Autism: a nutraceutical approach.(REPORT) From: Life Extension | Date: December 1, 2007| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2007 LE Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

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More than 60 years after it was first identified, the diagnosis and treatment of autism remain challenging. This severe disability is on the rise in the United States and other industrialized countries, with rates from two to five times what they were in 1990. (1) This statistic has prompted many concerned parents, physicians, and other health care providers to characterize the dramatic increase in autism as an epidemic. (2,3)

Despite the widespread prevalence of autism, numerous theories regarding its causes are undergoing debate within the medical ...

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