N.J. legislator seeks action on autism
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A week after a new study found New Jersey with the nation's highest childhood autism rate, a top legislator announced plans to try to target the disorder through improved detection, treatment and awareness. The largest U.S. study of childhood autism found that about 1 in 152 have the disorder, while the highest rate &#151; 1 in 94 children &#151; was found in New Jersey.
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TRENTON, N.J. -- HIV testing will soon become part of routine prenatal care and be required for some newborns in New Jersey under a new law that supporters say is putting the state in the forefront of the national fight against HIV transmission to babies.
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By Joe Fahy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Sep. 20--Like many people with autism, Paul Kotler, 18, has trouble  speaking to others, but can share his thoughts in detail by typing on a  computer keyboard.
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New Jersey governor plans to resign Nov. 15, but also hopes to push ahead on tax reform and stem-cell study. By Alexandra Marks | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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The New Jersey child advocate said a new report detailing the deaths of a dozen children in the state should give political leaders the desire to &quot;fix this system once and for all.
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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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TRENTON, N.J. - High-level New Jersey Democrats said Sunday that pressure is building among members of Gov...
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By Shawn Mansell Deseret Morning News  Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, wants to make life a little more unpleasant for those convicted of sexually assaulting children.  Specifically, he's after repeat sex offenders with his bill, HB86.
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New Jersey lawmakers approved the stateâs s most sweeping measures yet in its efforts to be a leader in stem-cell research.
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Autism is more common in the United States than anyone had estimated, affecting about one in every 150 children, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday.
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Advocates for the mental ill are trying to secure voting rights while concern mounts about the risks of voting by people with conditions like dementia.
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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 panel of lawmakers have called for government and others to urgently join forces to fight a rising tide of anti-Semitism, which they said surged again during Israel's war in Lebanon.
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A Massachusetts lawmaker is trying to get himself out of a sticky situation by dropping his opposition to Marshmallow Fluff.
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Scientists produce compelling evidence that autism may in some cases be linked to inflammation of the brain.
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Group demonstrates possible solutions, but lawmakers also need to act.
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By SAM HANANEL  WASHINGTON - On a recent weeknight, Kansas Rep. Jerry Moran spoke to nearly 10,000 of his constituents at once - from the comfort of his Capitol Hill office.