LETTERS: NCT, July 13, 2009 Jul 13, 2009
"I wonder why Dolores didn't comment on my last letter regarding the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty that killed 34 American sailors and injured 147.Mel CrawfordVistaInvestigate the Busby fundraiser incidentI couldn't make Francine Busby's fundraiser and I am in shock at what occurred. Deputy Marshall Abbott barreled in without knocking or ringing the bell. You would have thought that he found the largest meth lab in the United States. It was a group of professional women. Weren't the police... (North County Times)
Green group warns of Kettleman City 'health emergency' Jul 10, 2009
To make a point, a group of parents showed up to the press conference holding photographs of their children with cleft palates and holding up signs bearing slogans such as "Save the children" and "No more birth defects." ... For years, residents have complained of higher rates of asthma and cancer rates as well as cases of cleft palate among newborns ... Parents who were affected by cleft palate babies and infant deaths appeared at the press conference to provide testimonies. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Activists want Kettleman industrial plans halted Jul 9, 2009
Five of 20 babies born in the area over a 14-month period that ended in late 2008 had birth defects, including four with cleft palates, the activists said ... One mother, Maria Salcedo, whose daughter Ashley Alvarez had a cleft palate and died in January when she was 10 months old, said she fears for the unborn child she is now carrying. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Foster parents add 5 special-needs children to their home, their hearts Jul 4, 2009
All five have Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and one has a cleft palate, Davis said. I don t treat them as special needs kids; I do not label them that way. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Quilter spreads comfort around the world Jul 2, 2009
This organization, sponsored by Rotary International clubs, sends teams of volunteer surgeons, other medical professionals and support staff, to perform corrective surgeries on children in developing countries who were born with cleft lip and cleft palate. This month, these quilts will go to a Faces of Hope mission in Guatemala. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Help for the disabled through run Jul 1, 2009
However, when this curly haired bundle of joy turns around, people are usually shocked or even sad to see Sri as she suffers from a chronic cleft palate, lip and nose dysmorphism ... So much to bear: Baby Sri suffers from a chronic cleft palate, lip and nose dysmorphism ... Sris cleft palate, lips and nose is operable but the condition of her head has to improve before any operation is done. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Kissing a cleft lip goodbye: Adnan heals Jun 25, 2009
The organization received a burst of publicity during the last presidential race: Republican nominee John McCain's wife, Cindy, has volunteered at the organization since 2001 (the couple's youngest daughter, adopted from an orphanage in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was born with a cleft palate). Health Library. (CNN -- Health)
Study: Women Look Away More From Abnormal Babies Jun 25, 2009
This time 13 men and 14 women were shown 80 photos of babies, 30 of whom had abnormal facial features such as a cleft palate, Down syndrome or crossed eyes. Participants rated each baby's attractiveness on a scale of zero to 100, and used keystrokes to make the photo stay on the screen longer or disappear faster. (KIRO TV, WA)
Study: Baby Facial Defects Unnerve Women Jun 25, 2009
This time 13 men and 14 00004000 women were shown 80 photos of babies, 30 of whom had abnormal facial features such as a cleft palate, Down syndrome or crossed eyes. Participants rated each baby's attractiveness on a scale of zero to 100, and used keystrokes to make the photo stay on the screen longer or disappear faster. (CBS News)
Is an Ugly Baby Harder to Love? Jun 24, 2009
Elman and Yamamoto recruited 27 volunteers 13 men and 14 women and sat them at computer screens where they were randomly shown pictures of 50 healthy and attractive babies and 30 others with distinct facial irregularities such as a cleft palate or a skin condition. The volunteers were told that each picture would remain on the screen for four seconds but they could shorten that time by clicking one key or prolong it by clicking another. (Time.com)
Titanium, Modern Technology's Desig... Jun 24, 2009
Extensive use in dentistry and cleft palate repair has also been undertaken, many prostheses still performing their tasks after more than twenty years. The potentially fatal weakness, known as an aneurism, in which artery walls bulge dangerously, can be successfully treated with a titanium mesh implant. (Suite101.com)
NYC Prep peeks inside the world of rich kids Jun 23, 2009
NYC Prep peeks inside the world of rich kids - REALITY TV- msnbc. NYC Prep peeks inside the world of rich kids. (MSNBC -- News)
Spirit of volunteerism strong in Somerset County Jun 18, 2009
The United We Serve summer initiative begins on Monday and runs through Sept. 11, the National Day of Service and Remembrance (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Medical advances help save twins born early (53) May 30, 2009
Both infants suffered complications, due to their prematurity, but Jaxon had additional issues, including sleep apnea, a soft cleft palate, and the need for a feeding tube and a blood transfusion. When the twins finally came home, the Jonarts weren't allowed to expose them to other children. (Montana Standard, MT)
In Rare Disease, A Familiar Protein Disrupts Gene Function May 29, 2009
When gene regulation is disrupted in the multisystem genetic disease Cornelia deLange syndrome (CdLS), children may suffer missing hands or fingers, mental retardation, growth failure, cleft palate, heart defects, and other impairments. For families and patients, better knowledge of how those genes perturb normal development may enable researchers to design better diagnostic tests for the disease, and also provide targets for eventual treatments. (Science Daily)
Medical treatment: What are parents' rights? May 29, 2009
"Even with a cleft palate, if the parents don't want their child to have the surgery to correct it, most courts would side with the parents, and let the child make the decision when he becomes an adult," Annas says. Even when a child is in imminent danger of dying, parents have the latitude to reject potentially life-saving treatments if they're experimental, or if the parents can show an would work just as well, says Art Caplan, director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of... (CNN -- Health)
Late abortion tribunal challenge May 29, 2009
But ministers decided details of the conditions involved should not be published after a 2003 probe into an abortion of a baby with a cleft palate ... The ProLife Alliance said in a statement: "It is now impossible to identify precisely how many abortions have been performed under a number of categories of disability, including cleft palate. "An unspecified category recorded as 'other' is sometimes the only detail available. (BBC News -- UK)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' May 29, 2009
Data on the number of abortions performed for conditions like club foot and cleft palate must remain secret, government officials will argue ... Data on the number of late-term abortions performed for conditions like club foot and cleft palate must remain secret to protect the identities of those involved, a Freedom of Information appeal panel will hear. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Side Effects of Benzodiazepines May 20, 2009
Birth defects caused by benzodiazepines include cleft lip (cleft palate) in babies. Benzodiazepines have been found to cause other facial abnormalities. (Suite101.com)
Coffee in Pregnancy May up Cleft Lip Risk Slightly May 8, 2009
Wilcox, at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institutes of Health in Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues in Norway note in the American Journal of Epidemiology that Norway has a relatively high incidence of cleft lip and cleft palate, at 2 ... The study compared 573 women who had babies with cleft lip with or without cleft palate or cleft palate alone to 763 women whose children weren't born with orofacial clefts ... 39 times more likely to have a baby with... (MEDLINEplus)
Extra Effort program honors students with scholarships May 7, 2009
Heal, who had 15 surgeries to improve a cleft palate, wanted to thank everyone Raddatz, family members, friends, teachers and especially his doctors and nurses. They ve made my life so much easier, Heal said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Kettlemen landfill settlement accepted May 1, 2009
"What does money matter when you have a kid born with a cleft palate and birth defects? What does money matter when two children with birth defects die? What's more important?" Angel said, explaining that he is not drawing an association between the landfill operation and health problems in Kettleman City, but drawing attention to the "cumulative impact" from many pollution sources that residents there face. Grewal acknowledged those concerns as he spoke to supervisors, laying out what was... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Epilepsy Drug Dangerous For Pregnant Women, Research Warns Apr 18, 2009
Valproate has also been linked to a higher risk for birth defects such as skull deformities and cleft palate. Valproate and other seizure drugs are sometimes used to treat migraines and bipolar disorder, so many women take these medications. (KERO 23, CA)
Marshfield marathoners help Childrens Hospital Apr 17, 2009
Maggie had a cleft lip and cleft palate and had to have cleft revision surgery, a seven-hour process ... Here in Massachusetts, some health insurance companies feels (cleft palate is) a cosmetic defect; I would hate for a child ever to have to be in that situation where their parents couldn t afford to do the surgery. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Finding a home: Fewer children up for... Apr 14, 2009
Others were born with missing limbs, dwarfism, spina bifida, a cleft palate. One infant is blind and deaf. (CNN -- Law)
Extra, extra! Read all about a changed man's life Apr 11, 2009
He was born with a harelip and cleft palate requiring seven operations over 20 years. Completing year 12 remains one of his proudest achievements as he had struggled at school. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
'Dream' celebrates differences Apr 11, 2009
"They're slow to pop in, I think partly because of her cleft palate. They're hiding behind the gums." ... "They're slow to pop in, I think partly because of her cleft palate. They're hiding behind the gums.". (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Understanding Vitamins Apr 6, 2009
It is essential in the first three months of pregnancy to prevent birth defects such as spina bifida, cleft palate or cleft lip. Signs of deficiency: Tiredness due to anemia, red tongue. (Suite101.com)
Don't let the bed bugs bite Apr 6, 2009
Next, using data from the US Geological Survey, researchers found monthly pesticide levels in surface water also peaked during those months - and that the correlation was strongest with certain birth defects, including spina bifida, cleft palate, and club foot. "Based on the results . . . we can't prove that pesticides cause birth defects, but we certainly can't rule out the possibility that pesticides play a role," said Dr. Paul Winchester, the senior investigator. (Boston Globe)
Alliance of Smiles Mar 21, 2009
Hair lip, cleft lip and cleft palate cases "are quite an anomaly," he said ... Bangladesh has 5,000 cleft lip and cleft palate children every year. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Pesticides at fault? Mar 15, 2009
IMMOKALEE The children with the medical problems - a malformed ear, a cleft palate, a brain defect - live tucked away in trailers and cabins down dusty roads in this poor farming town. Their immigrant parents do some of the country's hardest and most humble work, picking tomatoes for a per-bucket price. (The Palm Beach Post)
Cleft Lip And Palate: Scientists Discover Gene Locus Associated With Deformity Mar 14, 2009
(July 30, 2001) Surgeons, dentists and speech therapists should intervene much earlier to help children avoid speech problems associated with cleft palate, a University of Wyoming research says ... 12, 2008) Researchers have uncovered another clue behind the causes of cleft palate and the process that leads to palate. (Science Daily)
St. Andrew's puts hope and joy into children's lives Mar 11, 2009
They are assisted by two Shriners Hospitals and a team of cleft palate surgeons from Minneapolis, Minn. They give these children a chance to live more normal lives. (Nogales International, AZ)
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Assisted by two Shriners Hospitals and a team of cleft palate surgeons from Minneapolis, they give these children a chance to live more normal lives. Angela Ruez, 5, recently visited the orthopedics department where Dr. Francisco Valencia, the pediatric orthopedic surgeon who recommended the prosthesis for the girl, beamed as his patient stepped confidently across the floor with the aid of a small walker. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Scientists discover why teeth form in a single row Feb 27, 2009
When completely understood, the genetic program described in the study may help guide efforts to re-grow missing teeth and prevent cleft palate, one of the most common birth defects ... Related abnormalities result in the development of teeth outside of the normal row, missing teeth and cleft palate, and the new insights suggest ways to combat these malformations ... "Knocking out" (deleting) the Osr2 gene resulted in cleft palate, a birth defect where the two halves of the roof of the mouth... (EurekAlert!)
PRI's 'The World' Probes Relationship of Oscar Wins, Poverty, Philanthropy Feb 27, 2009
As a result of worldwide attention on multi-Oscar-winning "Slum Dog Millionaire," with its focus on desperate living conditions in Mumbai, and the Oscar-winning documentary short "Smile Pinki," which profiles a rural Indian girl with a cleft palate, several charities are successfully tapping into the films' popularity to increase donations that benefit India's poor. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
* 'Slumdog' is top dog at the Oscars Feb 24, 2009
Another child from India was Pinki Sonkar, whose cleft palate repair was the story behind Smile Pinki, which won the documentary short film category. Jerry Lewis, the 82-year-old comedian who has devoted much of his time to raising money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from Eddie Murphy, who had successfully reprised one of Lewis most famous roles, The Nutty Professor. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Guest commentary: One family: What I learned by returning to my orphanage Feb 24, 2009
Some seemed to have disabilities that could be fixed, like a cleft palate. Others, I felt, would be in the care of the state forever. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
EDIT: So, Take That Feb 24, 2009
In the documentary category, Smile Pinki the story of Pinki Sonkar, an Indian child who underwent cleft palate repair won, adding to the joy. Rahman's music is rooted in the soul and sensibilities of the best of the Indian classical tradition and yet retains the ability to resonate internationally. (India Times, India)
India celebrates Oscar Feb 24, 2009
On Monday, even the Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, congratulated the "Slumdog" team, along with the makers of "Smile Pinki," a short documentary about a village girl with a cleft palate. "The winners have done India proud," Singh's office said in a statement. (International Herald Tribune)
Obesity During Pregnancy Associated With Increased Risk Of Birth Defects Feb 19, 2009
"In women who were obese at the start of pregnancy, the meta-analysis demonstrated a significantly increased risk of a pregnancy affected by a neural tube defect [nearly twice the odds], including spina bifida [more than twice the odds]; cardiovascular anomaly, including a septal anomaly [heart defect]; cleft palate and cleft lip and palate; anorectal atresia [abnormality of the anus/rectum]; hydrocephaly [abnormal enlargement of the ventricles of the brain due to accumulation of cerebrospinal... (Science Daily)
Birth defects and spina bifida risk linked to obesity in pregnancy Feb 14, 2009
Obesity in women was also associated with babies being at an increased risk of heart defects, cleft palate, hydrocephaly or "water on the brain", anal abnormalities, and reduction in limb size. But , published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, points out that because these defects are rare to start with, even a significant increase in risk means the chances of them occurring are still small. (Nursing Times)
Mother's Obesity Raises Risk of Birth Defects Feb 12, 2009
5 and 26, women who were obese defined as having a BMI of 29 or greater before pregnancy were more than twice as likely to have an infant with spina bifida, nearly twice as likely to have a baby with other neural-tube defects, and more vulnerable to giving birth to babies with heart problems, cleft palate or cleft lip, abnormal rectum or anus development, and hydrocephaly, a condition in which excess spinal fluid builds up in the brain. While the risk of birth defects in obese women has been... (Time.com)
Obese women 'significantly more likely to have children with birth ... Feb 11, 2009
They were also 30 per cent more likely to have heart defects and 20 per cent more likely to be born with a cleft palate, the review of 39 separate scientific studies, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, shows. A separate study warns that doctors routinely miss warnings signs of heart disease in pregnancy, despite the condition being responsible for 2. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Two of a Kind: Best buddies like what they see inside, too Feb 8, 2009
Derek was born with a cleft palate, meaning the roof of his mouth failed to develop properly, and he also lacked a soft spot on the top of his skull. Both birth defects required surgeries. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Advancement In Tissue Engineering Promotes Oral Wound Healing Feb 8, 2009
"Reconstructive surgery within the oral cavity is required during tumor excision, cleft palate repair, trauma, repair of diseased tissue and for generating soft tissue around teeth and dental implants," explained Dr. Gibbs. "Drawbacks of using skin as an autograft material in the oral cavity include bulkiness, sweating and hair formation and the limited amount of donor tissue available.". (Science Daily)
Parent Smoking During Pregnancy Raises Kids' Heart Risks Feb 7, 2009
He cited a previous study that showed an increased risk of cleft palate among children of smokers, even if the mothers themselves did not smoke. "It's not by any mysterious way, just by inhaling," Katz said. (MEDLINEplus)
Cleft-Lip Nose Fix OK at 16 for Girls, 17 for Boys Feb 7, 2009
Dr. Perry van der Heijden and colleagues from the University Medical Center Groningen note that most specialists in treating cleft palate and cleft lip put off nose reshaping, known as rhinoseptoplasty, until young people are 18 ... Earlier surgery may be particularly beneficial to adolescents with cleft palate, who are often unhappy with their appearance and report being teased, the researchers point out. (MEDLINEplus)
Assisted Reproductive Technology Linked to Birth Defects Feb 7, 2009
Among pregnancies resulting in a single birth, ART was associated with twice the risk of some types of heart defects, more than twice the risk of cleft lip with or without cleft palate, and more than four times the risk of certain kinds of gastrointestinal defects. But the researchers noted the absolute risk of a birth defect remains low. (MEDLINEplus)
