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Nine-year-old Parth Verma is just like any other kid down the block - fun-loving and extremely bright. He makes no bones about hiding his passion for computers and cricket. A Class III student in Ryan International School, Noida, his life changed six years ago when he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Parth hardly understood what had happened - why suddenly the visits to "Dr Uncle" became more frequent. He understands it better now. Like computers and cricket, the Medtronic Paradigm 715 insulin pump has become a part of his life now. He has become adept at administering insulin himself. Thanks to the pump, at least he doesn't have to calculate his insulin dose daily.

Parth is one of the 42 million people in India suffering from diabetes. If the World Health Organisation's estimates stand correct, the same figure will shoot to 80 million by 2030! In short, one case is being diagnosed every 20 seconds.

'Tis The Season For Allergic Reactions

With the holiday season just around the corner, millions of Americans are preparing to decorate their homes, gather for feasts and travel to visit relatives. However, for allergy and asthma sufferers, the holiday season presents several potential triggers, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI).

"Whether it's feasting on holiday meals, setting up your Christmas tree, or visiting your pet-owning relatives, allergy triggers may be lurking inside of our warm, cozy homes this time of year," said Alisa M. Smith, PhD, FAAAAI, vice-chair of the AAAAI's Indoor Allergen Committee. "Unfortunately, with busy schedules, travel time and the stress of the holidays, it is easy to forget to take the proper care when dealing with allergies and asthma. However, avoiding potential triggers and taking the proper precautions is necessary to keep symptoms under control," Smith added.

Letters to the Editor

Phallic inspiration or not, I often admire the esthetics of well-designed tall buildings and even understand some of the benefits of denser land use. However, I seem to have missed one obvious question in these several years of passionate debate about downtown Berkeley height limits: How are persons rescued from “16-story point towers" in case of earthquake or fire? Gerta Farber • NATURE OF DEATH Editors, Daily Planet: In his thoughtful “Sonata on Important Things" (Nov. 2) Marvin Chachere offers a formulation, for himself and for the rest of us, on the nature of death. It invites contemplation and, perhaps, some further assessment. He first relates an assertion by Professor George Wald that “death does not exist in the non-human world and must therefore have meaning only among humans." While this seems generally true, there is convincing evidence that elephants and the gorilla Koko have shown clear awareness of death as well as empathy for the dead, if not actual mourning.

Canada to invest in health care for African children

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Canada is contributing $105 million over five years toward an international fund to help save children in Africa and Asia from dying of preventable diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and measles, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Monday.

Breastfed Babies Breathe Better, Except When Mom Has Asthma

When it comes to feeding babies, the old adage "breast is best" certainly holds true, with breastfed babies having less diarrhea and fewer ear infections and incidents of wheezing in early life. However, the positive effects of infant feeding on lung function may not hold true for children of asthmatic mothers.

"Longer breastfeeding in infancy is associated with improved lung function in later childhood, with minimal effects on airflow in children of non-asthmatic mothers," wrote Theresa W. Guilbert, M.D., of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Arizona Respiratory Center at the University of Arizona in Tucson. "However, longer breastfeeding in children of mother with asthma demonstrates no improved lung growth and significant decrease in airflows later in life."

The findings were reported in the first issue for November of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, published by the American Thoracic Society.

Our Kids News & Events

The board of directors of the Community Foundation has approved a technical assistance grant of $3,000 for Community Oral Health Services to provide staff training on recently acquired patient management software.

The new system establishes a foundation for "tele-dentistry" among the organization's three mobile clinics and their administration office and will improve its ability to serve young children in remote areas on the Central Coast.

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Anti-smoking forces turn up the heat for ban

Michelle Pophal walked across the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus this week with a lit cigarette, unconcerned that the university might soon expand its smoking ban.

"I'm working on quitting," said Pophal, a student from Merrill.

UWGB is just one place where area anti-smoking forces are making strides. Limits on outdoor smoking have spread in recent years as nonsmokers have become increasingly active about staying away from cigarette smoke in public places.

"Our organization has always stood behind efforts to remove the chances of people being exposed to secondhand smoke," said Rebecca Derenne, field government relations director for the American Cancer Society's Green Bay office.

Hospitals in Brown County, acting on recommendations from the Wisconsin Hospital Association, have imposed tobacco bans on all hospital property.

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Metatarsal Reconstruction with Use of Free Vascularized Osteomyocutaneous Fibular Grafts Following Resection of Malignant Tumors of the Midfoot. A Series of Six Cases
Cyril D. Toma, Martin Dominkus, Martin Pfeiffer, Pietro Giovanoli, Ojan Assadian, and Rainer Kotz
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1553-1564. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

BMP-14 Gene Therapy Increases Tendon Tensile Strength in a Rat Model of Achilles Tendon Injury
Patrick Bolt, Avnish Neil Clerk, Hue H.