Massage therapy helps ease chronic back pain and improve function, according to results of a…
Month: July 2011
Exposure to anti-depressants in pregnancy may increase autism risk, study suggests
A new study has found that exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor anti-depressants in early…
Balance tips toward environment as heritability ebbs in autism? Non-inherited genetic factors also in the mix, study finds
The largest and most rigorous twin study of its kind to date has found that…
Length of parental military deployment associated with children’s mental health diagnoses, study finds
Children with a parent who was deployed in the US military efforts Operation Iraqi Freedom…
In homes with substantiated child abuse reports, study identifies groups at higher risk for reabuse
Children who remain in the home after a substantiated report of abuse may have more…
Study examines trends in withholding treatment for infants in neonatal intensive care units
Withdrawal of life-sustaining support and withholding lifesaving measures (such as CPR) appear to be the…
Genetic component of autism spectrum disorders may be moderate compared to environment, twin study suggests
After evaluating twin pairs in which at least one child has autism or autism spectrum…
Prenatal exposure to certain antidepressants may modestly increase risk of autism spectrum disorders, study suggests
Prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, especially during the first trimester, is associated with…
Patients with eating disorders have an elevated rate of death
Individuals who have eating disorders have an elevated mortality rate, especially those with anorexia nervosa,…
Secret Service to probe hack on Fox News Twitter (AP)
AP – The Secret Service said Monday it will investigate the hacking of Fox’s political…