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Causes of autism...underlying genetic predisposition to cause autism. A 2008 study found that precipitation was associated with autism by examining county-level autism data for California, Oregon, and Washington. It is possible that nonprofessionals will... In this article: Autism, Mercury, Andrew Wakefield, Pesticide, Iodine, Thiomersal, Parents, Measles, Testosterone, and Secretin |
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www.washingtonpost.com | November 02, 2008
Rainy Areas in U.S. Show Higher Autism Rates
...issue of theArchives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. For the study, Waldman's team looked at the prevalence of autism among children in California, Oregon and Washington. They also used data from the National Climatic Data Center to...
In this article: Autism, Vitamin D, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Toxin, University of Washington in Seattle, Cornell University, and Edinburgh
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PR Newswire: Health / Biotech | October 27, 2009
Safeway Foundation Grants $1 Million to Empower Children and Adults with Disabilities Through Easter Seals
...Seattle Division, Easter Seals Northern Rocky Mountain's Autism Intervention Training Program in Idaho and Washington; and, Easter Seals Washington's Safeway Assistive Technology Project and Safeway Autism Early Intervention Project;
In this article: Autism, Safeway Inc., and Easter
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www.washingtonpost.com | October 17, 2006
Apple Pie and Hot Moms
...rains or snows, TV viewing by young kids increases. Waldman found a dramatic relationship between weather-related TV watching and higher autism rates in California, Oregon and Washington. "We are not saying we have found the cause of...
In this article: Autism, Amelia Earhart, Restylane, Cornell University, Gregg Easterbrook, and California
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ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | November 04, 2008
Precipitation Levels May Be Associated With Autism
...reference: Michael Waldman; Sean Nicholson; Nodir Adilov; John Williams. Autism Prevalence and Precipitation Rates in California, Oregon, and Washington Counties. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 2008;162(11):1026-1034 [link] Adapted from...
In this article: Autism, Cornell University, California, Oregon, Vitamin D, National Climatic Data Center, Celiac Disease, and Measles
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L.A. Times - Booster Shots | November 03, 2008
Link found between autism and rainfall
...Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Cornell University economist Michael Waldman found that in areas of California, Oregon and Washington that experienced high levels of rain and snowfall during the years 1987-2001, autism...
In this article: Autism, Toxin, Vitamin D, Obesity, University of Washington, Seattle, Cornell University, and Ernst Haeckel
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Rocky Mountain News | October 19, 2008
Parents press states for autism insurance laws
...is covered under the family's health insurance. CHICAGO In Washington state, Reza and Arzu Forough pay more than $1,000 a week for behavior therapy for their 12-year-old autistic son. In Indiana, Sean and Michele Trivedi get the same...
In this article: Autism and Autism Speaks
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L.A. Times - National News | November 04, 2008
Autism shown higher in children living in rainy areas
...in children living in rainy areas A study of kids in California, Oregon and Washington suggests an environmental trigger to the disorder and calls for research to determine possible explanations. Children in California, Oregon and...
In this article: Autism, Neurodevelopmental disorder, Oregon, California, RSS Feeds, Vitamin D, University of Washington, and Cornell University
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Reuters | November 04, 2008
Autism linked with rainfall in study
...and 1999 and plotted them against daily precipitation reports. "Autism prevalence rates for school-aged children in California, Oregon and Washington in 2005 were positively related to the amount of precipitation these counties received from...
In this article: Autism, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California, Oregon, Vitamin D, Mercury, Mental retardation, and Asperger's Syndrome
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USATODAY.com | November 04, 2008
Study: Counties with more rainfall have higher autism rates
...were the more northern states of Minnesota, Oregon, Indiana, Maine and Massachusetts. The new study looks at data from Oregon and Washington, in which western counties get nearly four times more precipitation than eastern counties, and...
In this article: Autism, Autism Society of America, Oregon, American Medical Association, University of Washington, Cornell University, and U.S. Department of Education
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Washington (pronounced: /en-us-Washington.ogg/) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the forty-second state in 1889. The United States Census Bureau estimated the state's population was 6,549,224 as of 2008.
Nearly sixty percent of Washington's residents live in the Seattle metropolitan area, the center of transportation, business, and industry, and home to an internationally known arts community. The remainder of the state consists of deep rain forests in the west, mountain ranges in the center, northeast and far southeast, and eastern semi-deserts given over to intensive agriculture.
Washington was named after George Washington, the first President of the United States, and is the only U.S. state to be named after a president. Washington is often called Washington state or the State of Washington to distinguish it from the District of Columbia. However, Washingtonians (and many residents of neighboring states) normally refer to the state simply as "Washington" while usually referring to the nation's capital as "Washington D.C." or simply "D.C."
- Name:
- Washington
- Also Known As:
- The Evergreen State
- Capital:
- Olympia
- Motto:
- Alki (Chinook Wawa: "Eventually" or "By and by")
- Largest City:
- Seattle
- Governor:
- Christine Gregoire (D)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- Brad Owen (D)
- Total Area:
- 71,342
- Area of Land:
- 66,619
- Area of Inland Water:
- 4,723
- Latitude:
- 45° 33′ N to 49° N
- Longitude:
- 116° 55′ W to 124° 46′ W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 0
- Lowest Point:
- Pacific Ocean
- Elevation highest point:
- 4,395
- Highest Point:
- Mount Rainier
- Borders:
- Idaho, Oregon
- Admittance Date:
- November 11, 1889
- Time Zone:
- Pacific: UTC-8/-7
- Demonym:
- Washingtonian
- Median Income:
- $53,515
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