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Archive for: April, 2010

Texas Children’s Cancer Center first in Texas to magnetically lengthen nine-year-old’s leg

HOUSTON –  (April 15, 2010) – Nine-year-old Morgan LaRue is the first cancer patient in Texas to benefit from a groundbreaking procedure that will magnetically lengthen her leg, sparing her the possibility of up to 10 future surgeries as her body grows.  The implant and extension took place at Texas Children’s Cancer Center in Houston, [...]

CDC study shows an average of 1 in 110 children have autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

CDC’s most recent data show that between 1 in 80 and 1 in 240 children with an average of 1 in 110 have an ASD. This is a prevalence of about 1% of children. New data shows an average of 1 in 110 children have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The recent results reflect data [...]

Using School Lunches to Launch a “Food Revolution”

It seems the school lunch program in Clarke County is not the only one that is under scrutiny these days. It may actually be part of a “Revolution.”On March 26, British chef Jamie Oliver premiered his reality TV show “Food Revolution” in which he visits Huntington, W.Va. The impassioned chef, TV personality and best-selling author [...]

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