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How My Son Battled Schizophrenia for a Hard-Fought Draw
It was 26 years ago – 18 months into my retirement – when my wife and I discharged our son, Peter, from a psychiatric ward for the first time. My lad had just spent a fortnight in a secure mental...
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100 Paralyzed Children, Each a Mystery
Since August, more than 100 children across the country have developed a condition best described in three words no parent ever wants to hear: mysterious, sudden paralysis. The kids have a median age...
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‘Play’ May Be More Stressful for Kids With Autism
Children with autism appear to approach play differently than typically developing children, a recent study contends. “Children with autism lack a social component to their play and don’t ‘adjust’...
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Baby bath-seat drowning risk warning
One in three accidental drowning deaths in children aged two and below involves bath seats, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents says. If unsupervised, young children can tip over in a...
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Beyond BPA: Court Battle Reveals A Shift In Debate Over Plastic Safety
BPA-free isn’t good enough anymore if you’re trying to sell plastic sippy cups, water bottles and food containers. The new standard may be “EA-free,” which means free of not only BPA, short for...
View ArticleRare Disease Day 2015 Official Video
The official 2015 Rare Disease Day video is out now! Bring people living with a rare disease out of the shadows and into the spotlight! Watch and share the video with your friends, families and...
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Kids, Allergies and Squeaky Clean Dishes
Could using a dishwashing machine increase the chances your child will develop allergies? That’s what some provocative new research suggests — but don’t tear out your machine just yet. The study...
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This Incredible Hospital Robot Is Saving Lives.
The robot, I’m told, is on its way. Any minute now you’ll see it. We can track them, you know. There’s quite a few of them, so it’s only a matter of time. Any minute now. Ah, and here it is. Far down...
View ArticleRobert Downey Jr. Delivers a Real Bionic Arm
Robert Downey Jr. and Albert Manero, a #CollectiveProject student who founded Limbitless, surprised a very special child with a new 3D printed bionic arm at no cost to the family. The post Robert...
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The Startling Rise of Disability in America
In the past three decades, the number of Americans who are on disability has skyrocketed. The rise has come even as medical advances have allowed many more people to remain on the job, and new laws...
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