) ...9:05pm | Sir - The Government is currently promoting seven influenza vaccines, four of which contain thimerosal which is 50 p... |
Doctors call for MMR campaign (BBC News) ...A quarter of all parents in Swansea are refusing to allow their children to be immunised against measles, mumps and rubella w... |
PowderJect Dismisses Flu Vaccine Concerns (Yahoo Daily News) ...LONDON (Reuters) - British vaccine maker PowderJect Pharmaceuticals Plc said on Friday its flu vaccine sold across Europe did... |
PowderJect Dismisses Flu Vaccine Concerns (Reuters) ...LONDON (Reuters) - British vaccine maker PowderJect Pharmaceuticals Plc said on Friday its flu vaccine sold across Europe did... |
Q&A: drug companies 'inventing' diseases (The Times) ...Drug companies have been accused in a medical journal of inventing a new disease, female sexual dysfunction (FSD), in order t... |
Our Health / Questioning the quicksilver cure (San Fransisco Chronicle) ...The concern over a possible link between mercury and the growing number of autistic children in America has once again focuse... |
Health care facility won't be charged in autistic teen's death (Newsday) ...HADDONFIELD, N.J. -- The Camden County Prosecutor's Office will not file criminal charges against a facility for the developm... |
Autistic boy, 7, dies after being hit by car (The Straits Times) ...By | YOUNG Lam Zhou Yun had a date to eat chicken wings with one of his classmates yesterday, the first day of school, but he... |
Tax Dodgers Apply Here (The Progressive) ...| OK, so it's not looking too good for the forces of truth, justice, and the American Way just now. These are the times that ... |
Health Highlights: Jan. 2, 2003 (Yahoo Daily News) ...Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of : | New Evidence Shows Nicotine Prom... |
No ordinary village (Swissinfo English) ... swissinfo January 2, 2003 9:59 AM Residents of Aigues-Vertes get down to some baking (swissinfo) At... |
Rates of Autism Higher in U.S. Children Than Previously Reported (Tehran Times) ...| CHICAGO -- Autism appears to be at least as common among American children as it is in European children, according to a st... |
Autism fears over mercury in flu jabs (Scotsman) ...FOUR of the seven flu jabs being issued by the government this winter contain a mercury-based preservative which is being wit... |
Dose of danger dressed up as protector (Scotsman) ...WOULD you like your flu vaccine with mercury or without? Anyone familiar with a toxic metal would not hesitate in their answe... |
Archived on Monday January 6 at 6.50pm:
Politicians unite in fight for autism unit (The Glasgow Herald, UK - 5 hours ago). .. Mr Sheridan praised the work of groups like the AAA and called for a major extension of autism support services. "The level of support for autistic children.. |
New approaches used to deal with autism (Alton Telegraph, IL - 19 hours ago). .. Middle School has been developed for the Asperger.. a significant increase in the number of autism.. health treatment and educational agency, dozens of autistic.. |
Family blames vaccine additive for son's autism (South Coast Today, MA - 04 Jan 2003). .. rates skyrocket, parents are raising concerns of possible links between autism and vaccinations. Republican congressman Dan Burton from Indiana has an autistic.. |
Study Shows Increase in Autism (New York Times - 03 Jan 2003). .. Studies that look at autistic children in just one setting, like special.. Experts reviewed the medical records of each child and determined whether autism was.. |
Autism, mercury have yet to be firmly linked (Aberdeen American News, SD - 03 Jan 2003). .. seems somewhat divided on whether the vaccine can be linked to autism.. the evidence favors rejection of a causal relationship" between the vaccine and autistic.. |
Health care facility won't be charged in autistic teen's death (Newsday - 03 Jan 2003). .. not file criminal charges against a facility for the developmentally disabled or any of its employees in connection with the death last year of an autistic.. |
Health care facility won't be charged in autistic teen's death (Boston.com, MA - 03 Jan 2003). .. not file criminal charges against a facility for the developmentally disabled or any of its employees in connection with the death last year of an autistic.. |
No criminal charges in autistic boy's death (Newark Star Ledger, NJ - 02 Jan 2003). A South Jersey facility for disabled children is not criminally responsible for the death of a teenage boy with autism in February, the Camden County.. |
Study Shows Increase in Autism (New York Times - 02 Jan 2003). .. Studies that look at autistic children in just one setting, like special.. Experts reviewed the medical records of each child and determined whether autism was.. |
Study Confirms Marked Rise in Autism (Yahoo Headlines - 02 Jan 2003). THURSDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthScoutNews) -- A new federal study confirms there has been a marked increase in autism and related conditions in American children... |
Study Confirms Marked Rise in Autism (ABC News - 02 Jan 2003). By Ed Edelson. Jan. 2 — A new federal study confirms there has been a marked increase in autism and related conditions in American children... |
Autistic boy, 7, dies after being hit by car (Straits Times, Singapore - 02 Jan 2003). .. but he never kept it. The mildly autistic boy was knocked down by a car on New Year's Day and died in hospital. That day, his dad.. |
Study Confirms Marked Rise in Autism (Yahoo Headlines - 02 Jan 2003). THURSDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthScoutNews) -- A new federal study confirms there has been a marked increase in autism and related conditions in American children... |
Rates of Autism Higher Than Previously Reported (Discovery Channel - 02 Jan 2003). .. Given the difficulty of diagnosing higher functioning autistic children, or children with.. evidence it can be concluded that recent rates for both ASD (autism.. |
Nation sheds light on Autism (Bru Direct, Brunei - 01 Jan 2003). .. Understanding the proper way of managing autistic children and learning more about Autism were the main aims of holding such a presentation to the public... |
Study Shows Increase in Autism (New York Times - 01 Jan 2003). .. Studies that look at autistic children in just one setting, like special.. Experts reviewed the medical records of each child and determined whether autism was.. |
Nation sheds light on Autism (Borneo Bulletin, Brunei - 01 Jan 2003). .. Understanding the proper way of managing autistic children and learning more about Autism were the main aims of holding such a presentation to the public... |
Autism fears over mercury in flu jabs (The Scotsman, UK - 01 Jan 2003). .. Robert McKay, a Scottish co-ordinator of the National Autistic Society, said he.. Mercury’s links to autism and neuro-developmental disorders have been well.. |
CDC Study Finds Autism To Be Less Rare (ABC News - 01 Jan 2003). The rate for autism in five metropolitan Atlanta counties is vastly greater by a rate of about nine times more than studies on the neurological disorder.. |
CDC Study Finds Autism To Be Less Rare (Newsday - 01 Jan 2003). ATLANTA -- The rate for autism in five metropolitan Atlanta counties is vastly greater -- by a rate of about nine times more -- than studies on the.. |
Archived on Tuesday January 7 at 5.14pm:
Funding shortfall threatens special ed (The Boston Globe) ...Groups worried about a shortfall in state money for special education students who attend private residential schools are gea... |
Penguins Report: 1/6/03 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) ...LOOKING AHEAD | Penguins vs. Islanders, 7:08 p.m. tomorrow, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y. TV, radio: Fox Sports Net; WWSW-... |
Scientists working on TB drugs to cure malaria (The Times Of India) ...TIMES NEWS NETWORK | BANGALORE: Scientists are working on tuberculosis (TB) drugs currently available in the market to cure m... |
The Independent: PowderJect dismisses fears over mercury in flu vaccine (Hoovers) ...11:04pm | POWDERJECT, THE controversial vaccines manufacturer, yesterday poured cold water on reports that its blockbuster fl... |
Scientists working on TB drugs to cure malaria (Hoovers) ...5:39pm | Advertisement: Explore Within This Space BANGALORE: Scientists are working on tuberculosis (TB) drugs currently avai... |
Brain cells can be grown in dish: Scientist (The Times Of India) ...PTI | BANGALORE: An India-born US scientist said that the day might not be far off when brain cells grown in a petri dish can... |
Aflatoxin & Iraq (The Jerusalem Post) ...I work with autistic children; play their music and teach them a little guitar...it helps heal. In an autistic newsletter I l... |
Bancroft sidesteps state takeover (Newsday) ...HADDONFIELD, N.J. -- State officials have decided not to take over a facility for disabled children after it corrected the mo... |
Raja Permaisuri Celebrates Aidifitri With Orphans (Malaysian National News Agency) ...| KUALA LUMPUR, About 150 under-privileged children celebrated Aidilfitri with the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Fauziah Tengk... |
State will not take over N.J. residence (Yahoo Daily News) ...Bancroft NeuroHealth, the beleaguered Haddonfield facility for disabled children, got a double dose of good news this week. |... |
Chip Away at Your Loneliness With Medical Help and Group Activities (Salt Lake Tribune) ...Dear Carolyn: I am 18 and all throughout school, I have had a hard time making friends. I can think of mitigating circumstanc... |
Western Daily Press: Safety Fears Over Flu Jab (Hoovers) ...9:05pm | Sir - The Government is currently promoting seven influenza vaccines, four of which contain thimerosal which is 50 p... |
Doctors call for MMR campaign (BBC News) ...A quarter of all parents in Swansea are refusing to allow their children to be immunised against measles, mumps and rubella w... |
PowderJect Dismisses Flu Vaccine Concerns (Yahoo Daily News) ...LONDON (Reuters) - British vaccine maker PowderJect Pharmaceuticals Plc said on Friday its flu vaccine sold across Europe did... |
PowderJect Dismisses Flu Vaccine Concerns (Reuters) ...LONDON (Reuters) - British vaccine maker PowderJect Pharmaceuticals Plc said on Friday its flu vaccine sold across Europe did... |
Q&A: drug companies 'inventing' diseases (The Times) ...Drug companies have been accused in a medical journal of inventing a new disease, female sexual dysfunction (FSD), in order t... |
Our Health / Questioning the quicksilver cure (San Fransisco Chronicle) ...The concern over a possible link between mercury and the growing number of autistic children in America has once again focuse... |
Health care facility won't be charged in autistic teen's death (Newsday) ...HADDONFIELD, N.J. -- The Camden County Prosecutor's Office will not file criminal charges against a facility for the developm... |
Autistic boy, 7, dies after being hit by car (The Straits Times) ...By | YOUNG Lam Zhou Yun had a date to eat chicken wings with one of his classmates yesterday, the first day of school, but he... |
Tax Dodgers Apply Here (The Progressive) ...| OK, so it's not looking too good for the forces of truth, justice, and the American Way just now. These are the times that ... |
Archived on Friday January 10 at 5.56am:
Area preschoolers get help for autism (Wichita Eagle, KS - 20 hours ago). .. The new program, which Heartspring officials hope to start in mid-January, is called the Early Autism Program; its goal is to provide help for autistic.. |
Mom boosts autism programs (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - 21 hours ago). .. campus of the Pembroke Pines Charter School will house a program for autistic.. State Hospital, will have another program for children who have severe autism... |
Autism chapter to address sexuality in adolescents (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 07 Jan 2003). The Scotland County Chapter of the Autism Society of North Carolina is sponsoring an informal discussion Saturday on the issues of sexuality in adolescents.. |
/ CORRECTION - - The Autism Autoimmunity Project / (Boston.com, MA - 07 Jan 2003). Jan 8th) To Support Repeal of Homeland Liability-Shield Provision, issued earlier today by The Autism Autoimmunity Project over PR Newswire, we are advised by.. |
Oxytocin May Curb Repetitive Behaviours In Autism Disorders (Doctor's Guide, NY - 07 Jan 2003). .. States following a study of oxytocin infusion in adults with autistic and Asperger's disorders. The study was led by Dr E Hollander from the Seaver Autism.. |
Researchers Challenging Assumptions About Autism (Newhouse News Service (NNS) - 06 Jan 2003). .. a separate project funded with $160000 from the New Jersey Governor's Council on Autism, is seeking information from all New Jersey families of autistic.. |
Study Confirms Marked Rise in Autism (Yahoo News - 06 Jan 2003). THURSDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthScoutNews) -- A new federal study confirms there has been a marked increase in autism and related conditions in American children... |
Study Confirms Marked Rise in Autism (HealthCentral.com - 06 Jan 2003). THURSDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthScoutNews) -- A new federal study confirms there has been a marked increase in autism and related conditions in American children... |
Study Confirms Marked Rise in Autism (Yahoo News - 06 Jan 2003). THURSDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthScoutNews) -- A new federal study confirms there has been a marked increase in autism and related conditions in American children... |
Autistic Boy Accidentally Starts Fire (WPVI, PA - 06 Jan 2003). Fire officials at the scene said the boy, who was autistic, was holding a piece of paper near the stove that was heating his home... |
Autistic Boy Accidentally Starts Fire, Dies (WCAU, PA - 06 Jan 2003). Fire officials at the scene said the boy, who was autistic, was holding a piece of paper near the stove that was heating his home... |
Politicians unite in fight for autism unit (The Glasgow Herald, UK - 05 Jan 2003). .. Mr Sheridan praised the work of groups like the AAA and called for a major extension of autism support services. "The level of support for autistic children.. |
New approaches used to deal with autism (Alton Telegraph, IL - 05 Jan 2003). .. Middle School has been developed for the Asperger.. a significant increase in the number of autism.. health treatment and educational agency, dozens of autistic.. |
Family blames vaccine additive for son's autism (South Coast Today, MA - 04 Jan 2003). .. rates skyrocket, parents are raising concerns of possible links between autism and vaccinations. Republican congressman Dan Burton from Indiana has an autistic.. |
Study Shows Increase in Autism (New York Times - 03 Jan 2003). .. Studies that look at autistic children in just one setting, like special.. Experts reviewed the medical records of each child and determined whether autism was.. |
Autism, mercury have yet to be firmly linked (Aberdeen American News, SD - 03 Jan 2003). .. seems somewhat divided on whether the vaccine can be linked to autism.. the evidence favors rejection of a causal relationship" between the vaccine and autistic.. |
Health care facility won't be charged in autistic teen's death (Newsday - 03 Jan 2003). .. not file criminal charges against a facility for the developmentally disabled or any of its employees in connection with the death last year of an autistic.. |
Health care facility won't be charged in autistic teen's death (Boston.com, MA - 03 Jan 2003). .. not file criminal charges against a facility for the developmentally disabled or any of its employees in connection with the death last year of an autistic.. |
No criminal charges in autistic boy's death (Newark Star Ledger, NJ - 02 Jan 2003). A South Jersey facility for disabled children is not criminally responsible for the death of a teenage boy with autism in February, the Camden County.. |
Study Shows Increase in Autism (New York Times - 02 Jan 2003). .. Studies that look at autistic children in just one setting, like special.. Experts reviewed the medical records of each child and determined whether autism was.. |
Archived on Friday January 10 at 9.02pm:
Area preschoolers get help for autism (Wichita Eagle, KS - 08 Jan 2003). .. The new program, which Heartspring officials hope to start in mid-January, is called the Early Autism Program; its goal is to provide help for autistic.. |
Mom boosts autism programs (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - 08 Jan 2003). .. campus of the Pembroke Pines Charter School will house a program for autistic.. State Hospital, will have another program for children who have severe autism... |
Autism chapter to address sexuality in adolescents (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 07 Jan 2003). The Scotland County Chapter of the Autism Society of North Carolina is sponsoring an informal discussion Saturday on the issues of sexuality in adolescents.. |
/ CORRECTION - - The Autism Autoimmunity Project / (Boston.com, MA - 07 Jan 2003). Jan 8th) To Support Repeal of Homeland Liability-Shield Provision, issued earlier today by The Autism Autoimmunity Project over PR Newswire, we are advised by.. |
Oxytocin May Curb Repetitive Behaviours In Autism Disorders (Doctor's Guide, NY - 07 Jan 2003). .. States following a study of oxytocin infusion in adults with autistic and Asperger's disorders. The study was led by Dr E Hollander from the Seaver Autism.. |
Researchers Challenging Assumptions About Autism (Newhouse News Service (NNS) - 06 Jan 2003). .. a separate project funded with $160000 from the New Jersey Governor's Council on Autism, is seeking information from all New Jersey families of autistic.. |
Study Confirms Marked Rise in Autism (Yahoo News - 06 Jan 2003). THURSDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthScoutNews) -- A new federal study confirms there has been a marked increase in autism and related conditions in American children... |
Study Confirms Marked Rise in Autism (HealthCentral.com - 06 Jan 2003). THURSDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthScoutNews) -- A new federal study confirms there has been a marked increase in autism and related conditions in American children... |
Study Confirms Marked Rise in Autism (Yahoo News - 06 Jan 2003). THURSDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthScoutNews) -- A new federal study confirms there has been a marked increase in autism and related conditions in American children... |
Autistic Boy Accidentally Starts Fire (WPVI, PA - 06 Jan 2003). Fire officials at the scene said the boy, who was autistic, was holding a piece of paper near the stove that was heating his home... |
Autistic Boy Accidentally Starts Fire, Dies (WCAU, PA - 06 Jan 2003). Fire officials at the scene said the boy, who was autistic, was holding a piece of paper near the stove that was heating his home... |
Politicians unite in fight for autism unit (The Glasgow Herald, UK - 05 Jan 2003). .. Mr Sheridan praised the work of groups like the AAA and called for a major extension of autism support services. "The level of support for autistic children.. |
New approaches used to deal with autism (Alton Telegraph, IL - 05 Jan 2003). .. Middle School has been developed for the Asperger.. a significant increase in the number of autism.. health treatment and educational agency, dozens of autistic.. |
Family blames vaccine additive for son's autism (South Coast Today, MA - 04 Jan 2003). .. rates skyrocket, parents are raising concerns of possible links between autism and vaccinations. Republican congressman Dan Burton from Indiana has an autistic.. |
Study Shows Increase in Autism (New York Times - 03 Jan 2003). .. Studies that look at autistic children in just one setting, like special.. Experts reviewed the medical records of each child and determined whether autism was.. |
Autism, mercury have yet to be firmly linked (Aberdeen American News, SD - 03 Jan 2003). .. seems somewhat divided on whether the vaccine can be linked to autism.. the evidence favors rejection of a causal relationship" between the vaccine and autistic.. |
Health care facility won't be charged in autistic teen's death (Newsday - 03 Jan 2003). .. not file criminal charges against a facility for the developmentally disabled or any of its employees in connection with the death last year of an autistic.. |
Health care facility won't be charged in autistic teen's death (Boston.com, MA - 03 Jan 2003). .. not file criminal charges against a facility for the developmentally disabled or any of its employees in connection with the death last year of an autistic.. |
No criminal charges in autistic boy's death (Newark Star Ledger, NJ - 02 Jan 2003). A South Jersey facility for disabled children is not criminally responsible for the death of a teenage boy with autism in February, the Camden County.. |
Study Shows Increase in Autism (New York Times - 02 Jan 2003). .. Studies that look at autistic children in just one setting, like special.. Experts reviewed the medical records of each child and determined whether autism was.. |
Archived on Saturday January 11 at 12.36pm:
Principal hopes mom will take cash (Canada Dot Com) ...Danya Voth ADVERTISEMENT | The mother of 19-year-old murder victim Breann Voth has angrily rejected a $400 donation from Te... |
Measles wiped out in Ulster (Belfast Telegraph) ...HIGH uptake rates of the controversial three-in-one MMR jab have helped wipe out measles, a potential childhood killer, in No... |
Daily Post (Liverpool): Factory at centre of flu jabs scare (Hoovers) ...5:04am | A LIVERPOOL drugs factory was at the centre of a health scare yesterday after it was claimed its flu jabs contain a ... |
State agencies conduct federal investigation of Babcock Center (The State) ...COLUMBIA, S.C. - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has asked state officials to investigate the Babcock Center... |
Lawmakers Vow to Act on Vaccine Additive Issue (Reuters) ...By Julie Rovner | WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) - A group of US Senators and House members are wasting no time trying to addres... |
Lawmakers Vow to Act on Vaccine Additive Issue (Yahoo Daily News) ...WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) - A group of US Senators and House members are wasting no time trying to address a lingering cont... |
Democrats Challenge Vaccine Injury Compensation Law (Crosswalk) ...Jeff Johnson | Congressional Bureau Chief | Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com) - Democrats in the House and Senate introduced legisla... |
A new zone of influence (Atlanta Journal) ...Lyn Redwood, who has left her Tyrone Planning Commission post, has a new agenda for 2003. | Instead of talking about plats an... |
Society 'must back special children' (Gulf Daily News) ...CHILDREN with communication disorders must be given the encouragement they need to become active members of the society, says... |
Parents rally against vaccine liability provision - Jan. 8, 2003 (CNN) ...Protesters say a new law protects a maker of vaccines, which they allege caused autism in some children. St... |
Parents rally at Capitol against vaccine liability provision (Michigan Live) ...WASHINGTON (AP) -- Parents rallied at the Capitol on Wednesday against a law that protects vaccine makers, and Democrats prom... |
Parents Rally Against Vaccine Provision (Las Vegas Sun) ...By JANELLE CARTER | ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) - Parents rallied at the Capitol on Wednesday against a law that prote... |
Parents Rally Against Vaccine Provision (Newsday) ...WASHINGTON -- Parents rallied at the Capitol on Wednesday against a law that protects vaccine makers, and Democrats promised ... |
Parents Rally Against Vaccine Provision (ABC News) ...• • • WASHINGTON Jan. 8 — | Parents rallied at the Capitol on Wednesday against a law that protects vacc... |
Parents Rally Against Vaccine Provision (The Associated Press) ...| WASHINGTON (AP) — Parents rallied at the Capitol on Wednesday against a law that protects vaccine makers, and Democrat... |
Continuing Use of Mercury in Vaccines Questioned (Hoovers) ...9:01am | > | WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Parents and advocates are meeting today on Capitol Hill to ask the Nation's l... |
Parents demand schools stay open (Canada Dot Com) ...ADVERTISEMENT | Concerned parents with divergent views on school closures packed the public school board meeting Tuesday nigh... |
Foster parent gives to receive (Canada Dot Com) ...ADVERTISEMENT | Tricia Wheatley remembers the sight in her southwest Calgary bungalow on Christmas morning. There were presen... |
Shots to keep your child healthy (Hoovers) ...3:47am | Advertisement: Explore Within This Space IT'S time for school, and your child is making his way into a jostling, cou... |
Rotary's role in services hailed (Gulf Daily News) ...BAHRAIN'S Rotary clubs have been praised for their service to the community by visiting Rotary District Governor Mohammed Del... |
Archived on Tuesday January 14 at 5.26pm:
Mercury in baby vaccines is linked to autism (Scotsman) ...MERCURY, one of the most dangerous substances known to man, is being used in a series of infant vaccines - in spite of a warn... |
Time to banish this threat to our children (Scotsman) ...IN THE United States, parents can choose which vaccine to give their child. The pharmaceutical companies advertise on televis... |
Dance can set children at ease (The Times Of India) ...NAMITA DEVIDAYAL | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | MUMBAI: Shiamak Davar's dancers have long since danced their way into city-slickers' ... |
You become susceptible to different disorders as your brain develops, matures and ages. Here's a guide to the typical age of onset (Time Magazine) ...| CONCEPTION TO BIRTH | PRENATAL | The brain and nervous system develop and form an intricate network. But genetic errors and... |
Your gender can determine a lot — including, perhaps, your mental health (Time Magazine) ...| If you have been moody and sad, unable to eat or sleep, chances are you suffer from clinical depression — unless, of c... |
A guru of alternative medicine makes his case for herbs and fatty acids (Time Magazine) ...| In a clinical trial that got a lot of publicity last year, the herb St.-John's-wort failed to work better than a placebo in... |
Green light for autistic boy's dream (BBC News) ...Autistic Benjamin Brittain was so amazed by the traffic lights he saw on the streets around him he begged his mother to have ... |
Health Highlights: Jan. 12, 2003 (Yahoo Daily News) ...Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of : | Company Ordered to Produce 'Clon... |
Benjamin Has Green Men in His Garden (Scotsman) ...Autistic Benjamin Brittain has been given the present he most wanted – a full set of working traffic lights in his garden. | ... |
Catch me if you can (The Boston Globe) ...TEVEN SPIELBERG'S new movie "Catch Me If You Can" adroitly recreates the swinging '60s as a cocktail of boyish guile, beehive... |
Brain scientists zero in on cooperative high (The Times Of India) ...VITHAL C. NADKARNI | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | MUMBAI: In the post-9\11 world mired in murder,mayhem and corporate scandals, it's ... |
Frist's biggest donors in health care industry (Houston Chronicle) ...WASHINGTON -- Shortly after Sen. Bill Frist introduced legislation limiting suits against vaccine makers, the drug industry's... |
Doctors, Drug Companies Back Sen. Frist (Newsday) ...WASHINGTON -- Shortly after Sen. Bill Frist introduced legislation limiting suits against vaccine makers, the drug industry's... |
Doctors, Drug Companies Back Sen. Frist (SunSpot) ...WASHINGTON -- Shortly after Sen. Bill Frist introduced legislation limiting suits against vaccine makers, the drug industry's... |
Doctors, drug companies back Sen. Frist (The State) ...WASHINGTON - Shortly after Sen. Bill Frist introduced legislation limiting suits against vaccine makers, the drug industry's ... |
Doctors, Drug Companies Back Sen. Frist (Hoovers) ...3:20pm | Advertisement: Explore Within This Space WASHINGTON (AP) Shortly after Sen. Bill Frist introduced legislation limit... |
Health Highlights: Jan. 11, 2003 (Yahoo Daily News) ...Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of : | Risk Low for Smallpox Vaccine Re... |
Frist's biggest financial supporters are fellow doctors, drug (Hoovers) ...2:00am | BC-Frist-Finances, Bjt,0918 | Advertisement: Explore Within This Space Frist's biggest financial supporters are fell... |
GOP to strike special-interest parts of security bill (Atlanta Journal) ...Washington --- Under pressure to undo what they had done in secret, congressional Republicans agreed Friday to eliminate spec... |
Frist's biggest financial supporters are fellow doctors, drug companies (Cleveland) ...| The Associated Press | 1/11/03 1:59 AM | WASHINGTON (AP) -- Shortly after Sen. Bill Frist introduced legislation limiting s... |
Archived on Wednesday January 15 at 8.47am:
Ten-point plan will guide Jenison in budget reduction decisions (Michigan Live) ...| Tuesday, January 14, 2003By CATHY RUNYON | When Tom Daly, teacher of autistically impaired students at Sandy Hill Elementar... |
Bursley Elementary School set for administrative leadership change (Michigan Live) ...| Tuesday, January 14, 2003 | For the past seven years, Dale Ranson has served as principal of Jenison's Bursley Elementary S... |
'Make mumps vaccine available' (BBC News) ...A private healthcare company offering parents an alternative to the triple MMR jab has called again for restrictions on vacci... |
Term-time: Noticeboard (Belfast Telegraph) ...PUPILS at St Colman's Primary School in Moira have said goodbye to a much-loved teacher, who has a been a familiar face for o... |
Fresh fears over child vaccines (BBC News) ...Campaigners have called on ministers to ban a vaccine which is routinely given to newborn babies. | They say there is growing... |
Together for the environment (The Toronto Star) ...Reduce, reuse, recycle has been an environmental credo. Understanding the issues today, however, requires adding two more Rs ... |
MMR Jab under the Spotlight (Scotsman) ...Leading players in the debate about the measles, mumps and rubella jab were being brought together today to look at the contr... |
Cross-party call to ban mercury use in baby vaccines (Scotsman) ...CALLS for the removal of toxic mercury from child vaccines were made from across the political spectrum yesterday in a rare a... |
Senate Drops Vaccine Measure in Homeland Act (Tehran Times) ...| WASHINGTON -- A provision blocking lawsuits by families who blame their children's autism on a childhood vaccine preservati... |
On my own A father's loving dedication has given birth to a centre that aims ... (Bangkok Post) ...Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, pictures by Somkid Chaijitvanit | All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, or so the saying goe... |
Public Penance (Newsday) ...It was mid-morning and cold, and Marc Muzio was on the side of a road in Miller Place wearing gloves and heavy work boots, sc... |
Marathon rookie Tomlinson running for benefit of others (Houston Chronicle) ...Jacquelyn Tomlinson will run in a marathon for the first time Sunday. She realizes there will be pain both during and after t... |
Mercury in baby vaccines is linked to autism (Scotsman) ...MERCURY, one of the most dangerous substances known to man, is being used in a series of infant vaccines - in spite of a warn... |
Time to banish this threat to our children (Scotsman) ...IN THE United States, parents can choose which vaccine to give their child. The pharmaceutical companies advertise on televis... |
Dance can set children at ease (The Times Of India) ...NAMITA DEVIDAYAL | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | MUMBAI: Shiamak Davar's dancers have long since danced their way into city-slickers' ... |
You become susceptible to different disorders as your brain develops, matures and ages. Here's a guide to the typical age of onset (Time Magazine) ...| CONCEPTION TO BIRTH | PRENATAL | The brain and nervous system develop and form an intricate network. But genetic errors and... |
Your gender can determine a lot — including, perhaps, your mental health (Time Magazine) ...| If you have been moody and sad, unable to eat or sleep, chances are you suffer from clinical depression — unless, of c... |
A guru of alternative medicine makes his case for herbs and fatty acids (Time Magazine) ...| In a clinical trial that got a lot of publicity last year, the herb St.-John's-wort failed to work better than a placebo in... |
Green light for autistic boy's dream (BBC News) ...Autistic Benjamin Brittain was so amazed by the traffic lights he saw on the streets around him he begged his mother to have ... |
Health Highlights: Jan. 12, 2003 (Yahoo Daily News) ...Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of : | Company Ordered to Produce 'Clon... |
Archived on Thursday January 16 at 1.52am:
Mercury vaccines may be cause of autism (The Scroll, ID - 13 hours ago). .. I think it is important to work to find out what the causes for autism are, so that autistic children will be able to experience a fuller, normal life.. |
Editorial: Dealing with autism tough for parents (Fort Pierce Tribune, FL - 16 hours ago). Treasure Coast parents of autistic children who receive state services through the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), now have to make the long.. |
Can you help autistic Sean join our world? (News Shopper, UK - 17 hours ago). .. used by the Son-Rise programme, practised by the Autism Treatment Centre of America, in Boston, USA. It uses interactive play and conversation to help autistic.. |
Activist parent promoting awareness about autism (Press-Enterprise, CA - 20 hours ago). .. The organization's primary goal is to support and inform autistic people and their families. The group also works to raise awareness about autism in schools.. |
Colleges offer autism classes (Torrington Register Citizen, CT - 21 hours ago). .. The classes, she said, would also be helpful to parents and grandparents whose children have been diagnosed with autism... The needs of autistic children very.. |
Know Someone With Asperger's? (Washington Post, DC - 13 Jan 2003). Think you know someone with Asperger's? Odds are you do, or you have in your past. Best estimates are that roughly one out of every.. |
Treatment for Asperger's Syndrome (Washington Post, DC - 13 Jan 2003). .. that health insurance policies sold to companies with more than 25 employees must cover "biologically based mental illnesses," including autism (Asperger's is.. |
Mercury in baby vaccines is linked to autism (The Scotsman, UK - 12 Jan 2003). Thimerosal, a compound 50 per cent composed of ethyl mercury, which is banned in the United States amid fears of its links to autism, is being used in the DTwP.. |
Open your eyes to autism (Salem Statesman Journal, OR - 11 Jan 2003). .. blind studies with human subjects are almost impossible to do, especially with autistic.. The incidence of autism is rising to an epidemic level, with some.. |
Parents push for autism center (Fort Pierce Tribune, FL - 10 Jan 2003). .. Although Dustin Hoffman's role in the movie "Rain Man" is probably the most famous portrayal of someone with autism, only about 5 percent of autistic people.. |
Area preschoolers get help for autism (Wichita Eagle, KS - 08 Jan 2003). .. The new program, which Heartspring officials hope to start in mid-January, is called the Early Autism Program; its goal is to provide help for autistic.. |
Mom boosts autism programs (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - 08 Jan 2003). .. campus of the Pembroke Pines Charter School will house a program for autistic.. State Hospital, will have another program for children who have severe autism... |
Autism chapter to address sexuality in adolescents (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 07 Jan 2003). The Scotland County Chapter of the Autism Society of North Carolina is sponsoring an informal discussion Saturday on the issues of sexuality in adolescents.. |
/ CORRECTION - - The Autism Autoimmunity Project / (Boston.com, MA - 07 Jan 2003). Jan 8th) To Support Repeal of Homeland Liability-Shield Provision, issued earlier today by The Autism Autoimmunity Project over PR Newswire, we are advised by.. |
Oxytocin May Curb Repetitive Behaviours In Autism Disorders (Doctor's Guide, NY - 07 Jan 2003). .. States following a study of oxytocin infusion in adults with autistic and Asperger's disorders. The study was led by Dr E Hollander from the Seaver Autism.. |
Researchers Challenging Assumptions About Autism (Newhouse News Service (NNS) - 06 Jan 2003). .. a separate project funded with $160000 from the New Jersey Governor's Council on Autism, is seeking information from all New Jersey families of autistic.. |
Study Confirms Marked Rise in Autism (Yahoo News - 06 Jan 2003). THURSDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthScoutNews) -- A new federal study confirms there has been a marked increase in autism and related conditions in American children... |
Study Confirms Marked Rise in Autism (HealthCentral.com - 06 Jan 2003). THURSDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthScoutNews) -- A new federal study confirms there has been a marked increase in autism and related conditions in American children... |
Study Confirms Marked Rise in Autism (Yahoo News - 06 Jan 2003). THURSDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthScoutNews) -- A new federal study confirms there has been a marked increase in autism and related conditions in American children... |
Autistic Boy Accidentally Starts Fire (WPVI, PA - 06 Jan 2003). Fire officials at the scene said the boy, who was autistic, was holding a piece of paper near the stove that was heating his home... |
Archived on Thursday January 16 at 1.52am:
New Study Discounts Autism-Vaccine Linkage A large-scale study has added to a growing body of research absolving the childhood vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella from causing the national spike in autism over the past decade. |
Autism Autism is a wide-spectrum, pervasive developmental disorder of uncertain etiology. Family physicians are likely to encounter these children in their practices and should know basic diagnostic criteria to recognize autism during well-child evaluations. |
What You Should Know About Autism What is autism?... How can I tell if my child is autistic?... How is autism treated?... Where can I get more information?... |
Autism: A Medical Primer Autistic disorder, a pervasive developmental disorder resulting in social, language, or sensorimotor deficits, occurs in approximately seven of 10,000 persons. Early detection and intervention significantly improve outcome. |
Autism Study Rebuts Various Explanations of Increase In Cases California researchers, in a new study, manage simultaneously to clarify and deepen the mystery about the skyrocketing prevalence of childhood autism. |
Archived on Thursday January 16 at 9.00pm:
Parents of autistic children continue fight against Homeland.. (Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice, PA - 22 hours ago). .. George Shadie, president of SAFE (Supporting Autism & Families Everywhere) and father of a 13-year-old autistic son, stressed that SAFE is not an anti.. |
Mercury vaccines may be cause of autism (The Scroll, ID - 14 Jan 2003). .. I think it is important to work to find out what the causes for autism are, so that autistic children will be able to experience a fuller, normal life.. |
Editorial: Dealing with autism tough for parents (Fort Pierce Tribune, FL - 14 Jan 2003). Treasure Coast parents of autistic children who receive state services through the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), now have to make the long.. |
Can you help autistic Sean join our world? (News Shopper, UK - 14 Jan 2003). .. used by the Son-Rise programme, practised by the Autism Treatment Centre of America, in Boston, USA. It uses interactive play and conversation to help autistic.. |
Activist parent promoting awareness about autism (Press-Enterprise, CA - 14 Jan 2003). .. The organization's primary goal is to support and inform autistic people and their families. The group also works to raise awareness about autism in schools.. |
Colleges offer autism classes (Torrington Register Citizen, CT - 14 Jan 2003). .. The classes, she said, would |