One in 59 kids in the United States has autism, with boys being four times more likely to be diagnosed than girls. There is no one standard treatment, with medication, occupational therapy and nutritional therapy all among the options. These days, some families are turning to an individualized approach, known as applied behavioral analysis.
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From physical therapy to help with his degenerative disc and steroid injections to treat his psoriatic arthritis, one young man went from doctor to doctor and diagnosis to diagnosis to find out why his bones were breaking, but he left with more pain than answers.
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More than two million Americans have lost a limb, and it's estimated there are 185,000 amputations every year. Now, new technology in prosthetics is helping many amputees move forward.
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Kidney stones are a hard calcium mass formed in the kidneys, and sometimes, they stay in the kidney and cause no issues, but if they try to pass out of the kidney and get stuck, they can cause extreme pain. Now, they are beginning to show up more and more in children, but you can stop your child from having to experience a kidney stone.
Anyone from babies to seniors can suffer from GERD, a chronic condition that causes acid reflux and heartburn, but did you know that GERD can be an early sign of cancer? This year, 20,000 people will be told they have esophageal cancer. Now, a new way to detect the beginnings of it can be done in just minutes at your doctor's office.
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Recovering from abdominal surgery is tough. It takes the average person at least six weeks to get back to work. Now, there's a new way to manage pain and get patients back to work much faster.
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Coughing, shortness of breath, anxiety and wheezing could signal several diseases. In particular, they are symptoms of COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and asthma. Learn how to tell which one you might have.
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Young athletes who play contact sports are at risk for a debilitating back injury. Now, a new, minimally invasive procedure is helping them recover and get back in the game.
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More than 300 million people worldwide suffer from depression. Now, novel therapies are changing the game when it comes to managing this often-debilitating illness.
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Nearly 50 million Americans live with chronic pain, and many take opioids to deal with it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, a new weapon in the fight against pain has some reaching for a virtual reality headset instead of the pill bottle.
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WASHINGTON (AP) โ President Donald Trump on Wednesday minimized the severity of head injuries sustained by U.S. troops during the Iranian missile strikes on two Iraqi air bases as he was pressed on why he'd claimed no troops had been injured in the attacks.
BEIJING (AP) โ Chinese health authorities urged people in the city of Wuhan to avoid crowds and public gatherings, after warning that a new viral illness that has infected more than 400 people and killed at least nine could spread further.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) โ The discredited practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ children is now banned in Utah, making it the 19th state and one of the most conservative to prohibit it.
Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new virus that originated in China. Governments are stepping up surveillance of airline passengers from central China and taking other steps to try to control the outbreak.
Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new virus that originated in China. Governments are stepping up surveillance of airline passengers from central China and taking other steps to try to control the outbreak.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) โ North Korea has banned foreign tourists to guard against the spread of a new virus from China, tour operators in China said.
SEATTLE (AP) โ The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned last week from the outbreak's epicenter was hospitalized near Seattle.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) โ Planned Parenthood on Tuesday endorsed a Democratic challenger to Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, saying Collins โturned her backโ on women and citing her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court as well as other judicial nominees who oppose abortion.
WUHAN, China (AP) โ Face masks sold out and officials at airports and train stations checked passengers for fevers as China on Tuesday sought to control the outbreak of a new virus that has reached four other countries and territories and threatens to spread further during the Lunar New Year…
WASHINGTON (AP) โ Alarmed by a deadly new twist in the nation's drug addiction crisis, the government will allow states to use federal money earmarked for the opioid epidemic to help growing numbers of people struggling with meth and cocaine.
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Sunny to partly cloudy; turning milder.
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