141. NaturalHealthLine.com US health officials try to head off autism debate 7/19 REUTERS. Good news for dark chocolatelovers 7/19 REUTERS. New Online Continuing Education Series on http://www.naturalhealthvillage.com/

EPA Unions Call for Moratorium on Fluoridation and Congressional Hearing on Adverse Effects (September 6, 2005) Eleven EPA employee unions representing more than 7000 environmental and public health professionals of the Civil Service have called for a moratorium on drinking water fluoridation programs across the country, and have asked EPA management to recognize fluoride as posing a serious risk of causing cancer in people. The unions acted following revelations of an apparent cover-up of evidence from Harvard School of Dental Medicine linking fluoridation with elevated risk of a fatal bone cancer in young boys. The unions sent letters to key Congressional committees The letter to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson The Associated Press reports that The Environmental Working Group, a Washington-based advocacy group, filed an ethics complaint against Douglass in June, citing his position as editor-in-chief of The Colgate Oral Health Report, a quarterly newsletter funded by Colgate-Palmolive Co., which makes fluoridated toothpaste. The unions which signed the letters represent EPA employees from across the nation, including laboratory scientists in Ohio, Oklahoma and Michigan, regulatory support scientists and other workers at EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C. and science and regulatory workers in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and San Francisco.

142. AUTISM: FROM ILLNESS TO MENTAL HEALTH The Newsletter records some results of over 32 years of scientific research in CIRSOPE, Italian Center of Operational Scientific Research in Psychoanalysis http://xoomer.virgilio.it/vvolpi/

LE FastCounter Versione Italiana AUTISM: FROM MENTAL ILLNESS TO MENTAL HEALTH Scientific research in psychoanalysis: what is psychic illness, what are its causes, how does it manifest itself, what are its effects on parents with psychotic children, what are the means of prevention and conditions for regaining mental health. by Vittorio Volpi Director of the CIRSOPE Centro Italiano di Ricerca Scientifica Operativa nella Psicanalisi e nell'Educazione the Italian Centre for Operational Scientific Research in Psychoanalysis and Education In 1965 he discovered the nature and cause of mental illness. The CIRSOPE, in Milan, carries out scientific research on psychic illness and trains operators; for more than twenty years the School of Psychoanalysis has been active, and open to all professionals, including doctors, social workers, teachers, priests, and obviously tutors, parents and psychologists - who have to or might have to deal with psychoses at work, and hence play a part in its prevention and cure. E. mail:

143. Autism Awareness Month - April 2003, National Mental Health Information Center autism Awareness Month increases public awareness about autism for families, friends, and local communities. Publications and online referrals. http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/highlights/April2003/autism/

This Site Mental Health at HHS All Mental Health Children's Mental Health Consumer/Survivor National Strategy for Suicide Prevention School Violence Prevention Managing Anxiety Surgeon General's Reports What's New ... Mental Health at The Department of Health and Human Services Funding Information Calendar of Events Mental Health Links Mental Health Dictionary ... current or new account Autism Awareness Month April 2003 Purpose Definition Causes Treatment ... Homepage What is Autism Awareness Month? Autism Awareness Month, celebrated every year in April, provides an opportunity for families, friends, and local communities to raise public awareness about autism. It is sponsored by the Autism Society of America (ASA). Individuals and communities can get involved by participating in activities sponsored by their local ASA chapter or by promoting services related to autism. What is autism? Autism is a complex developmental disability that affects an individual's social interaction and communication. It is known as a spectrum disorder, because it affects each individual in different ways and to varying degrees. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2001), autism and its associated behaviors have been estimated to occur in as many as 2 to 6 of every 1,000 individuals. Overall, the incidence of autism is four times more prevalent in boys than in girls and typically appears during the first 3 years of life. Children and adults with autism tend to have difficulty with verbal and nonverbal communications, social interactions, and leisure or play activities.

144. ACSH > Health Issues > The Top Ten Unfounded health Scares of 2004 Pediatric Vaccines and autism Public awareness of the potential link between MMR vaccines and autism began http://acsh.org/healthissues/newsID.1008/healthissue_detail.asp

About ACSH Contact ACSH ... Health Issues Browse by: Author Title Date ACSH articles for YOUR site Home Health Issues The Top Ten Unfounded Health Scares of 2004: Pediatric Vaccines and Autism Printer Format E-mail Information By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D. Aubrey Noelle Stimola Rivka Weiser , Lynnea Mills Posted: Monday, December 13, 2004 REPORT Publication Date: December 13, 2004 Introduction Pediatric Vaccines and Autism PCBs in Salmon and Cancer Cell Phones Cause Brain Tumors ... Plastics Cause Cancer The Scare: Autism is a complex developmental disorder that generally appears in the first three years of life and is estimated to occur in 2/1,000 children. It is broadly characterized by impaired communication skills and social interactions, inappropriate attachments to objects or routines, repetitive actions, and inappropriate or aberrant responses to verbal cues, pain, danger, and change.( ) The condition is poorly understood and its causes largely unknown, though some suspect genetic components and obstetric complications.( In the last decade, suspicion arose about a link between pediatric vaccines and autism. More specifically, many individuals have attempted to prove causal links between the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) and autism or, most frequently, between the vaccine preservative thimerosal and autism. This suspicion was prompted by clinical observations that the onset of autistic symptoms correlates temporally with the period during which children receive many vaccines, and was fueled by studies indicating that the rate of autism has increased significantly since the 1980s, a period over which the percentage of children receiving vaccines has also risen.(

145. Health News Article Reuters.com US health officials try to head off autism debate autism activists planned a rally in front of the US Capitol on Wednesday to press their contention http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2005-07-1

146. Mental Health: A Report Of The Surgeon General - Chapter 3 autism, the most common of the pervasive developmental disorders (with a prevalence All of these issues are important to public health, but none is more http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/chapter3/sec6.html

Chapter 3 Children and Mental Health Normal Development Theories of Development Social and Language Development ... References Other Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents Anxiety Disorders The combined prevalence of the group of disorders known as anxiety disorders is higher than that of virtually all other mental disorders of childhood and adolescence (Costello et al., 1996). The 1-year prevalence in children ages 9 to 17 is 13 percent (Table 3-1). This section furnishes brief overviews of several anxiety disorders: separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Treatments for all but the latter are grouped together below. Separation Anxiety Disorder Separation anxiety is often associated with symptoms of depression, such as sadness, withdrawal, apathy, or difficulty in concentrating, and such children often fear that they or a family member might die. Young children experience nightmares or fears at bedtime. About 4 percent of children and young adolescents suffer from separation anxiety disorder (DSM-IV). Among those who seek treatment, separation anxiety disorder is equally distributed between boys and girls. In survey samples, the disorder is more common in girls (DSM-IV). The disorder may be overdiagnosed in children and teenagers who live in dangerous neighborhoods and have reasonable fears of leaving home. The remission rate with separation anxiety disorder is high. However, there are periods where the illness is more severe and other times when it remits. Sometimes the condition lasts many years or is a precursor to panic disorder with agoraphobia. Older individuals with separation anxiety disorder may have difficulty moving or getting married and may, in turn, worry about separation from their own children and partner.

147. ADD/ADHD, Autism And Heavy Metal Poisoning http://www.extremehealthusa.com/autism.html

Buy Now HEALTH INFORMATION Oral Chelation Free Testing Symptoms Ingredients ... FAQ Products Targeting Heart/Circulation Toxic Heavy Metals Liver Cirrhosis ... Structured Water Studies Clinical Studies Studies by our Doctors Liver Double Blind Studies Digestive Benefit Case Studies Ingredients Articles ... [HOME] The Importance of Testing Autistic, ADD, ADHD Children and Adults for Numerous Toxic Heavy Metals (Not Just Mercury or Lead as Verified by the Chart Below) Extreme Health's clinically proven Oral Chelation / Age-Less Formula targets and has the ability to remove mercury plus 19 other toxic heavy metals within the organs, tissues and bones, and is being used by doctors and parent for many of the symptoms of Autism, PDD, Aspergers, ADD and ADHD. Call 1-800-800-1285

148. Autism autism is a brain problem that can make it hard for kids to communicate. Find out more in this article for kids. http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/brain/autism.html

KidsHealth Kids Kids' Health Problems When Stacey went over to her new friend Chelsea's house, she met Chelsea's 4-year-old brother, Shawn. "Hi," said Stacey, smiling. Shawn glanced at her and said nothing. Then he turned back to a toy he was holding. Later, in Chelsea's room, Stacey said, "I don't think your brother likes me." "It's not your fault," explained Chelsea. "Shawn has autism." Stacey wanted to know what autism meant, what causes it, what it's like to have autism, and more. Let's find out. What Does Autism Mean? Autism (say: aw -tih-zum) causes kids to experience the world differently from the way most other kids do. It's hard for kids with autism to talk with other people and express themselves using words. Kids who have autism usually keep to themselves and many can't communicate without special help. They also may react to what's going on around them in unusual ways. Normal sounds may really bother someone with autism - so much so that the person covers his or her ears. Being touched, even in a gentle way, may feel uncomfortable. Autistic kids often can't make connections that other kids make easily. For example, when someone smiles, you know the smiling person is happy or being friendly. But a kid with autism may have trouble connecting that smile with the person's happy feelings.

149. Clinical Practice Guideline, Early Intervention Program Clinical Practice Guideline, Early Intervention Program, New York State Department of health. http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/eip/menu.htm

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150. WHO | Immunization Safety The site is primarily aimed at immunization managers, National Regulatory Authorities, other officials in Ministries of health and health professionals. http://www.who.int/immunization_safety/en/

All WHO This site only Home About WHO Countries Health topics ... Publications Immunization safety WHO WHO sites Immunization safety S. Mackay The purpose of this website is to provide easy access to up-to-date factual information, global policies, best practices and resource documents, including training and communication material, in the area of immunization safety. The site is primarily aimed at immunization managers, National Regulatory Authorities, other officials in Ministries of Health and health professionals. Other interested parties, including concerned members of the public, may find it useful and informative. Target audience Main areas covered include the assurance of vaccine safety and quality from production through to administration, the safety of injections and vaccine delivery systems, the management of sharps and waste disposal, and the monitoring and management of adverse events following immunization. Areas covered The Immunization Safety Priority Project pages provide information on the background to the Project's establishment, its main objectives and progress made. They provide information on the background, operating mechanisms and membership of the WHO Steering Committee on Immunization Safety, as well as links to the reports of the Committee's meetings. Also included are links to the partners with which the Project Secretariat regularly collaborates. Immunization Safety Priority Project The website also contains pages relating to the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, a clinical and scientific advisory committee established in 1999 to respond promptly, efficiently, independently, and with scientific rigour to vaccine safety issues of potential global importance.

151. Site Moved UC Davis Medical Center is a premier healthcare facility for adult and pediatric patients seeking advanced medical treatment, and it is Northern http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/news/

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