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Perfect Physique for Sports? Not So Fast, Say Marfan Syndrome Experts
Devan Hall is a sixteen-year-old sophomore at FrancisHowellHigh School in St. Charles. With his tall, skinny build, it’s no surprise he had “hoop dreams” on the basketball court. What was surprising, however, was that playing his favorite sport could kill him. ...
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Cool Heads Prevail in Newborn Intensive Care Unit
Failure to successfully transition from the womb to the outside world can result in a lifetime of difficulty– from learning disabilities, to vision impairment, to cerebral palsy. It can also be deadly. ...
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St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Launch “Click It Crew”
ST. LOUIS— The Click It Crew may be coming to a school near you. St. Louis Children’s Hospital and the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc St. Louis Alumni Chapter have partnered to bring seatbelt safety messages to students at area schools. Using a highly interactive approach, Click It Crew connects with students, particularly minority teens, using a 3-D movie, rap songs and video testimonials from friends and family of teens killed in accidents in which seatbelts were not used. ...
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St. Louis Children’s Hospital Named Among Select Handful of U.S. Hospitals to Receive Grant for “Safe Escape” Program
ST. LOUIS— St. Louis Children’s Hospital is one of six children’s hospitals in the country selected to receive a $100,000 grant from the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) to create a Safe Escape Program in its hospital-based safety store. The grant will allow St. Louis Children’s Hospital to offer families of children with disabilities and special health care needs education, information and equipment to prepare for safe escape during emergencies.
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Watch what you eat AND drink, say obesity experts
It may not be what’s on his plate that’s causing your child’s weight gain. He could be drinking himself into obesity, according to pediatric dietitians. ...
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Children's Hospital, School of Medicine to Lead International Pediatric Lung Transplant Research Trials
March 14, 2008 -- St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a five-year, $3.9 million grant to lead an international research effort designed to improve outcomes for children undergoing lung transplants. ...
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Stem Cell Treatment for Children with Eye Nerve Disease Called “Medical Hoax”
Two pediatric eye surgeons expressed alarm over what they label a “21st century snake oil” scam. Recent newspaper stories – including several from Missouri -- have reported parents flying their children to main land China for umbilical cord stem cell (CSC) infusions. The cost of these treatments, paid for entirely out-of-pocket by the parents, can be $50,000 or more. CSCs are extracted from the umbilical cords of Chinese mothers and their newborns, and injected into the fluid around the spinal cord of the American children. The parents are led to believe by doctors abroad that these CSCs are an effective treatment for optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH), a disease causing partial-blindness at birth.
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St. Louis Children’s Hospital Pediatric Neurosurgeon Initiated into American College of Surgeons
ST. LOUIS -- (Feb. 18, 2008) -- Matthew Smyth, M.D. was among 1,291 Initiates from around the world who became Fellows of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) during convocation ceremonies at the College’s recent 93rd annual Clinical Congress in New Orleans in October 2007. ...
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Hospital Sets Heart Transplant Record
Children’s Hospital Sets Heart Transplant Record ...
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