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There is no link between the MMR vaccination and autism, reported eight newspapers (5 February 2008). The newspaper reports were based on a well-conducted case-control study and were generally accurate. The study findings are likely to be reliable. (Source: NLH - Hitting The Headlines)
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A UCLA microbiologist has created a lollipop that kills tooth decay-causing bacteria, according to Science Daily. Sweet! (pun intended)—-and if there were a fluoride-dispensing treat to substitute for toothpaste, I guess we might not need a tooth-brushing program (no cavities so far for Charlie, who likes his electric toothbrush).
Though I suspect there’s still no [...]
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A new study from the Journal of Pediatric Nursing called I Have Always Felt Different reports on the experiences of sixteen college students (aged 18-25) who were diagnosed with ADHD as children. The study is by Assistant Professors Robin Bartlett and Mona M. Shattell, of the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina [...]
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The previously supposed link between autism the MMR jab, a vaccinationagainst measles, mumps, and rubella, has been discredited, according toa study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhoodon February 5, 2008. The MMR vaccine had been linked to the developmentof autism in the light of a 1998 publication, which has since beendiscredited by the scientific community.
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There is no link between the MMR vaccination and autism, reported eight newspapers (5 February 2008). The newspaper reports were based on a well-conducted case-control study and were generally accurate. The study findings are likely to be reliable.[Latest Hitting the Headlines story - written by CRD for the NLH.] (Source: Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD))
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British researchers say they have disproved a link between the MMR jab and autism. Their finding follows a study of 250 children - some with autistic disorders - who had been given the measles, mumps and rubella injection (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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The belief that routine childhood vaccines can lead to autism remains one of the most stubbornly enduring. But how did the idea get started in the first place? (Source: CTV Health)
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(Source: Health Behavior News Digest)
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Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Volume 21, Issue 1, Page 48-56, February 2008.
TOPIC: The conundrum of how to carry out psychotherapy with an adolescent whose primary currency of information exchange is visual as opposed to linguistic, and who is unable to develop a unified base of knowledge and hence generalize concepts, has ... (Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing)
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Contrary to popular notions, people at the high end of the autism spectrum disorder continuum suffer most from an inability to model "self" rather than impaired ability to respond to others, according to a novel research study. This inability to model "self" can disrupt an individual's ability to understand the world as a whole, according to researchers.
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Results of an early study suggest that dairy-free diets and unconventional food preferences could put boys with autism and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at higher than normal risk for thinner, less dense bones when compared to a group of boys the same age who do not have autism. The researchers believe that boys with autism and ASD are at risk for poor bone development for a number of reasons. These factors are lack of exercise, a reluctance to eat a varied diet, lack of vitamin D, digestive problems, and diets that exclude casein, a protein found in milk and milk products.
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Contrary to popular notions, people at the high end of the autism spectrum disorder continuum suffer most from an inability to model "self" rather than impaired ability to respond to others, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report that appear in the journal Neuron. This inability to model "self" can disrupt an individual's ability to understand the world as a whole, said Dr. P. Read Montague Jr., professor of neuroscience, and director of the Human Neuroimaging Lab and the Computational Psychiatry Unit at BCM. "It's an interesting disconnect."
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There is no evidence for a link between the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) jab and autism, finds new research. MMR has been linked to the development of autism, following the publication in 1998 of research on 12 children, which has since been discredited. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Have we finally turned a corner with the MMR/Autism scare? News reports today are almost unanimous in heralding the latest piece of research to find no evidence of a connection between the MMR vaccination and autism. One or two papers are grudging in their acknowledgements and turn to long time critics of the MMR vaccine [...]
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British researchers said they found no evidence of a link between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine for toddlers and autism. (Source: United Press International - Health Business)
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Ego sum: That’s my Latin translation of “I Exist,” which is the name for the second phase of the National Autistic Society’s “Think Differently About Autism campaign. The NAS is launching a campaign specifically about adults with autism because:
Autism is a lifelong condition and children with autism grow up to be adults with autism. Our [...]
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On January 27, 10-year-old Brandon Parrish Johnson wandered away from his residential facility, Howell Care Centers, in Carrabus County, North Carolina; he was found in a nearby creek. State medical examiners have determined that “the cause of death was accidental drowning and said Brandon’s autism was a contributing factor,” according to WCNC (details can also [...]
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Nature Clinical Practice Neurology (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
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Phoenix Children's Hospital and the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center were the Arizona recipients in CVS Caremark Charitable Trust's annual grant program. (CVS) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
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I Exist is part of the National Autistic Society's Think Differently About Autism campaign. (Source: Learning Disabilities Specialist Library)
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Most English local authorities do not know how many people with autism live in their area, according to a report. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
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There is no evidence of a link between the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine and autism according to a new independent virus study - the most comprehensive ever undertaken - published today. The new report comes ten years after the original Lancet article by Dr Wakefield called into question the safety of the MMR vaccine.
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The National Autistic Society (NAS) has launched a new report which reveals that nearly two thirds (63%) of adults with autism in England do not have enough support to meet their needs.
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There is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism, according to the largest ever published study about this controversial issue. The study appears in the Archives of Disease in Childhood and was led by Gillian Baird, a pediatrician at the Newcomen Centre for Child Development. Almost 250 children aged 10 - 12 and born [...]
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Leader: The MMR-autism debate is no longer a live question of science. Those still arguing otherwise must understand that it has become a question of conscience instead (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
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