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Autism Research Update

Monday, November 9th, 2009

A recent meeting by The Autism Consortium gave scientists, clinicians, advocates and parents an opportunity to share the latest information on causes of ...

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Helicopter Parenting Wrong for All Cultures

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Parenting is an incredibly rewarding albeit frequently challenging experience. Unfortunately issues from ‘over-parenting’ -- where parents dominate their children’s ...

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The controversy over educational programming for very young children may have reached a crescendo when the Walt Disney Company decided to refund products they had been advertising as brain boosters. According to some, the ...

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TV Linked to Aggressive Behavior in Children

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

A new report suggests 3-year-old children who are exposed to more TV appear to be at ...

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Depressed Pregnant Women at Risk for Flu

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

A timely new study suggests pregnant women with significant symptoms of depression often react to the seasonal flu vaccine more than ...

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Low Folate Linked to Child ADHD

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

For decades scientists have acknowledged that expectant moms need normal levels of folic acid to foster healthy nervous system ...

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Attention Problems Among Video Gamers

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

The epidemic of attention deficit problems has led experts to review activities that appear to be related to the ...

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New Test Screens Teen Sex and Substance Abuse

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Although authorities acknowledge that alcohol and drug use are associated with risky adolescent ...

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Autism Research Advances

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

A new article summarizes the current scientific view of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) highlighting the advances of the last several years and acknowledging the ...

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