Multimorbidity Risk Assessment and Prevention through health-promoting behaviours in adolescents and adults with cerebral palsy

'Our international study...identified the majority of participants with CP to have poor sleep quality, unhealthy diets, increased sedentary behaviour, and poor endurance...'

Dr. Jan Willem Gorter and Dr. Patrick McPhee, along with an international team of clinicians and researchers, received funding

A non-government view on Covid, ‘18 Reasons I Won’t Be Getting a Covid Vaccine’ by Christian Elliot

From Mercola website

Story at-a-glance:

Christian Elliot highlights 18 reasons why he won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine, including lingering questions and safety concerns
Among his reasons are the criminal past of vaccine manufacturers, no long-term safety testing or informed consent, and under-reportin

Mothers caring for seriously ill children at greater risk of serious health problems

From Together for Short Lives Newsletter UK)

‘New research shows that mothers of children with life-limiting conditions are much more likely to develop serious physical and mental health problems and are more than 50% more likely to have a premature death compared to mothers caring for children with

Expert report by former U.S. government official concludes high probability Radio Frequency Radiation causes brain tumors

‘...an association has been established between the use of cellular telephones and the risk of gliomas...’

Christopher J. Portier, Ph.D., former director of the National Center for Environmental Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Di

Physicians group files motion to halt use of COVID vaccines in children

“...we will not support using America’s children as guinea pigs.”

Citing well-documented harms and lack of long-term safety testing, America's Frontline Doctors Wednesday filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama requesting a temporary restraining order against t

Reimagining Migration Responses: Learning from children and young people who move in the Horn of Africa

‘The number of international migrants under 18 is rising’

Abstract:

The number of international migrants under 18 is rising, accelerated by complex and fast-evolving economic, demographic, security and environmental drivers.

Based on interviews carried out with 1,290 migrant children and young peopl

Measure of early vision use: initial validation with parents of children with cerebral palsy

News item sent from CanChild (Canada) -

The Measure of Early Vision Use (MEVU) is the first assessment tool to describe 'how vision is used' in children with cerebral palsy.

It is a brief and user-friendly tool proposed to complement existing practices such as clinical evaluations of vision.

While M

The Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Sleep: A UK Cross-Sectional Study of Young Adults

Paper by Sei Yon Sohn, Lauren Krasnoff, Philippa Rees, Nicola J. Kalk and Ben Carter

Conclusions: Using a validated instrument, 39% young adults reported smartphone addiction. Smartphone addiction was associated with poor sleep, independent of duration of usage, indicating that length of time