Global rise of high blood pressure alarms health experts
Nearly 1 billion people suffer hypertension worldwide with over 500 million more at risk by 2025. Experts warn the condition, often untreated, fuels heart disease, strokes, kidney failure, blindness and dementia across continents including Africa and China.
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Early autism treatment gains momentum in infants
The article follows Tamie and Chris Day of Antelope California as they pursue infant mental health care after their son Jacob shows no early eye contact or shared smiles. Diagnosed with autism at 18 months, he begins intensive daily treatment and makes progress, including a pivotal moment at age two when he gazes into his mother's eyes. The piece notes rising interest in early signs and intervention for autism and related disorders, citing the IOM report and CDC data.
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Symptoms of Autism Signs and Milestones
The text lists developmental milestones noting failure to focus on sights and sounds by two months, lack of joyful behavior with parents by four months, absence of gaze and shared enjoyment by eight to nine months, and not using a parent's hand to find a toy or point to objects by twelve to sixteen months.
Bush aims for emissions rules on vehicle power
President Bush in a Rose Garden briefing vowed to start regulating vehicle emissions ahead of leaving office. He announced an executive order directing agencies to craft rules by 2008, balancing public input, safety, science, technology, and costs under the 2009 sunset. Agencies named include Transportation, Agriculture, Energy, and EPA.
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