Hundreds More Lead Hotpsots Are Identified As Trump Prepares To Gut Programs
BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - Laicie Manzella lived in a rundown house on Buffalo’s east side when three of her children tested with dangerously high levels of lead in their blood. Her oldest son suffered nosebleeds, body rashes and a developmental disorder requiring speech therapy.
Checking her apartment, county health inspectors found 15 lead violations, all linked to old paint in this blue collar city plagued by lead poisoning.
A Reuters investigation found at least four city zip codes here where 40 percent of children tested from 2006 to 2014 had high lead levels, making Buffalo among the most dangerous lead hots...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Focus on: Autism spectrum disorder
April is Autism Awareness Month and there is a lot in the news about autism. More and more children — up to one out of 68 — are diagnosed with autism. Sesame Street even has a new character, Julia, who has autism. But what exactly is this condition, how does it affect children and what can you do to help?
What is autism?
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex disorder of very early brain development that is approximately four times more common in boys than girls.
Autism spectrum disorder was previously recognized as several separate disorders — including autistic disorder, pervasive developmental disorder-not ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - April 6, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Carolyn Bridgemohan and Sarah Spence Tags: Diseases & Conditions Parenting autism Autism Spectrum Center autism spectrum disorder Dr. Carolyn Bridgemohan Dr. Sarah Spence Source Type: news
$20M Adventist Care Center's nursing facility to create 150 jobs (Video)
The new Adventist Care Center's nursing facility in Kissimmee will create 150 new jobs once it opens in April 2018.
“Those jobs will include licensed nurses, speech therapists, certified nursing assistants and other various occupations,” said Michelle Givens, CEO of Adventist Care Centers, during the groundbreaking ceremony on March 30 for Adventist Health System, Adventist Care Centers and Florida Hospital ’s new skilled nursing facility.
Givens said the center will hire for the positions… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 30, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Veronica Brezina Source Type: news
$20M Adventist Care Center's nursing facility to create 150 jobs (Video)
The new Adventist Care Center's nursing facility in Kissimmee will create 150 new jobs once it opens in April 2018.
“Those jobs will include licensed nurses, speech therapists, certified nursing assistants and other various occupations,” said Michelle Givens, CEO of Adventist Care Centers, during the groundbreaking ceremony on March 30 for Adventist Health System, Adventist Care Centers and Florida Hospital ’s new skilled nursing facility.
Givens said the center will hire for the positions… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - March 30, 2017 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Veronica Brezina Source Type: news
Intensive Speech Therapy Helps Months After Stroke Intensive Speech Therapy Helps Months After Stroke
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Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Intensive speech therapy helps months after stroke
(Reuters Health) - Even months after a stroke, survivors can make major strides in communication and quality of life with intensive speech therapy, a recent study in Germany suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Hearing Loss Predicted to Grow Tremendously by 2060 in U.S.
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According to a recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine, hearing loss among the U.S. population could jump from 44 million in 2020 to 73.5 million by 2060; the 2060 number would comprise 23 percent of the adult American population, compared to 15 percent in 2020. And in 2060, 55 percent of adults with hearing loss will be over 70.
This sort of growth for this health condition is unprecedented, according to Neil DiSarno, chief staff officer of audiology at American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
The most common cause of hearing loss is exposure to loud noise. To prevent...
Source: Network News - March 7, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Consumer Health Disabilities General (all entries) Research Source Type: news
Unprecedented study of hearing aid outcomes in older adults released today
(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) The first-ever placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized clinical trial of hearing aid outcomes published today in the American Journal of Audiology shows that older adults benefit from hearing aid use. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 2, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Do YOU struggle with a stammer?
The Starfish Project has offered an alternative approach to stammering, called 'coastal breathing'. This approach was pioneered by the Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How These Tennis Ball Chairs Are Helping Kids With Sensory Issues
Students with sensory concerns are finding help from an unlikely source: tennis balls.
Amy Maplethorpe, a speech language pathologist at Raymond Ellis Elementary School in Round Lake, Illinois, used hot glue to attach tennis ball halves on the back and seat of chairs in the school’s sensory room. She told The Huffington Post the chairs are helpful for many kids who have difficulty regulating sensory input within their body and in their environments. Some of the students’ diagnoses include autism, Down syndrome and components of sensory processing disorder.
Maplethorpe explained to HuffPost that the tennis...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why These Preemie Parents Are Sharing Their NICU Photos
On Sep. 23, 2015, Jourdan and Matt Moore welcomed their twin son and daughter, Jaxson and Cadence. The babies were born four months early and went on to spend over three months in the NICU.
The experience was difficult for the Moores to say the least, but now the twins are healthy and thriving at home. Jourdan and Matt are sharing photos from the NICU, along with images of their progress, to offer a message of hope to other parents in that difficult situation.
On this day... One year ago October 16th Jaxson fit inside his daddy's hand. He was 23 days old and weighed 1lb 8oz. Exactly one week prior he had a brea...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 24, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Why These Preemie Parents Are Sharing Their NICU Photos
On Sep. 23, 2015, Jourdan and Matt Moore welcomed their twin son and daughter, Jaxson and Cadence. The babies were born four months early and went on to spend over three months in the NICU.
The experience was difficult for the Moores to say the least, but now the twins are healthy and thriving at home. Jourdan and Matt are sharing photos from the NICU, along with images of their progress, to offer a message of hope to other parents in that difficult situation.
On this day... One year ago October 16th Jaxson fit inside his daddy's hand. He was 23 days old and weighed 1lb 8oz. Exactly one week prior he had a brea...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How I solve speech problems for a living
The mid-80s was a pivotal time for Lynda Katz Wilner.
She was a then new-to-Baltimore clinical speech and language pathologist working in a hospital setting. And when the opportunity arose, Wilner jumped on at the chance to explore a new market in her field, accent modification.
“That was a sweet spot for me because I’m a transplanted New Yorker ,” she said. “I know what it’s like to be noticed because of the way you’re speaking and not necessarily because of what you’re saying.”
She… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 29, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Rebecca Logan Source Type: news
Factors associated with speech-language disorders in motorcycle accident victims - Silva MG, Silva VL, Vilela MR, Gomes AO, Falc ão IV, Cabral AK, Lima ML.
PURPOSE: To investigate factors associated with speech-language disorders in victims of motorcycle accidents. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study. Victims of motorcycle accidents studied were treated at Hospital da Restaura METHODS: ção betw... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Stronger together: Families of girls with SPG47 find support in each other
Imagine your child is diagnosed with a rare neurological condition. So rare that there are only a handful of reported cases, and those are from halfway around the world.
This was the case for Chris and Kasey Edwards of Massachusetts and Kevin and Angela Duffy of Pennsylvania. Their daughters’, Robbie and Molly, are among only 11 children in the world to be diagnosed with an extremely rare genetic disorder, called spastic parapalegia-47 (SPG47).
“When they told us how rare this was, our minds were going in a thousand directions,” says Kasey, Robbie’s mom. “We didn’t know what to think.”
The two families though...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - December 20, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Ellen Greenlaw Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories Department of Neurology Dr. Basil Darras hereditary spastic parapalegia HSP type 47 living with rare disease SPG47 Source Type: news
