insidermedicine in 60 - October 30 2007

Description: From San Francisco - The American Academy of Pediatrics is urging earlier formal screening for autism. The organization recommends that children be screened twice before the age of 2 as autism and its milder version, Asperger's, now affect 1 in 150 children. Warning signs include lack of babbling, failure to make eye contact when one's name is called and lack of smiling. Intervention includes 25 hours of intensive therapy per week. From Maryland - The FDA has approved a new drug for chronic ...