Fidget spinners: "their alleged benefits remain scientifically unfounded"

Fidget spinners , those spinning toys that have taken the world by storm in recent months, are great little things. My brood have several an...

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Depression in parents of children with autism

" Mothers ( OR 2.95, 95% CI 2.81-3.09) and fathers (OR 2.41, 95% CI 2.25-2.58) of children with ASD [autism spectrum disorder]  were m...

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Heart palpitations?

Heart palpitations? See what they are and how to treat! Typically, heart palpitations are not something rare or something serious. But...

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What will happen to my child when I'm gone?

From time to time I cover some uncomfortable topics on this blog as a function of what hand the autism research cards deal. Today is another...

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More medical illness associated with bipolar disorder

In a previous post on this blog I covered the idea that a diagnosis of bipolar disorder (previously called manic depression) might 'set...

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Vitamin-mineral mix for ADHD?

The BBC quite recently ran with the headline: " Vitamins ‘effective in treating ADHD symptoms ’" discussing  an interesting paper ...

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Increased rate of offspring autism among migrants

In the eternal search for the various potential factor s (yes, there are probably going to be several) to account for the quite staggering ...

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Parental stress and autism: what's effective at reducing it?

Raising children is an extremely rewarding experience. That's not to say however that every minute of every day is spent with smiles and...

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Myocarditis

Myocarditis is a type of heart disease that is the inflammation of myocardium. Myocardium is the part of the heart that has more muscles com...

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What is a Heart Attack?

What is a Heart Attack? Have you ever asked yourself the question what is a heart attack? We all know that it can be deadly and that you nee...

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Heart Attack Causes

Heart Attack Causes There are few different things that heart attack causes have in common. The primary one, however, is that all these caus...

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Heart Attack Symptoms in Women

Heart Attack Symptoms in Women In some cases the heart attack symptoms in women can be different from the symptoms that occur in men. At the...

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Causes of Heart Disease

Causes of Heart Disease Coronary artery disease, the most common form of cardiovascular disease, is one of the leading causes of death today...

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Heart palpitations anxiety

What is heart palpitations anxiety? Anxiety and stress are maybe the “third millennium disorders” and it has “no age” as doctors from all m...

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How Much Radiation Exposure Occurs with a CT Scan? X-ray? Sunlight?

A common concern now is how much radiation exposure occurs with common radiological testing such as x-rays and CT scans, especially given th...

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What is cardiovascular disease?

We read very often about cardiovascular disease, about heart failure, heart attack, stroke and many other disorders, but we don’t know for ...

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Heart palpitations at night

Why do we have heart palpitations at night? Before we discuss the matter of heart palpitations at night , we have to clarify the meaning of...

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