The second installment of what to watch out for sending children “back to school” this year (any year). Things like: Mumps, Fifth Disease, Impentigo, Scabies, Whooping Cough (Pertussis), Meningitis, sore throat and Flu. Many fairly easily prevented.
The signs of healthy relationships and how to have one.
Too many people seem to have forgotten what the “REAL” autism looks like. You know the original malady described by Dr. Leo Kanner back in the ’40s—and used until almost the ’90s when political and educational pressures began altering the diagnostic criteria. Even fewer have the true insight and understanding that this mother has and tries to help you understand. NOTE: the English subtitles do NOT work in Internet Explorer – per TED “either use another browser or view the video on the TED site.”
[A mother wonders about her nine-year-old girl with urinary tract infection symptoms.] (more…)
We’ve spoken before about prevention of heat stroke and other illnesses in children athletes. Here is a concise list of guidelines and best practices from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for coaches, parents and other advocates for children to use when administering sports programs. There is also an audio commentary to accompany the guidelines.
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…)
