Archive for November, 2010
The common childhood disorders that have been left out in the cold | Dorothy Bishop
Specific language impairment (SLI) is a developmental disorder 10 times as common as autism and just as prevalent as dyslexia. So how come you’ve never heard of it?Taxi drivers have become the modern equivalent of the man on the Clapham omnibus. I’ve conducted a totally unsystematic but long-term survey of them and can report that most know what autism and dyslexia are, but very few have any idea about specific language impairment (SLI). Now this is odd because SLI is reckoned to be as common as dyslexia and 10 times as common as autism.In SLI, children have noticeable problems with understanding and/or producing language, for no obvious reason. However, it is clearly a condition with an image problem. So we have what I call the taxi driver paradox: how come taxi drivers (and lay people in…
Original post by Guardian Unlimited Science
No commentsCommon child disorders left out in the cold
Specific language impairment (SLI) is a developmental disorder 10 times as common as autism and just as prevalent as dyslexia. So how come you’ve never heard of it?Taxi drivers have become the modern equivalent of the man on the Clapham omnibus. I’ve conducted a totally unsystematic but long-term survey of them and can report that most know what autism and dyslexia are, but very few have any idea about specific language impairment (SLI). Now this is odd because SLI is reckoned to be as common as dyslexia and 10 times as common as autism.In SLI, children have noticeable problems with understanding and/or producing language, for no obvious reason. However, it is clearly a condition with an image problem. So we have what I call the taxi driver paradox: how come taxi drivers (and lay people in…div id=medwormpbiMedWorm Sponsor Message:/i/b Watch the new a href=http://frankiespeakingfrankly.blogspot.com/2010/10/medworm-googlereader-video-demo.html target=_selfMedWorm demo/a and find out how to get all the very latest, relevant, organized information daily!/p/div
Original post by Guardian Unlimited Science
No commentsDespite Record Number Of HIV Screenings, One Third Of Diagnoses Still Occurring Late
Although record numbers are being tested for HIV in the USA, over 200,000 infected individuals are not aware of their HIV status, and one third of diagnoses are occurring later on during the infection when treatment is less effective. A CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) MMWR report says increased testing is required, especially among populations where HIV diagnoses occur the most…
Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsVitamin D And Bone Health, Cancer And Diabetes Prevention, Plus Hypertension Reduction
The recommended dietary allowance for vitamin D in the USA and Canada have been increased – the guidelines were issued today by the Institute of Medicine (IoM). For the last ten years people have been reading conflicting reports on what their vitamin D intake should be, as well as calcium intake…
Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsInstitute of Medicine raises recommended levels of vitamin D—but says deficiency is uncommon
The Institute of Medicine today increased the recommended levels of vitamin D, but challenged the notion that there’s widespread deficiency of the vitamin, or of the mineral calcium. And while it confirmed that both nutrients are vital in promoting bone health, it said that the other purported benefits of vitamin D—including prevention of certain cancers and autoimmune, infectious, and cardiovascular diseases—are still unproven.The IOM report acknowledged that the previous Daily Reference Intake for vitamin D—200 international units (IU) for most adults and 600 IU for adults over 70—was far too low. The new recommendation of 600 IU for most adults and 800 for adults over 70 is much closer to what we’ve recommended for years.
But after reviewing nearly 1,000 studies and taki…
Original post by Consumer Reports Health Blog
No commentsWeight Watchers Finally Accepts Where Calories Come From Matters Too
A 100-calorie apple is now zero points in Weight Watchers PointsPlus plan while 100-calories worth of cookies or potato will clock up points. A recognition that has been around for over a decade with other eating plans, such as The Zone, Atkins and The South Beach diets…
Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsPensioners Spot Skin Cancer Symptoms Too Late
Failure to get moles and skin changes checked out by a doctor has contributed to a steep rise in deaths from malignant melanoma among pensioners, experts warned today (Tuesday). The mortality rate in over 65s dying from the most dangerous kind of skin cancer has almost tripled in the last 30 years according to Cancer Research UK…
Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsObesity Gene Variants Revealed By New Genomic Technique
Obesity is highly heritable, but so far genetic association studies have only explained a small fraction of this heritability. Now, in a study published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Genome Biology, researchers have identified DNA variants in two nervous system genes that are associated with an excessively high BMI…
Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsOncolytics Biotech(R Inc. Announces Publication Of Phase I Results Examining Combination Of REOLYSIN(R) And Docetaxel In Clinical Cancer Research
AAP Reviews The Evidence On Probiotics And Prebiotics In Infants And Children
In a new clinical report, “Probiotics and Prebiotics in Pediatrics,” in the December 2010 print issue of Pediatrics (published online Nov. 29), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reviews the evidence surrounding the use of probiotics and prebiotics for children…
Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
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