Genetics and Birth Defects

Teatime for the octuplets - in the world's biggest high chair

Four gallons of milk a day, eight loads of laundry, six nannies, a total of 14 children... In her first interview the 'Octomom' confesses that sometimes she can't even tell her babies apart, but says she would love to have...

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Down's, abortion rates likely increasing - experts (NZPA)

Large numbers of women are putting off having babies, resulting in more pregnancies affected by Down's syndrome and more terminations of those pregnancies. In New Zealand, Peter Stone, professor of maternal foetal medicine at...

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Comfort Food for Your Brain

By Mark Hyman, MD. Experience Life Silent Suffering Our society is experiencing an epidemic of brain problems depression, anxiety, memory loss, brain fog, attention-deficit disorder (or ADD), autism, and dementia, to name a few...

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A letter received by The Irlen Institute

When You Simply Want the Best that Orlando Has to Offer Nov. 4, 2009 Defeating Dyslexia On my way into work today and I heard a news report where Hollywood actor, Tom Cruise, revealed that the teachings of the Church of...

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Allow IPLEX to be distributed to ALS patients

Negotiated settlement between Insmed Corporation and Tercica(and Tercica's associated licensing companies Genentech and Cephalon) has devastating impact on ALS Patients worldwide. Iplex, (an IGF-1 medication with an IGF-3...

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Baby RB: heartbreak in Court 50 as life of a one-year-old hangs in the balance

A judge in the Royal Courts of Justice must decide the fate of Baby RB, who has a rare genetic condition. His mother believes he should be allowed to die; his father disagrees It is an unceremonious setting for a decision of...

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Francesca Martinez: A wobbly girl's battle against the last taboo

Francesca Martinez's victim is squirming. Trapped under the scrutiny of the comedian and fellow members of the audience at her show in Edinburgh, he is clearly wishing for the proverbial hole to open up. "What are you bad at?"...

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the acting chairman

If anyone is under the illusion that having a disability closes doors to new experiences, then they need to meet Joseph Barry. At 13, Joe has already flown helter-skelter down a steep Finnish mountainside in his wheelchair, and...

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