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March 2011 news


South African kids score a C- for health › 

In 2007 the first Healthy Active Kids Report Card published by a panel of health scientists gave South African children an overall health grade of C- with lower marks for unhealthy eating, tobacco use and physical education. The 2010 Healthy Active Kids Report Card again scored the health of South African kids with an overall C-.
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A special Gift: a mother's story of Down's syndrome › 

Down's syndrome is a chromosomal disorder that affects approximately one in every 800 children and results in mental as well as physical disability. As this insert shows, information is the key to not only accepting your child's condition, but also in being able to provide the specific care that your child needs.
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Tuberculosis News: Study finds too low drug concentrations used for treatment of children with TB › 

The realisation of medically treating different children uniquely may start with one of the deadliest diseases in existence: tuberculosis (TB). New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Centre researchers indicate that the type of medications and the dosage routinely used to treat children with the disease should be individualised to each young patient in order to be effective.
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