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Today's Health Headlines
Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 09:14 AM Updated: 09:37 AM
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Save This PageBy Laura Fowler
Is autism in our genes?
New research may be a step closer to figuring that out.
A new study found that mothers and fathers with schizophrenia are about twice as likely to have a child diagnosed with autism.
No one knows what causes autism but experts think it's likely that both genetics and the environment play a role.
Some advocates believe childhood vaccinations are at least partly to blame.
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Researchers have unveiled a possible benefit from the popular anti-depressant Prozac. They say it may slow multiple sclerosis.
They found patients who started on the drug had fewer brain lesions that are associated with the disease.
Researchers say they plan to do more work to figure out which dosage is best.
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If your peanut allergies always stood in the way of enjoying a nice PB & J, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.
Researchers say they could find a peanut allergy solution within 5 years.
Scientists are working on a drug therapy designed to change the immune system response from an allergic one to a non-allergic one.
Many children grow out of their food allergies but only 20 percent lose their sensitivity to peanuts.