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NewsFewer specialists willing to treat Medicaid patients, raising questions for expansion
The number of specialist physicians who are willing to treat patients enrolled in Medicaid is shrinking perilously and could complicate the program's planned expansion under federal healthcare Read more...
CDC: 1 in 100 eight-year-olds have autism-related disorders
Officials with the CDC have released its highest ever estimate of the prevalence of autism-related disorders, while admitting that they don't know why the numbers have climbed so much. According to Read more...
Early intervention for autism shown to be effective
Early intervention therapy for children diagnosed with autism improved symptoms, according to a landmark study by the University of Washington and funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. Read more...
Massachusetts General Hospital creates program for adults with autism
Courtesy of a gift from a wealthy family affected by autism, Massachusetts General Hospital now has the means to create one of the country's first comprehensive programs providing specialized medical Read more...
MA expands mental health coverage requirements
A new law has gone into effect in Massachusetts that expands existing limits on care for a new group of mental health disorders, sparking warnings from some observers that the price tag may be more Read more...
Study: Mercury in vaccines doesn't hurt kids
A new study has come out that adds to evidence suggesting that a mercury-based preservative previously used in vaccines isn't harmful to children. The study tracks children who, in the early 1990s, Read more...
Study: Correlation between rainfall and autism?
A study in 2005 of children born in California, Oregon and Washington state between 1987 and 1999 has found that there is a correlation between the amount of precipitation in those areas and autism, Read more...
Study to follow children through adulthood, track illnesses
Federal scientists are getting ready to recruit for what may be one of the most ambitious studies ever in the U.S. The study, which will cost $2.7 billion, plans to follow 100,000 pregnant woman and Read more...
As measles cases mount, officials blame fear of autism
Despite a seeming lack of sound evidence supporting their contention, a growing number of parents have come to believe that childhood vaccinations can cause autism. Officials now believe that a Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Autism parents focused on alleged vaccine link
While no one has found clinical evidence to support the notion, a large number of parents of autistic children believe that childhood vaccines had a role in their children developing the disease. In Read more...
| Press ReleasesWe Need Your Story! Call for Entries Now Underway for 2012 Neuro Film FestivalWin up to $1,000 and a Trip to New Orleans ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Neurology Foundation is calling on all neurology patients and caregivers Read more >> LoJack SafetyNet Offers Free Tracking and Rescue Devices to Help Protect People at Risk of Wandering"SafetyNet Race to Keep Safe" Initiative Designed for People with Autism and Alzheimer's in the Greater Boston, Miami and Philadelphia MarketsWESTWOOD, Mass., Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- One year Read more >> Howard County, Md. Upgrades Search and Rescue Technology With EmSeeQ® Wearable Locator System to Improve Safety for At-Risk AdulEmSeeQ® Bracelet System Integrates with Current 9-1-1 Services to Speed Rescue of Individuals with Alzheimer's, Dementia and AutismFRISCO, Texas, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Howard County (Md.) Read more >> NYC Man with Alzheimer's Recovered Quickly, Safely by Queens PD with EmSeeQ® Locator DeviceCellular-based Wearable Locator Bracelet by EmFinders® Helps to Reunite 71-year-old Man with Family Members in Less than an HourQUEENS, N.Y., May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A New York City man with Read more >> Sacramento Police Upgrades Search and Rescue Technology with EmSeeQ® Wearable Locator System to Improve Safety for At-Risk AdultEmSeeQ® Bracelet System Integrates with Current 9-1-1 Services to Speed Rescue of Individuals with Alzheimer's, Dementia and AutismFRISCO, Texas, April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Sacramento Read more >> |
