Canadian Research indicates Genetic a Markers for Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy may have genetic causes, Canadian study suggests BY OLIVER SACHGAU A new Canadian study has uncovered surprising evidence of possible genetic causes for cerebral palsy. The study, published in the scientific journal Nature on Monday, is overturning decades of firmly held beliefs about the disorder, and could lead to significant policy changes. Cerebral palsy is a catch-all term for a wide variety of symptoms, but it is generally characterized by non-progressive impaired movement, […]

So Why Keep Screening?

BY H. BARRY WALDMAN DDS, MPH, PHD, STEVEN P. PERLMAN DDS, MSCD, DHL (HON, THADDEUS J. ARNOLD, MPH AND MISHA GAREY, DDS The repeated screenings do demonstrate that significant numbers of individuals are referred to dental practitioners and receive the needed relief from pain and suffering. DELAYED AND NO CARE “…On the patient side of the balance sheet, having a child with (disabilities) is costly and can directly impact a family’s stability… The general public’s […]

Health is Something WE Don’t Have

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE & DENTISTRY BY H. BARRY WALDMAN DDS, MPH, PHD, STEVEN P. PERLMAN DDS, MSCD, DHL (HON), AND MISHA GAREY, DDS Bulletin: “Measles vaccine reduces death from other diseases.” Having the measles disease somehow disrupts the immune system to combat other diseases, which the child may already have had sometime in the past. “Not only is measles extremely contagious and deadly, it creates a kind of immune forgetfulness.” (May 2015) 1 […]

Instead of Competing, Why Not Join Forces?

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE & DENTISTRY BY H. BARRY WALDMAN DDS, MPH, PHD, STEVEN P. PERLMAN DDS, MSCD, DHL (HON), SETH KELLER, MD, MICHAEL E. WALDMAN, MD AND MISHA GAREY, DDS Instead of lobbying “just” for the three million children with disabilities, with “only” 7.7 percent of the total population with disabilities, unquestionably we would carry greater momentum by joining forces with the other estimated 36 million younger and older adults to make the […]