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CDC Autism is more common than previously thought

New research showing one in 88 US children have autism spectrum disorders is focusing national attention on the need for earlier diagnosis and treatment especially in rural and minority communities Figures released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a 23 increase in autism spectrum cases from 2006 to 2008 and 78 incr... Read More

80 healthcare professionals attend Metabolic Dieticians Workshop

Out of nearly 160000 babies screened at Hamad Medical Corporation HMC for metabolic disorders in the last nine years about 270 babies have tested positive a leading neonatal expert said Professor George Hoffmann chairman of paediatrics at Heidelberg University Hospital Germany was speaking at the Second Middle East Metabolic Dieticians Workshop h... Read More