With the summer just around the corner…and with people in the mood for all kinds of ‘fun in the sun.’ Picnics and things like them are certainly the order of the day.
Picnics usually mean loading down on all kinds of junk food. From the greasy, to the salty to the sweetened whatever – this is the time of year where we loaded in all down, because we are outdoors having fun. Top of the ‘got to have’ junk list is often Coca Cola.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 15 June 2008 09:03 )
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A Swedish study of Autism hit the headlines recently. Actually, it wasn't so much the study as they interpretation of it that hit 'home', literally.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina looked it over and came to the conclusion - Mom and Dad may be partly responsible. They figure that parental schizophrenia makes a child twice as likely to be afflicted with Autism. The same was not true for other mental/emotional issues such as depression or anxiety.
In other words, if you're 'nuts', you are more likely to have an Autistic child. As usual, these researchers are blaming Autism (in part anyway) in genetics. Well there may be a genetic component but I feel we use the 'gene' idea way too much.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 15 June 2008 09:01 )
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