Teva Pharmaceuticals will be allowed to manufacture a generic version of Risperdal as the U.S. District Court ruled that the FDA relist the patent clearning the way for Teva Pharmaceuticals.
Researchers here in the United States think they have found a possible genetic link between autism and mitochondrial disease. In genetic and clinical study of 37 children on the spectrum, 60% had the genetic markers for mitochondrial disease.
During the week beginning April 1st, Project Lifesaver marked its 1,666 national find. This project has saved lives of those suffering from Alzheimers, Autism, and other medical conditions that caused them to wander from home or care facilities.
Kudos to all single parents out there I don’t know how you do it.
Rashele left on Thursday to attend the Ladders conference in Boston. I am glad she got the invitation and the opportunity to attend. She is staying with our good friend Judith, who writes an awesome blog titled Autismville for Parents.com
In Boca Raton, Florida, some 50 kids ages 7 to 12 all with autism spent the day learning to surf. Saturday's Surfers for Autism is a fundraiser that draws on volunteers, families, and surf shops and surf schools in the South Florida area.
Nick's Law in Oklahoma met opposition and legislation was blocked by Rep. Ron Peterson. Peterson, caving in to special interests criticized the bill claiming it would raise insurance premiums of all policy holders throughout the State of Oklahoma.
In an effort to prove the link between the MMR vaccine and autism, Dr. Andrew Wakefield is blamed for unneccessarily submitting children to painful tests, causing him to be called before a disciplinary panel.
Forget coffee... there’s nothing like getting woken up at 4am with tornado sirens blaring causing me to scramble for clothes in case I’m sucked out and dropped in the streets in my, .. ahem... "delicates". After 24 years in the North Texas area I’ve become accustomed to hearing them this time of year, and while I’ve never actually seen a tornado, I don’t brush them off.
