Babies with cleft lip likely to have normal adulthood: Study
Steven Reinberg, HealthDay News Cleft lip is a relatively common birth defect that can be surgically repaired, and new research suggests long-term health problems aren't a concern. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Babies with Cleft Lip Likely to Have Normal Adulthood
However, cleft palate was associated with increased risk for developmental problems
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Children's Health, Cleft Lip and Palate (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - September 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Babies With Cleft Lip Likely to Have Normal Adulthood: Study
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2016 -- Cleft lip is a relatively common birth defect that can be surgically repaired, and new research suggests that parents don ' t have to worry about long-term health problems for these children.
But the same may not hold true... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 27, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Cleft Palate Associated with Adverse Long-Term Health Effects (FREE)
By John D. Cowden, MD
Dr. Cowden is an associate editor with NEJM Journal Watch Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, from which this story was adapted. Full coverage is available to subscribers at the link below.Cleft palate, but not cleft lip, is linked to increased … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - September 26, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Uganda: 33 Children Undergo Plastic Surgery in Kaberamaido
[Monitor] Kaberamaido -At least 33 children with craniofacial abnormities, including cleft lip and palate, have undergone plastic surgery in Kaberamaido hospital. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 22, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mom turns heartbreak into mission to prevent premature births
Treatment TermsMaternal fetal medicine
CategoriesWomen's health
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premature birth, premature baby, prematurity, preterm, preterm birth, preterm labor, born prematurely, 17P
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Moline Prak Pandiyan's son was born preterm and lived five and a half months. After care from Duke Maternal-Fetal Medicine, her second child was born full-term
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MaryAnn Fletcher
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Moline Prak Pandiyan's son was born preterm and lived just five and a half months. After care from<a href="/treatments/obstetrics-and-gynecology/maternal-fetal-medicine">Du...
Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - September 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mf205 at duke.edu Source Type: news
'American Idol' contestant from Raceland raises awareness for cleft palates with own experience
A Raceland teen who won over the hearts of many across the country on "American Idol" is bringing attention to Cleft Palate Awareness and Prevention Month by sharing his own experience. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - July 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kailyn ’s smiles, Kailyn’s strength
Photo credit: Samantha K Photography
On April 1, 2012, my husband Kevin and I found out we were expecting our second baby. We were very surprised as our daughter Kendall was just seven months old at the time. At the same time, we were very excited we would have two kids so close in age.
At our 20-week ultrasound, we had another surprise — this baby had a cleft lip.
We were pretty upset when we left the ultrasound. We couldn’t stop asking, “Why us? What did we do wrong?”
We were sent for a 3D ultrasound to confirm what we already knew. From there we were referred to the Cleft and Craniofacial Center at Bos...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - July 26, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Michelle Riley Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories Cleft and Craniofacial Center cleft lip Dr. John Mulliken Source Type: news
Jack ’s journey managing Robin sequence
Jennifer and 8-week-old Jack
Jennifer Ryan is a disability expert. She started her career doing home visits with drug-addicted and abused babies, then ran a center and started a program for kids with autism and now works in a collaborative elementary school.
But nothing prepared this new mom for the challenges she would face with her own child.
“It’s completely different when it’s your own,” she says now, after her son Jack was treated at Boston Children’s Hospital’s Cleft and Craniofacial Center for a group of birth defects known as Pierre Robin sequence or just Robin sequence.
For the first and second trimes...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - July 19, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Jenny Fernandez Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories Research and Innovation Cleft and Craniofacial Center cleft palate Dr. Carolyn Rogers Dr. Cory Resnick Pierre Robin sequence Source Type: news
Jack’s journey managing Robin sequence
Jennifer and 8-week-old Jack
Jennifer Ryan is a disability expert. She started her career doing home visits with drug-addicted and abused babies, then ran a center and started a program for kids with autism and now works in a collaborative elementary school.
But nothing prepared this new mom for the challenges she would face with her own child.
“It’s completely different when it’s your own,” she says now, after her son Jack was treated at Boston Children’s Hospital’s Cleft and Craniofacial Center for a group of birth defects known as Pierre Robin sequence or just Robin sequence.
For the first and second trimes...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - July 19, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Jenny Fernandez Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories Research and Innovation Cleft and Craniofacial Center cleft palate Dr. Carolyn Rogers Dr. Cory Resnick Pierre Robin sequence Source Type: news
Up Next: A Feel-Good Lip Balm Created in Her Dorm
Zoe Mesnik-Greene, 23, is the founder of Lasting Smiles, an eco-friendly lip balm that raises money for children with cleft lips and palates. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: STACEY ANDERSON Tags: Lasting Smiles Mesnik-Greene, Zoe Cleft Palate and Clefts Cosmetics and Toiletries Birth Defects Source Type: news
Ten-Year Cleft Surgery in NepalTen-Year Cleft Surgery in Nepal
What can we learn about the standard of care for cleft lip and palate surgery abroad? Plastic Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open (PRS Global Open) (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - July 6, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Portraits Of A Native American Mom Breastfeeding Have A Powerful Message
A Native American mom hopes her breastfeeding photos will empower women and educate the world about motherhood in her culture.
Enedina Banks is a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Mayetta, Kansas. When photographer Vanessa Simmons stopped in Oklahoma City as part of her "Normalize Breastfeeding" tour, Banks traveled to the area to pose for photos in traditional Native garb while nursing her son, Nico.
Banks told The Huffington Post she is passionate about breastfeeding as a very "natural" part of motherhood. "It's what our ancestors did," the mom said. "Keeping with tradition in this modernized wor...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
After skin cancer surgery, careful reconstruction around eyes and nose
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Plastic and reconstructive surgery
Skin cancers
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skin cancer surgery, basal cell carcinoma
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Facial reconstruction helped Elizabeth Ann Badgett return to normal after Mohs surgery to remove basal skin cancer from her lower eyelid, cheek and nose.
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<p>For six months, Elizabeth Ann Badgett, of Clayton, NC, watched a painless, scaly spot appear and disappear on her nose. Each time the spot returned it was larger, until it reached the corner of her left eye. Her primary care doctor...
Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - June 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anonymous Source Type: news
Epilepsy Drug & Certain Birth Defects Not Linked?
Large review found no greater risk of clubfoot, cleft palate, in babies of moms-to-be who used lamotrigine (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - April 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
