mental retardation

Bioethicist challenges Bachmann on vaccine claim

Headlines from the Associated Press  Fri, 09/16/2011 - 11:17

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A prominent bioethicist has offered $10,000 to charity if Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann can prove her claim that a vaccination caused mental retardation....


 

Experiment takes aim at genetic learning disorder

Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 02/01/2010 - 12:47

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A pill to ease a type of mental retardation? An experiment is under way to develop one, aimed at a genetic disorder that might unravel some of the mysteries of autism along the way....


 

Prevalence of Long-Term Risks of Food Poisoning Unknown

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Fri, 11/13/2009 - 09:15

Episodes of food poisoning may have more serious long-term consequences (MedPage Today) -- including kidney failure or mental retardation -- particularly among children, researchers say.