Wednesday, March 20, 2013

[Health] Grandparents 'may relay autism risk to grandchildren'

Grandparents 'may relay autism risk to grandchildren'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21857403
The risk of developing autism may be passed on through - and not just to - future generations, researchers say. The international study of almost 6,000 people suggests older fathers are more likely to have grandchildren with autism than their younger ...

Autism diagnoses on the rise, study finds
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/50-u-s-children-autism-cdc-article-1.1293843
U.S. schoolchildren are being diagnosed with some form of autism at a record rate of 1 in 50, according to a new government study.

'Most family doctors' have given a patient a placebo drug
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21834440
Most family doctors have given a placebo to at least one of their patients, survey findings suggest. In a poll, 97% of 783 GPs admitted that they had recommended a sugar pill or a treatment with no established efficacy for the ailment their patient came in with.

Report: Whatcom County is fifth healthiest county in the state
http://www.kpic.com/news/health/Douglas-County-improves-but-still-low-on-the-healthy-county-list-199231561.html
Whatcom County is the fifth healthiest county in Washington state - holding steady from last year - according to the fourth annual report that ranks nearly every county in the nation.

State report outlines Kwiatkowski's time in Maryland
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/03/20/hepatitis-c-report-finds-gaps-in-regulations/
Supervisors at a Maryland hospital weren't surprised when drugs were missing from a treatment room where contract radiology technician David Kwiatkowski was assigned.

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