Pediatric Obesity on the Rise
Pediatric obesity is a health problem with clear cut solutions, yet it is on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in six children across America is obese. In North Carolina the obesity rate breaks down this way: 15%...
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
BY ANTHONY SCIALIS With the 2019/20 school year about to start in North Carolina (and in most parts of the nation), parents are looking to a checklist of clothes and school supplies. You should add eye exams to that list. To promote that action, August has been...
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Signposts Ministries Events and Announcements We are working on getting our space ready for the community cafe! Find out more information here. Don't forget all NEW Events are posted in the Signposts Scoop. Community Events Calendar of Free Events in Union County...
Never Too Young to Suffer from Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis sounds like a misnomer. A mistake. How can a kid have creaking bones? Arthritis is more than something making it harder for the elderly to get around. It is a swelling (inflammation is the medical term) of the tissue that lines the inside...
Pediatric Migraine Headaches Disrupt Children’s Lives
As parents, we don't want to see our children suffer. But sometimes, we don't see it, even when we see it. Pediatric migraine headaches are like that. Sometimes we think they are just a simple headache. Pediatric migraines run a shorter course than regular migraines...
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Scoliosis Disrupts Physical & Emotional Lives of Children
Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that an estimated 6-9 million people suffer with in America. While that is distressing enough, coping with scoliosis is compounded by the fact that it most often shows up during childhood growth spurts. This is a time...
May Is Awareness Month for Neurofibromatosis, a Disease With 3 Distinct Disorders
Diagnosed most often in children and young adults, Neurofibromatosis (NF) occurs worldwide and in all races, ethnic groups and both sexes. It does not discriminate. Not a contagious disease, it is best described as a set of complex genetic disorders affecting almost...
April is National Primary Immunodeficiency Awareness Month!
Our immune systems are composed of white blood cells. Think of them as Marines. Created in the bone marrow to travel through the bloodstream and lymph nodes, they protect and defend our body against attacks by "foreign" invaders such as bacteria, fungi, and germs. But...
UGA Seeks Children with Cerebral Palsy for Muscle Quality, Strength and Balance Control Study
"I like to compare having cerebral palsy with faulty wiring in a computer. You might hit Enter, but the computer thinks you’re hitting the Delete key. As you can guess, this is frustrating, but people with cerebral palsy can learn to adapt and lead normal lives."...
Camp LUCK: More Than Just a Camp
“It’s more than a camp; it's an attitude... and changing attitudes changes lives.” When most kids go camping, they don’t get on a plane and fly across the country. But for Kim Jackson and her son, Jacob, traveling from North Carolina to California was their yearly...
This Is What You Should Know About Heart Disease
Caregivers should remember to care for themselves. American Heart Month is a good reminder to check your own heart health to ensure you remain healthy and able to enjoy life to the fullest. Cardiovascular diseases and stroke cause ONE in THREE women’s deaths each...
Respiratory Care Week: Good Respiratory Care Saves Lives
Our son was born with laryngomalacia, or soft tissue in the airway above the larynx. Combined with complications from a couple of rounds of RSV, Whooping Cough at one-month-old, and asthma, his respiratory situation could turn critical in a matter of minutes....
Rebecca’s Tanzanian Update: 8/30/17
Rebecca recently wrote with news from Tanzania. (PS. Rebecca recently had a birthday.): Highlights from this month: From the beginning of the month God has blessed our ministry with an orthopedic technician. He's been working towards helping the majority of children...
Rebecca’s Tanzanian Update- 7/3/17
From Rebecca... This month has been great. We had a clinic with Dr. Pamela and saw 25 children with different disabilities including cerebral palsy, spina bifida, hydrocephalus and autism. In the middle of the month I visited the northern region of Tanzania where I...
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