Between 2013 and 2014, the prevalence of autism doubled for young people in the U.S., but plunged for Hispanic youth. The shift in rates could be attributed to changes in environmental factors, pharmaceuticals or advances in research, or it could simply be attributed to changes to survey questions, affecting estimations of developmental disabilities.
Ensuring a healthy future for infants, preteens, adults and the elderly is a matter of receiving timely vaccinations, to protect the population against dangerous and sometimes deadly diseases and viruses, such as the flu, measles and pneumonia.
A new study reveals that autism, a neurodevelopment disorder, may be the direct result of genetics, environmental factor or both, according to "Fox News."
