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Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:08pm
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A mom with a newborn recently showed up in clinic with a copy of the newborn's hospital examination, as is customary for our locality. I noticed, buried in the usual neonatologist scrawl a note that read "melanocytic patches on sacrum, AKA Mongolian spots."
These dark patches on the proverbial baby's butt are more common in peop ...
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Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:18pm
That is what I believe to be the greatest gift of life,,,,to 'Live and Learn' each day. To explore who we are, what our beliefs are and how we grow, change and evolve, but most importantly to learn from those around us and acknowledge when we are wrong.
The post below was writen in response to a comment that someone posted on a Listserv I be ...
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Tue 27 Jan 2009 6:30pm
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Acute: Of abrupt onset, in reference to a disease. Acute often also connotes an illness that is of short duration, rapidly progressive, and in need of urgent care.
Alzheimer's disease: See: Alzheimer disease.
Analysis: A psychology term for processes used to gain understanding of complex emotional or behav ...
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Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:00pm
This is a post that I was hoping someone else would write. I'm not an expert in any of the three subjects, but believe that there may be some interesting links between them. If anyone knows more, feel free to comment and/or rebut. This is a learning exercise and I will appreciate any feedback. Most people, including me, believe that autism has a ...
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Tue 27 Jan 2009 6:28pm
How Doctors Betrayed My Downs syndrome Brother,
By Heidi Thomas
Last updated at 1:02 AM on 01st June 2008
In a heartbreaking account, Heidi Thomas, the screenwriter behind BBC drama Cranford, tells, for the first time, the shattering story of her beloved brother David, a Down’s syndrome boy who was repeatedly failed by the medical es ...
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Tue 04 Aug 2009 5:30pm
In Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (2004) by Jack Weatherford, I read this (p. 87):
Compared to the Jurched [Chinese] soldiers, the Mongols were much healthier and stronger. The Mongols consumed a steady diet of meat, milk, yogurt, and other dairy products, and they fought men who lived on gruel made from various grains. The ...
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Tue 27 Jan 2009 6:28pm
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You may have noticed on the bottom of this page that I am a member of Raising Children with Down syndrome on CafeMom.
There was a post earlier this week that has brought to the light how hurtful words can be. The post mentions a picture of a tiger who appears to have Down syndrome. The picture appeared on the Internet last year.
Sci ...
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