Childhood Diseases & Disorders

Sugar and Hyperactivity in Children

What Parents Need to Know About Hyperactivity and Sugar The per capita use of sugar in the United States is about 120 pounds. The results of all that sugar is most likely obesity or tooth decay, not hyperactivity or ADD. Today...

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Scalp Ringworm in Kids

Treat Tinea Capitis in Children Tinea capitis can be embarrassing for a child to deal with. A dermatophyte is not the same type of organism that causes ringworm on the skin; this fungus penetrates the scalp and results in a...

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Charity battles Pharmac

A small charity is locked in a David and Goliath-style battle for funding, and is hoping to gather more ammunition from an international conference next year.The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association wants Government drug funding...

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Sreelatha Menon: 2012 and after for Ammu

National Trust’s insurance scheme and a legal guardian programme gives hope to millions for parents who worry about the future of their mentally-disabled children. Sreelatha Menon: The importance of being earnest' Sreelatha...

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“Parents with mentally retarded children need support”

Poonam Natarajan says there are very few programmes on early intervention — Photo: R. Ragu Creating awareness: Poonam Natarajan, chairperson, National Trust, New Delhi (right), distributing a certificate to a participant at a...

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Call to enhance child health programmes

Sunday, November 22, 2009 By Our Correspondent LAHORE The Pakistan Pediatric Association (PPA) organized a moot of child-health experts and practitioners at a local hotel to observe the International Children’s Day on Saturday....

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Benefits of fish oil: 7 Things You Ought To Know

is another reason why having fish as a regular part of your diet is good: fish based oil. Several studies have been made which proves the importance of fish oil when it comes to keeping your body healthy and strong. One of the...

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Karen Heller: A false promise of help

With the passage of Act 62 in July 2008, Pennsylvania appeared primed to become a leader in the treatment of autism, offering parents of autistic children up to $36,000 in annual health insurance benefits.

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Crazy Parents - Crazy Kids

or "Why is there no training to be a parent?" But that's not what I'm talking about. Those of us who are parents know that nothing, but nothing, actually prepares you for the day you bring your first child home from the...

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NADP: Americans with family dental coverage can keep their current dental plan

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid's health reform bill fulfills the promise that more than 132 million Americans with family dental coverage can keep their current dental plan without disrupting established dentist-patient...

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