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Part Six: Two lives remain intertwined
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterBetty Stuart was back in South Bend, and her adopted daughter, Mechi, was now on her own. The then-18-year-old was ready to be independent and took off with her friends. Mechi and some friends headed to Florida in a van, looking for adventure. She...Tags: Career and Workplace, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Diseases and Illnesses, Retraining, Hands
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Gig Harbor teen with rare genetic condition needs wheelchair
Q13 FOX News reporterLike the rest of her classmates at Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor, sophomore Jordyn Valona was decked out in green and gold Friday night, showing off her school spirit for the big Homecoming game. But Jordyn isn’t like other students. “...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Chicago Hotels, Human Body
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My Turn: The academic debate over the causes of autism hits home for this family
Autism is an environmental disorder — at least in some cases. Just as lead paint chips can cause learning disabilities and radon in the basement can cause lung cancer, certain chemicals and other outside influences seem to help set autism in motion....Tags: Science and Technology, Biology, Preventative Medicine, Cancer, Behavioral Conditions
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At Texas Mental Health Center, Smaller Cuts Still Sting
Texas Tribune
The Texas Legislature has cut $15 billion out of its budget for the next two years, affecting virtually every state agency and almost all state services. Bluebonnet Trails, a mental health services provider based in Williamson County,...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Mental Health, Movies, Behavioral Conditions, Health
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Byron Center Runners Honor Little Girl, Raise Awareness
FOX 17 News ReporterSome run for fitness, Some for fun. But on Saturday morning, a group dressed in purple ran for a cause. Kami and Tim Potjer’s daughter Sydney was never able to run: she was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy at the age of seven months. SMA, a...Tags: Michigan, WXMI, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Human Interest, Health
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Scout gives Children's Hospital a therapy garden
Mary Miller, 9, carefully pulls on lavender, Dora Explorer gardening gloves. Pink trim on the gloves matches pink ribbons in her hair.
"Where do your fingers go?" says Maggie Jarvela. She is Mary's occupational therapist at the Children's Hospital of the...Tags: Muscle, Lifestyle and Leisure, Behavioral Conditions, Health, Health Treatments
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Down syndrome clinic helps families track progress
TribLocal - Schaumburg » NewsKatelynn Malek claps and smiles as she points to photographs, correctly identifying several members of her family during a therapy evaluation. Such a task may …... -
Courteney Cox and Nicole Kidman curate sales on Rue La La
All The RageMembers-only shopping destination Rue La La has teamed up with celebrity moms Courtney Cox and Nicole Kidman to curate online boutique. All proceeds go to charity.... -
ESPYS: Robert Horry touched by well wishes over daughter's death
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What is Fanconi anemia?
Chopping Block - Seminoles Blog - Orlando SentinelProbably the one question we've all been asking ourselves since the 11 a.m. news conference at Florida State finished has been this: What is Fanconi anemia? After FSU coach Jimbo Fisher and his wife, Candi talked in front of cameras about how they are... -
Maryland physician board charges promoters of dangerous autism therapy
A prominent promoter of treating autism with Lupron, a chemical castrator, has been charged with practicing medicine without a license by the Maryland State Board of Physicians.
In charges filed this week, the board described how David Geier, who holds...Tags: General Practitioners, Autism, Martin O'Malley, Health and Medical Professionals, Behavioral Conditions
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Autism treatment: Science hijacked to support alternative therapies
Tribune reportersDr. Carlos Pardo was trying to head off trouble. The Johns Hopkins neurologist and his colleagues had autopsied the brains of people with autism who died in accidents and found evidence of neuroinflammation. This rare look inside the autistic brain had...Tags: HIV, Inflammation, University of Cambridge, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry
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