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Digesting the Facts About Celiac Disease
genetically predisposed to celiac eats gluten. Women are more likely to suffer from celiac. So are people with type 1 diabetes, Down syndrome , Turner syndrome, autoimmune thyroid disease and Sjogren's syndrome. It's more common in Caucasians than other ethnicities
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ND Abortion Clinic Files Federal Legal Challenge
make North Dakota the only state to prohibit women from having the procedure because a fetus has a genetic defect, such as Down syndrome . "These laws are blatantly unconstitutional," Janet Crepps, an attorney for the Center for Reproductive Rights, told
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Petitions on ND Abortion Laws Short on Signatures
know they are pregnant. Another would prohibit women from having an abortion because a fetus has a genetic defect, such as Down syndrome . A third would require a doctor who performs abortions to be a physician with hospital-admitting privileges. Abortion-rights
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Cops: Disabled Pa. Man Died of Gruesome Neglect
woman and her two daughters have been charged in the neglect-related death of their 32-year-old son and brother with Down syndrome . Police say Robert Gensiak weighed just 69 pounds and was covered in scabies at the time of his death March 20. He was
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Pope Invites Down Syndrome Teen on Car for a Spin
Pope Francis has given a 17-year-old boy with Down Syndrome the ride of his life — sort of. Francis invited Alberto di Tullio up onto his open-top Mercedes at the end of his general audience
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Huge Demographic Virtually Invisible in Media Wants to be Seenwas featured in an iPhone commercial using the voice recognition system Siri to confirm dinner plans and a young boy with Down syndrome was featured among other children in an online Target ad. Paralympic champion sprinter Oscar Pistorius was used to market
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Why Aren't These Government Workers Being Paid More?their wages and working conditions. The White House has not yet commented. Benitez has three children. The youngest has Down Syndrome and requires extra medical attention that can be expensive. She earns $9.54 an hour. Her last raise was just four cents
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Tenn. Family Sues After Seeing Altered, 'Offensive' Images of Son with Down Syndromeposted altered images of their son with Down syndrome with descriptions that read "Retarded parents of Adam, who was diagnosed with Down syndrome at birth. The suit, filed with the was using did denote a person with Down syndrome ," the program director wrote. Andy
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TV Show 'Glee' Depicts School Shooting
as the show ended, Sylvester revealed to the viewer that the gun actually belonged to Becky Jackson, a teenage girl with Down syndrome played by Lauren Potter. "I was scared coach, about graduating, being out in the world. With no one to protect me
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When Discussing End-of-Life Plans, Language Should Not Be an Issue
medicine residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital, she began providing care to adults at the Mass General Hospital Down Syndrome Program. She received her BA from Cornell University. She has been a core member of The Conversation Project since the
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Look-Alike Dolls for Kids With Down Syndromehas 16 dolls available for kids with Down syndrome . "This would all be Hannah's idea dolls available for children with Down syndrome . "I knew I couldn't be the only developing the motor skills for a child with Down syndrome . The boy and girl dolls, each costing
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Body of Woman, 80, Found in Trash Chutehigh-rise where a little more than a year ago a teenager with Down syndrome fell to his death, also down a trash chute. Banta was reported ruled an accident. His parents noticed the boy, disabled by Down syndrome and autism, was missing when an alarm system indicated the
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8 Lessons My Baby With Down Syndrome Has Taught Mewas my case with Down syndrome (DS) before September met anyone with trisomy 21 , or Down syndrome . I was very ignorant with a baby with Down syndrome has been the messages had a child with trisomy 21 and were confused
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Moms Moving Outphysical contact with them. How's my boy? Reporter: Complicating matters further, taylaa's youngest child eric has down syndrome . Their longest time apart was more than two years. Kisses with mom? A computer will have to do. You have a special needs
How's my boy? Reporter: Complicating matters further, taylaa's youngest child eric has down syndrome . Their longest time apart was more than two years. Kisses with mom? A computer will have to do. You have a special -
New Less Invasive Test for Down Syndrometheir babies at risk for Down ' s syndrome . But big tonight a new chance of having a baby with Down syndrome a one in thirty chance at accurate in predicting Down syndrome . And costs about the same really is only test for Down syndrome . And there are many many
-- among other things to learn if their babies at risk for Down's syndrome . But big -- tonight a new option a simple blood test. ABC's chief health and medical editor doctor Richard -- explains. When -
Student With Down Syndrome Scores Touchdownhigh school football team in Boston his heart story is the movies are made up. Seventeen year old Patrick as strong as Down ' s syndrome . Its stock funds from being involved with activities Marion high school. On the student council the chorus cross country
-- movies are made up. Seventeen year old Patrick as strong as Down's syndrome . Its stock funds from being involved with activities -- Marion high school. On the student council the chorus cross country and on -
Palin on Having Son with Down SyndromeAnd that Down ' s syndrome baby. She discovered a Down ' s syndrome . a lot of a baby with Down syndrome . The moment to have been Down syndrome son. When child. I had Down ' s syndrome I I asked my
the wife and mother at home with -- husband Todd. And that Down's syndrome baby. She wasn't sure if she could handle. Above the controversies and challenges that Sarah Palin has faced. None have been more personal than the surprise pregnancy of her teenaged out of this still. And her own unexpected pregnancy. With a baby that she discovered a Down's syndrome . -- a lot of bricks left overtime. Today she and her husband Todd have five children twenty year old track -- --felt. When your wife told you that you don't to have been Down syndrome son. When she told me that our child. I had Down's syndrome I I asked my side just so why not us I've found is never one to. -- that you know what anybody -
Woman Berates Clerk With Down Syndromesilent condones the language Matalin will with a national down ' s syndrome society. It's important to say again and again. This John. It's not too late to keep people like us who has Down syndrome . Like sack so to her you would say thank you don't
silent are silent condones the language Matalin will -- with a national down's syndrome society. It's important to say again and again. This is wrong. This is not fair this is not how we treat other -
Defeating Down Syndromebabies are born with Down syndrome developmental disorder routine screening for Down syndrome could cut the number began. In the US Down ' s syndrome testing is common pregnancies affected by Down syndrome with this medical
thirty cases per year after the nationwide screenings began. In the US Down's syndrome testing is common in older mothers but some ethical experts question the morality of a mass screening program. They worry it would lead more parents to terminate pregnancies affected by Down syndrome with this medical minute I'm Aaron pitchers -- ABC news New York. -
Lost Alabama Boy Found in Woods With PuppiesKyle camp has been found alive after an intensive all night search and heavily wooded areas near his home. suffers from Down ' s syndrome and had apparently just wandered off he was found about a hundred yards from his home reportedly happy and He was with little
night search and heavily wooded areas near his home. -- suffers from Down's syndrome and had apparently just wandered off he was found about a hundred yards from his home reportedly happy and -- He was
