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December 2008
This edition:
Center helps parents bring home "blessings" and joy
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It all started with a bidding war between his friends.
Teddy Schmidt knew he would have to have his head - or at least part of it - shaved before he underwent neurosurgery at MUSC. When his neighborhood buddies heard the news, they couldn't wait to break out the shaving cream.
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Dear faculty, Children's Hospital staff and other friends,
During a recent visit to the NICU, I discovered that a baby who had virtually no chance of survival is still ill but has been stabilized, thanks to the excellent care of our neonatologist at East Cooper Hospital. This baby has been given a chance for life with a good chance of survival and health. This story is seen everyday in our new emergency department and in the intensive care units. These miracles remind me that Christmas time is a time of love, caring, and miracles.
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DCRI neuroscience highlighted at NIH symposium
Again assembling the best experts in the field of child neurology, the Neurobiology of Disease in Children (NDC) Symposium attracted about 400 child neurology experts last month with its focus on "Injury to the Preterm Brain and Cerebral Palsy."
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Green Tea and Obesity: Part 2
In October's EBM Tip column, we used our search for the effects of green tea on obesity as a comparison for Google and PubMed searching. I concluded that our PubMed results were more complete and trustworthy for EBM searching. Did you agree? This month, let's look at the results of those searches.
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Calorie is King
Energy is just another name for calories. Balancing the energy or calories in food with your energy needs determines how much you weigh. The math is simple. If you eat more calories than you need, you gain weight. If you consume less or increase your needs through exercise, you will lose weight. So, where do you begin to shift the calories in your favor?
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A special thanks to the following individuals for their efforts in putting together Kids Connection each month.
Editor-in-Chief: Bernard L. Maria, MD/MBA
Editorial Assistant: Jennifer Cherock, Trio Solutions, Inc.
Publishers: Brian Dadin, Roxanne Hicks, Trio Solutions, Inc.
Feature Writer: Mary Sue Lawrence
Contributing Writers:
Lyndon Key,
Bernard Maria,
Philip Saul,
John Sanders,
Laura Cousineau
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