Zimbabwe: Free Screening for Cleft Palate Begins
[The Herald] The screening for cleft lip and palate surgical operations set to benefit 60 patients started at Parirenyatwa Hospital on Sunday, where scores of patients turned up for surgeries which started yesterday and expected to last until Saturday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 20, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Epigenetics could help diagnose different types of cleft
Cleft lip and/or palate are common birth defects and affect around 15 in every 10,000 births in Europe. New research by the University of Bristol from the largest study of cleft lip and/or palate in the world, the Cleft Collective, has found epigenetics could help diagnose different types of cleft. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - June 14, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: International, Health, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Oral and Dental Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School; Press Release Source Type: news
Model With Rare Genetic Disorder Is A Brilliant Example Of Inclusion
This world is a diverse one, so it’s refreshing when the fashion industry reflects that reality. And Seattle-based model Melanie Gaydos is hoping to add to that effort.
Gaydos, 28, was born with ectodermal dysplasia, a genetic disorder that can interfere with the proper growth of the hair, nails, teeth, skin and glands. Her involvement in the fashion community is helping people like her to see a place for them in the highly stylized world of modeling.
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Fewer than 200,000 people in the United States experience the rare condition,...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dentist denied payment for Indigenous client to be repaid by government
Health Canada and Alberta Health have reached an agreement to reimburse Dr. Terry Lim for the two dental implants he provided for Summer Dawn White Eagle, a young First Nations woman born with a cleft palate. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - May 31, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
Unequal treatment: First Nations woman denied medical coverage readily available to non-Aboriginals
A woman from Alberta has been denied coverage for dental implants to fill gaps in her mouth resulting from a cleft palate, a denial her doctor says is the result of her being Indigenous. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - May 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
USC researchers close to identifying crucial gene for human cleft lip and palate
(University of Southern California) A group of researchers has found that three siblings born with cleft lip and palate share a common gene mutation associated with the birth defect. The study -- a collaborative effort between the Ostrow School of Dentistry, the Keck School of Medicine of USC, Children's Hospital Los Angeles and the nonprofit Operation Smile -- was published in the journal Human Molecular Genetics. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - March 21, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Girl with cleft palate smiles after surgery
Riley Johnson, from Baltimore in Maryland, was born without a fully-developed mouth, nose and top lip, but can now smile after skin-stretching surgery. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mom Uplifted By Act Of Kindness After Hurtful Comment About Son's Cleft Palate
In the span of 30 minutes, Nebraska mom Sara Heller indirectly encountered two very different strangers. One left a hurtful comment about her son’s cleft lip and palate. The other lifted her up with support.
Heller and her partner, Chris Eidam, welcomed their son Brody three months ago. At 24 weeks, during an ultrasound, they learned he had a bilateral cleft lip and palate.
For two months, Brody had a tube on the side of his face that went through his nose. Later, he had a gastrostomy button (G-button) placed on his stomach to help with feeding. He’s also had lip surgery. Doctors will later rep...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pussycat Doll Carmit Bachar: My birth defect didn’t prevent me from becoming a singer
THE performer tells our reporter of the impact of having years of surgery after being born with a cleft palate. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Scientists find genetic mutation that causes cleft lip and palate, heart defects
A team of international researchers examines the genetic mutation responsible for cleft lip and palate, as well as congenital heart defect. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cleft Palate Source Type: news
Association between birth of an infant with major congenital anomalies and subsequent risk of death
(The JAMA Network Journals) In Denmark, having a child with a major congenital anomaly was associated with a small but statistically significant increased risk of death in the mother compared with women without an affected child, according to a study appearing in the Dec. 20 issue of JAMA. A major congenital anomaly is a structural change (such as cleft palate) that has significant medical, social or cosmetic consequences for the affected individual; this type of anomaly typically requires medical intervention. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Researchers link dental problems in cleft lip and palate to abnormal salivary glands
Dental problems commonly associated with cleft lip and palate may be caused by abnormalities in salivary glands and an imbalance of immune compounds in the mouth, report investigators. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 8, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- This week ' s topics include roller coasters and kidney stones, colonoscopy in those older than 70, benefits of exercise in older folks, and the health impact of cleft palate (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 1, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Long-term Effect of Oral Cleft Depends on Type Long-term Effect of Oral Cleft Depends on Type
Adults who were born with cleft lip generally have good health later in life, but those born with cleft palate alone have poorer outcomes, a large study shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Babies With Cleft Lip: Normal Adulthood Likely
However, cleft palate was associated with increased risk for developmental problems (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - September 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
