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AUTISM ODDS: THE DIAGNOSIS IS AS PUZZLING AS THE BEHAVIOR

“When you take a drug to treat high blood pressure or diabetes, you have an objective test to measure blood pressure and the amount of sugar in the blood. It is straightforward,” writes Temple Grandin. “With autism, you are looking for changes in behavior.”

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THE HEAD-POUNDING ODDS OF MIGRAINE

World-narrowing pain is far more than a headache. Many times, all a headache requires is a meal, a break from the computer screen, or an aspirin and a nap. But migraine attacks last 4 to 72 hours and require treatment with over-the-counter migraine pain relievers, prescription anti-inflammatory drugs, or long-term anticonvulsant medications.

HEALTH & ILLNESS–

EPILEPSY

When a cluster of the human brain’s 100 billion neurons starts firing in synchronous bursts, the result is a seizure, one of the most common neurological conditions.

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ALZHEIMER’S: WOULD YOU WANT TO KNOW YOUR RISK?

Alzheimer’s disease is the downside—and looming threat—of rapidly improving longevity. Not surprisingly, aging is the single greatest risk factor for developing the disease.

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