Office Hours with Tim Buie: Exploring Autism's Gut-Brain Connection This episode of Autism Speaks' expert-advice video series Office Hours with acclaimed pediatric gastroenterologist Timothy Buie, of MassGeneral Hospital'... By: Autism Speaks … Continue reading →

SAN RAFAEL, CA (PRWEB) February 25, 2015 Anova (http://www.anovaeducation.org), a Northern California non-profit providing innovative education and treatment services to children living with autism, invites the community to a grand kick-off to Autism Awareness Month at their 2nd annual Rock n Roll Gala for Autism. The Gala will take place on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the Fenix in San Rafael, an elegant fine dining and live music venue. The funds raised will support Anovas mission to create a critically needed school specializing in autism treatment and serving as a comprehensive community resource for Marin County. With autism affecting 1 in 68 children (1 in 42 boys), Anovas current location in San Rafael is not sufficient to serve the growing demand of children that require specialized services. We need a home, says Andrew Bailey, Anovas Co-founder. We dont have a library, gym or cafeteria. Theres no play area. The new Anova Center for Education in Marin will set the standard for education of children with autism in the Bay Area and throughout California. Last years Gala was a great success with the community raising nearly $200,000 toward their CARE Campaigns capital goal. Anova is proud to have Congressman Jared Huffman … Continue reading →

Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Newswise WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Feb. 25, 2015 The South is known as the Stroke Belt with good reason. Residents of North Carolina are 20 to 40 percent more likely to die of stroke than those living in other parts of the country. While stroke awareness campaigns educate the public about symptoms and the importance of getting to a hospital quickly, patients and health care providers believe that what happens after stroke patients leave the hospital is just as important as how quickly they arrive. Today, thanks to a $14 million, five-year award from Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) an independent, non-profit, nongovernmental research funding organization created through the Affordable Care Act and authorized by Congress stroke patients across North Carolina will help determine whether longer-term, post-stroke care improves their daily function. A secondary goal is to measure and reduce the degree of caregiver stress. The award is one of five approved by PCORI pending completion of a business and programmatic review by PCORI staff and issuance of a formal award contract. This award funds the first statewide study of its kind and scope and is being led by principal investigator Pamela W. Duncan, P.T, … Continue reading →

To former Pennsylvania Medical Society president Bruce MacLeod, the oath physicians take to do no harm means proceeding with caution when it comes to legalizing medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. History will judge us harshly for the bad outcomes that may come if we rush too headlong into this, Dr. MacLeod said at a Senate State Government Committee hearing Wednesday. To Dr. Jack D'Angelo of Staten Island, the oath means helping a troubled patient with few options find a source of relief. We have an obligation as a healer to listen to that desperation and try to help them in a safe manner, he said. The Senate committee hearing on a revived proposal to legalize marijuana for medical purposes and establish a state-controlled regulatory structure revealed a spectrum of views among doctors and researchers. As sponsors push for final passage, they're seeking to address concerns about who should have access, how to track the product as it exchanges hands, and what types of marijuana should be allowed. Bill co-sponsor and committee chairman Sen. Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon County, said his goal is to allow safe access to as many patients as possible while continuing research efforts. Marijuana, he said, cannot cause a … Continue reading →