It's always been a struggle to take Kayla's temperature. She doesn't like people invading her personal space, so 'doing' anything to her is met with much resistance. The 'easiest' way I found was to slide a thermometer under her arm...

This is an old graphic from a wicked old post (2007?  Whoa, the internet has had a hold on me for quite some time now.), but it still makes me laugh.   That's it.  And now I have the giggles. ...

Age of Autism has been covering the story of Dr. Poul Thorsen, architect of the "Danish study" that exonerated vaccines as a cause of autism, see: Poul Thorsen's Mutating Resume and First Fraud: Dr. Poul Thorsen and the original “Da...

The South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs(DDSN) is facing huge budget cuts unless the SC House and Senate provide more funds than were recommended by the House Ways and Means Committee. There is a shortfall of ...

Mercury-Autism Link Not Found Because of Government Policy, not Science. Washington, DC – The Coalition for Vaccine Safety (CVS) believes that the Special Masters of the Court of Federal Claims wrongly decided that thimerosal-contai...

By Rebecca Estepp, TACA. March 12, 2010 Today in Washington DC, the Special Masters of the Court of Federal Claims released their decisions in the second round of Omnibus Autism Proceeding (OAP) claims. Once again, the OAP has faile...

Sleep apnea is a condition in which a person’s breathing can briefly cease or become blocked numerous times during the night. Sleep apnea occurs frequently among patients with stroke, but whether it is an independent risk factor for...

Five years on Sunday.  It has been five years since the nurse called me with test results pointing to full-on type 2 diabetes.  This after being monitored closely for the previous four years after spilling glucose in my urine at a r...

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes just before I started second grade, back in 1986.  I played with Barbie dolls, colored countless coloring books with my box of Crayola 96 (sharpener in the back), and sported a messy ponytail as ...

A recent study examined the possible link between peanut allergy and asthma among children and found that those children who had a peanut allergy were prone to more severe asthma attacks. It was found by researchers that those asthm...

Freebies received: Fekkai glossing hair cream, Purex 3-in-1 laundry sheets- Fill out the form for 2 free Huggies Snug and Dry samples.- Get a free download of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland through Mar 16th.- Print out a coupon an...

Preventing acute coronary syndrome - ACS - should be one of your chief concerns if you have been told you have coronary artery disease. Acute coronary syndrome occurs when a blood clot suddenly forms within a coronary artery, causi...

Just when I thought I’d experienced every indignity and inconvenience this disease could dish up, along comes basal testing. I’ve had the Big D for almost seven years now, and I’ve always been told never to skip meals (a good thing ...

Read and comment at Edmonton's Vue Weekly online. By Connie Howard (health@vueweekly.com) It turns out I didn't get an inch past the shoreline when I dipped my toes into the Andrew Wakefield Lancet paper retraction story a few weeks...

I just got back from Jimmy Moore's low-carb cruise to the Bahamas. Among the many interesting people I met on the cruise was the creator of the documentary film, Fat Head, Tom Naughton. Tom brings both creative insights into low...

We are pleased to announce that the Spring Conference in Baltimore April 8-11 will offer a variety of financial support options for families, including: EARLY BIRD RATE: $69/day or buy all 3 days for $179 ANGEL DISCOUNT Thanks to ge...

The following is an action alert from The Autism Action Network. There is an automatic email action alert below the jump including phone numbers to Autism Speaks to ask them to support the broadly embraced S6123 "Autism Speaks' bill...

Managing Editor's Note: We ran this post in October of 2008. We're running it today as background about the 1986 law that is being challenged in the Supreme Court (see HERE.) By J.B. Handley Almost 22 years ago, on October... ...

I love my "brother in diabetes" Wil.  He's a guy who "gets it", and has a really incredible talent for writing that is a pure joy to read (did you guys read his recent breathtaking "Man vs. Wild" post?).  I had the chance to meet Wi...

All of us at the National Autism Association would like to extend our thoughts and prayers to our Founder, Joanne Pike, and her family. This week, Jo was diagnosed with stage IV cancer. Jo is a wife and mother of... ...