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Study: Signs of autism show earlier in some children

Children with autism can be identified as early as 14 months old, the youngest age at which the disorder has been diagnosed, a study by researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore suggests.
But about half the time, symptoms may not show up until months later. That suggests at least two distinct paths leading […]

Festive slimmers put health at risk with crash diets before Christmas

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Thousands of women are putting their health at risk by unhealthy crash dieting in the run-up to Christmas, weight loss experts warned today.
The average “seasonal slimmer” tries to […]

Red meat ‘can raise the risk of cancer by 25 per cent’

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Eating large amounts of red and processed meat leaves you at greater risk of cancer, a major report has warned.
One in ten cases of both lung and bowel […]

New twist on Old World: Aging Italians rely on nuns, immigrants

ROME As a police officer, Luigi Marzano was used to being in command. He still walks ramrod straight, but at 97 and deep into retirement, his memory is weakening and he has turned over command of his household to a virtual stranger half his age.
Rita Duda, who left Ukraine in search of work, […]

Katrina brought a wave of Hispanics

NEW ORLEANS For proof that Hurricane Katrina is transforming the ethnic flavor of New Orleans Д and creating altogether new tensions Д look no further than the taco trucks.
Lunch trucks serving Latin American fare are appearing around New Orleans, catering to the immigrant laborers who streamed into the city in search of work […]