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The need for pest control services is shooting up day by day with the population of pests multiplying in number. No one wants to see his workplace or home crowded by bunch of pests crawling all over the place. Pests are threat to health of the individuals and environment safety. This is the reason as to why the demand for these pest control service and solutions is rising. Many modern pest control companies provide a comprehensive range of such solutions for both the commercial as well as residential domains. All of these are aimed at eliminating the breeding grounds of the pests thereby eliminating them completely. The treatment methods for the pest control services vary according to the pest type. The treatment technique employed for controlling the termites might be very different from that of the cockroaches. Most of the companies go for the chemical solutions for getting complete control over these pests. But it is always recommended to go for the herbal alternatives first keeping the environmental aspect in mind. The company providing the pest control services must be licensed under the government act. Other than this, it must be able to offer customised pest management measures to suit the client's convenience. Most of the companies fix the time schedule for inspection only after consulting the customers. Thorough inspection along with cost effective price quotes and estimations are also provided. Individuals are suggested to inspect for the company before availing the pest services. The company must have a team of proficient and practised professionals who are experts in their fields. The services must be designed keeping in view safety measures for kids and pets. Rodents are known to damage the household items and the food stuffs. Many companies have come up with advanced solutions like ultrasonic repellents and plug-ins to keep the rodents away. These alternatives are not only eco-friendly but very effective at the same time. Such non-toxic alternatives are preferred over the harmful chemicals and dangerous trap methods. These electronic systems can be used in home as well as commercial applications. The complete pest management service package provided by various companies include the general infestation treatments against variety of pests such as rodents, larval, flies, bugs and termites. Further, specialised treatments like rodent or cockroach management, herbal measures and pre/post construction anti-termite solutions are also offered. It is recommended to go for the reputed companies with many years of experience in the field of pest control and management.
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California okays driving licenses for some illegal immigrants
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California lawmakers approved a bill on Thursday to allow some young illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children to obtain driving licenses, in a move that could appeal to Hispanic voters in the heavily Democratic state.
The bill, which passed the state Assembly by a 55-15 vote before being sent to the desk of Democratic Governor Jerry Brown, was introduced following the announcement of a federal program to relax deportation rules and grant some young immigrants temporary legal status in the United States.
"It is a victory for those who were brought here through no fault of their own, played by the rules, and are only asking to be included in and contribute to American society," the bill's sponsor, Assembly member Gilbert Cedillo, said in a statement
He added that he was confident Brown would sign it into law.
The bill's passage marks the latest chapter in a long-running national battle over how to handle illegal immigrants that has seen California's legislature emerge as a major proponent of integration into mainstream society of undocumented migrants who came as children.
California's stance on the matter has been in stark contrast with other states such as Arizona that have passed laws that sought to clamp down on such immigrants. California has the largest population of undocumented immigrants in the United States, with nearly 2.6 million at the start of 2010.
The "deferred action for childhood arrivals" permits shield them from deportation for at least two years so long as they were younger than 16 when they came to the United States, have lived in the country since June 15, 2007, and have not been convicted of a felony. They must be at least 15 years of age and no older than 30 when they apply.
As many as 1.7 million people could qualify for the program, which enables them to apply for work permits, Social Security cards and driver's licenses, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. But some states, such as Arizona and Nebraska, have said they would not grant benefits including driver's licenses to "deferred action" migrants.
California's driver's license bill had already passed the state Senate in a 25-7 vote on Wednesday.
President Barack Obama, whose administration has aggressively deported illegal immigrants with criminal backgrounds, said in June that he was moving to help this group of youth - many of them Hispanic - who have become increasingly vocal in calling for immigration relief.
Republicans have criticized the policy nod to young undocumented immigrants as a political ploy in an election year to help win the Latino vote.
Three U.S. states currently allow undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver's license: New Mexico, Utah, and Washington.
The bill follows a series of pro-immigrant measures passed by California in the current legislative session. California lawmakers have also passed an immigration bill that activists have dubbed the "Anti-Arizona" that would shield some illegal immigrants from status checks by local police.
Earlier this week, the governor also signed into law a bill encouraging state schools to teach the history of a post-World War Two guest worker program that brought close to 5 million Mexican agricultural laborers into the country over two decades.
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
Japan's July Household Spending Beats Forecasts
Published August 30, 2012
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LOS ANGELES ? ?Japan's consumer spending was stronger than expected in July, and the unemployment rate held steady, but consumer prices deflated further, according to data released Friday. Spending by households of two of more people rose a price-adjusted 1.7% from a year earlier, the Statistics Bureau said, with the result beating expectations for a 1.0% rise, according to a Dow Jones Newswires poll of economists. The July unemployment rate printed at 4.3%, unchanged from June, while the core consumer price index -- which strips out volatile fresh-food prices -- fell 0.3%, with both results matching forecasts. The Japanese yen rose after the data release, with the dollar buying ?78.52, down from ?78.65 earlier.
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Stocks edge up after US growth revised higher
NEW YORK (AP) ? Slightly better economic growth and stronger housing sales nudged the stock market higher Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average managed a four-point gain.
The U.S. economy expanded at a 1.7 percent annual rate from April through June thanks to rising consumer spending and exports. That's an improvement from the initial estimate of 1.5 percent, but not enough to put a dent in the unemployment rate.
The National Association of Realtors said its index of sales for previously owned homes increased 2.4 percent in July, reaching its highest level since April 2010, the last month buyers could qualify for a federal tax credit.
"It's a mixed message overall," said JJ Kinahan, chief derivatives strategist at TD Ameritrade. "We all know we need 2 percent (economic) growth. And you can't continue to improve on housing if the unemployment picture doesn't improve. At some point, the numbers have to match."
The Dow added 4.49 points to close at 13,107.48.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index added 1.19 points to 1,410.49, while the Nasdaq composite index gained 4.05 points to 3,081.19.
Crude oil lost 84 cents to finish at $95.49. Hurricane Isaac made landfall Tuesday night, but its heavy winds and rain aren't expected to cause extensive damage to oil production and refinery operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
Markets have slipped into a late-summer lull. Indexes have barely budged amid some of thinnest trading days this year. After three days of minuscule moves, the S&P 500 index is down less than one point for the week.
Just over 10 billion shares have been traded on the New York Stock Exchange over the past four sessions, the slowest stretch since the last four days of 2011. One measure of stock-market volatility, the Vix, recently sank to a five-year low.
Kinahan said the market's apparent lack of direction makes sense, especially ahead of the Labor Day weekend and a highly anticipated speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday.
"There's no incentive to take a big trading position," he said. "Many people I know plan on taking a three-day weekend or are just coming in for the speech to see if (Bernanke) says anything interesting or market-moving. If not, they're outta there."
Among companies making news:
? WellPoint, the second-largest health insurance company in the United States, jumped $4.41, or 8 percent, to $61.80 after its CEO resigned. Investors had been frustrated with Angela Braly because of disappointing results.
? H.J. Heinz posted a 14 percent jump in quarterly net income, driven by higher prices and emerging-market sales, but revenue fell and missed Wall Street expectations. Heinz stock dropped $1.29, or 2 percent, to $56.12.
? The clothing store chain Jos. A. Bank posted stronger sales and revenue than Wall Street expected, and its stock soared $5.81, or 14 percent, to $47.44.
? Sealed Air Corp., a food packaging company, jumped 12 percent, the S&P 500's biggest gain. A former Dow Chemical executive will take over when its current CEO retires. The company's stock gained $1.58 to $14.58.
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How To Get The Proper Screen Replacement Specialist ...
Usually, windows add life to a property, which makes it look good and precious. They permit external view and ventilation. Additionally, contemporary windows are capable of insulating your home, hence lowering your heating and cooling energy. As such, window replacement is just a company that you ought to try to get right and great initially. While most do-it-yourselfers can handle replacement windows themselves, obtaining an expert to accomplish the work can ensure that you get with a secure and properly installed windows.In recent decades, window replacement has gained recognition as part of home remodeling thanks to the arrival of modern window glass that is suitable for insulating properties and cutting your home?s heating and cooling price. Furthermore, changing old and damaged windows will not only reduce your home?s energy intake but additionally raise the price of your home. Nevertheless, you need to start by obtaining the right builder that will handle the job. A crucial role is played by attributes such as experience, quality equipment, experience and other home improvement factors when discovering the right contractor for the window replacement works. Here are three important factors that you need to consider when employing a window replacement contractor.1. The knowledge of the contractorWindow replacement is serious business. Therefore, you need to discover a builder who has the right abilities and experience in handling this task. With the security and value of one?s home on the line, you have to be certain that you are finding a specialist who has ample knowledge in window replacement.2. The kind of windows you need installedIt is essential that you obtain a window replacement builder who has premium selection of quality materials. Adding modern technology into the making of one?s windows will certainly make your home power efficient and more valuable. Therefore, make sure you request information on the contractor?s distinct windows and if he is able to custom the windows to match your own personal preference and preference.3. Quality of workIt is essential that you will get a contractor who can give promise for their work. The easiest way to check the caliber of a contractor?s work is to make inquiries with the Higher Business Bureau for just about any problems from previous buyers. Additionally, you may work web research on individual services to find out what other consumers have noticed from the specialist. Where possible, be sure to ask for referrals to satisfied clients, just to be sure that the company did satisfactory work for other home owners.Getting the most effective deal from deal when changing your windowsAlways supply your self with facts; exploring numerous suppliers in addition to window forms. This can allow you to set a cover your projects. In addition, you need to learn the price of supplies and work from various vendors. Ultimately, protect yourself from scammers by verifying the contractor?s license with the contractor?s panel in a state. As a thumb rule, never employ a company who?s number qualified to rehearse in your town. Ultimately, go through the cost of the company. The high cost of replacement may not quite mean that you are having the most readily useful service. However, do not only be satisfied with a contractor because his prices are low. Be sure to not compromise the caliber of your projects by allowing yourself to be overly enthusiastic by a low priced service.Window replacement technicians are essential for almost any effective window replacement project. But, you have to make sure that you?re having the right specialist for the project. With a planning and little homework, you?ll avoid disappointments and difficulties when hiring the right window replacement specialist locally.
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UAE Construction Industry Outlook to 2012. | Business
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According to our new research report ?UAE Construction Industry Outlook to 2012?, the UAE construction industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 7% during 2010-2013. Rapid economic development is the major factor driving construction activities and infrastructure development in the UAE. The country has drawn investments from around the world. Most of the investments are mainly focused on the development of infrastructure for hospitality, retail, real estate, and healthcare industry. Moreover, the government efforts to diversify its economy from oil-based to other industries will boost infrastructure investments in future.
Despite the global economic slowdown, the UAE will continue to develop several projects in tourism, housing, industrial & commercial facilities, education & healthcare amenities, transportation, communications, utilities, and ports & airports. Business Report
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What on earth is Nursing Informatics?
Nursing Informatics is definitely the integration of scientific nursing with info management and personal computer processes. It is actually a relatively new aim in overall health care that mixes nursing competencies with data engineering know-how. Nurse informatics professionals deal with and converse nursing facts and data to further improve selection producing by consumers, patients, nurses and other well being treatment providers. Att Systems
The nursing process has four principal measures: preparing, implementation, analysis, and assessment. On the other hand, due to the fact facts management is integrated into the nursing process and apply, some nursing communities establish a fifth phase inside the nursing process: documentation. Documentation and patient-centered treatment are classified as the core components of your nursing approach. Automatic documentation is vitally crucial, not simply for nursing, but for all affected person care. Up-to-date, correct facts at every move with the nursing system may be the key to secure, superior superior patient-centered treatment. Tan Ann Jee
The successful implementation of data methods in nursing and well being treatment needs the following: 1st, it's important to own well designed systems that assist the nursing process in the culture of an business. The next prerequisite is obtaining the acceptance and integration of information programs into your regular workflow in the nursing method and affected person care. Lastly, it really is vital to have assets that may help the formerly brought up factors. Among the only and important means a health care business can increase is often a Nurse informatics professionals. talking to
Nursing Informatics Specialists
Nursing Informatics Authorities are specialist clinicians with the substantial medical observe qualifications. These folks have practical experience in employing and utilizing the nursing process. These nurses have excellent analytical and demanding contemplating skills. They also understand the client care shipping and delivery workflow and integration details for automated documentation. Getting more instruction and expertise with information and facts devices can also be crucial for this profession. Last but not least, Nursing Informaticists are superb undertaking professionals as a result of the similarity involving the challenge administration approach as well as nursing process.
To be aggressive with this subject one particular should really become common with relational databases by having a category about database construction. They need to also turn out to be qualified and comfortable with MS Business office, specifically Excel, Entry and Visio.
Why these positions are very important to Health care?
Nurse and overall health informatics bring a lot of price to patients along with the overall health care system. Some examples of how they offer benefit contain:
Provide Assist into the nursing operate processes applying technology Rising the accuracy and completeness of nursing documentation Strengthening the nurse's workflow Automating the gathering and reuse of nursing info Facilitating research of clinical knowledge Supplying nursing content to standardized languages HIMSS and RHIO
To supply some background for the field of healthcare/nursing informatics, there are many governing bodies for this subject. The Healthcare Data and Conduite Programs Society (HIMSS) could be the principal governing system for wellness treatment and nursing informatics pros. This team, formed in 2004, has the subsequent 4 plans: NI recognition, education and learning, resources (including web-sites), and RHIO (Regional Well being Information Group).
RHIOs are well-known as Neighborhood Well being Details Networks (CHINs). These are the networks that join doctors, hospitals, laboratories, radiology facilities and insurance plan companies.All of them reveal and transmit affected person facts electronically through a secure procedure. Individuals businesses which can be a part of RHIOs have got a organization fascination in strengthening the standard of healthcare being administered.
Methods into a Occupation on this Field
To enter to the nursing informatics area, typically you'll need a minimum of a four calendar year diploma. There are precise wellness informatics levels accessible. Earning your Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) is likewise a requirement before sitting to the ANCC certifications check for Nursing Informatics. Some people get started with only a two calendar year diploma or diploma, but continue on to generate their BSN ahead of getting to be licensed. Although there are various various routes for moving into the sphere, essentially the most favored fashion will be to get a Master's in Nursing Informatics from the get started, even so, most individuals start their career previous to earning their master's diploma.
Most nurses who are in the informatics subject start off within a specialty area, including the Intense Treatment Unit (ICU), Perioperative Expert services (OR), Med-Surg, Orthopedic Nursing, or Oncology, merely to brand a couple of, and function in that specialty discipline for an extended period of time. Performing in the specialty location aids nurses get to know the regular performing processes and routines along with recognize the affected individual care course of action of their specialty. They typically are industry experts at their specialty after which produce pursuits in computerized documentation or various other technological health care focus. They then usually gradually transfer into an details systems scientific assistance purpose.
For those who have an curiosity in nursing and technological innovation, this could possibly be a vocation which will match each of such competencies into one gratifying task.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
India planning fresh 2G spectrum auctions for November 12th
India's Department of Telecommunications has issued guidelines for the forthcoming 2G spectrum auction, penciled in for November 12th. While the subcontinent has already flogged off its 3G bands, it withdrew 122 licenses in the 1,800MHz and 800Mhz waves due to allegations of serious corruption. The country has set the starting price of $2.5 billion, a figure that the networks have balked at, saying that it'll cause tariffs to increase -- but is less than half of the $5.61 billion the country had originally sought to raise during the first, scandal-ridden auction.
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Romney nominated; wife Ann convention star speaker
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney hugs his wife Ann Romney on stage at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney hugs his wife Ann Romney on stage at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his wife Ann applaud during New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Ann Romney, wife of U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, arrives to address the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann, watch the Republican National Convention from their hotel room on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Delegates from the state of Georgia applaud after casting their votes for presidential candidate Mitt Romneyduring the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) ? Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept to the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night, praised lovingly by his wife from their national convention stage as the "man America needs" and cheered by delegates eager to propel him into the fall campaign against President Barack Obama.
The hall erupted in cheers when Romney strolled on stage and shared a hug and kiss with his wife of more than 40 years.
"This man will not fail. This man will not let us down," Mrs. Romney said in a prime-time speech that sounded at times like a heart-to-heart talk among women and at times like a testimonial to her husband's little-known softer side.
"It's the moms who always have to work harder, to make everything right," she said. And she vouched firmly for her husband, who lags behind Obama in surveys among women voters: "You can trust Mitt. He loves America."
Earlier, the Romneys watched on television at a hotel suite across the street from the convention hall as delegates sealed his hard-won victories in the primaries and caucuses of last winter. They ended the evening together in a VIP box just above the convention floor.
To send Romney and ticketmate Paul Ryan into the fall campaign, the convention quickly approved a conservative platform that calls for tax cuts ? not government spending ? to stimulate the economy at a time of sluggish growth and 8.3 percent unemployment.
Republican mockery of Obama began almost instantly from the podium at a convention postponed once and dogged still by Hurricane Isaac. The Democratic president has "never run a company. He hasn't even run a garage sale or seen the inside of a lemonade stand," declared Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican Party.
More than eight hours in length, the session inside the Republicans' red-white-and-blue-themed convention hall passed up no opportunity to broaden Romney's appeal. Speakers included Hispanic candidates for office; former Rep. Artur Davis, a one-time Democrat and member of the Congressional Black Caucus; businessmen and women and former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, Romney's most persistent, conservative nemesis in the nominating campaign.
"Leadership matters," declared New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, keynote speaker and not coincidentally a Republican from a majority-Democratic state. "It's time to end this era of absentee leadership in the Oval Office and send real leaders to the White House."
Mrs. Romney's appearance was the highlight of the night, and it turned the proceedings into something of a his-and-hers convention.
"I read somewhere that Mitt and I have a "storybook marriage. Well, in the storybooks I read, there were never long, long, rainy winter afternoons in a house with five boys screaming at once," she said.
"A storybook marriage? No, not at all. What Mitt Romney and I have is a real marriage," she added in an appearance meant to cast her multimillionaire-businessman-turned politician in a softer, more likable light.
While there was no doubt about Romney's command over the convention, the residue of a heated campaign for the nomination was evident inside the hall.
Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who never won a primary or caucus, drew several dozen delegate votes. Earlier, his supporters chanted and booed after the convention adopted rules they opposed, but were powerless to block, to prevent those votes from being officially registered.
Opinion polls made the race a close one as the Republicans' days of pageantry and speechmaking began in earnest, and the man tapped to deliver the keynote address set the stakes.
"Conventions are always huge for a challenger, because they're the ones introducing themselves" to the voters, said New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Convention planners squeezed two days of speeches and other convention business into one after scrapping Monday's scheduled opener because of fears that Isaac would make a direct hit on the Florida Gulf Coast.
That threat fizzled, but it was instantly replaced by another ? that Republicans would wind up holding a political celebration at the same time the storm turned its fury on New Orleans, devastated almost exactly seven years ago by Hurricane Katrina.
Romney's convention planners said they were in frequent contact with weather forecasters, but they declined to discuss what contingency plans, if any, they had to accelerate plans for him to deliver a formal acceptance speech Thursday night.
"This is obviously the biggest speech of my life," Mrs. Romney said as she visited the custom-made podium to prepare for her remarks.
Ratification of a party platform was prelude to Romney's nomination, a document more conservative on abortion than the candidate.
On economic matters, it backs extension of the tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003 and due to expire at year's end, without exception. It also calls for an additional 20 percent reduction in income tax brackets that Romney favors.
In a time of 8.3 percent unemployment and the slowest economic recovery in the post-World War II era, that went to the crux of the campaign for the White House.
By contrast, Obama wants to allow existing tax cuts to expire on upper income taxpayers, and has criticized Romney's overall economic plans as a boon to millionaires that would raise taxes on the middle class.
The GOP platform also pledges that a Republican-controlled Congress will repeal, and Romney will sign, legislation to repeal the health care legislation Obama won from a Democratic-controlled Congress. So, too, for the measure passed to regulate Wall Street in the wake of the 2008 economic collapse.
On abortion, the platform says, "The unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed."
Romney opposes abortions, except in cases of rape, incest, or when "the health and life of the mother" are at stake, he said in a convention week interview.
Obama, who accepts renomination at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., next week, campaigned in Iowa Tuesday as he set out on a tour of college campuses in battleground states in hopes of boosting voter registration among college students.
Before departing the White House, he made a point of appearing before reporters to announce the government's latest steps to help those in the way of Isaac. He signed a declaration of emergency for Mississippi and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local storm response efforts in the state.
His surrogates did their best to counter Romney and the Republicans.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, dismissing GOP attempts to woo Hispanic voters, said, "You can't just trot out a brown face or a Spanish surname and expect people are going to vote for your party or your candidate." He added, "This is a party with a platform that calls for the self-deportation of 11 million people."
Hispanics strongly favor Obama, according to public polls, and Romney and his party have been seeking to win a bigger share of their votes by emphasizing proposals to fix the economy rather than ease their positions on immigration.
Female voters, too, prefer the president over his challenger, and Democrats have done their best to emphasize GOP opposition to abortion and even suggest the party might try and curtail access to contraceptives if it wins power.
Whatever the impact of those issues, the polls show the economy is overwhelmingly the dominant issue in the race, and on that, the voters narrowly say they trust Romney more.
In an AP-GfK poll taken Aug. 16-20, some 48 percent of registered voters said they trust Romney more on economic issues, to 44 percent for Obama.
However, a Washington Post-ABC News in the days immediately before the convention found that 61 percent of registered voters said Obama was more likable, and 27 percent said Romney.
The convention took place in an atmosphere of security that was both stringent and selective. Thousands of police from all over the country, joined by National Guard troops, Secret Service and others, stood in small groups at checkpoints, demanding those entering a secure area display proper credentials numerous times.
But former Michigan Gov. John Engler and an aide were hustled to the front of a long line waiting to clear security at one building.
Aside from Paul, Romney's long-ago rivals for the party nomination had bit roles at his convention, if that.
Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain posed for a photo after running into each other at the convention center. Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum were also in town, as well, both with speaking slots, unlike Bachmann and Cain.
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Associated Press writers Brian Bakst, Thomas Beaumont, Tamara Lush, Brendan Farrington, Julie Mazziotta, Steve Peoples, Kasie Hunt and Philip Elliott in Florida and Steven Ohlemacher, Alicia A. Caldwell and Jennifer Agiesta in Washington contributed to this re
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Diagnosis often missed for Hispanic children with developmental delay, autism
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Public release date: 28-Aug-2012[ | E-mail |
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karen.finney@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
916-734-9064
University of California - Davis Health System
Broader outreach on developmental milestones needed
This press release is available in Spanish.
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) Hispanic children often have undiagnosed developmental delays and large numbers of both Hispanic and non-Hispanic children who first were thought to have developmental delay actually had autism, researchers affiliated with the UC Davis MIND Institute have found.
The study, one of the largest to date to compare development in Hispanic and non-Hispanic children, is published in the journal Autism. The results lead the study authors to recommend increased public health efforts to improve awareness, especially among Hispanics, about the indicators of developmental delay and autism.
"Our study raises concerns about access to accurate, culturally relevant information regarding developmental milestones and the importance of early detection and treatment," said Virginia Chaidez, the lead author and a postdoctoral researcher in the UC Davis Department of Public Health Sciences when the study was conducted. "Autism and developmental delay tend to go undiagnosed when parents are not aware of the signs to look for, and the conditions are often misdiagnosed when parents don't have access to adequate developmental surveillance and screening."
Developmental delay is diagnosed in children who lag behind others in reaching important mental or physical milestones, while autism is characterized by deficits in social interactions and communication behaviors. The symptoms of both disorders can be improved with targeted interventions, with the greatest improvements seen when interventions begin early in life.
In conducting the study, the researchers used data from the Childhood Autism Risk from Genetics and the Environment (CHARGE) Study, a population-based study of factors that increase risk for autism or developmental delay. The current study included 1,061 children living in California who were between 24 and 60 months of age. They were divided into three groups: children with autism, children with developmental delay but not autism, and children with typical development. All diagnoses were confirmed or changed based on evaluations by MIND Institute clinicians.
The evaluations of Hispanic children were conducted by bicultural and bilingual clinicians in Spanish or English, depending on the primary language used at home. The results for children with at least one Hispanic parent of any race were compared to the results for children of non-Hispanic white parents.
"Our goal was to use the CHARGE Study to help fill the gaps in research on autism for Hispanics so we can better understand what autism is like for this growing U.S. population," said Irva Hertz-Picciotto, professor of public health sciences, researcher with the UC Davis MIND Institute and principal investigator of CHARGE. "No other study of autism has included such a large proportion of Hispanic children."
When the outcomes for Hispanic children were compared to non-Hispanic children, the results revealed more similarities than differences in terms of autism profiles, including diagnostic scores, language function, whether or not children lost acquired skills and overall intellectual, social and physical functioning.
A striking outcome, however, was that 6.3 percent of Hispanic children enrolled in the study who were selected randomly out of the general population met criteria for developmental delay, compared with only 2.4 percent of non-Hispanic participants, which is the expected percentage. This raised concerns among the researchers that many Hispanic children with developmental delays may not be getting the services they need.
For both Hispanic and non-Hispanic children, there was a high percentage (about 19 percent overall) of Hispanic and non-Hispanic children recruited for the study with developmental delay who actually met criteria for autism, raising concerns about adequate access to accurate developmental assessment.
When the analysis was restricted to bilingual children, a significant relationship also emerged between secondary language exposure (when a child was spoken to 25 to 50 percent of the time in a language other than English) and lower scores on standardized tests of receptive and expressive language. This resulted in lower overall cognitive scores for this group.
"Our results emphasize the importance of considering cultural and other family factors such as multiple language exposure that can affect development when interpreting clinical tests, even when they are conducted in the child's preferred language," said Robin Hansen, chief of developmental-behavioral pediatrics at UC Davis, director of clinical programs with the MIND Institute and a study co-author.
Hansen, the MIND Institute clinical team and the Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the MIND Institute have worked hard to provide accurate, current and evidence-based information about developmental disabilities to parents, educators, therapists and health-care specialists through an annual conference, website resources and community outreach.
"That so many children are slipping through the cracks is disheartening," Hansen said. "The differences between developmental disabilities can be subtle but important and involve distinct treatment pathways. We need to make sure that all children are getting routine developmental screening, early diagnosis and intervention so they can achieve their fullest potential."
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For information on developmental milestones, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "Learn the Signs" website, which is available in English and Spanish at www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/index.html. Parents with concerns about their child's development should work with their health-care provider, school district and California Department of Developmental Services regional center to identify appropriate services.
The study, titled "Autism spectrum disorders in Hispanics and non-Hispanics," is available at http://aut.sagepub.com/content/16/4/381. The research was funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (grants R01-ES015359 and P01-ES11269), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's STAR program (grants R-829388 and R-833292) and the UC Davis MIND Institute.
Based in Sacramento, Calif., the UC Davis MIND Institute is a collaborative international research center committed to the awareness, understanding, prevention, care and cure of neurodevelopmental disorders. Utilizing the advanced biomedical technology and research infrastructure of UC Davis, the institute's scientists and clinicians pursue investigations that will ensure better futures for the one in twenty Americans with neurodevelopmental disorders. For information, visit www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute.
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Public release date: 28-Aug-2012[ | E-mail |
Share ] Contact: Karen Finney
karen.finney@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
916-734-9064
University of California - Davis Health System
Broader outreach on developmental milestones needed
This press release is available in Spanish.
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) Hispanic children often have undiagnosed developmental delays and large numbers of both Hispanic and non-Hispanic children who first were thought to have developmental delay actually had autism, researchers affiliated with the UC Davis MIND Institute have found.
The study, one of the largest to date to compare development in Hispanic and non-Hispanic children, is published in the journal Autism. The results lead the study authors to recommend increased public health efforts to improve awareness, especially among Hispanics, about the indicators of developmental delay and autism.
"Our study raises concerns about access to accurate, culturally relevant information regarding developmental milestones and the importance of early detection and treatment," said Virginia Chaidez, the lead author and a postdoctoral researcher in the UC Davis Department of Public Health Sciences when the study was conducted. "Autism and developmental delay tend to go undiagnosed when parents are not aware of the signs to look for, and the conditions are often misdiagnosed when parents don't have access to adequate developmental surveillance and screening."
Developmental delay is diagnosed in children who lag behind others in reaching important mental or physical milestones, while autism is characterized by deficits in social interactions and communication behaviors. The symptoms of both disorders can be improved with targeted interventions, with the greatest improvements seen when interventions begin early in life.
In conducting the study, the researchers used data from the Childhood Autism Risk from Genetics and the Environment (CHARGE) Study, a population-based study of factors that increase risk for autism or developmental delay. The current study included 1,061 children living in California who were between 24 and 60 months of age. They were divided into three groups: children with autism, children with developmental delay but not autism, and children with typical development. All diagnoses were confirmed or changed based on evaluations by MIND Institute clinicians.
The evaluations of Hispanic children were conducted by bicultural and bilingual clinicians in Spanish or English, depending on the primary language used at home. The results for children with at least one Hispanic parent of any race were compared to the results for children of non-Hispanic white parents.
"Our goal was to use the CHARGE Study to help fill the gaps in research on autism for Hispanics so we can better understand what autism is like for this growing U.S. population," said Irva Hertz-Picciotto, professor of public health sciences, researcher with the UC Davis MIND Institute and principal investigator of CHARGE. "No other study of autism has included such a large proportion of Hispanic children."
When the outcomes for Hispanic children were compared to non-Hispanic children, the results revealed more similarities than differences in terms of autism profiles, including diagnostic scores, language function, whether or not children lost acquired skills and overall intellectual, social and physical functioning.
A striking outcome, however, was that 6.3 percent of Hispanic children enrolled in the study who were selected randomly out of the general population met criteria for developmental delay, compared with only 2.4 percent of non-Hispanic participants, which is the expected percentage. This raised concerns among the researchers that many Hispanic children with developmental delays may not be getting the services they need.
For both Hispanic and non-Hispanic children, there was a high percentage (about 19 percent overall) of Hispanic and non-Hispanic children recruited for the study with developmental delay who actually met criteria for autism, raising concerns about adequate access to accurate developmental assessment.
When the analysis was restricted to bilingual children, a significant relationship also emerged between secondary language exposure (when a child was spoken to 25 to 50 percent of the time in a language other than English) and lower scores on standardized tests of receptive and expressive language. This resulted in lower overall cognitive scores for this group.
"Our results emphasize the importance of considering cultural and other family factors such as multiple language exposure that can affect development when interpreting clinical tests, even when they are conducted in the child's preferred language," said Robin Hansen, chief of developmental-behavioral pediatrics at UC Davis, director of clinical programs with the MIND Institute and a study co-author.
Hansen, the MIND Institute clinical team and the Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the MIND Institute have worked hard to provide accurate, current and evidence-based information about developmental disabilities to parents, educators, therapists and health-care specialists through an annual conference, website resources and community outreach.
"That so many children are slipping through the cracks is disheartening," Hansen said. "The differences between developmental disabilities can be subtle but important and involve distinct treatment pathways. We need to make sure that all children are getting routine developmental screening, early diagnosis and intervention so they can achieve their fullest potential."
###
For information on developmental milestones, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "Learn the Signs" website, which is available in English and Spanish at www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/index.html. Parents with concerns about their child's development should work with their health-care provider, school district and California Department of Developmental Services regional center to identify appropriate services.
The study, titled "Autism spectrum disorders in Hispanics and non-Hispanics," is available at http://aut.sagepub.com/content/16/4/381. The research was funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (grants R01-ES015359 and P01-ES11269), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's STAR program (grants R-829388 and R-833292) and the UC Davis MIND Institute.
Based in Sacramento, Calif., the UC Davis MIND Institute is a collaborative international research center committed to the awareness, understanding, prevention, care and cure of neurodevelopmental disorders. Utilizing the advanced biomedical technology and research infrastructure of UC Davis, the institute's scientists and clinicians pursue investigations that will ensure better futures for the one in twenty Americans with neurodevelopmental disorders. For information, visit www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute.
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