In Melbourne, Australia, it was a great day for the Canadian Track Cycling Team at the 2012 UCI Track World Championships as Canada won a silver medal in the women’s…
One of 88 children has some form of autism. What is causing it? Can would-be parents prevent it? What are the symptoms that parents need to watch for? What treatment options are available to help families cope? Ten years ago autism was just 1 in 10,000. Over the last 10 years there has been a rise of 78% in the USA. Similar rise is seen globally in industrialized nations. In the UK 1 of 86 children exhibit some form of special needs. The cost of caring for a child with autism is mind boggling $72,000 a year for extreme cases. Are we going to see the same trajectory as we have witnessed with the rise in juvenile diabetes? These are just some of the hundreds of questions that are being posed since this statistics was announced this week. (more…)