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SBLive! -- Feb 20 2007 10:54 AM
Signed! Despite Controversy CAA Bill is now a reality

I guess this site gets things done GW must be watching (bigbrother is always watching)....

He even managed to go back in time to sign the bill.

what do you think G.W.'s avatar is....

His avatar is the BUSH that burns
 

Isaac :laugh:

I don't dispute what you are saying, but you fail to note that even the CDC feels there isn't enough evidence to dismiss the hypothesis either.....and I have to agree that it's better to err on the side of safety.

If I am incorrect then why change the key term away from medicine and into medical knowledge? I mean if the medicine makes you healthier as oppose to lifestyle, then why stop smoking and drinking when you could just take a pill "to make you healthier"?


And if spinach were the only available source of folic acid then you might have a point, but it's found in just about all of the leafy vegetables AND liver.
If baseline activity levels are being met then additional exercise isn't even required. My example was an A or B example, not a combination of both.

No kidding, I heard a news report about 12 months ago when I first started seeing myspace in the news a lot. The report claimed that the FBI has created an automated system (like carnivore?) that will profile every member of every community site on the Internet. The report was about myspace type of sites, but who knows, maybe they track small hometown sites like this too. I wouldn't be surprised.

Tracking helps keep the whackos away.

Only time will tell on that one
 

This is the world wide web and the door is open for what ever the wind might blow in so keep your fire wall up.
Isaac :D nice teeth

Years ago autism was not diagnosed. Know one knows how many people had autism previously. Awareness of this disorder is one factor why the numbers are increasing. Autism in not limited to one group of people (rich, poor, etc.). I know people who do not have any vices and are well educated who have autistic children. Autism covers a wide spectrum of behaviors.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The incidence of diagnosed autism has increased since the 1990s. [4] Reasons offered for this phenomenon include better diagnosis, wider public awareness of the condition, regional variations in diagnostic criteria, or simply an increase in the occurrence of ASD (autism spectrum disorders). The United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimate the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders to be about one in every 150 children.[5][6] In 2005, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) stated the "best conservative estimate" as 1 in 1000.[7]. In 2006, NIMH estimated that the incidence was 2-6 in every 1000 [8]

There are numerous theories as to the specific causes of autism, but they are as yet unproven (see section on "Causes" below). Proposed factors include genetic influence, anatomical variations (e.g. head circumference), abnormal blood vessel function and oxidative stress. Their significance as well as implications for treatment remain speculative."

That probably has more to do with it than anything.. excellent point there Isabella. :clap:

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CNN -- Feb 22 2007 7:59 AM
Living with autism in a world made for others