Medscape: Can Autism Be Ruled Out in a Brief Observation?
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
www.medscape.com March 09, 2015 I am Judi Miller, a psychologist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disorder that for many individuals leads to significant impairments throughout life. There is no blood test for autism, but the behaviors are sometimes noticeable at around 1824 months of age. The American Academy
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ScienceDaily: Folic acid supplementation among adults with hypertension reduces risk of stroke
Monday, 16 March 2015
Folic acid supplementation among adults with hypertension reduces risk of stroke Date: March 15, 2015 Source: JAMA – Journal of the American Medical Association In a study that included more than 20,000 adults in China with high blood pressure but without a history of stroke or heart attack, the combined use of the hypertension medication
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PNAS: Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Abstract Recent reports show that fewer adolescents believe that regular cannabis use is harmful to health. Concomitantly, adolescents are initiating cannabis use at younger ages, and more adolescents are using cannabis on a daily basis. The purpose of the present study was to test the association between persistent cannabis use and neuropsychological decline and determine
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NYTimes: A Discredited Vaccine Study’s Continuing Impact on Public Health
Monday, 02 February 2015
A Discredited Vaccine Study’s Continuing Impact on Public Health http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/02/us/adiscreditedvaccinestudyscontinuingimpactonpublichealth.html?_r=0 1/4 http://nyti.ms/16i15Lr Retro Report By CLYDE HABERMAN In the churning over the refusal of some parents to immunize their children against certain diseases, a venerable Latin phrase may prove useful: Post hoc, ergo propter hoc. It means, “After this, therefore because of this.” In
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