http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Two promising new treatments to aid people with autism have shown effectiveness in pilot studies conducted by an Arizona State University professor and private researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-therapies-biochemical-functions-treatments-autism.html Medical research Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:39:05 EST news226244326 (Medical Xpress) -- Women who reported not taking a daily prenatal vitamin immediately before and during the first month of pregnancy were nearly twice as likely to have a child with an autism spectrum disorder as women who did take the supplements — and the associated risk rose to seven times as great when combined with a high-risk genetic make-up, a study by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-early-prenatal-vitamins-autism.html Health Wed, 25 May 2011 09:39:11 EST news225535124 Although some people believe that taking selenium can reduce a person's risk of cancer, a Cochrane Systematic Review of randomised controlled clinical trials found no protective effect against non-melanoma skin cancer or prostate cancer. In addition, there is some indication that taking selenium over a long period of time could have toxic effects. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-additional-selenium-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 11 May 2011 03:57:34 EST news224304993