We have discussed several times in previous articles parenting aspects of how to travel with children and enjoy it. But what happens when of necessity children travel alone? (more…)
A “first” memory of my childhood was going door-to-door collecting for “penny’s by the inch” fund for Polio, a untreatable virus which either killed a person or sent them into an “iron lung” until the virus ran its course. MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus) is a bug-a-boo that this generation needs to fight because we’re running out of antibiotics that work (for reasons covered elsewhere).
There is more new medical information about concussion, especially pediatric concussions, in the past 3 years than in the previous 10. We now know that it’s much more complicated and substantial than we used to think and we’re beginning to understand how better to treat children who’ve been injured. It’s explained in this video.
[A 31-year-old writes wondering if the tonsillectomy she had recommended to her was a bit “rushed.”] (more…)
[A parent asks a question about an MRI, spinal taps and behavior in their child following and proceeding these procedures.] (more…)
Almost six years ago the European alliance of rare disease patient organizations (Eurordis) launched the very first Rare Disease Day – 29th of February – as a bid to merely raise awareness for the challenges faced by rare disease patients, families, health professionals, researchers, members of industry and government stakeholders. (more…)
Talk about an example of endurance, here is the story (in story book form) of a Broken Arrow, Oklahoma cub scout with a head injury. He accidentally got an arrow pushed into his head but recovered from frontal lobe injuries during months of hospital treatment. “The Broken Arrow Boy.” [http://www.brainline.org/content/2013/01/broken-arrow-boy.html]