Rett Syndrome is a Developmental Disorder
Can you imagine losing your ability to speak, walk, eat, and even breathe easily? And imagine it happening to you as a kid. This is Rett Syndrome. It occurs worldwide in 1 of every 10,000 female births (and is even rarer in boys). While you may not have heard of Rett...
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Children Can Have Mild, Moderate, or Severe Psoriasis (Yes, Kids Can Get This Skin & Joint Disease)
Psoriasis is best known as a chronic autoimmune disease that appears on the skin. Up to 40% of people with psoriasis have symptoms before they're 16 years old, and 10% get it before they're 10. In fact, each year, roughly 20,000 children under 10 years of age are...
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Family Health & Fitness Day to Beat the COVID-19 Blues
Sigh. Cabin Fever. Stay in Place. House Arrest. Whatever you & your family have called the COVID-19 lockdown. It has been a stressful time. As America begins to slowly phase back to normal, the warmer weather calls you to go outside. But what can you do, keeping...
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Keeping Kids Creative During Coronavirus At-Home Sheltering
Getting a free day or two to stay home from school has always been a welcome event for kids. Not so in these days of Coronavirus and forced home sheltering. Cabin fever sets in rather quickly. For parents of special needs kids with limited attention spans, the stress...
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North Carolina Struggles to Meet Oral Health Care Needs of Children with Disabilities
Children with disabilities are almost two times worse off with meeting their oral health care needs than kids without disabilities. And, according to the American Dental Association, both North Carolina and South Carolina are in the bottom third of the country when it...
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