Pinworms are very common and have been reported to affect about 40 million people in the United States at any given time. These harmless worms are thin, white, threadlike and about ¼ inch long and are ...

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Soon after psychiatrist Leo Kanner first identified autism in the 1940s, he and his colleagues proposed a simple explanation for its cause: mothers’ “lack of genuine warmth” toward their children.

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Higher levels of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC — a chemical in marijuana that produces a euphoric feeling or “high” — was linked with changes in how eggs mature and a possible increase in chromosome ...

I recently met Billy, a 12-year-old boy with severe autism. He had been growing well but, at around age 3, he became increasingly delayed in speaking and walking. As he got older, he would frequently ...

If another passenger on your cruise ship suffers a medical emergency at sea, it may have a bigger impact on your vacation than it would if you were vacationing on land. Although cruise ships have ...

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Suffocation awaited a young man with Down syndrome when the eroded surface of a toxic sewage tank crumbled beneath his feet. Joseph Vander Woude would have died alone in the cramped tank surrounded by ...

The events — which were captured from several angles — unfolded at a Sept. 5 Phillies-Marlins game Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and ...

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