Posted on 19 December 2009. Tags: 2006, American Academy of Pediatrics, autism, Autism Speaks, behavioral health scientist, Catherine Rice, CDC, chief science officer, Geraldine Dawson, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, United States
Dec. 18, 2009 – Autism disorders increased by 57% in just four years, the CDC today reported.
By the end of 2006, one in 110 U.S. kids had an autism disorder diagnosed by age 8: one in 70 boys and one in 315 girls, reflecting a nearly fivefold higher risk for males.
The new CDC estimate of autism prevalence, obtained from analysis of child evaluation records in 11 states, is virtually identical to autism numbers reported for 2007 from a huge telephone survey reported last October. Read the full story
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Posted on 04 December 2009. Tags: 2007, American Academy of Pediatrics, arsenic, Barbie Bike Flair Accessory Kit, cadmium, Christmas, Dora the Explorer Activity Tote, Ecology Center, HealthyStuff.org, Kid's Poncho, lead, mercury, Michigan, toxic chemicals, United States, Wal-Mart
WASHINGTON — A third of the most popular children’s toys in the United States this year contain harmful chemicals including lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury, a US consumer group said Wednesday.
The Ecology Center, which published its findings on the website HealthyStuff.org, tested nearly 700 toys ahead of the Christmas shopping season and found that 32 percent contained one or more toxic chemical. Read the full story
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