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And the definition of “epidemic” is... by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 01 May 2009 10:38pm Wait, wait, wait. So let me get this straight. In 2005, over 652,000 people in the U.S. died of heart disease and it is estimated that over 60 million Americans have some form of heart disease —the majority of which are preventable. In 2007, over 160,000 Americans died of lung cancer, and cigarette smoking—the leading cause of cancer—accounts for ... Read on »

Will New DSM end the autism epidemic? by Jonathan Mitchel Patient Expert

Posted Thu 19 Jan 2012 12:00am Fred Volkmar, director of the child study center at Yale University has made the very strong statement that changes in the new proposed DSM that are due to come out this December will result in the end of the autism epidemic. The definitions of autism will become far more stringent, making getting a legitimate diagnosis more difficult. At lea ... Read on »

Is Finland Spared From Obesity Epidemic? by Ng Peng Hock Patient Expert

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 2:17pm The number of people with overweight and obesity has been increasing at a horrible rate. For example, two-thirds of people in the United States are overweight. Even in Finland, every 1 in 5 adults is considered overweight. As we know, when one is overweight or obese, he or she is subject to a much higher rate of developing heart disease ... Read on »

CDC and AAP's Epidemic of Epidemics. But Autism at 1 in 110 is Not an Epidemic? by Kim S. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 22 Oct 2010 12:00am By Anne Dachel We can see that in 2009 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called obesity an epidemic. (HERE) Sept 20, 2010, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said "driving while distracted by activities such as talking on a mobile phone or eating [is] an epidemic." (HERE) The American Acad ... Read on »

The Age of Polio: How an Old Virus and New Toxins Created a Man-made Epidemic -- Part 4, Post-War Epidemics and the Triumph of V by Kim S. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 01 Sep 2011 12:00am Read Part 3, Making Sense of Campobello; Part 2, A Gypsy Moth Flaps its Wings and Part 1, The Wrong Narrative . By Dan Olmsted and Mark Blaxill Life magazine for August 15, 1949, reflected the booming exuberance of the times. The cover, “How to Dress for Hollywood,” featured a buxom starlet in suitably sultry attire. Th ... Read on »

Epidemic Denial: Our Questions Dr. Coplan's Answers by Kim S. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 15 Jul 2010 12:00am By Anne Dachel Dr. James Coplan has had several stories published recently on the Psychology Today blog, all intended to convince us that having kids everywhere with autism is nothing to worry about and nothing new. Making Sense of Autism Spectrum Disorders Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 I wrote this piece for Ag ... Read on »

Wright Is Right: Autism Has Become An Epidemic by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 02 Dec 2012 9:21am Bob Wright co-founder of Autism Speaks testified before ta US National Congress committee and made a number of important points including what is obvious to those who are actually paying attention to autism realities: autism has become an epidemic. The usual suspects, those autism researchers who study whatever suits them, whatever ... Read on »

Is there an autism epidemic - the latest science by Kev Leitch Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 25 Mar 2009 3:42pm A new paper from Eric Fombonne is in electronic print at the journal Pediatric Research. It will apparently be published in the paper version of the journal some time after April. The title is ‘Epidemiology of pervasive developmental disorders’ and as the name suggests, Fombonne looks at all the available quality epidemiology he can find relat ... Read on »

The autism ‘epidemic’ no more by Kev Leitch Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 17 Aug 2010 1:50am OK, so its well known to LBRB readers that I don’t think its ever been scientifically established that there has been such a thing as an autism epidemic but even so, looking at why autism numbers have changed over a certain period of time – the period of time people believe is part of the ‘epidemic’ – should be a good way to determine what con ... Read on »

UH sociologist has different perspective on obesity 'epidemic' by Carrie A. Patient Expert

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Posted Thu 19 Mar 2009 3:07pm Although most of the reporting on obesity and the accompanying "epidemic" has appeared in health or science reports, the accompanying sociocultural aspects of obesity and what it means have been much less covered. A new article from the journal Sociological Inquiry by sociologist Samantha Kwan titled " Framing the Fat Body: Contested Meanings betwe ... Read on »