No Link Between Autism and Number of Early Childhood Vaccinations

There’s yet another study that’s been released that reveals autism is not linked to early vaccinations that children receive. It suggests that even when infants receive several shots at a time, they have no increased risk of autism.
The study, published in The Journal of Pediatrics, used data from children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The researchers examined each child’s cumulative exposure to antigens, the material in the vaccines that cause a body’s immune system to produce antibodies to fight off infectious diseases. In particular, the scientists noted the maximum number of antigens that each child received in a single day of vaccination. Read more…

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Report: Israel 45th best place for moms

World’s Mothers Report ranks Israel below Cuba on list of best places to raise children. Norway ranks first, while Niger takes last spot

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Girl with flesh-eating disease to lose hands

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Doctors treating University of West Georgia grad student for a type of flesh-eating bacteria say the 24-year-old will end up losing both her hands and her remaining foot. Watch…

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30% of U.S. adults have sleepwalked, study finds

To sleep: perchance to sleepwalk, ah, that is not unusual after all, finds a study Monday in Neurology.

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How garlic can prevent a dicky tummy: Ingredient ’100 times more powerful at fighting food poisoning than antibiotics’

A key ingredient in garlic is 100 times more powerful than two popular antibiotics at fighting a leading cause of food poisoning, scientists have found.

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Overdue babies ‘twice as likely to develop ADHD in early childhood’

Babies who spend too long in the womb are twice as likely to suffer behavioural problems in early childhood, researchers have warned.

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Handwashing found to cut hospital superbug infections

Handwashing helped slash rates of infection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and C. difficile in hospitals, British researchers have found.

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‘Bionic’ eye implant helps British man regain sight

Technology similar to chips in cell phone cameras helps patients see light and shapes after years of total blindness

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Report saying more US teens postponing sex: 57 percent of teenage girls aged 15-19 years had never had vaginal intercourse

About 20 percent of teens having sex reported using no method of birth control at all, a level that has remained about the same since 1995

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Psychological therapy can help distressed workers return to work faster

Increased attention is being brought to mental health issues in the workplace, due in part to the annual health care cost of mental disorders in Canada, which are estimated at $51 billion. One third of that can be attributed to productivity losses.

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