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Myth Buster: 3 Facts About Vaccines Myth Buster: 3 Facts About Vaccines Patient Care

Myth Buster: 3 Facts About Vaccines

  • By Lori Barrette
  • Feb. 26, 2015
News media and social networks are frequently buzzing with debate over vaccines. Blame and misinformation are everywhere. UR Medicine pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Geoffrey Weinberg ...
Broccoli Sprout Extract May Help with Autism Broccoli Sprout Extract May Help with Autism

Broccoli Sprout Extract May Help with Autism

  • By URMC Communications
  • Oct. 15, 2014
One child out of every 68 born today will be diagnosed with autism. Because of that, research about the disorder and its potential treatments is growing and parents need to be informed consumers of ...
Autism rate rises to 1 in 68 children Autism rate rises to 1 in 68 children

Autism rate rises to 1 in 68 children

  • By URMC Communications
  • Mar. 28, 2014
According to a new estimate issued March 27 by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) the number of kids with autism has risen sharply. The data identifies 1 in 68 children (1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 ...
Autism on the Rise: What You Need to Know Autism on the Rise: What You Need to Know Patient Care

Autism on the Rise: What You Need to Know

  • By Lori Barrette
  • Mar. 28, 2014
The number of kids with autism has risen sharply, according to a new estimate issued March 27 by the Centers for Disease Control. The data finds autism spectrum disorders in one in every 68 children, ...
Does Inducing Labor Lead to Autism? Does Inducing Labor Lead to Autism? Research

Does Inducing Labor Lead to Autism?

  • By URMC Communications
  • Aug. 13, 2013
Autism expert Susan Hyman, M.D., comments on a new study published in this week’s JAMA Pediatrics that found that children born to mothers who had labor induced or augmented were more likely to ...
Fish Tale: Autism and Mercury Link Debunked Fish Tale: Autism and Mercury Link Debunked Research

Fish Tale: Autism and Mercury Link Debunked

  • By URMC Communications
  • Jul. 23, 2013
Pregnant mothers in the Seychelles consume fish on average 12 times a week. Yet despite concerns regarding the risk to brain development posed by mercury found in fish, children in the Seychelles ...