Toilet Training Children With Down Syndrome
Most parents wonder how their children with Down syndrome will learn to become toilet trained. This is understandably an anxious time for a parent, as you might be thinking about sending your child to a preschool program and wonder if he will ever be out of diapers...
Down Syndrome
Dr. John Langdon Down, born in 1828 and died in 1896, was the medical superintendent of the Royal Earlswood Asylum for Idiots in London. He studied what he termed Mongolian idiocy which was based on the measurements of the head and palate. This became a racial stereotype in that Asian descendants were called Mongoloids, but they are not directly related to Mongolian idiocy, now termed Down syndrome or Trisomy 21 (Ward, 2004).More than six thousand babies with Down syndrome are born in the United States each year. Down syndrome occurs in all races, ethnic groups, socioeconomic classes, and nationalities. Genetics play a major role in Down syndrome. A person without Down syndrome has forty-six...
Success Journey – What Is Stopping You?
Our journey to success has always ups and downs. Success comes over night only after you have done enough work in the previous nights :). It comes after you persistently and consistently go after it. I would like to let you know of “3 bad guys” who will definitely be your obstacles preventing you from getting there.Lets take a look at them.Fear: Every time I decide to do something new, this is first one who tries to put me off and pull me down. Fear keeps you away from success. Some fears are brought by our own experiences, someone tells you something, you watch something yourselves or watch in the TV, you read about it in the papers. I know sometime when I decide to do something new...
Success Journey – What Is Stopping You?
Our journey to success has always ups and downs. Success comes over night only after you have done enough work in the previous nights :). It comes after you persistently and consistently go after it. I would like to let you know of “3 bad guys” who will definitely be your obstacles preventing you from getting there.Lets take a look at them.Fear: Every time I decide to do something new, this is first one who tries to put me off and pull me down. Fear keeps you away from success. Some fears are brought by our own experiences, someone tells you something, you watch something yourselves or watch in the TV, you read about it in the papers. I know sometime when I decide to do something new...
Viburnum Summer Snowflake
A Repeat Blooming Doublefile ViburnumRepeat blooming plants are the hottest plants for gardening today - and for good reason. Whether it is hydrangeas, daylilies or iris, with today's smaller gardens, the desire is for more flowers from a limited space. An ideal way to achieve this is with plants that bloom more than once per year. This week we are featuring one of the few repeat blooming deciduous shrubs and virtually the only repeat blooming viburnum - plicatum tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake.'Two attributes set 'Summer Snowflake' apart from other plicatum Viburnums - repeat blooms and compact growth habit. In the spring, 'Summer Snowflake' will bloom with clusters of white flowers that follow along...
The "Brother-in-Law" Syndrome Applied to Websites
The SyndromeThis article could have been named "my neighbor down the street" syndrome or "my niece" syndrome. It's really a "fill in the blank" syndrome that indicates a person's response to the thought process for developing (or re-developing) a website for your company. This syndrome kicks in when your response is "Oh, my brother-in-law does websites, he can do one for our company".Have you uttered those words? Do you know of someone who has said that before? To an Internet or information technology professional, those words send shivers down their spine. Not only does this syndrome typically waste time and money, there is usually a sub-optimal business benefit realized.So what do the words...
Digestive Disorder Remedy
This three-step digestive disorder remedy strengthens your digestion and improves nutrient absorption. It's also an effective indigestion remedy and preventative. If you're looking for simple, effective, natural remedies for digestive system disorders, and a way to prevent these problems, start incorporating the below methods into your daily routine. You don't need to take any pills or buy anything - this digestive disorder remedy is based on time-tested, traditional Chinese tips and techniques for healthy digestion.3 Step Digestive Disorder RemedyStep 1: Before Meals Do the Ab Lift: This exercise involves using your abdominal muscles to pull your abdomen in, hold it for several seconds...
The Serpent Grail and the Lady of the Lake
Is there a mystery here to be unravelled? Is there a serpent code being held by the Grail myths? Can we uncover this code by taking a look at the Lady of Lake? The answer is yes to all these questions, for held within the folds of the coiled snake we shall discover the truth of the origin of the Arthurian tales and the strange watery Lady who was to give Arthur his sword.There are various names attributed to the 'Lady of the Lake;' Nimue and Vivienne are the two most used, but most pertinent to us here is 'White Serpent.' Nimue is probably Mneme or Mnemosyne, who is one of the Muses or 'water nymphs' from Roman and Greek mythology and who gave out weapons - just as the Lady of the Lake did. Vivienne...
Elevated Terror Alert
With the illegal alien protests and marches from foreign nationals who conveniently invaded our country, one has to wonder if our borders are really secure. As the new Iraqi government finally comes to terms and establishes a workable group of leaders the international terrorists are in fear of losing in Iraq. If Al Queda loses in Iraq it will set the international terrorist organization back several decades and they may never recover or be able to recruit again.We know from studying radical fundamentalists who start these murderous international terrorist organizations that when they can no longer recruit instead they find children who are young and impressionable or even down-syndrome kids which...
Success Journey – What Is Stopping You?
Our journey to success has always ups and downs. Success comes over night only after you have done enough work in the previous nights :). It comes after you persistently and consistently go after it. I would like to let you know of “3 bad guys” who will definitely be your obstacles preventing you from getting there.Lets take a look at them.Fear: Every time I decide to do something new, this is first one who tries to put me off and pull me down. Fear keeps you away from success. Some fears are brought by our own experiences, someone tells you something, you watch something yourselves or watch in the TV, you read about it in the papers. I know sometime when I decide to do something new...
Dementia Types - The Facts
Alzheimer's Disease is the most common dementia type with over 50% of cases reported. Dementia types will share common themes but each one does have slightly different factors that effect the brain.Dementia types includeAIDS related dementia Alcohol related dementiaAlzheimer's disease, has two forms: Familial Alzheimer's Disease (FAD), also known as Early Onset Alzheimer's or Younger Onset Alzheimer's. Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease, also known as Late Onset Alzheimer's.Dementia with Lewy bodies: this dementia type is very similar to Alzheimer's disease.Down syndrome: Some Research has established a link between Down syndrome and Alzheimer%u2019s disease.Frontal lobe dementia, including Pick's...
What is Down Syndrome?
Every year, one child in every 800 to 1,000 births will be born with a condition known as Down syndrome. Down syndrome is a disorder in which the child has extra genetic material. This extra genetic material causes the baby to develop differently in the womb. This abnormal development occurs during the early stages of cell division, soon after conception.There is no known reason for Down syndrome or a cure for it.The disorder came by its name when an English physician, John Langdon Down, published a description of the characteristics of a person with the condition in 1886. Since Dr. Down was the first person to give the syndrome a name, the disorder is known as Down syndrome.The Common Forms of...
Part 2 -- Avian Flu Fright: Politically Timed for Global "Latrogenocide"
BusinessWeek expects avian flu vaccine stockpiling by government officials will help the Sanofi-Pasteur company on behalf of Sanofi-Aventis and Chiron. "Tamiflu," it reported is an antiviral manufactured by Roche, . . . considered effective against avian flu. . . . The U.S. owns enough for 4.3 million people, with more on order." BusinessWeek failed to report: 1) Tamiflu's safety and effectiveness has not been determined in people with other chronic medical conditions--a significant percentage of the U.S. population-- and common side effects of this drug include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, bronchitis, stomach pain, dizziness, headaches, and much, much more; 2) Roche (Hoffman-LaRoche) was found...
Can The St John's Wort Herb Help ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Sufferers?
Before I begin...I am a Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferer myself but I am not medically trained! I am merely passing on to you, things I have read and learnt which may interest you. I am not a 'health expert', so please - if you come across anything in this article that you find interesting, do a little research on it yourself and contact your doctor or health professional about it before taking any advice from this article.Depression, anxiety and sleep disorders can all be symptoms of ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Whereas some ME/CFS sufferers may never experience depression and anxiety as symptoms of their ME/CFS, others unfortunately do.For example, according to Dr...
What is Down Syndrome?
Every year, one child in every 800 to 1,000 births will be born with a condition known as Down syndrome. Down syndrome is a disorder in which the child has extra genetic material. This extra genetic material causes the baby to develop differently in the womb. This abnormal development occurs during the early stages of cell division, soon after conception.There is no known reason for Down syndrome or a cure for it.The disorder came by its name when an English physician, John Langdon Down, published a description of the characteristics of a person with the condition in 1886. Since Dr. Down was the first person to give the syndrome a name, the disorder is known as Down syndrome.The Common Forms of...
It's A Brand New Day
Waking up one day and realizing your world just isn't working for you is the first step into an incredibly exciting new journey. That awakening is to be the first of many. Maybe you've been reading self improvement books and feeling like something is missing. That's a sure sign your life may be changing, especially if you are beginning to question your own spirit.Have you listened to yourself lately? I mean really listened? Did you hear anything? Maybe your inner voice has been quiet and suppressed for so long it forgot how to speak. Maybe it really has wanted to speak but hasn't been given permission.Recently I saw the result of a study on one of the prime-time news shows. The...
Risks And Benefits Of Hospital Procedures
In spite of all the advertising touting "home-like" birthing rooms in hospitals, for most women, a hospital birth will be nothing like a home birth. Interventions are routine in the hospitals in my state. Every laboring woman will be hooked up for some period of time to an electronic fetal monitor, given vaginal exams, and be told where and in what position she must give birth. If her membranes are ruptured, she will be required to deliver her baby within a certain time period. If her labor is moving too slowly, she will be given pitocin to augment it or have her water artificially ruptured. She will be told how many companions she may have with her. If she has other children she may or may not...
Can The St John's Wort Herb Help ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Sufferers?
Before I begin...I am a Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferer myself but I am not medically trained! I am merely passing on to you, things I have read and learnt which may interest you. I am not a 'health expert', so please - if you come across anything in this article that you find interesting, do a little research on it yourself and contact your doctor or health professional about it before taking any advice from this article.Depression, anxiety and sleep disorders can all be symptoms of ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Whereas some ME/CFS sufferers may never experience depression and anxiety as symptoms of their ME/CFS, others unfortunately do.For example, according to Dr...
Hunter Syndrome: An Orphan Disease
In the United States, an orphan or rare disease occurs in less than 200,000 individuals. Also, there are some diseases that only affect that many individuals in the entire world. Than there are those diseases that are widespread in certain parts of the world but are rare in others. And there are some diseases that are truly one-of-a kind, usually due to a genetic defect. The United States Office of Rare Diseases (USORD) list over 6,000 diseases considered rare in the United States; Hunter Syndrome is one of those diseases.Historical Background: The National Mucopolysaccharide Society (MPS) described Hunter Syndrome as a mucopolysaccharide (muco-poly-saccharide) storage disorder that is also called...
Reduce Heart Disease, Strokes, and Cancer by Drinking Oolong Tea
There is a Chinese proverb - A daily cup of tea or more, keeps you out of the pharmacy. As you will shortly see, there is a lot of truth in this proverb. So, what is oolong tea? It is related to green tea and black tea -- they are all produced from the same plant. Green tea is made from the dried leaves, whereas black tea is made by fermentation of the leaves. Oolong tea is made by partly fermenting the leaves prior to drying.Triglycerides and cholesterol are two important fatty substances in the bloodstream. These are essential for many things in your body but cholesterol also builds up on the wall of the arteries, causing them to narrow and restrict blood flow. This can lead to several problems...
Choosing Our Parents
There's a Native American belief that before we are born, we choose our parents. It actually ties in pretty nicely with the reincarnation idea that we prearrange certain circumstances before each life so as to learn different lessons. Either way, our parents teach us so much more than they ever mean to. Through their choices, circumstances, faults, talents and ability to show their love and support, they mold us. If life is a rat race, then our folks determine what we come out of the starting blocks with.The gifts they give us are so much more than biological. Yeah, there's the basics of whether or not you go through life as pretty, ugly, or just sort of plain looking. I don't have to tell you...
It's A Brand New Day
Waking up one day and realizing your world just isn't working for you is the first step into an incredibly exciting new journey. That awakening is to be the first of many. Maybe you've been reading self improvement books and feeling like something is missing. That's a sure sign your life may be changing, especially if you are beginning to question your own spirit.Have you listened to yourself lately? I mean really listened? Did you hear anything? Maybe your inner voice has been quiet and suppressed for so long it forgot how to speak. Maybe it really has wanted to speak but hasn't been given permission.Recently I saw the result of a study on one of the prime-time news shows. The...
Not particularly handy? Does the very thought of household repairs send you into a deep depression? You may suffer from MTDBS: Multi-Thumb Dysfunctional Brain Syndrome. Researchers have just recently begun to chronicle this devastating disorder, and estimate it may impact as many as ten million American men. Scientists are quick to point out that MTDBS is not the same as being a klutz. "A klutz is physically unskilled, lacking dexterity and nimbleness. A person afflicted with Multi-Thumb Dysfunctional Brain Syndrome has a brain disorder that reduces their conceptual skills to the level of a young baboon. It's a much more serious complication," says Dr. Gertrude Steiner, Director of Physical...
Chromosome 7 and Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common genetic disorders. The genes on each chromosome control specific functions of the human body. The gene on chromosome 7 produces a protein called cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator. Mutation in the DNA level of chromosome 7 leads to the absence of this protein which leads to cystic fibrosis.Cystic fibrosis is a recessive disease. It means that both copies of the gene must be defective. An affected person will have abnormal cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator gene on each chromosome 7. Therefore both biological parents must have an abnormal gene. One abnormal copy is inherited from each parent. A person with one normal gene and one abnormal gene is...
Many new Symbian OS and Palm OS users may be unaware that an application called PIM or personal information manager comes built in with ROM on every Palm OS device or Symbian OS. I promise that my article presents agendus professional v9.0 in a clear, concise and friendly manner. You leave this article all smarter for. I've tested out these applications in the real world as a voice recognition training coach. I have many corporate clients as well is physically impaired clients. I have been teaching Dragon naturally speaking software to many efficient executive assistants who no longer can type using their wrist due to severe carpal tunnels syndrome.What Is ROM?Every Palm OS or Symbian OS device uses...
What is Down Syndrome?
Every year, one child in every 800 to 1,000 births will be born with a condition known as Down syndrome. Down syndrome is a disorder in which the child has extra genetic material. This extra genetic material causes the baby to develop differently in the womb. This abnormal development occurs during the early stages of cell division, soon after conception.There is no known reason for Down syndrome or a cure for it.The disorder came by its name when an English physician, John Langdon Down, published a description of the characteristics of a person with the condition in 1886. Since Dr. Down was the first person to give the syndrome a name, the disorder is known as Down syndrome.The Common Forms of...
Macular Degeneration And JMD
The macula is the central section of the retina. The retina is a part of the eye that contains the photosensitive cells that are responsible in sending visual messages to the brain. The brain then interprets these electrical messages. The densest area of concentration of these photosensitive cells is located at the macula. The macular degeneration is impairment or loss of function of the macular zone that results to weakening and eventual death of the vital central vision. Thus the extensive development of blind spots.Central vision is impaired while peripheral vision remains the same in macular degeneration. Symptoms are only obvious when the case is already advanced. This is because the brain...
The "Brother-in-Law" Syndrome Applied to Websites
The SyndromeThis article could have been named "my neighbor down the street" syndrome or "my niece" syndrome. It's really a "fill in the blank" syndrome that indicates a person's response to the thought process for developing (or re-developing) a website for your company. This syndrome kicks in when your response is "Oh, my brother-in-law does websites, he can do one for our company".Have you uttered those words? Do you know of someone who has said that before? To an Internet or information technology professional, those words send shivers down their spine. Not only does this syndrome typically waste time and money, there is usually a sub-optimal business benefit realized.So what do the words...
Stocking Stuffer Gift Ideas for Teen Girls
It's fun to buy stocking stuffers for teen girls. I keep on the look out for small gifts for my girls all throughout the year. Always looking for a good deal! I always use Christmas as an opportunity to give them the little treats they want and/or need throughout the year but that I don't want to spend the extra money for. Here are some items our teenage daughters will find in their Christmas stockings this year:$5 Starbucks card AA batteries for portable CD player/MP3 player Matching knit camisole/panties Fun fashionable socks Small hoop earrings Chocolates and hard candiesI try to find them things that they can use but will also not necessarily expect in their stockings. Listen for...
Living With an Alien: Sjogrens Syndrome
This is about me, a person who has lived with a disease. I am a person who had a dream of realizing self-potential yet, had to accept not physically being able to manifest this dream.As I stated in an earlier article, Sjogrens is an autoimmune disease, a connective tissue disease. The medical community has not found a cure.I had never heard of Sjogrens Syndrome until April of 2004 when death came to visit and tried to take me back with it.Most of us are familiar with the high profile diseases -- MS, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Lupus etc. Let me preface this story by saying I am not a doctor, I am not an expert I am a patient diagnosed with Sjogrens, I will call it SJS. Technicality is not my forte and...
Relevance of Genetically Modified Cotton in Australia Explored
The recent report by Drew Kershen that pointed out the the links between the consumption of mouldy insect damaged corn containing mycotoxins such as fumonisin and Neural Tube Deformities in children in Mexico, Chile, and South Africa has lead to the rational suggestion that GM maize expressing the insecticidal Bacillus toxin (or Bt maize) should be labelled.But not with biosafety hazard signs that anti-GM forces would prefer but with a health food label indicating that by eating Bt maize particularly pregnant women and their unborn children will be protected from spina bifida and other serious neurological afflications that arise from the block in uptake of folate in humans caused by the presence of...
Down Syndrome
Dr. John Langdon Down, born in 1828 and died in 1896, was the medical superintendent of the Royal Earlswood Asylum for Idiots in London. He studied what he termed Mongolian idiocy which was based on the measurements of the head and palate. This became a racial stereotype in that Asian descendants were called Mongoloids, but they are not directly related to Mongolian idiocy, now termed Down syndrome or Trisomy 21 (Ward, 2004).More than six thousand babies with Down syndrome are born in the United States each year. Down syndrome occurs in all races, ethnic groups, socioeconomic classes, and nationalities. Genetics play a major role in Down syndrome. A person without Down syndrome has forty-six...
What is Down Syndrome?
Every year, one child in every 800 to 1,000 births will be born with a condition known as Down syndrome. Down syndrome is a disorder in which the child has extra genetic material. This extra genetic material causes the baby to develop differently in the womb. This abnormal development occurs during the early stages of cell division, soon after conception.There is no known reason for Down syndrome or a cure for it.The disorder came by its name when an English physician, John Langdon Down, published a description of the characteristics of a person with the condition in 1886. Since Dr. Down was the first person to give the syndrome a name, the disorder is known as Down syndrome.The Common Forms of...
Symptoms of Autism
Typically, children are diagnosed with Autism between the ages of 2-4 years; however the symptoms of Autism can be detected as early as 6 months of age.Early possible symptomsEarly possible symptoms could include: not making eye contact with parents, not cooing or babbling, not responding when you play the peek-a-boo game with them and not smiling when parents smile at them. These, of course, are the very early symptoms of Autism. It is important to note that there could be other reasons for a developmental delay or they could be just a little behind at this stage but will catch up over time.Other symptoms as getting olderAs the child becomes older, there are other areas that you should be aware of...
Down Syndrome
Dr. John Langdon Down, born in 1828 and died in 1896, was the medical superintendent of the Royal Earlswood Asylum for Idiots in London. He studied what he termed Mongolian idiocy which was based on the measurements of the head and palate. This became a racial stereotype in that Asian descendants were called Mongoloids, but they are not directly related to Mongolian idiocy, now termed Down syndrome or Trisomy 21 (Ward, 2004).More than six thousand babies with Down syndrome are born in the United States each year. Down syndrome occurs in all races, ethnic groups, socioeconomic classes, and nationalities. Genetics play a major role in Down syndrome. A person without Down syndrome has forty-six...
What a Man Must Know About Prostate Cancer!
1 Testosterone and its active metabolite.Dihydro-testosterone are essential for prostate cancer to develop, but does not actually cause prostate cancer. Men who are castrated at a young age do not develop prostate cancer.2 Prevalence of prostate cancerOne in ten men will develop clinically significant prostate cancer in their lifetime. It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in American males with 250 000 new cases reported annually. Prostate cancer is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in both the USA and the UK. Prostate cancer is rare among Orientals. It is more common in black than white Americans. The disease appears to present at a younger age and behave more aggressively...
Pulling The Roots Of Disease
"Anybody who tells you that disease has only one cause, and that drugs and surgery are the solution, is DEAD WRONG." Dr. Ward Coleman, N.D.Unhealthy aging and diseases of the body systems (such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, immune dysfunction, etc.) are MULTI-CAUSAL.Extensive clinical analysis by Four Mountains, Inc. has revealed the following TOP TEN "ROOTS OF DISEASE" (and their solutions).Note that these TOP TEN causes of disease are INTERCONNECTED and manifest SIMULTANEOUSLY in varying degrees underneath ALL disease of ANY sort.PROBLEM: THE ROOT CAUSES OF DISEASE: THE TOP TENChronic psychological and emotional suffering, pain and stress.ToxemiaAutonomic DysrhythmiaOxidative StressKiller...
The Separation of Church and State? Evolution, Intelligent Design and the Bible - Part 2
What is the Theory of Evolution? First we must look at what a Theory is. Heres the definition:1. A belief that can guide behavior. 2. A tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena. 3. A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; 4. an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena. "theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and theory" Evolution; A process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) (biology) the...
Genetic Genealogy Research
The completion of the human genome sequencing project was the first step in allowing scientists to unravel the secrets contained in our DNA. Further over the past few years DNA testing has become affordable and easy to do. This has spawned the practice of performing DNA testing for Genealogical purposes which is called Genetic Genealogy.One of the first genetic genealogy studies was conducted in the late 1980s by scientists with the Department of Biochemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. These scientists Rebecca L. Cann, Mark Stoneking and Allan C. Wilson studied a newly discovered kind of DNA. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is contained not in the nucleus of our cell, but in the...
Are Cell Phones Causing Cancer?
In 1993, a man filed a lawsuit against the cell phone industry, claiming that his wife died from a brain tumor caused by her repeated use of the cell phone. The tumor was on the same side of the head where she held her cell phone and was shaped like the cell phone antenna. The case got widespread media attention and was featured in CNN's Larry King show.Although the claim was dismissed by the court due to lack of sufficient evidence, it was a public relations nightmare for the wireless industry. It also marked the beginning of the global search for a definitive answer to the question: are cell phones safe or not? Does it cause cancer and other degenerative diseases? Brain cancer is up 25% since cell...
New Gene Tools May Uncover Root Causes of Disease
More than 200 researchers and collaborators in the development of gene tools have found substantial evidence related to human genetic variation to disease from real time PCR primer design, helping them to understanding human evolutionary history, grounded in data described in a significant paper recently published.The result of the international consortium from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Japan, China, and Nigeria, describe common patterns of genetic variation in human DNA on primer design collected from four different sites around the world. Real time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) allows uncovering the root cause of disease and other genetic disorders.Compared with the evidence...
The WWW Of Affiliate Marketing
Introduction:I was just studing a E-course about the amazing concept of Affiliate Marketing and decided I needed to get this info out to as many people as possible.We will take a short look at these three topics, the Who - What - Why, of Affiliate Marketing in reverse order.The Why of Affiliate Marketing:Whether it is extra income or full time income, one of the main reasons why, of course, is to make money. A second reason would be to try out different niche markets and some marketing ideas you may have for those niche markets.The What of Affiliate Marketing:For some of you affiliate marketing is a mystery or at least a not completely understood concept. Let me explain it to you with a story...
Toilet Training Children With Down Syndrome
Most parents wonder how their children with Down syndrome will learn to become toilet trained. This is understandably an anxious time for a parent, as you might be thinking about sending your child to a preschool program and wonder if he will ever be out of diapers...
Do Babies Go To Heaven When They Die?
Six-year-old Kelly thinks it's simple: "Babies go to heaven because that's where they belong." Kelly, does this include babies who cry a lot? Oh, I almost forgot. Scripture says God will wipe away every tear in the New Jerusalem.Elizabeth, age 9, agrees, but for a different reason. "God will take them to heaven even if they haven't reached the age of accountability." Does this mean they're too young to pass the CPA exam? What is this age of accountability?Let's get some help from Molly, 12, who says babies go to heaven at death "because they are not old enough to understand sin, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit." Jesus said the Holy Spirit would convict the world of sin, righteousness and the...
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
The ill effects of alcohol consumed during pregnancy causes a pattern of mental and physical defects in some unborn babies, known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Fetal alcohol syndrome was named in 1973 by two dysmorphologists, Kenneth Lyons Jones and David W. Smith of the University of Washington Medical School in Seattle.In the United States, there are more babies born with fetal alcohol syndrome than HIV or Downs Syndrome. A child born with FAS may be seriously handicapped, possibly requiring a lifetime of special care. Most of the disabilities of FAS are caused by a pregnant woman consuming alchohol between the 10th and the 20th week of pregnancy.Alcohol interferes with the ability of the fetus to...
Bird Flu (Avian Influenza) Pandemic, the Cytokine Storm: What Drugs Work and Don't Work
What is a Cytokine Storm? by Steven P. Petrosino, Ph.D. and Angela L. Petrosino, MPH A cytokine storm, also called "systemic inflammatory response syndrome" (SIRS) is the systemic expression of a healthy and vigorous immune system resulting in the release of more than 150 inflammatory mediators (cytokines, oxygen free radicals, and coagulation factors). Both pro-inflammatory cytokines (such as Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, InterLeukin-1, and InterLeukin-6) and anti-inflammatory cytokines (such as interleukin 10, and interleukin 1 receptor antagonist) are elevated in the serum, and the fierce and often lethal interplay of these cytokines is referred to as a "Cytokine Storm". The primary contributors...
Glyconutrients For You?
Simply stated, the Greek word glyco refers to "sweet." Hence, a glyconutrient is a biochemical that contains a sugar molecule. The prefix "glyco" can be placed in front of a fat, protein or any molecule and suggests that a sugar is attached. Glycobiology is the study of the sugar portion of these proteins and fats.Glycoprotein = Sugar attached to a protein. Glycolipid = Sugar attached to a fat. Glycoform = Any sugar form.What exactly are Glyconutrients?Glyconutrients are not vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats, herbs, enzymes or homeopathic drugs. They are carbohydrates. Just as there are essential proteins called amino acids and essential fats called fatty acids, glyconutrients...
Infertility Treatment - What's The Process?
Have you been trying to get pregnant, but without success? Generally, if you've been having unprotected sex for a year or more without falling pregnant, you're considered eligible for the various infertility treatments that are available. Technology and research have rapidly accelerated developments in the field of infertility, with the result that many more couples are now able to fall pregnant.Unfortunately, however, it can take more than one attempt before success is achieved, which can become very expensive. Many treatments can end up costing tens of thousands of dollars, if the couple doesn't have insurance coverage. Very few states in the USA require health insurers to cover infertility...
Cause Of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
It is strange but true that the exact Cause of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension is yet to be ascertained. However, researchers in this regard suggest that certain diet drugs (appetite suppressants) can make a person more prone to developing this fatal condition.Primary Pulmonary Hypertension is basically a disorder of the blood vessels wherein the pressure in the pulmonary artery rises above normal levels, thereby posing a life-threatening risk. Several diseases or causative factors, largely unknown, may lead to the malfunctioning denoted by the term Primary Pulmonary Hypertension.Research done in recent times point out that A mutation in the gene denoted BMPR2 Causes Primary Pulmonary Hypertension...
BusinessWeek expects avian flu vaccine stockpiling by government officials will help the Sanofi-Pasteur company on behalf of Sanofi-Aventis and Chiron. "Tamiflu," it reported is an antiviral manufactured by Roche, . . . considered effective against avian flu. . . . The U.S. owns enough for 4.3 million people, with more on order." BusinessWeek failed to report: 1) Tamiflu's safety and effectiveness has not been determined in people with other chronic medical conditions--a significant percentage of the U.S. population-- and common side effects of this drug include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, bronchitis, stomach pain, dizziness, headaches, and much, much more; 2) Roche (Hoffman-LaRoche) was found...
The "Brother-in-Law" Syndrome Applied to Websites
The SyndromeThis article could have been named "my neighbor down the street" syndrome or "my niece" syndrome. It's really a "fill in the blank" syndrome that indicates a person's response to the thought process for developing (or re-developing) a website for your company. This syndrome kicks in when your response is "Oh, my brother-in-law does websites, he can do one for our company".Have you uttered those words? Do you know of someone who has said that before? To an Internet or information technology professional, those words send shivers down their spine. Not only does this syndrome typically waste time and money, there is usually a sub-optimal business benefit realized.So what do the words...