Apple Juice may improve lung function.
This is a very informative article for parents who have children diagnosed with Asthma.

It is possible that childhood Leukemia survivors might have an increased risk of being short when they reach adulthood.
Extra Chromosomes in Childhood Leukemia cells show a pattern.
One little boy fights for his life aginst Retinoblastoma.
Utah Jazz’s Derek Fisher’s daughter diagnosed with Retinoblastoma.

This is a wonderful article about a young man with Cri Du Chat and his family. They have been involved in a program known as Best Buddies. Best Buddies is a nonprofit organization founded by Anthony Kennedy Shriver, that’s main goal is to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing friendships [...]

Diabetes complications are rising in children.

Camp Nejeda in New Jersey is helping children with diabetes and their families.
A young man from Mount Vernon overcomes many complications from Type I Diabetes.

Someone sent me this interesting article on premature babies. It explains how bigger hospitals just might be better for those born a little too early.
Also, here are a few more interesting articles on preemies:
More preemies are surviving. Read how a preemie survived and then delivered a preemie herself.Â
Massage and music might help preemies go [...]

This is a very interesting video about a young girl growing up with dyslexia.

This is Luke. Luke is now 23 months old and he has Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome. It was a very long road to diagnosis for us. Everything seemed to be just fine when he came into the world on June 2, 2005 weighing in at 7 pounds even. Life was just perfect with this little [...]

I was sent this interesting article on early detection in Autism. With 1 in 150 children being diagnosed with Autism, parents really need to be aware of the early symptoms so that they can get their child into early intervention programs as soon as possible.

A fascinating video on Vernon Smith, a Nobel Prize winner with Asperger’s Syndrome. It describes his social problems and why he has been so successful.

Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome
Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome is a rare gentic sydnrome that affects the pancrease, bone marrow, and other organ systems in the body. Shwachman-Diamond is the second most common cause for pancreatic insufficency in children, with the most common being Cystic Fibrosis. Children with Shwachman-Diamond are frequently thought to have Cystic Fibrosis, thanks to the greasy stools [...]