Washington DC -- July 23, 2003
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July 23, 2003 Press Conference Main Page
MARK BENJAMIN United Press International
WASHINGTON, Jul 23, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Lawmakers, researchers and parents Wednesday called on President Bush to convene a conference of health experts to tackle ballooning autism rates among American children. Recent reports suggest as many as out of every 150 American kids may have the disease - up from 1 in 10,000 just a decade ago - in an epidemic laying siege to American families that could cost the American economy between $200 and $400 billion by 2010, according to autism support groups. A group of lawmakers said Wednesday that Bush should convene the conference because U.S. health agencies have so far failed to investigate the epidemic.
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