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New Autism Numbers Say 1 in 50 Affected
The latest statistics on the number of U.S. children affected by autism spectrum disorders (ASD) shows a rise even from last year, with 1 in 50 school-aged children affected. The numbers come from the...
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More Kids Getting Autism Diagnoses at Older Ages
A rising number of schoolchildren are receiving diagnoses of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), new data from the National Center for Health Statistics has found, but the findings don’t necessarily...
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Fertility Rates Unchanged Despite Perception of Crisis
With many women waiting to get married and have children, the number of couples who pursue medical treatments to become pregnant seems to be growing exponentially. But new data from federal...
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U.S. Hospital Circumcision Rates Falling
A report by the National Center for Health Statistics reveals that circumcisions of newborn boys in U.S. hospitals have dropped 6 percentage points over the last 30 years, from 64.5 percent in 1979 to...
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More Moms Shortening Maternity Leaves
New moms are increasingly shortening their maternity leaves, citing financial and personal pressures as reasons for going back to work within weeks of giving birth. Analysis of data from the National...
View ArticleU.S. Infant Mortality Rate Falls, But Only Slightly
Federal researchers announced this week that the American infant mortality rate, which is used as a way to judge our overall health, dropped in 2010, the last year it was measured. But the drop wasn’t...
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