CDC stated in its Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report, FluView, that as of the week ending December 29, influenza activity was increasing in the U.S. Two influenza-associated pediatric deaths were […]
The following is the abstract to a recently published (August 23) in The Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Society The lead author was Maribeth Lovegove. She and other collaborators are […]
“Learn The Signs and Act Early” (LTSAE) is a program developed by the National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) within the Center for Disease Control and Prevention […]
I am just coming back from an Autism Research Institute Think Tank. I was happy to see many old friends there and to make new ones. The Think Tank has […]
The CDC has reported an increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in its monitoring network of 11 sites within the United States. The previous prevalence released in 2016 was reported […]
Concerns about vaccines are making headlines in our society but promoting little in terms of constructive dialogue on the subject. It seems that opposite sides are entrenched in contrarian positions […]
Lack of sleep is a common problem in autism. The CDC has completed a study which bears relevance to our readers. Nearly 73% of US high-school students and almost 58% […]
On April 20, 2017, CDC released the General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization(https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/acip-recs/general-recs/index.html). The General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization replace the 2011 General Recommendations on Immunization. According to ACIP Executive Secretary Amanda […]
The following blog was written by Jill Escher, president of the Autism Society San Francisco Bay Area. Jill is an autism research philanthropist (Escher Fund for Autism), a provider of […]
After New Jersey recently began distributing safe sleep “baby boxes” to new parents when they leave the hospital, questions have arisen about the boxes and their safety for infants. The […]
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