May 20th, 2012 at 10:56am Under health
In most developed countries, children with autism are usually sent to school where they get special education classes. But in France, they are more often sent to a psychiatrist where they get talk therapy meant for people with psychological or emotional problems.
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May 20th, 2012 at 10:56am Under health
The Obama administration is asking a presidential commission to help decide an ethical quandary: Should the anthrax vaccine and other treatments being stockpiled in case of a bioterror attack be tested in children?
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May 20th, 2012 at 10:56am Under health
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago police trying to keep the peace during the NATO summit may face their biggest test on Sunday when thousands of demonstrators were expected to march near the site where leaders of the military alliance begin a two-day meeting. Previous protests in the runup to the summit Sunday and Monday have been lively but peaceful, resulting in fewer than two dozen arrests over the past six days, according to the Chicago Police Department. …
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May 20th, 2012 at 10:56am Under health
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago police trying to keep the peace during the NATO summit may face their biggest test on Sunday when thousands of demonstrators were expected to march near the site where leaders of the military alliance begin a two-day meeting. Previous protests in the runup to the summit Sunday and Monday have been lively but peaceful, resulting in fewer than two dozen arrests over the past six days, according to the Chicago Police Department. …
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May 20th, 2012 at 10:56am Under health
SATURDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) — More than 4.7 million Americans are bitten by dogs each year, and more than half of those victims are younger than age 14, experts say.
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May 20th, 2012 at 10:56am Under health
FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) — Female athletes take longer to recover from concussions, a new study says.
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May 20th, 2012 at 10:56am Under health
(Reuters) - A Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacterial infection was in critical condition at Augusta Hospital on Saturday, a hospital spokeswoman said. The spokeswoman said she could not comment on whether Aimee Copeland had undergone surgery to remove her hands and right foot, amputations that Copeland’s father had said were pending on Friday. Surgeons had amputated the 24-year-old’s left leg at the hip. “All I can say is Aimee is still in critical condition,” hospital spokeswoman Barclay Bishop said. …
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May 20th, 2012 at 10:56am Under health
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention proposed new recommendations regarding testing for hepatitis C. The recommendations were released in advance of the CDC’s first “Hepatitis Testing Day” today.
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May 20th, 2012 at 10:56am Under health
Fresno, Calif.-based Organic Pastures passed the most recent health inspections brought on by a finding of “harmful bacteria in samples of butter, cream and cow manure,” the Los Angeles Times reports.
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May 20th, 2012 at 10:56am Under health
FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve been to the dentist with your children recently, you may have noticed that things have changed since you were a kid.
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