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High blood pressure in pregnancy 'can lower' child’s IQ

5:02pm Thursday 4th October 2012

Being born to a mother who had high blood pressure during pregnancy can have a lifelong effect on your intelligence, claims the Daily Mail.

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Aspirin may curb memory loss in elderly women

5:02pm Thursday 4th October 2012

“An aspirin a day may slow brain decline in elderly women at high risk of cardiovascular disease”, BBC News claims. Frustratingly, while aspirin appears to slow down changes in cognitive ability (such as the ability to remember facts and carry out mental arithmetic), overall “it made no difference to the rate at which women developed dementia”.

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Non-melanoma skin cancer sunbed risk

6:02pm Wednesday 3rd October 2012

Sunbeds are “linked to 100,000 cancer cases a year in the UK”, the Daily Express reports.

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Newborn screening

2:02pm Wednesday 9th November 2011

When a baby is born, he or she is entitled to a range of routine health checks and tests in the first six weeks. These include: a physical examination a hearing test a blood test (taken from the baby's heel) Most babies are healthy and won't have any of the conditions or problems that the screening tests are looking for. But for those babies that do have a health problem, the benefits of screening can be enormous.  Early treatment can improve the baby's health and prevent severe disability or even death. It's a good idea for you to consent to your baby having the checks and tests, but you can decline if you wish. The checks and tests are quick and won't harm your baby.

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'My life with Asperger syndrome'

10:26am Wednesday 2nd December 2009

Michael Cooke, 22, has Asperger syndrome and lives at home with his parents and three brothers in Manchester. He works at an arts centre a few evenings a week and likes playing football.

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Coping with challenging behaviour

10:27am Wednesday 2nd December 2009

Children with learning disabilities can have challenging behaviour. Dealing with your child's challenging behaviour can be stressful, but you don't have to tackle it alone.

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What is a learning disability?

10:49am Wednesday 2nd December 2009

A learning disability affects the way a person learns new things in any area of life, not just at school. Find out how a learning disability can affect someone, and who can offer support.

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Learning disabilities: coping with a diagnosis

10:29am Wednesday 2nd December 2009

Diagnosing a learning disability can be difficult, and in some cases it isn't clear what the learning disability is or why it happened.

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Learning disabilities: help your child learn

10:29am Wednesday 2nd December 2009

If your child has a learning disability, there are steps you can take to help them learn. These range from changing how you communicate, to using local support services.

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'My daughter and Down's syndrome'

4:00pm Thursday 12th May 2011

Monica Rivers, 34, a charity worker from London, describes family life with her daughters: Ayesha, six, who has Down's syndrome, and her sister Erin, aged three.

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Learning disabilities: education

10:29am Wednesday 2nd December 2009

If your child has a learning disability, their special educational needs can be met either in a mainstream school with extra support, or in a special school.

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'My learning disability'

10:29am Wednesday 2nd December 2009

Sinead Dobbin, 25 (pictured), a charity worker from Trafford, goes to college and likes swimming, shopping and meeting her friends. Here she talks about life with a learning disability.

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