| Ask Our Experts: Toddler's Weak Reflux Valve
My 3 yr-old is a bright, intelligent boy in a stable, loving environment. However, he's intolerant to egg, cows milk, cocoa powder, some fruits, acids, preservatives, colourings, flavourings and much more (his 15 week-old brother is intolerant to cows' milk and soya). Every so often, when unsettling things happen e.g. when great-grandad died, when Great Nan was very poorly, and when I went into hospital to have the baby, my son makes himself sick after he eats. He finds this really easy as his reflux valve is very weak. My son 's god-mother (and ex-nanny) has got a new job so he hasn't seen her this week, and he's made himself sick after every meal since. I'm so concerned about him, and worry that he's developing an eating disorder. What can I do to break the cycle and stop this from happening? Dave's advice
There are a number of different issues here.
Shooting down fighter myths
Unfortunately that advice is a fine example of wrong-headedness on defence issues, of a mindset which is the scourge of sensible resource allocation in our massive Defence budgets.
It is doubly damaging as it nurtures the communal sense of national insecurity so energetically crafted by John Howard's government. Corrupt behaviour of politicians with discretion over Defence spending, which the coverage alludes to, is always on when public knowledge is so poor.
The air-combat issue has been painted as turning on the new aircraft acquisitions, that is, the Super Hornet and the Joint Strike Fighter. In reality the source of this controversy is another aircraft, the air force's F-111, acquired nearly 50 years ago, also controversially, by the Menzies government.
The opportunity cost of our few F-111 aircraft is enough to replace all the poker machine revenue in Australia, to immolate every poker machine factory in the nation, to build a hospital or two and also give our military and public servant retirees the same pension indexation enjoyed by federal politicians.
Irish's Thang scores clutch goal to force tie with Spartans
Sucharski moved to the slot and fired a shot through a screen the beat Pearce just inside the right post for his sixth goal of the year and second of the weekend. The Irish continued to pour on the pressure in the third period, but Lerg continued to slam the door on Notre Dame with the help of a suffocating defense that blocked 17 shots on the night. "They (Michigan State) play a system that makes it hard to get pucks through to the net," said Jackson. "Four guys back in the neutral zone all the time; four guys in front of the net makes it hard to get shots on goal. That's why Michigan State is such a good team. As the clock wound down, the Irish pulled Pearce with 1:20 left for a sixth attacker. They got a face off outside the Spartans' zone and took a time out to set up a play while Pearce came back in with just under a minute left.
Dr. Carlos Vargas seeks to provide perpetual health to the uninsured ...
Acupuncture therapy training helped Vargas expand his vision of the kinds of treatment that could help his patients. When he left the family practice he started incorporating acupuncture therapy in with his family practice medicine. "I just had to take a dose of my own medicine," he said. He started his own practice, called New Mountain Medicine, where he offers integrative health care for his patients. The Model St. Luke's family practice in California, the model Vargas is trying to emulate, serves patients who are insured and uninsured. The clinic takes on patients who have health insurance and provides them with the services that one would receive from a family physician. The clinic calls these people benefactors because they pay a set fee for a year of care.
Family Disaster Plan
It's human nature. We hear about fires, floods, chemical spill evacuations, and other disasters and we think-- or hope-- it won't happen to us. If you've read this far, you've probably asked yourself some private questions. Where will your family be if disaster strikes? Will you be together or separated-- at home, at work, at school, or in the car? What do you do if basic services-- water, gas, electricity, telephones-- are cut off? The National Weather Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the American Red Cross urge every family to develop a family disaster plan. Disaster Planning Know The Area
If you're new to an area, get to know the major highways and roads which may be used for an evacuation. Unless you move to a hurricane area (obviously not in Wisconsin), evacuation routes probably are not clearly marked.
Natural Medicine: Natural Treatments for Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), or winter depression, is very common in the Pacific Northwest. The lack of sunlight in winter is thought to contribute to symptoms of SAD, including loss of energy, mild depression, oversleeping, overeating and carbohydrate cravings. Fortunately, there are several natural ways to combat these symptoms. Light therapy is one of the easiest, non-invasive, natural ways to treat SAD and research supports its use. Light boxes providing 10,000 lux are used to stimulate light exposure with a goal of 30 minutes of direct facial exposure in the morning. Fight carbohydrate cravings, which can contribute to and aggravate feelings of depression. Eat healthy protein from sources such as nuts, eggs, lean meats and beans regularly and with each carbohydrate serving.
'Saliva tests to identify cancer'
Dentists could one day be able to test patients' saliva for early signs of breast cancer, scientists claimed yesterday. Researchers who analysed the saliva of 30 women said they had found proteins which indicated whether the sample came from patients with a tumour or healthy volunteers. Around a fifth of breast cancers detected by X-ray mammograms are early cancers known as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Many of these are removed by surgery including mastectomies, even though doctors do not know whether the tumour will spread or cause future problems. .
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