Though one might assume that a fast birth means a quick and complication-free experience, the reality can be quite different. The recent experience of a 33-year-old British pop singer demonstrated how birth complications can arise even amidst seemingly ideal birth conditions. The mother was about to give birth to her fifth child and everything seemed to be going according to plan. Once she asked for an epidural, things began to go awry. “It’s like I passed out but I never passed out. I could hear everyone else talking, it was really bizarre. I wish I hadn’t had the epidural,” said the mother. “They put her on my chest and something didn’t feel right.” The baby was not breathing. The birth occurred too fast for the baby to adjust to the outside world. The doctors “think she came out so fast [that] she reverted and went into delayed shock, and reverted…
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Michigan Teen Completes Cerebral Palsy Walk
June 18, 2014Updating a story we brought you previously, a Michigan teenager has completed a 40-mile walk to raise awareness for cerebral palsy, which his younger brother suffers from. According to the Associated Press, Hunter Gandee, 14, carried his 7-year-old sibling Braden for two days on his back from the parking lot of Bedford Junior High in Temperance, near the Ohio border, to the University of Michigan. The walk, titled the Cerebral Palsy Swagger, was aimed at raising awareness about cerebral palsy, and inspiring new ideas for mobility aides and medical procedures. Hunter, a 155-pound wrestler, told the AP that he trained for the walk by lifting weights and staying active—Braden weighs 50 pounds. “Honestly, yes, there was a point that we did consider stopping,” Hunter said, according to the AP. “Braden’s legs — the chafing was getting pretty bad. We did have to consider stopping. It was at about the 30-mile…
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FDA Sends Out Warning About Unproven Autism Treatments
June 11, 2014According to DisabilityScoop.com, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning the public that many products claiming to treat or cure autism do not work and may present serious health risks. The agency sent out a notice at the end of April to consumers saying that it has warned several companies that they may face legal action if they do not stop selling products to people while using false or misleading information. The letter notice reportedly contained information about five therapies, which the FDA said might “carry significant health risks” and commonly rely on false claims: chelation, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, miracle mineral solution, detoxifying clay baths and CocoKefir probiotics products. The agency noted that while there are forms of legitimate therapy and interventions that can help with symptoms or behaviors when it comes to autism, the public should be aware of claims about cures or significant improvements in advertising. “Existing…
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