Mental Illness vs. Autism and Other Development Disorders

It’s not uncommon for people, particularly adults, to be misdiagnosed with a mental illness before receiving a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD). But mental illness and developmental disabilities like autism are not the same things, although many people with autism also have a mental illness. In fact, anxiety and depression, in particular, occur at a higher rate among people with autism than in the general population.

Osteoporosis Prevention

Osteoporosis is a condition of decreased bone density. It affects one in six women and one in eight men over the age of fifty and is most common among post-menopausal women

The alkaline diet

Discover if the alkaline diet really works.

First-Ever Guidelines for Children With Diabetes

The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued the first-ever guidelines for the management of type 2diabetes in children and teens.

Obesity

Obesity is an excess proportion of total body fat. A person is considered obese when his or her weight is 20% or more above normal weight.