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Routine Screening for Autism Recommended for Children
June 13, 2001 (Washington) -- Children should be routinely screened for autism just as they are for vision and hearing problems, a team of researchers from the National Research Council advises. Routine screening can help lead to early diagnosis, which is critical because the earlier educational str
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Researchers Pose More Autism Questions
May 10, 2001 -- Autism, a childhood disorder characterized by profound developmental impediments in speech, learning, and socialization, could be related to a defect in the body's ability to process common metals such as zinc, copper, and aluminum, according to a new study presented at the annual me
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Measles-Mumps-Rubella Shots Under Fire at Autism Hearing
April 25, 2001 (Washington) -- A report that virtually cleared the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine as a possible cause of autism came under withering attack on Capitol Hill Wednesday, with legislators questioning the document's accuracy and integrity. Chairman Dan Burton (R-Ind.) of the House Committe
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Science Panel Finds No Link Between Autism and MMR Vaccine
April 23, 2001 (Washington) -- A panel of independent experts has concluded that the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, or MMR, does not cause autism, a devastating brain disorder for which there is no cure. But the announcement by the 15-member committee convened by the National Academy of Scienc
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More Research Discredits Link Between Autism and Measles Vaccine
March 6, 2001 (Washington) -- Researchers continue to search furiously for any clues linking the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism, but in the latest study to weigh in on the issue, they report that the vaccine poses little, if any, risk. While looking at trends in vaccine use, they fou
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Medical Institute Set to Determine if Vaccines Really Cause Autism
Jan. 10, 2001 (Washington) -- When Morgan S. Curtis was born, everything was normal -- at least from all appearances. He looked like any other baby, according to his parents Kenneth and Kimberly Curtis, and life was a picnic, they say. But when Morgan had just passed his second birthday, they were h
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Screening for Autism: A Few Minutes Can Make a Difference
August 21, 2000 -- A diagnosis of autism can devastate families, but experts say screening can mean a ray of hope in early intervention for kids with autism and a sigh of relief for parents whose children turn out not to have the disorder. This screening should begin as early as infancy, according t
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Studies Cast Doubt on Treatment for Autism
May 14, 2000 (Boston) -- Can a drug used to test for stomach disease improve language use and behavior in children with autism? Maybe, and almost certainly not -- say authors of two small studies presented here Saturday at the joint meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies and the American Academ
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Doctors Find Blood Blueprint for Autism in Babies
May 4, 2000 (San Diego) -- How can you know if your newborn child will develop autism? Researchers here at a neurology conference say they have found clues in the blood of babies that can foreshadow which of them are most likely to develop autism -- and mental retardation. If the findings can be rep
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Autism Debate May End Up Harming Children
April 28, 2000 (Washington) -- Dan Burton is an angry grandfather. His grandson, Christian, is autistic. That means the boy has language difficulties and engages in repetitive behavior. Remember the Dustin Hoffman character in the movie "Rain Man"? That's what autism is. Burton is angry because he b
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