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Jobs And College Pose Big Challenges For Young People With Autism
()Within the first six years of getting out of high school, a little more than one-third of young people previously diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder had gone to college and only a slim majority — 55 percent — had held paying jobs.
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Teenagers' Latest Bad Idea: Drinking Hand Sanitizer()
April 25, 2012 Teenagers are turning to hand sanitizer in search of a cheap legal buzz, poison control centers report. Doctors say it's dumb, and dangerous.
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Plame Wilson Wages Battle Against Postpartum Depression()
April 25, 2012 Former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson says her experience with postpartum depression after giving birth to twins tested her in ways that espionage never did. Now her kids are 12, but Plame Wilson continues to speak out about the
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Americans' Cholesterol Levels Shrink, Even As Waistlines Expand()
April 24, 2012 Federal data show that only 13.4 percent of adults in the U.S. have high cholesterol, compared with 18.3 percent a decade earlier. Drugs rather than better lifestyle appear to account for the improvement.
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Cancer Doc Brawley Says The U.S. Health Care System Is Sick()
April 23, 2012 Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society, gave a fiery speech at annual meeting of Association of Health Care Journalists over the weekend. It was a no-holds-barred critique of the U.S. system of health care.
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Couples Should Get Tested For HIV Together, WHO Says()
April 20, 2012 Couples should get tested for HIV together, and if one person is infected, that partner should start treatment right away, the World Health Organization says. This new strategy is aimed at reducing transmission between "discordant" couples, which accounts for most new HIV infections.
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Flossing Is Good For The Gums, But Doesn't Help The Heart()
April 19, 2012 Medical experts have long thought that gum disease can cause heart disease. But now they say no; it's other health issues like smoking and lack of exercise that are causing both. But this doesn't mean you can stop flossing.
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Deadly 'Choking Game' Comes With Big Risks()
April 16, 2012 Researchers found 6 percent of middle-schoolers in Portland, Ore., have tried a game that involves asphyxiation to get high. About a quarter of them have tried it at least five times.
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Spotting Dyslexia May Be Possible Even Before Kids Learn To Read()
April 6, 2012 Children with dyslexia have problems with visual attention in kindergarten, according to new research. This could lead to helping children with dyslexia long before they learn to read.
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No Need For The Knife? Antibiotics May Suffice In Some Appendicitis Cases()
April 6, 2012 A team of researchers in the U.K. say antibiotics might be an effective alternative in uncomplicated cases of acute appendicitis. But there's concern that symptoms may show up later.
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Fox In Socks! Dartmouth Names Its Medical School After Dr. Seuss()
April 5, 2012 No word yet on whether memorizing The Cat in the Hat will now become a requirement for medical school admission.
