I completed my pediatric training in 1989, the same year that the Canadian parliament voted unanimously to eradicate child poverty in this country by the year 2000. At that time, the LICO poverty rate was 15.1% (LICO = low-income cut-off, or the proportion of the population who spend more than 2/3 of their pre-tax income on basic food, shelter and clothing). As of 2006, the rate was still 15.8%, suggesting that we’ve failed to honor our legislative commitment, with 700,000 Canadian children still below the LICO threshold. Lest I be accused of exaggerating, we do even worse by other metrics, such as the low-income measure (LIM, or the proportion living on less than half the median income), which saw 1.6 million (23.1%) of Canadian children living below the poverty line.

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From the BBC: Article about a possible gene which may be linked with pre-eclampsia women - bringing with it the possibility of better diagnostics and treatment:

Pre-eclampsia accounts for 15% of all premature deliveries in the UK.

This is because the only way to completely cure pre-eclampsia is to deliver the baby. Left untreated, the condition can lead to convulsions, kidney failure and serious liver problems.

The researchers from Harvard Medical School looked at proteins which may be involved in pre-eclampsia by affecting the level of oxygen delivered to the placenta.

They settled on COMT (catechol-O-methyltransferase), an enzyme involved in the development of new blood vessels and a protein it produces called 2-methoxyoestradiol (2-ME).

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This much anticipated conference is for:
Multidisciplinary practitioners concerned with the care of infants and young children and their families, including supervisors, educators, researchers, administrators and policymakers

* To learn about new approaches to assessment and intervention for infants and young children for application in practice
* To expand knowledge about the influences of family, community and culture on the social and emotional well-being and development of infants and young children
* To become informed about emerging research findings and consider implications for practice
* To create opportunities for networking among colleagues from diverse areas of interest and practice with infants, young children and their families

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Son grandes los aportes que el médico obstetra o pediatra puede realizar a los padres al nacer un hijo.

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Preterm birth occurring before 37 weeks gestation is associ

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