How Poppy the nine-year-old labradoodle brings joy to young patients such as Evie, 13, as the NHS's first physiotherapy dog for children
Evie Evans, a 13-year-old from Harlow in Essex, was one of the first to enjoy Poppy's company. She had been left unable to walk due to complications caused by her Down's syndrome. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Andrea Fay Friedman, ‘Life Goes On’ Actor With Down Syndrome, Dies at 53
Andrea Fay Friedman, an actor with Down Syndrome who appeared in drama television series “Life Goes On” and Joseph Travolta’s family drama “Carol of the Bells,” died Sunday in Santa Monica from complications due to Alzheimer’s. She was 53. Friedman contributed to much-needed representation for…#andreafayfriedman #lifegoeson #josephtravoltas #carolofbells #santamonica #downsyndrome #amandaswanson #charlescorkythacher #chrisburke #chicagohope (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Walking Linked to Improved Cognitive Outcomes in Down Syndrome
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- For adults with Down syndrome (DS), walking interventions are associated with improved physical and cognitive outcomes, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in the Journal of Environmental Research and Public... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 4, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Exercise Improves Physical, Cognitive Health in Down Synd Exercise Improves Physical, Cognitive Health in Down Synd
' The findings are significant and offer a crucial challenge to the [Down syndrome] and wider societies. 'MDedge News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - December 1, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
New Research Reveals Exercise Enhances Cognitive Health for Individuals with Down Syndrome
Light, regular exercise can improve the cognitive, as well as physical, health of adults with Down syndrome (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 29, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Exercising with Disability Source Type: news
Child Safety Seats for At-Risk Children
Discussion
Safety is important for all infants and children. It is estimated that car restraints decrease injuries in those < 1 year by ~ 70%. About 10% of infants in the US are born prematurely and most are late preterm infants (34 week to 36 6/7 week gestational age). These infants do not have term infant physiology and are at risk for immature patterns in feeding, glycemic control, breathing, temperature, and overall development. They are at risk for cardiopulmonary events which commonly are apnea and/or bradycardia.
Babies who are at risk for cardiopulmonary events are recommended to have a car seat tolerance scre...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - November 13, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Speech Accessibility Project Now Recruiting Adults With Down Syndrome
The Speech Accessibility Project is now recruiting U.S. adults with Down syndrome with the aim to make voice recognition technology more useful for people with diverse speech patterns and different disabilities (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 9, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Events - Public Notices Source Type: news
Children With Down Syndrome More Vulnerable to Leukemia
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023 -- While new treatments for leukemia have improved outcomes for many patients, children with Down syndrome have not benefited as much.These young people are at increased risk for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and have... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Doctors could revive bid to block Arizona ban on abortions performed due to genetic abnormality
A federal appeals court is giving abortion rights advocates a chance to revive their bid to block an Arizona law that restricts abortions due to the presence of a fetal genetic abnormality, such as Down syndrome (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - October 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Better Health Care Access Is Helping People With Down Syndrome Live Longer
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- Americans with Down syndrome have a critical lifeline in Medicaid insurance, new research confirms.
But the publicly funded insurance program will have to respond to rising numbers of older adults with Down syndrome,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Children With Down Syndrome Experience More Medical Imaging
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 -- Children with Down syndrome experience more medical imaging and higher radiation exposure compared with other children, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in PLOS ONE.
Emily C. Marlow, Ph.D., from the American... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Why people with Down syndrome are living longer than ever
People with Down syndrome are living longer than ever and an ongoing photo project aims to upend stereotypes about them. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news
I wasn't diagnosed with Down syndrome until I turned 23 - here are the subtle symptoms I ignored
Ashley Zambelli, 23, from Michigan, has mosaic Down syndrome where only some of her cells have an extra chromosome. This means that some symptoms of the condition may not be clear. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'I was diagnosed with Down syndrome at 23 - people don't believe I have it'
A mum who was diagnosed with Down syndrome aged 23 wants to raise awareness after people "don't believe" she has the condition. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
