Pediatric disabilities information, articles, papers, and resources for parents and caregivers.https://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/en-usMon, 08 Jun 2026 21:08:39 GMTPediatric DisabilitiesComparing the effects of the transport response, the relaxed reaction while being carried, with motionless maternal holding or rocking and examining if the effects persist with longer carrying in infantshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/crying-baby.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/crying-baby.phpTue, 13 Sep 2022 18:03:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesUniversity of California Riverside researchers examine how expectation of pain influences pain experience in childrenhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/coaxing.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/coaxing.phpMon, 04 Jun 2018 10:53:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesBy analyzing most common genetic variants scientists aim at improving diagnosis and treatment for nephrotic syndrome which presents high resistance to drugs and relapse in post-transplant scenariohttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/thematic-project.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/thematic-project.phpSat, 24 Mar 2018 18:02:13 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesResearchers calculated incidence of SIDS in younger siblings compared to the general population and found younger siblings of SIDS victims had four-fold increased risk of SIDS compared to the general populationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/sids-risk.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/sids-risk.phpMon, 19 Mar 2018 10:21:49 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesJaundice is actually a symptom not a disease, it is recognized primarily by the yellow discoloration of the skinhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/jaundice.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/jaundice.phpTue, 03 Oct 2017 18:13:07 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesResearch shows children born with cleft lip or palate and spina bifida at increased risk for abuse before the age of 2https://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/defect.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/defect.phpThu, 10 Dec 2015 13:28:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesTrauma symptoms manifest very differently in babies and toddlers than in children who are older, adolescents and adultshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/trauma-child.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/trauma-child.phpMon, 22 Jun 2015 09:00:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesResearchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia identify CHOPS syndrome, a new genetic disorder caused by AFF4 gene mutations affecting early human developmenthttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/aff4.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/aff4.phpTue, 03 Mar 2015 08:57:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesResearch finds formula-fed infants face higher arsenic exposure than breastfed ones, highlighting risks from formula powder and tap water contaminationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/formula.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/formula.phpMon, 23 Feb 2015 10:21:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesIf bad behavior is prolonged or intense, the child may have conduct disorder, or a psychiatric problem that could be a harbinger of antisocial behaviorhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/problems.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/problems.phpThu, 15 Jan 2015 12:06:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesStudy shows pediatric patients who listened to songs by Rihanna, Taylor Swift and other singers had significant reduction in pain after major surgeryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/rihanna.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/rihanna.phpThu, 08 Jan 2015 12:49:12 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesDocumented evidence-based statistics pharma-media never wants public to know prove link between fetal iatro-teratogenecity and multiple forms of disabilities among new born and unborn babieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/pharma-media.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/pharma-media.phpTue, 29 Jul 2014 20:14:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesPeer-reviewed study reveals how progeria's toxic protein damages arterial muscle cells, offering insights into both rare disease and normal cardiovascular aginghttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/progeria.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/progeria.phpTue, 20 May 2014 14:50:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesA study finds victims of bullying are at increased risk of experiencing sleep disturbances such as nightmareshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/nightmares.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/nightmares.phpWed, 07 May 2014 08:31:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesArticle looks at some of the toxic substances found in the environment today and their possible effects on childrenhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/toxins.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/toxins.phpThu, 16 Jan 2014 09:59:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesNormative data for different exercises like hopping or running enables parents and experts to gauge motor skills of young children objectively and identify abnormalities at an early stagehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/hopping.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/hopping.phpThu, 21 Feb 2013 16:35:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesResearch reveals how infant eye movements and cry patterns differ for pain, anger, and fear, helping parents and caregivers recognize baby crying causeshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/crying.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/crying.phpTue, 19 Feb 2013 14:52:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesChildren who experience significant forms of psychiatric disabilities may have needs that require services and supports that go beyond their family members abilities to meethttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/psychiatric.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/psychiatric.phpSun, 02 Dec 2012 13:31:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesChild Abuse is defined as failing to do something that results in harm to a child or puts a child at risk of harm. Child abuse can be physical, sexual or emotional. Neglect, or not providing for a child's needs, is also a form of abusehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/childabuse.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/childabuse.phpSat, 17 Nov 2012 10:05:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesInformation regarding childhood mental health disorders that have the potential to disrupt daily life at school at home or in the communityhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/cmd.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/cmd.phpThu, 01 Nov 2012 10:27:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesInformation regarding temper tantrums in children and knowing when disruptive behavior is typical or a sign of a serious mental problemhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/tantrum.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/tantrum.phpWed, 29 Aug 2012 15:53:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesStudies show key cell signals inhibit growth of essential immune cells early in life blocking this signaling could lead to improving an infants response to infectionhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/ill.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/ill.phpTue, 07 Aug 2012 13:14:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesLearn the key signs of child abuse and neglect to help protect vulnerable children, including those with disabilities, from unnoticed harmhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/child-abuse.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/child-abuse.phpSat, 03 Sep 2011 06:09:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesParents often ask doctors for advice on toilet training young children, and a new article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal summarizes current approaches and evidence to help physicians respond to these querieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/toilet-training.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/toilet-training.phpFri, 12 Aug 2011 13:58:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesMedical management may be preferred over surgery for children with orbital cellulitis an acute infection of the tissues surrounding the eyehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/eye-infections.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/eye-infections.phpFri, 10 Jun 2011 12:24:59 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesDiarrhea is frequently a symptom of another disease such as cholera and rotavirus and turns deadly in children who rapidly lose body fluidshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/diarrhea.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/diarrhea.phpSun, 08 May 2011 15:35:49 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesParents can play a key role in decreasing the chances that their son or daughter will harass or intimidate other childrenhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/raising-bully.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/raising-bully.phpSun, 01 May 2011 11:40:11 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesMeasuring the link between daily growth and sleep show the two are inextricably linkedhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/height.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/height.phpSun, 01 May 2011 11:37:24 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesMultiple studies indicate that fat children are the group being most bulliedhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/bullying-act.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/bullying-act.phpSat, 19 Mar 2011 09:59:33 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesPhelan-McDermid syndrome is characterized by average to accelerated growth low muscle tone moderate to profound intellectual disability severely delayed speech as well as some dysmorphic featurehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/phelan-mcdermid-syndrome.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/phelan-mcdermid-syndrome.phpThu, 10 Mar 2011 17:21:31 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesChildren can develop a condition called heterotaxy in which the heart is severely malformedhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/child-heart-disease.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/child-heart-disease.phpMon, 31 Jan 2011 16:14:59 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesTonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures in the United States with over 530000 procedures performed annually in children under 15 years oldhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/tonsillectomy.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/tonsillectomy.phpMon, 03 Jan 2011 11:40:22 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesWeight gain of formula fed infants is influenced by the type of formula the infant is consuminghttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/formulas.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/formulas.phpMon, 27 Dec 2010 09:38:25 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesMedical standard of care for premature and at-risk infants in the NICU, including equipment, staffing, MRI-based diagnostics, and therapeutic cooling advanceshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/premature.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/premature.phpSun, 19 Dec 2010 11:31:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesParents of children with undiagnosed learning disorders developmental deficits and congenital abnormalities face psychological and social challengeshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/disorders.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/disorders.phpThu, 14 Oct 2010 09:24:06 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesChildren who spend longer than 2 hours in front of a computer or television screen more likely to suffer psychological difficultieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/screen-time.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/screen-time.phpMon, 11 Oct 2010 10:01:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesTemporary combativeness after surgery, a complication affecting up to half of anesthetized children may be preventable with drugshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/after-surgery.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/after-surgery.phpFri, 08 Oct 2010 17:09:37 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesStudents living with a disability or chronic illness are more likely to be victims of bullying at schoolhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/disability-bullied.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/disability-bullied.phpThu, 07 Oct 2010 12:10:11 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesResearchers directly linked an increased unemployment rate to child maltreatment one year laterhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/unemployment-abuse.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/unemployment-abuse.phpSun, 03 Oct 2010 11:57:21 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesExposure to common viruses in daycare puts children with chronic lung conditions at risk for serious respiratory infectionshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/daycare-illnesses.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/daycare-illnesses.phpMon, 27 Sep 2010 09:23:41 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesGirls in homes without a biological father are more likely to hit puberty at an earlier agehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/girls-puberty.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/girls-puberty.phpFri, 17 Sep 2010 13:16:26 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesWorkplace bullying mirrors schoolyard bullying and causes serious mental health issues including anxiety, stress, and post-traumatic stress disorder in employeeshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/bullied.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/bullied.phpTue, 07 Sep 2010 11:41:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesTreating patients who engage in a disturbing self-injury behavior known as self-embeddinghttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/self-embedding.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/self-embedding.phpTue, 07 Sep 2010 10:45:01 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesChildren exposed to organophosphate pesticides while still in the womb more likely to develop attention disordershttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/pesticides-child.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/pesticides-child.phpThu, 19 Aug 2010 12:24:05 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesSotos syndrome is a variable genetic disorder characterized by excessive growth before and after the person is bornhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/sotos-syndrome.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/sotos-syndrome.phpTue, 03 Aug 2010 09:57:49 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesBrain cooling therapy using chilled blankets reduces the risk of cerebral palsy and long-term disability in newborns who suffer oxygen deprivation during birthhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/cooling-blankets-babies.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/cooling-blankets-babies.phpWed, 28 Jul 2010 18:29:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesWide array of medication common practice for insomnia in children receiving mental health treatmenthttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/sleep-medication.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/sleep-medication.phpMon, 26 Jul 2010 16:58:22 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesHurricane Katrina effects on children: Resilience and genderhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/katrina.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/katrina.phpThu, 15 Jul 2010 16:32:16 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesInformation on whether women who taking drugs or medicines should breast feed their babieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/breast-milk.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/breast-milk.phpThu, 24 Jun 2010 12:26:26 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesRadical changes are needed to improve assessments and support for families where there are concerns about parental abusehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/child-welfare.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/child-welfare.phpMon, 21 Jun 2010 11:16:28 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesAssociation between injury and type of mobility aid result of limitations of children using the various aidshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/mobility-aid-injury.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/mobility-aid-injury.phpMon, 24 May 2010 10:50:36 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesTreatment for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) when urine flows backwards into the kidneys from the bladderhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/vesicoureteral-reflux.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/vesicoureteral-reflux.phpThu, 20 May 2010 10:00:08 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesNew policy statement issued by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) essentially promotes female genital mutilationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/genital-mutilation.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/genital-mutilation.phpThu, 13 May 2010 19:11:09 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesDecrease the likelihood your child will become a school bullyhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/child-bullying.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/child-bullying.phpMon, 03 May 2010 17:49:02 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesNew class of compounds targeting a protein implicated in promoting a variety of cancershttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/drugs-childhood-cancer.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/drugs-childhood-cancer.phpMon, 29 Mar 2010 14:32:59 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesAnti-seizure medications ethosuximide is the most effective treatment for childhood epilepsyhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/child-epilepsy.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/child-epilepsy.phpFri, 12 Mar 2010 15:36:59 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesIs prenatal screening for rare diseases like spinal muscular atrophy too costlyhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/spinal-muscular-atrophy-screening.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/spinal-muscular-atrophy-screening.phpMon, 08 Mar 2010 10:24:05 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesRate of chronic health conditions among children in the U.S. increased from 12.8 percent in 1994 to 26.6 percent in 2006https://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/childhood-health.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/childhood-health.phpThu, 18 Feb 2010 14:08:38 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesAdolescents with suicidal thoughts and depression had reduction of symptoms when treated with family therapy than standard treatmenthttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/teen-suicide.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/teen-suicide.phpFri, 05 Feb 2010 15:01:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesSudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) linked with low production of serotonin in the brainstemhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/sids-brain-link.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/sids-brain-link.phpWed, 03 Feb 2010 13:17:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesMixed-handed children more likely to have mental health language and scholastic problemshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/mixed-handed-children.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/mixed-handed-children.phpMon, 25 Jan 2010 10:38:05 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesU.S. infants are getting smaller according to researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institutehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/us-babies.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/us-babies.phpSat, 23 Jan 2010 16:54:41 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesCaring for a child with special health care needs usually means higher medical expenses for a familyhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/special-needs-live.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/special-needs-live.phpFri, 04 Dec 2009 17:30:57 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesResearch shows Canadian teens in puberty face rising heart disease risks like high blood pressure and cholesterol, urging early lifestyle changes for long-term healthhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/puberty-heart-disease.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/puberty-heart-disease.phpTue, 27 Oct 2009 08:28:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesAddiction to the Internet can negatively impact school performance family relationships and childrens emotional statehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/internet-addiction.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/internet-addiction.phpMon, 05 Oct 2009 17:27:05 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesAnalysis of 13 million annual preterm births worldwide, examining regional mortality rates, risk factors, and health complications in premature infantshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/premature-babies.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/premature-babies.phpSun, 04 Oct 2009 17:50:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesEarly casting treatments can successfully correct progressive infantile scoliosis, offering a safe, effective alternative to surgery for young childrenhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/scoliosis-casts.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/scoliosis-casts.phpWed, 30 Sep 2009 13:50:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesSide effects and accidental overdoses of medications are a common complication of outpatient care in childrenhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/adverse-drug-events.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/adverse-drug-events.phpMon, 28 Sep 2009 11:34:04 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesScreening all newborns for excessive bilirubin in the blood can significantly decrease the incidence of severe jaundicehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/jaundice-screening.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/jaundice-screening.phpMon, 28 Sep 2009 09:09:31 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesEwings sarcoma an often deadly bone cancer that typically afflicts children and young adultshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/bone-cancer-hope.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/bone-cancer-hope.phpMon, 31 Aug 2009 16:30:02 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesTeens who engage in heavy binge drinking also likely to engage in heavy smokinghttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/smoking-drinking-teens.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/smoking-drinking-teens.phpSat, 08 Aug 2009 16:08:02 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesUK children are suffering from preventable levels of disability particularly blindness and premature death due to poor diagnosis of brain tumorshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/child-brain-tumor-diagnosis.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/child-brain-tumor-diagnosis.phpFri, 07 Aug 2009 09:51:06 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesCancer Center finds a higher level of common household pesticides in the urine of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemiahttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/pesticides-childhood-cancer.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/pesticides-childhood-cancer.phpTue, 28 Jul 2009 14:29:27 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesInfants with Developmental Hip Dysplasia are often at risk of developing arthritis of the hip as a young adulthttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/developmental-hip-dysplasia.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/developmental-hip-dysplasia.phpWed, 01 Jul 2009 10:53:33 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesStudy shows there are several factors that contribute to children missing immunization visitshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/child-immunizations.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/child-immunizations.phpTue, 05 May 2009 09:39:09 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric Disabilities2009 Pollin Pediatric Research Prize Awarded to Dr. Basil S. Hetzel for discovery that maternal iodine deficiency can cause brain damage in newbornshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/salt-iodization-brain-damage.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/salt-iodization-brain-damage.phpSat, 25 Apr 2009 12:44:09 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesResearchers find drug that inhibits acute leukemia cell growth - Pre-clinical study shows 50 percent reduced tumor cell burdenhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/acute-leukemia-drug.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/acute-leukemia-drug.phpFri, 24 Apr 2009 16:05:24 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesSandhoff disease is a rare genetic lipid storage disorder resulting in the progressive deterioration of the central nervous systemhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/sandhoff-disease.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/sandhoff-disease.phpSun, 05 Apr 2009 14:46:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesRett Syndrome is a progressive neurologic disease in girls characterized by normal birth and normal psychomotor development during the first six to 18 months of lifehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/rett-syndrome.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/rett-syndrome.phpSun, 05 Apr 2009 14:32:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesPompe disease is a rare, inherited, often fatal disorder that disables the heart and muscles caused by mutations in a gene that makes an enzyme called alpha-glucosidasehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/pompe-disease.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/pompe-disease.phpSun, 05 Apr 2009 14:22:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesMetachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a hereditary degenerative disease transmitted as an autosomal recessive due to sulfatase, a deficiency with excess accumulation of sulfated lipids responsible for metachromasia in various tissueshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/metachromatic-leukodystrophy.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/metachromatic-leukodystrophy.phpSat, 04 Apr 2009 08:50:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesLesch-Nyhan syndrome (LNS) is a rare inherited disorder caused by a deficiency of the enzyme hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferasehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/lesch-nyhan-syndrome.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/lesch-nyhan-syndrome.phpSat, 04 Apr 2009 08:27:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesKrabbe disease is a rare, inherited condition that affects the myelin that covers and protects your nerve cells, causing neurological issueshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/krabbe-disease.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/krabbe-disease.phpThu, 02 Apr 2009 17:21:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesInfantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy (INAD) is a rare, inherited neurological disorder that causes progressive loss of vision, muscular control, and mental skillshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/infantile-neuroaxonal-dystrophy.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/infantile-neuroaxonal-dystrophy.phpThu, 02 Apr 2009 16:50:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesGaucher disease is an inherited metabolic disorder in which a fatty substance called glucocerebroside accumulates in the spleen, liver, lungs, bone marrow, and brainhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/gaucher-disease.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/gaucher-disease.phpThu, 02 Apr 2009 16:07:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesFarber's disease is included in a group of inherited metabolic disorders called lipid storage diseases when excess amounts of lipids build up to harmful levelshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/farbers-disease.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/farbers-disease.phpWed, 01 Apr 2009 16:31:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesCerebro oculo facio skeletal syndrome is a pediatric genetic degenerative disorder that involves the brain and the spinal cord that begins before birthhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/cerebro-oculo-facio-skeletal.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/cerebro-oculo-facio-skeletal.phpWed, 01 Apr 2009 15:51:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesMany things go awry in short-rib polydactyly syndrome the fetus develops extra fingers and toes and its skeleton does not growhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/shortrib-polydactyly-syndrome.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/shortrib-polydactyly-syndrome.phpWed, 01 Apr 2009 12:34:13 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesThis article discusses the key features of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FASD)https://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder.phpMon, 23 Mar 2009 17:24:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesOsgood-Schlatters Disease is often found among young athletes, mainly boys and girls between 10-16 years of age. Symptoms can include pain, swelling, and inflammationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/osgood-schlatters-disease.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/osgood-schlatters-disease.phpFri, 20 Mar 2009 13:21:03 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesKidney impairment the cause of kidney disease and race are linked to proteinuria the presence of protein in the urinehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/child-kidney-function.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/child-kidney-function.phpThu, 19 Mar 2009 12:55:42 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesOn average one in every one thousand babies are born with a defect known as cleft lip or palatehttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/cleft-lip.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/cleft-lip.phpTue, 17 Mar 2009 17:01:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesConvulsive seizures in a form of severe epilepsy are generated from within the memory-forming hippocampushttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/pediatric-epilepsy-disorder.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/pediatric-epilepsy-disorder.phpTue, 17 Mar 2009 10:46:47 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesThe Arthritis Society uses Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month in March to heighten awarenesshttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/childhood-arthritis.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/childhood-arthritis.phpWed, 11 Mar 2009 19:26:40 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesDoctor Yeates of Nationwide Childrens Hospital followed nearly 200 children with concussions for a yearhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/classifying-concussions.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/classifying-concussions.phpMon, 02 Mar 2009 12:03:22 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesSudden Infant Death Syndrome, also known as SIDS is the sudden, unexplainable death of a child who was in a healthy conditionhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/sids.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/sids.phpThu, 19 Feb 2009 09:21:47 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesInformation on common childhood cancers, including leukemias and forms of liver cancer that occur in childrenhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/childhood-cancers.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/childhood-cancers.phpMon, 02 Feb 2009 15:15:00 GMTDisabled World