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Archive for the ‘Learning Disabilities’ Category

May 21st, 2008

Cell phone use by pregnant women leads to behavior problems in children later

If this study from UCLA finds solid proof, then all my children are in big trouble!
An epidemiological survey by UCLA researchers found that pregnant women who regularly use mobile phones are more likely to have children with behavioral problems. What’s more, the study found that the risk of developing hyperactivity and emotional difficulties increase […]

By Grace -- 3 comments

April 10th, 2008

Breaking medical news on children’s health - April 10

Here are summaries of some medical news coming out this week that pertain to children’s health:
Mutations in a gene were found to be common in infants and children with cardiac hypertrophy (a thickening of heart muscles), even in those without an apparent family history. Researchers recommend that parents and siblings of children with cardiac hypertrophy […]

By Grace -- 2 comments

January 27th, 2008

Polar Plunge ‘08

Yesterday I posted about a toddler who fell into a frozen pond, but how about plunging into a freezing bay, on purpose?
You’d be CRAZY!
Well, maybe not if you’re doing it for a good cause.
Yesterday, the world’s largest polar plunge, and Maryland’s most successful single-day fundraiser was held at Sandy Point State Park […]

By Grace -- 1 comment

January 10th, 2008

CNTNAP2 “unequivocally implicated” in Type 1 autism

Fresh off the press!
A candidate gene has been significantly linked to the development of autism by three separate groups of scientists.
Contactin Associated Protein-Like 2 (CNTNAP2), a strong a priori candidate for autism, has now been “unequivocally implicated” in causing the newly defined Type 1 autism. Scientists from Yale University, the University of California, Los Angeles, […]

By Grace -- 1 comment

September 11th, 2007

Do your children watch TV all day long?

My child is probably one of the many who watch these toddler shows all the time. The same sets of DVDs over and over again. I don’t even have to watch them to know what the scenes are. Actually neither does she! She has already ‘memorized’ what happens next. A friend told me before that […]

By Grace -- 4 comments