The Food and Drug Administration has approved Risperdal, an adult antipsychotic drug, for the symptomatic treatment of irritability in children and adolescents with autism. The approval is the first for the use of a drug to treat behaviors associated with autism in children. These behaviors are included under the general heading of irritability and include aggression, deliberate self-injury, and temper tantrums.
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According to the CDC, approximately 31.7% of the U.S. population has high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels.
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The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
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The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
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