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Microcephaly is a neurodevelopmental disorder.

 Microcephaly is a condition that is present at birth in which the baby’s head is much smaller than normal for an infant of that age and gender. Microcephaly can be present at birth or it may develop in the first few years of life. Microcephaly most frequently occurs because of failure of the brain to grow at a normal rate. Infants with microcephaly are born with either a normal or reduced head size. Subsequently the head fails to grow while the face continues to develop at a normal rate, producing a child with a little head and a receding forehead, and a loose, frequently wrinkled scalp.

Symptoms of malignant hyperthermia usually occur within the first hour after a medication that can trigger the disorder is administered.

Malignant Hyperthermia is a genetic disorder of skeletal muscle, discriminated by a hypermetabolic state, triggered by all volatile anesthetics and suxamethonium. In people with the muscle abnormality, a gene mutation causes muscle cells to have an abnormal protein on their surfaces. The mutation does not affect muscle function significantly until the muscles are exposed to one of several drugs that can trigger a reaction. When a person with this condition is exposed to one of these drugs, calcium stored in muscle cells is released, causing the muscles to contract and stiffen at the same time, causing a dramatic and dangerous increase in body temperature.

Monilethrix is associated with follicular keratosis (horny follicular papules).

Monilethrix is an autosomal dominant hair disease that results in short, fragile, broken hair that appears beaded. Mutations in the person basic hair keratins hHb1 and hHb6 have recently been reported in this disease. These changes in the helix-encoding area in the hair-specific keratins hHb1 and hHb6 may represent different novel heterozygous point mutations of the same codon in exon 7 of the hHb6 gene. A mutational hotspot may exist in the helix termination motif of hHb6. A missense mutation in the type II hair keratin hHb3 has been shown to be associated with monilethrix.

We use 8 different types of nonverbal communication without even thinking about it. What are they and how do these skills affect children with developmental disabilities? Part 2 of 3. 

This is part 2 of a 3 part series on nonverbal communication in children.

In simple terms, free radicals are molecules created during the normal process of metabolism that are considered unstable because they are missing an electron in their outer shells.  These free radical molecules seem to attach most readily to electrons in fat molecules.  As we get older the human body produces more and more of these free radicals and these molecules can damage the cells around them by stealing an electron from the surrounding cells leaving them vulnerable to diseases commonly associated with the aging process.

Local Milwaukee fat loss expert BJ Gaddour, CSCS, has information that every dieter needs to know: Halloween is when the holiday weight gain really starts. While the month of December is typically blamed for holiday weight gain, Gaddour warns those wanting to lose weight that thanks to Halloween the pounds actually start to get packed on in late October. BJ shows you how to beat this trend this pumpkin season.

Great tips for losing that extra belly fat

There are simply no “quick fixes” when it comes to losing belly fat.  People have tried everything from fat loss pills to crash diets.  Weight gain is a gradual process and it’s the only healthy way to lose it—gradually.  There are a number of fat loss tricks you can use to help make it a little easier.

People are becoming nowadays very much health conscious and are conducting many training sessions and physical activities to make the body in perfect situation.

Esophageal atresia is a congenital defect, which means it occurs before birth.

Esophageal atresia, also known as tracheoesophageal fistula, is a agitation of digestive system in which the oesophagus is not developed suitably. This condition takes several different forms, often involving one or more fistulas connecting the trachea to the esophagus.  Esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula are commonly found together, but may also occur separately. The presence of tracheoesophageal fistula without esophageal atresia occurs also, but with fewer noticeable symptoms in the infant, making it more difficult to diagnose. It may not be diagnosed until months or even years later when digestive disturbances occur.

This type of anemia leads to paleness, yellowing of the skin and jaundice, dark urine, fatigue, shortness of breath, and a rapid heart rate.

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency is a genetic and sex-linked enzyme defect. It results in the crash of red blood cells when the person is exposed to sure drugs or the stress of infection. G-6-PD deficiency affects all races. In the United States, many more black than white people have the disorder. Approximately 10 - 14% of the black male population is affected. The disorder may infrequently affect a black woman to a mild degree (depending on their genetic inheritance). An estimated 400 million people worldwide have glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.