The News Review:
- A vital resource for Illinois families with special needs kids
- South Africa’s hidden epidemic
- Born to Run? Little Ones Get Test for Sports Gene
- Assure health care to Hawaii’s children
- Intermountain doctors will be more frank about childhood obesity
- Adoption ‘always part of my life’
A vital resource for Illinois families with special needs kids
Chicago Tribune United States
"These are some of the questions that we answer every day" the center explains on its web site: How can I get health insurance for my child with special needs? How can my child’s health needs be taken care of during the school day? Who can help me find medical care for my child? How can my family get help in paying medical bills? How can I help my teenager with special needs get ready for the future?I came across the organization when I was reporting about. The expansion which was just approved by a state-sponsored organization would extend coverage to 19- and 20-year olds who have illnesses such as diabetes or epilepsy.
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South Africa’s hidden epidemic
Aljazeera.net Qatar
“TB is the step-child of HIV” says Dr Johnson Mahlangu who runs the TB focal point at Helen Joseph. “HIV is really driving the TB epidemic but health systems are not geared up to manage the two diseases together. Primary health care providers usually treat tuberculosis. As a result patients infected with both must go to two separate clinics and see two separate sets of health care providers.
Born to Run? Little Ones Get Test for Sports Gene
New York Times United States
Campiglia 36 said as she watched a toddler class at Boulder Indoor Soccer in which Noah struggled to take direction from the coach between juice and potty breaks. “I think it would prevent a lot of parental frustration” she said. In health-conscious sports-oriented Boulder Atlas Sports.
Assure health care to Hawaii’s children
Honolulu Star-Bulletin HI
HST Nov 30 2008 THE ISSUE The Lingle administration has indicated that a health care program for needy children that was halted might not need to be restored. A health-care program aimed at covering children in families that cannot afford insurance was abruptly halted a month ago after being discovered to be too broad. A temporary measure should be found to provide health care to those needy children until the Legislature can correct what the Lingle administration regards as flawed rules for qualification. Linda Lingle signed into law the Keiki Care Plan after this year’s legislative session to provide health care to an estimated 3500 "gap" children whose families could not afford health insurance but did not qualify for Medicaid or the state’s free Med-QUEST program. However rules that went beyond that limitation resulted in coverage of children who already had affordable health care.
Intermountain doctors will be more frank about childhood obesity
Salt Lake Tribune United States
But the Utah County family didn’t take action until Rowena’s pediatrician said he was concerned — something that will likely become more common as pediatricians are now being urged to aggressively identify overweight children and intervene. With Rowena’s growth chart in hand pediatrician Scott Mumford showed the family that their chubby-cheeked bespectacled girl is technically considered obese weighing about 20 pounds more than the normal weight for her short stature. While Rowena doesn’t have weight-related health problems now diseases that used to sicken only adults are now being found in overweight children too such as diabetes sleep apnea high cholesterol and blood pressure and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. And then there’s the teasing. Rowena has told her parents that she’s been called “the fat girl. Mumford referred the family to a dietician who suggested they enroll in a yearlong pediatric weight-management program that teaches families about nutrition and exercise. “I worried a lot” Cindy Peckson says about watching Rowena get Advertisement.
Adoption ‘always part of my life’
Detroit Free Press United States
Thompkins I was supposed to be adopted by relatives right after I was born but I was premature with many health problems and my mother single at the time refused to part with me. Later when she married my father he did adopt me so I could legally take his name. My family has a history of informally fostering and adopting other children. Our house always seemed like Grand Central Station because my parents Robert and Barbara Thompkins took in so many relatives’ children. I remember once when my mother informally adopted a German youth named Heinz who was a part of our family for two to three years.
