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    Nation/world deaths 29 Jan 2006
    Kreshover's work led to advances in the fields of pain research, cleft palate reconstruction, tooth decay prevention and craniofacial research. ...
    - Austin American-Statesman (subscription),

    Northwest Oklahomans adopting from China 29 Jan 2006
    She has a heritage I don’t want her to lose. But I don’t want her to see herself as a Chinese adopted girl with cleft palate.�. ...
    - Enid News & Eagle,

    Down Syndrome And Cleft Lip, Palate Most Prevalent Birth Defects Jan 6, 2006
    Researchers Identify Gene Causing Rare Form Of Cleft Palate (September 18, 2001) -- The identification of a gene that causes a rare form of the congenital ...
    - Science Daily (press release)

    Coastal Monmouth Support Groups Jan 28, 2006
    CLEFT PALATE: A support group for parents of children with cleft palates or cleft lips meets to discuss shared concerns and explore resources. ...
    - Asbury Park Press,

    Ragsdale: Pastor uses faith in gender change Jan 28, 2006
    ...for female-to-male transgender, cases of transgender occur in approximately one in 50 people, at about the same frequency as birth defects such as cleft palate ...
    - DesMoinesRegister.com,

    Tooth Hurts Jan 25, 2006
    Common trouble spots for younger animals include birth defects (like a cleft palate), malocclusions, tooth eruption, even baby teeth that don't fall out in time ...
    - LongIslandPress.com,

    Not forgotten in death Jan 27, 2006
    ...and death. Voss was born with a cleft palate and without the bridge of his nose, Shavers said, leaving his face somewhat flat. He ...
    - Elgin Courier News,

    Donations pay for surgery to save one fortunate feline Jan 21, 2006
    The stray cat's tale of woe moved donors to pony up for Chance's treatment for a cleft palate. ... The diagnosis: a cleft palate and a heart murmur. ...
    - Daily Press,

    Families find support for cleft defects, Down syndrome Jan 11, 2006
    ...babies find their way to advocacy organizations that can help them plan and learn what to expect, said Earl Seaver, president of the Cleft Palate Foundation, a ...
    - MarketWatch

    Method Fosters Improved Oral Feeding in Infants with Robin ... Jan 9, 2006
    ...majority (92%) can feed functionally without the use of a feeding tube, according to a study published in the latest issue of Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal ...
    - DG News

    Donations fund $1,000 surgery bill for Chance the cat Jan 21, 2006
    The diagnosis: a cleft palate and a heart murmur. ... "I never thought it would cost that much - I'd never heard of a cat with a cleft palate before," Keisel said. ...
    - Daily Press,

    To send letters to Editor : Jan 21, 2006
    Friends Welfare Organisation: Ananth Kumar, MP inaugurates free plastic surgery camp for cleft lips, and cleft palate, Surana Project Drishti Eye Institute, # 2 ...
    - Deccan Herald,

    Rate of Down syndrome looks to be higher Jan 21, 2006
    ...this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also found that cleft lip occurs in about one in every 1,000 births, and cleft palate in about ...
    - Houston Chronicle,

    CDC Lists Top 6 Types of Birth Defects Jan 5, 2006
    Birth defects of the face and mouth -- specifically, cleft palate and cleft lip -- were most common. Every year, more than 6,700 ...
    - WebMD

    Don't fall into the parent trap Jan 24, 2006
    The lawyers representing Mrs Axon are veterans of her brand of passion; they also acted for Joanna Jepson — the “cleft-palate curate� who brought an ...
    - Times Online,

    A considerable improvement in the oral feeding habits of infants ... Jan 9, 2006
    ...cases (92%). The results of this interesting study can be found in the latest issue of Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. Robin ...
    - MedIndia,

    Plastic Surgery 101 Jan 22, 2006
    The US’s first plastic surgeon was Dr. John Peter Mettauer. He performed the first cleft palate operation in 1827 with instruments that he designed himself. ...
    - Only Idol,

    I prefer remembering the simpler times in paperback format Jan 24, 2006
    Those of us who grew up in those good old days know that just about every classroom had at least one kid with buck teeth, crossed eyes, cleft palate or a ...
    - Lindsay This Week,

    Orofacial Clefts and Down's Most Common Birth Defects Jan 6, 2006
    6 - Cleft lip and cleft palate, followed by Down's syndrome, remain the three most common birth defects, affecting almost 12,000 children altogether each year ...
    - MedPage Today,

    National Statistics for 18 Major Birth Defects Released Jan 5, 2006
    Because of his cleft palate and lip, Dakota Hitchcok "sounded like a little puppy" when he was born in 2002, said his grandmother, Lin Hitchcok of Oklahoma. ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    At Large : The memory of a patriarch Jan 17, 2006
    Read on: PAGES' main focus is the surgical repair of cleft lip, cleft palate, burn contractures and meningocele -- the last one a congenital defect in the bony ...
    - INQ7.net,

    Stern gets through his first week on Sirius Jan 14, 2006
    You could also hear Cleft Palate asking a Playboy bunny some sexually explicit questions -- if you could understand him. 5. No more accidental encounters. ...
    - DetNews.com,

    Son 'killed parents and then went to concert' Jan 16, 2006
    ...killing.". The court heard that Clarke was born with a severe hare lip and cleft palate and had a string of operations as a child. ...
    - Telegraph.co.uk,

    Fine ‘n’ Fluent Jan 17, 2006
    The disorder may be caused by sensory deficit or hearing loss; structural deficit or cleft palate; intellectual deficit or mental retardation; neurological ...
    - Expressindia.com,

    New study shows the more pregnant women smoke, the more likely ... Jan 16, 2006
    Earlier studies have linked a variety of birth defects, from cleft palate to heart and intestinal malformations, to smoking by the mother and, in some cases ...
    - Newsday,

    Speech therapy centre at NIMS Jan 4, 2006
    NIMS) has decided to set up a speech therapy centre in Karimnagar town to formalise the speech of patients who have undergone cleft palate corrective surgery. ...
    - Andhra Cafe,

    AROUND FRANKLIN COUNTY Jan 19, 2006
    ...inspired religion known as "Christian Identity." He said he left the group after members suggested his 4-year-old son be killed because a cleft palate made him ...
    - Chambersburg Public Opinion,

    County fails to address contamination issue Jan 20, 2006
    Rather than the Holt family, other families in the immediate area and the cleft palate babies and their families receiving an apology from our county officials ...
    - Robertson County Times,

    US$4.8 million raised for the needy Jan 16, 2006
    Most of the sum was used for building and repairing 1,000 houses, providing eye and cleft palate surgeries for 7,500 people, job training for 3,500 orphans ...
    - Viet Nam News,

    From Handsome GI To Devoted Father, Hard Worker Jan 15, 2006
    ...dystrophy. One of their five daughters was born deaf and with a cleft palate. Two grandsons also died young. The Quistbergs persevered. ...
    - Hartford Courant,

    Bricks tie hospital to patients Dec 29, 2005
    It happened about six years ago, but Cindy Hall still gets choked up every time she talks about it. Her son Sam, now 7, was born with a cleft palate. ...
    - IdahoStatesman.com,

    National Birth Defects Prevention Month - Folic Acid Awareness ... Jan 14, 2006
    Emerging research shows that folic acid may reduce the risk of birth defects, such as cleft lip, cleft palate and heart defects. ...
    - Medical News Today (press release),

    Shrimps doctor on Indian mission Dec 28, 2005
    MORECAMBE FC's club doctor Marianne Kirrane is one of a party of medical experts flying to India next month to help young children with cleft palate defects. ...
    - Morcambe Today,

    Plastic surgeons now work on every body part Jan 6, 2006
    The role of plastic surgeons is significant in rectifying a range of deformities, from simple burns to cleft lip, cleft palate, and mitten fingers. ...
    - Newindpress,

    CDC Lists Top 6 Types of Birth Defects Jan 5, 2006
    By Miranda Hitti. Birth defects of the face and mouth — specifically, cleft palate and cleft lip — were most common. Every year ...
    - FOX News

    Speech therapy centre to be set up in Karimnagar Jan 3, 2006
    KARIMNAGAR: Arrangements are on to set up a speech therapy nodal centre here for children affected with cleft palate with the help of Nizam Institute of ...
    - Newindpress,

    Workshop held Jan 7, 2006
    Consultant plastic surgeon VB Narayana Murthy and his team made a presentation on rhinoplasty and demonstrated how cleft palate and similar congenital defects ...
    - Hindu,

    CDC report:Down syndrome more common than once thought Jan 5, 2006
    In addition, cleft lip occurs in about one in every 1,000 births, and cleft palate in about one in very 1,500, according to the report. ...
    - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer,

    CDC report: Down syndrome more common than once thought Jan 5, 2006
    ...syndrome.". The report also finds cleft lip in about one in every thousand births and a case of cleft palate in every 15-hundred births.
    - WAVY-TV,

    Down Syndrome Rate Higher Than Thought, CDC Finds Jan 5, 2006
    ...syndrome.". The report also found cleft lip in about one in every 1,000 births and a case of cleft palate in every 1,500 births.
    - WHIOtv.com,

    Down syndrome count revised Jan 6, 2006
    ...yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also found that cleft lip occurs in about one in every 1,000 births, and cleft palate in about one ...
    - Lexington Herald Leader,

    Study says Down syndrome more common than thought Jan 6, 2006
    ...report, released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also found cleft lip occurs in about one in 1,000 births, and cleft palate in one ...
    - TheNewsTribune.com (subscription),

    CDC Releases New Birth Defect Estimates Jan 6, 2006
    Cleft lip and cleft palate (orofacial clefts) are the most common kind of birth defect in the United States, affecting about 6,800 babies a year, according to ...
    - HealthCentral.com

    Health Briefs Jan 9, 2006
    ...healthy diet. Research shows that folic acid may reduce the risk of birth defects, such as cleft lip, cleft palate and heart defects.
    - Muncie Star Press,

    Young AIDS patient loses lawsuit agaist hosipital Dec 30, 2005
    The boy named Xiao Jian suffered from the congenital cleft palate before he had a surgery at the stomatology hospital in August 2002. ...
    - People's Daily Online,

    Georgia church leads effort to help Iraqi baby Jan 11, 2006
    ...incorporated and is already working to bring two other Iraqi children to the states - a 5-year-old who needs heart surgery and a 1-month-old with a cleft palate ...
    - Spero News

    Boy Refused Compensation For HIV Infection Following Hospital ... Dec 31, 2005
    ...only possible source of infection was identified as a blood transfusion (August 2002) following surgical repair of the boy’s cleft palate, a developmental ...
    - MedIndia,

    Highlights From MMWR: Prevalence of US Birth Defects and More Jan 6, 2006
    Variations in state prevalence were observed for each defect (eg, cleft palate, 3.89 - 9.65/10,000 live births) and may be linked to differences in ...
    - Medscape (subscription)

    Editors recall memorable stories Dec 31, 2005
    We also heard from the family of a young man who uses his skills with a yo-yo to raise money for children needing cleft palate surgeries. ...
    - Daily Hampshire Gazette (subscription),

    HealthWatch For Jan. 5, 2006 Jan 5, 2006
    That list will help allocate funds for prevention and research. The most common birth defect on the list is cleft palate, followed by Down syndrome. ...
    - NBC5.com,

    Fight Birth Defects: Lawmakers should fund Utah Birth Defect ... Jan 4, 2006
    The effort is especially important in Utah, the state with the highest incidence of certain defects, including cleft palate and lip. ...
    - Salt Lake Tribune,

    Delaying ear tubes doesn't affect child development Jan 5, 2006
    Among his studies of otitis media, Dr. Paradise discovered the near universality of the disease in infants and young children with cleft palate. ...
    - Pregnancy and Baby,

    Dutch malformation surgical team to visit Vietnam Jan 5, 2006
    This is the 11 th trip to Vietnam by Bridge the Gap, an organization of Dutch doctors providing free surgery for children born with a hare-lip and cleft palate ...
    - VietNamNet Bridge,

    Wood: Happy holidays from the RCGG Dec 29, 2005
    We have supported three children for cleft palate surgery this fall by supporting the District 7930 Rotaplast Mission to Bolivia. ...
    - Georgetown Record,

    Rolling with the punches Jan 4, 2006
    BM: Yes, we have undertaken so many projects. Last December 12 to 16, our club sponsored a surgical operation for harelip and cleft palate affected children. ...
    - Sun.Star,

    Solution For Newborns With “Small Jaw Syndrome� Superior To ... Jan 1, 2006
    Kieli's mom. Small jaw, or micrognathia, and cleft palate are two of the defining characteristics of Pierre Robin Syndrome. The ...
    - Medical News Today (press release),

    WVU fullback traveled a winding road Dec 30, 2005
    His voice is flat and firm. His approach is neither frilly nor fanciful. Little seems to slow him, too. Not a cleft palate as a child. Not a late growth spurt. ...
    - Pittsburgh Post Gazette,

    The Year in Review, 2005: MAY Dec 28, 2005
    ...baby that all parents hope and pray for was not to be -- their second child, Colton, was born with both a cleft lip and a bilateral cleft palate, and two holes ...
    - Tasley Eastern Shore News,

    10-day free surgery at hospital 23 Nov 2005
    Two of them were surgeons, two anesthesiologists and two nurses, who were invited to do cleft lift and cleft palate operations on Benguet residents who could ...
    - Sun.Star,

    Move To Cater For Cleft Palate Patients Nov 8, 2005
    ...of medical officers from the United Kingdom to build the capacity of medical officers at the KATH to ensure the effective treatment of cleft palate patients. ...
    - Daily Graphic,

    - By Donald G. McNeil Jr Nov 22, 2005
    ...experts say. In some cases, patients end up talking with cleft-palate nasality, or regurgitate beverages into their noses. The pillar ...
    - The Asian Age,

    Grin and 'Bear' it Nov 10, 2005
    Crawford has launched a donation drive to buy more than 300 custom-made teddy bears from The Cleft Palate Foundation's "Bears for the Kids" project. ...
    - Jackson Clarion Ledger,

    Students work to pad college resumes Nov 22, 2005
    ...was deflated at one college fair when she overheard a classmate describing a mission trip to South America, where she helped a team perform cleft-palate surgery ...
    - Fort Wayne News Sentinel,

    Focused on family and the future Nov 17, 2005
    Cleft lip/cleft palate is a vertical split in the lip and roof of the mouth. It is among the most common birth defects in the United States. ...
    - Union Democrat,

    In it together Nov 5, 2005
    ...gum. It looks as though there is a split in the lip and upper gum. A cleft palate is an opening in the roof of the mouth. It does ...
    - Blue Springs Examiner,

    Soldier had premonition he would not survive war Nov 21, 2005
    ..."He was doing what he did best," she said. Estep was born with a cleft palate that had hampered his ability to speak clearly, his stepfather said. ...
    - Sun-Sentinel.com,

    Phi Beta Psi Nov 21, 2005
    President Bonnie Johnson led the Opening Lines with 15 members present. The monetary donation for Cleft Palate Research for Children was recognized. ...
    - Times-Mail (subscription),

    Danish project aids kids’ pronunciation Nov 17, 2005
    The National Fund for Vietnamese Children reported that 6,000 children, out of the total 20,000 who have received harelip or cleft palate corrective surgery ...
    - Viet Nam News,

    Gala Succeeds in Growing Funds and Awareness Nov 10, 2005
    ...is a special facility offering multidisciplinary comprehensive care for infants, adolescents and adults born with cleft lip, cleft palate, and conditions ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    Maternal Use of Antiepileptic Drugs Can Lead to Infant Skull ... Nov 3, 2005
    ...of antiepileptic drugs. This study is published in the latest issue of The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. There are different ...
    - DG News

    The Jefferson Award: the Chippendales, foster parents Nov 19, 2005
    ...charge. Throughout the decade, he flew teams of doctors t0 Mexico to help people with cleft palate and other physical deformities. ...
    - San Francisco Chronicle,

    Teen Brings Joy One Bear at a Time Nov 4, 2005
    Take a closer look. The bears have a stitch line on the mouth, and they're given to children with cleft lip and cleft palate, like five-year-old Trevarious. ...
    - WLBT-TV,

    Lab uses poison for good Oct 26, 2005
    This is also being developed for use in humans. "[They] can fix a cleft palate with one surgery, not 10 or 12," James explained. ...
    - Utah Statesman (subscription),

    Manchester woman in business for Nepalese Oct 24, 2005
    She was accompanying a nursing supervisor on a project to the nearby hills when the two women encountered a young girl with a cleft palate. ...
    - Journal Inquirer,

    HEALTH CALENDAR: HEALTH CALENDAR Nov 8, 2005
    CLEFT-PALATE SUPPORT GROUP: For parents of children with cleft palates or cleft lips; 7-8 pm; for registration and location contact Helene Henkel at (732) 923 ...
    - Asbury Park Press,

    Cat show plans memorial service for dog Nov 10, 2005
    Other cats of the year have included a cat with a cleft palate who taught herself to hold her feeding tube and a cat who campaigns against rules that prohibit ...
    - Boston Globe,

    No return to Narnia Nov 12, 2005
    Mr Conrathe has also acted for Joanna Jepson, the curate who brought the repugnant case involving the abortion of a baby with a cleft palate, and for Spuc, the ...
    - The Observer,

    Xango's Amazing Growth Story Nov 14, 2005
    1355 new smiles for children born with deformities such as cleft palate. - 20 Street children saved in Peru, of which 8 have been adopted. ...
    - 24-7PressRelease.com (press release)

    Special triplets get devoted caretaker Nov 8, 2005
    They each suffered from their own unique challenges: Ajah with asthma and an abnormal right eye, Kenyah with a cleft palate and little Endyah with a heart ...
    - Arizona Republic,

    From a new book by Charles Colson with Harold Fickett | posted 10 ... Oct 24, 2005
    ...child who was more than 24 weeks old—at the point of viability outside the womb—was aborted for "severe disability" because the child had a cleft palate. ...
    - ChristianityToday.com,

    'The greatest spiritual experience of my life' Oct 28, 2005
    He underwent emergency surgery to repair a disconnected intestine. He was also born with Down Syndrome and a cleft palate. After ...
    - Valencia County News Bulletin,

    Alternative gifts shopping list Nov 13, 2005
    Older children receive school support. Children with deformities such as clubfoot or cleft palate receive corrective surgeries and rehabilitation.
    - Winona Daily News,

    Authority Figure Nov 9, 2005
    In response, the Chinese government shut the orphanages to Western observers, stopped doing cleft-palate surgeries and refused money given to them. ...
    - Salt Lake City Weekly,

    Fundraiser helps kids smile Nov 6, 2005
    ...families. “I was born with a cleft lip and cleft palate,� said Warren Saunders, whose children see a doctor at the center. “When ...
    - The Daily Tar Heel

    Above and beyond for children abroad Nov 5, 2005
    Instead, they had been abandoned by their parents because of physical or mental reasons, some as easily corrected as a cleft palate or an extra finger or toe. ...
    - St. Petersburg Times,

    Eating disorders and pregnancy Nov 2, 2005
    They can be born with a cleft lip, a cleft palate, or jaundice. But most of the babies' problems will likely show up later in life. ...
    - Pregnancy and Baby,

    Mom's epilepsy meds may alter infant head shape Nov 2, 2005
    ...in the risk of craniostenosis after exposure to anticonvulsants, the investigators report in the November issue of the Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. ...
    - Reuters

    Lowering the Bar on Test-Tube Babies Nov 5, 2005
    28 reported that babies conceived through IVF are up to 40% more likely to suffer birth defects, including cleft palate, spina bifida and heart problems. ...
    - Zenit News Agency,

    Amy Tan's narrator is hilarious, mean -- and dead Nov 5, 2005
    Of course, in response to that show, the Chinese government shut the orphanages to western observers, stopped doing cleft-palate surgeries and refused money ...
    - commercialappeal.com (subscription),

    Mother puts deformed baby in Dallas doctor's hands Oct 25, 2005
    But the young child's face was so disfigured by a dramatic cleft palate when she was born, her mother couldn't nurse her as a baby. ...
    - WFAA (subscription),

    A smiling future for Ilonggo kids Nov 4, 2005
    A SMILING future is in store for Ilonggo kids, especially the hare-lipped and the cleft palate ones, through a project by the Rotary Club of Iloilo City ...
    - Sun Star,

    Plastic Surgery 101 Oct 26, 2005
    The US's first plastic surgeon was Dr. John Peter Mettauer. He performed the first cleft palate operation in 1827 with instruments that he designed himself. ...
    - juiceenewsdaily,

    PANDA GARDEN TO HELP CHINESE ORPHANS Oct 27, 2005
    Medical care will include cleft palate repairs, heart surgeries, and other procedures to improve the health and quality of life of children living in China's ...
    - MaineToday.com,

    Middle Schoolers learn how to "Keep off the Grass" Oct 24, 2005
    ...“Some of the pictures that were shown, of the baby with the cleft palate, automobile accidents, really got some attention,� says Radel. ...
    - WVLT,

    Adoption opens new vistas Oct 23, 2005
    In September, it provided more than 100 cleft palate surgeries to orphans in the Henan Province of China after raising $40,000 from an online art auction. ...
    - Arizona Republic,

    Mom tells of baby's cleft palate agony Sep 12, 2005
    Brown of Richards Bay used to go for regular check ups with her gynaecologist, she had no advance warning that her baby would be born with a cleft palate. ...
    - Daily News (subscription)

    Surgeon shows results of new technique on cleft palate repairs Aug 30, 2005
    ST. LOUIS Quinn Sliment was born with a cleft palate, a defect that caused his lip to merge into his nostril on the right side of his face. ...
    - KWQC-TV

    Repairing clefts early reduces the trauma and teasing some ... Sep 26, 2005
    ...appearance. While in his mother's womb, Jacob's mouth did not form properly, and he was born May 11 with a cleft lip and a cleft palate. ...
    - Salt Lake Tribune

    Myofibroblasts in Palatal Wound Healing: Prospects for the ... Sep 30, 2005
    In this review, we will discuss all of these possibilities, which ultimately may lead to a better outcome of cleft palate surgery.
    - Journal of Dental Research

    Parental Stress Affects Development of Children With Craniofacial ... Sep 18, 2005
    ...in Infancy and Psychosocial Adjustment in Toddlerhood: A Longitudinal Study of Children With Craniofacial Anomalies; The Cleft Palate–Craniofacial Journal ...
    - Newswise (press release)

    Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Names Los Angeles Physician ... Sep 27, 2005
    News, guest reviewer of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of ASPS, guest article reviewer of the Cleft Palate and Craniofacial ...
    - U.S. Newswire (press release)

    Defect in a gene of the Septin family causes neuralgic amyotrophy Sep 30, 2005
    ...features, such as eyes that are somewhat closer together, a fold in the upper eyelid that covers the inside corner of the eye, and sometimes a cleft palate. ...
    - Xagena.it

    Rotary fundraiser steps up to the plate Sep 29, 2005
    ...youth projects such as the Thousand Smiles Foundation, which offers free dental surgery to children in Mexico who suffer from deformities such as cleft palate. ...
    - San Diego Union Tribune

    Nims brings wide smiles on cleft lip kids Sep 17, 2005
    HYDERABAD: Five-year-old B Rajeswari was born with a cleft palate. Her parents were not hopeful that she would be able to speak in her lifetime. ...
    - Times of India

    Are women getting their due? Sep 27, 2005
    Downs Syndrome, Spina Bifida Tetralogy of Fallot Oesophageal Atresia, Tracheo-oesophageal Fistula, Anal Atresia, Imperforate Anus and Cleft Palate with or ...
    - Sify

    Sports Briefs Sep 22, 2005
    Virginia Smiles, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children born with a cleft lip and cleft palate, will host a golf tournament to raise funds for ...
    - Centre View

    Major Campaign Against Abortion - Launch At Labour Party Fringe ... Sep 25, 2005
    ...‘Tragic stories of babies born alive after legal terminations, the high profile case of a late abortion for cleft palate, horrifying reports of mishaps in ...
    - Medical News Today (press release)

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    Abbott concluded: "Tragic stories of babies born alive after legal terminations, the high profile case of a late abortion for cleft palate, horrifying reports ...
    - The Good News UK

    Restaurant Oolong Grand Opening to Benefit Chinese Orphans Sep 28, 2005
    Medical care will include cleft palate repairs, heart surgeries, and other procedures to improve the health and quality of life of children living in China's ...
    - MaineToday.com

    McCormick named Melvin Jones Fellow Sep 21, 2005
    ...glasses. One surgeon did eye muscle surgery for crossed eyes on about 26 kids, and another surgeon did about 25 cleft palate repairs. ...
    - Albert Lea Tribune

    Wind Soundness Exam Studies Sep 21, 2005
    Lane estimated that only 0.5% of Thoroughbred foals are born with abnormalities such as cleft palate, cysts, and branchial arch defects, and there were none in ...
    - TheHorse.com

    Congregation gives gift of a new face Sep 12, 2005
    Born with one ear, one visible eye, and a mouth twisted by a cleft palate, Vanya was "grossly disfigured," George Rothbart says. ...
    - Marin Independent-Journal

    Cathedral fridge gets a workout in aiding hungry Sep 14, 2005
    ...toddler, stranded in the snow. The little girl had a cleft palate, one of the worst Bud had ever seen. "I asked the father about ...
    - Salt Lake City Deseret News

    HEALTH CALENDAR Sep 6, 2005
    CLEFT-PALATE SUPPORT GROUP: For parents of children with cleft palates or cleft lips; 7-8 pm; for registration and location contact Helene Henkel at (732) 923 ...
    - Asbury Park Press

    Woman who was drunk while pregnant loses parental rights Sep 15, 2005
    ...in court. The child was born in December with a cleft palate and other health problems and was hospitalized until March. Now, at ...
    - Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)

    Onetime literary award nominee asks for early parole for first ... Sep 13, 2005
    Jacobsen noted that over the last 15 years Johnson was granted 110 escorted temporary absences - mostly for medical attention for her cleft palate, but also ...
    - Brandon Sun

    Woman loses right to her child Sep 14, 2005
    ...her. The boy, Emmanuel, was born Dec. 24 with a cleft palate and other health problems and was hospitalized until March. He has ...
    - In-Forum (subscription)

    Gay-straight group forms at high school Sep 15, 2005
    ...she said. Davis said that one of her sons has suffered discrimination throughout his life because he has a cleft palate. "It's ridiculous ...
    - St. Petersburg Times

    Minimally Invasive Techniques Move OMS Procedures from OR to ... Sep 16, 2005
    ...now offers OMSs a less invasive method for more effectively remedying many severe, difficult to treat facial skeletal deformities, including cleft palate. ...
    - Yahoo! News (press release)

    Premature NICU Babies Find Sleep in Baby Hammock Sep 17, 2005
    Common ailments for premature babies include various infections, jaundice, heart defects, cleft palate, and various respiratory problems including apnea and ...
    - Emediawire (press release)

    ILLINOIS STYLE: Permanent makeup uses tattooing to enhance faces Sep 4, 2005
    ...her hair. Born with a cleft palate, Casey, 18, had several surgeries and grew up always feeling different than other kids. "It's ...
    - Belleville News-Democrat

    stray dog has his day Sep 12, 2005
    ...of "Extreme Makeover." When we last checked in on Shep, the abused 4-year-old border collie mix was about to have surgery to repair a cleft palate and needed ...
    - Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)

    Island-hopping medics make a difference Sep 10, 2005
    ...teams. "That translates to a child having his or her split lip or cleft palate repaired, allowing the individual to eat and speak.
    - Hobart Mercury

    Austin native one of '11 Who Care' in Minneapolis Sep 7, 2005
    One of the honorees is a woman who recruits plastic surgeons to go to Third World counties to assist the poor who need cleft palate work.". ...
    - Austin Herald

    Common Problems and Their Signs Sep 4, 2005
    Food/Water From the Nostril--If milk is coming from the nostril in a young foal, either a cleft palate, which is rare, or botulism should be suspected, and a ...
    - TheHorse.com

    Alarm over birth defect 'anomalies' Sep 1, 2005
    ...region, Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale, all had high numbers of babies born with medical problems including "hole in the heart", spina bifida and cleft palate ...
    - Yorkshire Post Today

    Metro/State Sep 2, 2005
    ...said. ÃŽ Estess said doctors volunteered to do cleft palate operations in Africa, and it was a sad sight when they had to leave. ...
    - Birmingham Post Herald

    Oxford earns Professor Award Sep 1, 2005
    When mutations in these molecules occur, congenital defects such as cleft palate, deafness, or degenerative diseases such as osteoarthritis or retinal ...
    - The Arbiter Online

    America Nepal Medical Foundation's Gala Benefit to Be Held at St. ... Aug 30, 2005
    ...of Nepali physicians to improve patient care, training of Nepali paramedics in speech therapy to help children learn to talk after cleft palate surgery and ...
    - Business Wire (press release)

    99pc success rate in cleft lip, palate operationsJul 17, 2005
    ...rehabilitation and therapy. (A cleft lip is a separation of the upper lip; a cleft palate is an opening in the roof of the mouth. They result ...
    - New Straits Times

    Franks brings own story to group's surgery mission for Iraq kidsJul 24, 2005
    R-Ariz., acknowledges that he knows firsthand the "emotional darkness" that can come to children who are born, as he was, with a cleft lip and a cleft palate. ...
    - Arizona Republic

    Reconstructive Technique Provides Option for Difficult Nasal ...Jul 29, 2005
    ...(I-Newswire) - Severe nasal septal deviations, usually the result of trauma, previous surgery or congenital malformations such as cleft palate, pose a ...
    - I-Newswire.com

    Stallion seasons to be auctioned to benefit trainer White’s ...Jul 27, 2005
    He has undergone five surgeries and is scheduled for at least one more to correct his cleft palate. His progress is periodically updated at www.janmichael.net. ...
    - Thoroughbred Times

    Join our email listJul 28, 2005
    We are also concerned that officials have excluded a 'cleft palate' category yet again - a clear indication of their concern relating to the cleft palate legal ...
    - The Good News UK

    Plastic surgery being taught worldwideJul 24, 2005
    I saw foreigners -- white people -- in the other room.'' He slipped into their operating room and watched as plastic surgeons repaired a child's cleft palate. ...
    - San Jose Mercury News

    Abortion Toll Rises Yet Again in England and Wales, ProLife ...Jul 29, 2005
    ...extremely worrying suppression of data in the current statistics, which so obviously comes in the wake of and as a response to the cleft-palate legal challenge ...
    - I-Newswire.com

    Healthcare system good in TN: MinisterJul 28, 2005
    He also informed that a survey is being conducted on children born with cleft lip and cleft palate and surgeries are being conducted to correct the deformity. ...
    - Newindpress

    Doe Run Joins Forces With Rotaplast International to Provide ...Jul 26, 2005
    For hundreds of Peruvian children who suffer from congenital malformations such as cleft lip and cleft palate, this is a reality. ...
    - Emediawire

    Church targeted by homosexual activistsJul 27, 2005
    ...on her has been up close and personal—with her critics commenting on her physical appearance, including a scarred lip from surgery to correct a cleft palate. ...
    - Florida Baptist Witness

    Vermont HorseshowsJul 26, 2005
    The baby has undergone five surgeries to date and is scheduled for at least one more surgery within the next year to repair his cleft palate, now in 3 pieces ...
    - Sports Features Communications

    Blake and the wonders of modern medicineJul 14, 2005
    This is called an alveolar cleft. There can also be a separation in the roof of the mouth called a cleft palate. However, because ...
    - Grenfell Record and Bland Advertiser

    NPR Names Three Outstanding Scholars To Its First Kroc FellowshipsJul 28, 2005
    While there, she worked with Chinese student volunteers in a rural village and took a personal interest in a child with a cleft palate whose speech was ...
    - WebWire

    Weekly CalendarJul 25, 2005
    Mon., July 25, 9 am "Genetic Association Study on Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip With or Without Palate and Cleft Palate in Different Ethnic Groups," an Epidemiology ...
    - Johns Hopkins Gazette

    Cleft lip more likely in babies of overweight momsJul 7, 2005
    ...who are obese during the first trimester of pregnancy are more likely than normal-weight women to have an infant with a cleft lip or cleft palate, according to ...
    - Reuters.uk

    Child faces her surgery with love, hope, strengthJul 21, 2005
    ..."That's because I'm Chinese," replied Ramona, who got her name from her great grandmother. Ramona's special need was her cleft lip and cleft palate. ...
    - St. Cloud Times

    Maternal Obesity Increases Risk for Infant Orofacial CleftsJul 4, 2005
    ...[Maternal Obesity and the Risk for Orofacial Clefts in the Offspring; The Cleft Palate–Craniofacial Journal], 2005; Vol. 42 (4):367-371. ...
    - Newswise

    Pia takes a sad songJul 24, 2005
    ...miscarried or had died at birth. “Most parents worry about their children having a cleft lip or a cleft palate. But I wish that was ...
    - Sun Star

    Reconstructive Technique Provides Option for Difficult Nasal ...Jul 25, 2005
    Severe nasal septal deviations, usually the result of trauma, previous surgery or congenital malformations such as cleft palate, pose a particular challenge to ...
    - Medical News Today

    Maternal Obesity Ups Infant Orofacial Cleft RiskJul 5, 2005
    ...of obese mothers have an increased risk for orofacial clefts, according to a new study published in the latest issue of The Cleft Palate–Craniofacial Journal ...
    - ScienceBlog.com

    Experts on genetic syndrome to gather in CNYJul 17, 2005
    She was born with a cleft palate. She was in remedial reading classes. She went to summer school for a few years. ... Cleft palate is one of the symptoms. ...
    - Syracuse Post Standard

    Brain Scans May Predict Mental Illness in Children with VCFSJul 23, 2005
    ...known as Shprintzen Syndrome, is a genetic disorder linked to the deletion of small piece of chromosome 22 that causes can cause cleft palate, heart defects ...
    - I-Newswire.com

    Nonprofit announces new directorJul 25, 2005
    ...for Vector Rehabilitation. The organization got its start in 1979 treating craniofacial anomalies like cleft palate. Now Vector ...
    - Times-Standard

    Cleft and Craniofacial Centre launched at KKHJul 22, 2005
    He had what was called Pierre-Robin Sequence, where he was born with a small jaw and a cleft palate. His condition was not detected till he was born. ...
    - Channel News Asia

    Time Is Of The EssenceJul 2, 2005
    ...abortionists worry that they may result in even more abortions, as parents find out about relatively minor abnormalities, such as cleft palate, much earlier. ...
    - Sunday Herald

    Zahra’s busking for kids in the AmazonJul 7, 2005
    Andes. The region has a very high incidence of cleft palate and cleft lip problems, possibly because of the high altitude. Many ...
    - South Manchester Reporter

    Humanitarian efforts shine through RotaryJul 21, 2005
    ...problems.". Cleft-palate victims are also prone to respiratory infections and hearing loss, and - in many cultures - become outcasts. ...
    - Business Edge

    Today’s highlightsJul 21, 2005
    8 pm on CBS. “Extreme Makeover� – A 22-year-old aspiring rap singer from Florida has a cleft palate, affecting his singing, speech and appearance. ...
    - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

    Rep. Franks compelled to help Iraqi kids with facial problemsJul 17, 2005
    Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., underwent his first operation for a cleft palate as age 2 weeks, and since then has had 10 more related operations. ...
    - Arizona Republic

    NewsJul 21, 2005
    I mean, it is Brad Pitt in a toga, right? “Extreme Makeover,� ABC at 8: An aspiring rapper gets his cleft palate fixed. Repeat. ...
    - Scranton Times

    PREGNANT women should check labels to make sure health supplements ...Jul 15, 2005
    ...mums-to-be. Excess Vitamin A can cause damage to the nervous system, cleft palate and eye problems in unborn babies. Sheila Brown ...
    - Mirror.co.uk

    "Smile" has heart in the right placeJul 22, 2005
    ...volunteer. She eventually forms a friendship with a Chinese girl who has a cleft palate and - surprise! - has the same birthday as her. ...
    - DesMoinesRegister.com

    Shriners help local child overcome facial disfigurementJul 13, 2005
    By Barbara Hootman. Eight-year-old Noah Reese knows the pain and anxiety of suffering facial disfigurement from being born with a cleft palate and lip. ...
    - Black Mountain News

    HEALTH CALENDARJul 12, 2005
    CLEFT PALATE SUPPORT GROUP: For parents of children with cleft palates or cleft lips; 7-8 pm; for registration and location contact Helene Henkel at (732) 923 ...
    - Asbury Park Press

    Pvt Ins cos lack exclusive women policyJul 12, 2005
    ...are Downs Syndrome, spina bifida, tetralogy of fallot, oesophageal atresia & tracheo-oesaphageal fistula, anal atresia, imperforate anus, cleft palate with or ...
    - Sify

    Doctor traveling long way to repair deformed facesJul 11, 2005
    In the United States, one in every 800 babies is born with a cleft lip or cleft palate - the most common forms of facial defect. ...
    - Cincinnati Enquirer

    Hearings Planned On Cuts to MedicaidJul 9, 2005
    ...two with hemophilia, one with sickle cell, one with [attention-deficit disorder] and another that was admitted today for cleft-palate surgery," Jacqueline D ...
    - Washington Post

    Vessel time-bomb killing childrenJul 1, 2005
    Typically, children with the condition have widely spaced eyes, a cleft palate or a split in their uvula - the tissue that hangs down in the back of the throat ...
    - BBC News

    Operation Smile Has No BordersJul 14, 2005
    So Dr. Lawrence Kurtzman and a team of doctors at the plastic surgery group recently operated on Mungamba to fix his cleft palate. ...
    - 13WHAM-TV

    FDA Safety Labeling Changes: Plavix, Sustiva, PrevpacJul 13, 2005
    ...mother. The three fetuses showed anencephaly plus unilateral anophthalmia, microophthalmia, and a cleft palate, respectively. An ...
    - Medscape (subscription)

    Contentment in the fieldsJul 7, 2005
    ...small son and daughter. Then her second daughter was born with a cleft palate. The family couldn't afford treatment. "I said, 'I ...
    - Daily Democrat

    Camp teaches with funJul 8, 2005
    About a fourth of the students have no communication issues, but the others have challenges including cleft palate, hearing loss or the inability to speak. ...
    - Lawrence Journal World

    Doctors separate ‘parasite’ twin from healthy boyJul 1, 2005
    Dr Abbasi said the little boy was stable, although he had multiple congenital abnormalities including an absent left ear and a cleft palate. ...
    - Daily Times

    doer's profileJul 8, 2005
    ..."I was a holy baby," says Driscoll, who was born with spina bifida, an opening in the lower back, and a cleft palate, an opening in the roof of the mouth. ...
    - Indianapolis Star

    Health Scan: Older and wiserJul 2, 2005
    Finally, if no tooth is present – whether by accident, dental disease or a genetic condition such as cleft palate – researchers could take stem cells from ...
    - Jerusalem Post

    U gets patients for facial surgeriesJul 5, 2005
    The most common causes of disfigurement are cleft palate, head and neck cancer, birth defects, and traumas such as self-inflicted injuries and automobile ...
    - Minnesota Daily

    Top Blue Peter award for sistersJul 12, 2005
    ...girls' courage. Shprintzen syndrome has a variety of symptoms including a cleft palate, heart defects and speech problems. Mrs Muschamp ...
    - Scarborough Today




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