Some children who are accurately diagnosed in early childhood with autism lose the symptoms and the diagnosis as they grow older, a study supported by the National Institutes of Health has confirmed [1]. The research team made the finding by carefully documenting a prior diagnosis of autism in a small group of school-age children and young adults with no current symptoms of the disorder.
Health Highlights – March 3rd, 2008
Health Highlights is a biweekly summary of particularly interesting articles from credible sources of health and medical information that we follow & read. For a complete list of recommeded sources, see our links page.
- Introducing … RxWiki! | Secundum Artem
N.B. introduces a wiki resource on drugs, edited and reviewed only by licensed pharmacists.
- Top 10 Reasons to Stay Healthy | Mark’s Daily Apple
Mark’s Daily Apple gives the top 10 reasons why you need and want to stay healthy.
- Perfect Parents | Musings of a Distractible Mind
Dr. Rob ruminates about parenting, discipline and children.
- e-Second Opinions: 100 Search Engines and Tools for Medical Self-Diagnosis | NOEDb
At the Nursing Education Online Database, Jessica Hupp provides 100 of the best online tools to help you diagnose and treat medical symptoms until you can see a doctor.
- CF “success” story | Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You
Dr. Steven Murphy, aka the Gene Sherpa, writes about the recently reported decrease in children born with Cystic Fibrosis and the importance of personalized medicine.