Saturday May 18, 2013
- There are some people, though they have no medical training, like to lend medical advice to others. When you have cancer, it seems to bring out the "inner-physician" in some people, prompting unwanted medical advice to be given. How do you deal with it?
- Recently in the Alzheimer's About.com forum, a reader described hurtful comments made by his or her Grandma who has Alzheimer's disease. The question asked was, "How should I respond to Grandma?"
- How many times have you heard, "Too much tv and video games will rot your brains?" Well, as it turns out, it may not be true!
- A Federal judge has ruled that it is okay for the Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness to continue with its lawsuit against CNN for its failure to closed caption online.
- Last week Gallaudet University announced it was offering a new master's degree in Public Administration. The article quotes the Gallaudet president citing the need for such a degree to help deaf and hard of hearing government and nonprofit employees advance. The new program starts this coming fall.
Saturday May 18, 2013
- If you are pregnant or planning to conceive a child in the near future, then you may have been given a lot of information about prenatal testing. However, you may have heard some things about prenatal testing that just are not true. Discover four common myths about prenatal testing.
- The decision to place your child on medication for treatment of a psychiatric disorder is a difficult and painful choice for parents. When a child has a psychiatric disorder, parents often face seemingly insurmountable problems. They may face societal isolation, are stigmatized by their children's mental illness, and may have little or no support. Learn about one parent's nightmare of having her child taken away because she refused to medicate her with a drug that is proven to be dangerous.
Saturday May 11, 2013
- Are you concerned about hearing loss? When my aunt was recently asked at her golden wedding celebrations to what she attributed her marital success to, she stoically replied that her increasing hearing loss over the last forty years may have been a significant factor! Learn more about hearing loss.
- What parent doesn't worry about teenagers' safety online? Teens in general, and those with a learning disability, are vulnerable online for many reasons. Teenagers are spending more time online in one way or another than ever before. If they are not on their ipads or laptops, they're surfing on their smartphones. Many can access social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter anytime anywhere. This near-constant connection coupled with teenagers' infamous tendency to impulsively post personal information, "friend" people without a lot of forethought, and the general anonymity of the Internet make online activity a potentially perilous pastime. Learn ways to keep them safe.
Saturday May 11, 2013
