Topic: Learning and Developmental Disorders
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-08 21:36:54
<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Being an older mother significantly increases the risk of having a child with autism, but being an older father only increases the risk when the mother is under the age of 30, U.S. researchers said on Monday.</p><p>They found that a 40-year-old woman's risk ...
AP Features | 2010-02-08 14:24:03
<div><p>A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found.</p><p>"Although fathers' age can contribute risk, the risk is overwhelmed by ...
consumeraffairs.com | 2010-02-06 07:05:11
<div id="subtitle">New study examines possible links between disability and toxicity</div><div><p>A new study examining possible links between exposure to chemicals used in everyday products and learning and developmental issues strikes a personal chord with leading advocates for the disabled.</p><p>Could the ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-03 19:51:23
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Girls with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are more likely than their peers to develop depression, anxiety, eating disorders or other psychiatric problems by the time they reach adulthood, a new study suggests.</p><p>The study, reported in the American Journal of Psychiatry, followed 187 6- to ...
