Monday, April 9, 2012

What's in The News Today

Over the weekend Thomas Kinkade died. He died at the age of 54, from natural causes. He is best known for his art. His former business partner Ken Raasch stated "Kinkade lived his life to the fullest and a eclectic character and many were blessed who knew him." Kinkade was arrested in 2010 for DUI and fraud charges by two Virginia gallery owners in 2006, and Kinkade's company was forced to pay $860,000 in damages. An autopsy will be done by Santa Clara coroner in California. Kinkade died at home in the Bay Area.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/04/autopsy-scheduled-for-artist-thomas-kinkade-/1#.T4L9ejAh2jQ

Mike Wallace also died this weekend. He died at the age of 93, and he is known for "60 minutes"  news show. He was a tough reporter and conducted brazen interviews. He died Saturday night peacefully with his family around him in New Canaan, Conn. A special program will be aired on April 15 in remembrance of him.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57411010/60-minutes-icon-mike-wallace-dies-at-93/

A pregnant women's weight may contribute to autism. A new study has suggested that a mother's weight and diabetic condition puts the risk of her unborn child in developing a neurodevelopmental disorder like autism. This study came out of the Journal of Pediatrics. Researchers with UC Davis MIND Institute in California found that pregnant women that were obese were 67% more likely to have a child with autism as to an average weight mothers- to-be without diabetes or hypertension. The study included 1,004 mothers-and-child the ages were 24 and 60 months old; 517 children had autism; 172 with other developmental disorders; and 315 were developing normally. Diabetic mother's children who had autism had a greater deficit in communication, and socialization problems than a child with autism that was born to a healthy mother.  Poor diet during pregnancy effects the unborn child and unregulated sugar in the body of the mother effects the child's brain development.
To learn more about this study:
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/09/moms-weight-or-diabetic-condition-may-be-a-factor-in-autism/?hpt=hp_t2 

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