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1 in 8 campaign launches to bring parents and premature babies closer together

Published: July 17, 2007, 2:54 am

Tags: Health, Parenting, Babies, Bliss, Care, Hospital, Medical, Premature, Research, Sick

the UK are born premature or sick, and often the most natural instincts of a parent, to hold and soothe their child, are made difficult or uncomfortable in these situations due to being surrounded by medical equipment and complicated procedures. Research suggests that only 18% of parents of special care babies receive guidance and support on how

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Saga concludes: G6PD (Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase deficiency)

Published: July 25, 2007, 7:49 am

Tags: Kid Stuff, Sick Days, Health, Links Of Interest

Continued from the previous posts. G6PD (Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase deficiency) is, apparently, the most common enzyme deficiency in humans, with an estimated 400 million people worldwide affected. It is most common in Blacks and inhabitants of the Mediterranean region, although Asians are also impacted. It is sometime also called Favism,

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More Sick Kid Saga: An answer

Published: July 25, 2007, 7:27 am

Tags: Kid Stuff, Sick Days, Health, Links Of Interest

Continued from the previous post. By the time I arrived home in the evening, word was starting to come in from doctor friends to whom I'd passed all the info I had and asked for opinions, strategies, and so on. Being that medical care available on this island is limited, it is often necessary for patients to seek treatment abroad ... my

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Sick Kid Saga: Language issues and swearing at doctors

Published: July 25, 2007, 7:14 am

Tags: Kid Stuff, Sick Days, Health, Links Of Interest

Continued from the previous post. Although I thought I'd prepared myself, I was shocked when I finally did see T. Looking small and frail in the hospital bed, he was yellow and very weak ... and scared to death. Because his mother didn't understand what was happening, no one had been able to explain anything to him. Well accustomed to my 'take

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A Sick Kid Saga: Or, what I've learned about an illness and must share

Published: July 25, 2007, 7:10 am

Tags: Kid Stuff, Sick Days, Health, Links Of Interest

For anyone who happened to notice that I've not posted a darn thing in a while, my apologies. I've been in the middle of a situation here that required my full attention and most of my energy. Being that I've been dealing with circumstances that could potentially happen in a number of international adoptive families, I'm taking the time today to

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In Brief: In ten minutes or so, we’re going to ...

Published: July 31, 2007, 11:53 am

Tags: Alberto Gonzales, Arlen Specter, Doj, Impeachment, Letters, Please Excuse My Attorney General From School As He Is Very Sick

In ten minutes or so, we’re going to get a magical letter from the White House that will explain that Gonzales didn’t lie at all about anything and then we can all quit worrying about it...

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Employees Calling In Sick With Seasonal Absence Syndrome SAS

Published: June 25, 2007, 3:12 pm

Tags: Business, Calling In Sick, Call In Sick, Summer Season, Vacation Day

30% of employees may call in sick this summer to enjoy a day off. Sunny skies and warmer temperatures also brings Seasonal Absence Syndrome (SAS), which will plague organizations in epic portions this summer season. If you have ever felt like calling in sick on a warm summer day, you are not alone.read more digg story Business, calling in sick,

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Destination: Cancer

Published: August 6, 2007, 4:30 am

Tags: Breast, Cancer, Hair, Location, Noun, Pink, Sick

took my hair, made me sick, and forever changed our outlook on the color pink. But what is cancer really, for a six-year-old? It's a noun sometimes -- "My mommy had cancer," Joey might announce. And sometimes, like today, it's a location. Yes, I had cancer. I guess I went to cancer too. Whatever is it, I sure am glad to have gotten rid of

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Drugs overdose proves to be exhausting

Published: August 9, 2007, 2:57 am

Tags: Rock Sick List, Amy Winehouse

The Sun - while acknowledging the official line that Amy Winehouse is "exhausted" - splashes this morning with claims from an eyewitness to her arrival at hospital, and what went on:Tattooed Amy, whose stick-thin frame and sallow complexion has worried friends and fans alike, was given an adrenaline shot in the early hours drama. And she had her

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When you lose control of the press

Published: August 9, 2007, 12:45 pm

Tags: Rock Sick List, Drugs, Amy Winehouse

Poor Amy Winehouse. Even Hello! can't bring itself to run the official "extreme exhaustion" line without quote marks.

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Winehouse offered rehab; responds with catchphrase

Published: August 11, 2007, 7:24 am

Tags: Rock Sick List, Victoria Newton, Drugs, Amy Winehouse, Rehab

Victoria Newton's notoriously unreliable Bizarre column has attempted to scoop the others with its Amy Winehouse coverage:AMY WINEHOUSE fears she is on the verge of suicide but still won't go to rehab, I can exclusively reveal.I can also disclose the disturbing development that the star had been smoking HEROIN on the night she

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Obese kids miss more school

Published: August 13, 2007, 10:27 am

Tags: Bullying, Children, Elementary Students, Elementarystudents, Fat, Kids, Missed Days, Misseddays, Missing School, Missingschool, Obese Children, Obesechildren, Obesity, Overweight, Overweight Children, Overweightchildren, School Absenteeism, Schoolabsenteeism, Sick Days, Sic

Filed under: Feeding & Nutrition, Health and Safety, Elementary school, Public school, Going to school, EatingA new study from the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University finds that being overweight is the best predictor for school absenteeism. Researchers say that elementary school kids who are obese miss more school days than their

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Allen has note from her Dad. Sorry, doctor

Published: August 13, 2007, 8:45 am

Tags: Rock Sick List, Lily Allen, Festivals, Cancellation

Almost as if she feels that Amy Winehouse has spoiled it for the rest of them, Lily Allen has posted a photo of her holding up her doctor's note which has signed off her performing for her next run of festival bookings:I've got sinusitis and strep throat ( i don't even know what that is ) and have been advised to take a couple of weeks off by a

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Obese kids miss more school

Published: August 13, 2007, 10:27 am