Pediatricians Urge Autism Screening
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CHICAGO -- The country's leading pediatricians group is making its strongest push yet to have all children screened for autism twice by age 2, warning of symptoms such as babies who don't babble at 9 months and 1-year-olds who don't point to toys.
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A group of Italian researchers is recommending routine thyroid-function screening for women during early pregnancy, because they believe attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children may be associated with an iodine deficiency in mothers.
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Expectant mothers suffering from asthma, allergies or a type of skin disease have a higher risk of giving birth to an autistic child, a study said on Monday.
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MONDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- In an effort to make it easier for pediatricians to spot and begin early treatment for children with autism spectrum disorders, the American Academy of Pediatrics has released two new reports with recommendations for identifying and managing these conditions.
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Doctors who published research linking MMR vaccine and autism in children could be struck off.
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A dramaâs plot links autism with childhood vaccinations.
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Schools and pediatricians have performed vision screenings for decades, perching entering kindergartners in front of the familiar "big E" eye chart and asking them to read off increasingly smaller rows of letters or, sometimes, pictures. Early detection of vision problems is critical, say...
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Doctors are calling for routine screening of pregnant women for toxoplasmosis, which can cause blindness and brain damage in newborns.
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Science has spoken when it comes to the theory that some childhood vaccines can cause autism. They don't, the Institute of Medicine concluded three years ago. Soon, it will be the courts turn to speak.
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A UK study published in this weekâs issue of THE LANCET (p 963) provides further evidence that measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) immunisation is not associated with the development of autism or other pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) in children.
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Research points to a rare change in genetic structure as the possible cause of autism, raising hopes that better therapies can be found.
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A leading member of the GAA suggests that health screening for young people should be investigated.
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Some children may have an inherited  weakness that may predispose them to develop autism when  exposed to mercury from fish or other sources, an environmental  group said on Monday.
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According to new evidence, the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps and rubella) is not at all linked to autism. The research also indicated that it is not linked to other developmental problems.
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Children with autism have  inflammation in their brains, although it is not yet clear  whether the inflammation actually causes the condition,     researchers said on Monday.
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Approximately one in every 150 children in the United States has autism or a closely related disorder -- a figure higher than most recent estimates -- according to a federal survey released yesterday, the most thorough ever conducted.
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Frustrated doctors say they too often find themselves jury-rigging adult medical devices to fit children's tiny bodies and special needs. Now pediatric experts have begun a major push to fill the gap.