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Fresno lawmaker wants to fortify tortillas with folic acid to help Latino babies | Opinion
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Mum's appeal for cash for daughter who might not reach her 20s: Alana Daykin, who has a rare genetic condition called Börjeson-Forssman-Lehman Syndrome ...
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Mum's appeal for cash for daughter who might not reach her 20s
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Sky's the limit as Stonehaven mum takes on 10,000ft skydive to raise funds for Spina bifida charity
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Sky's the limit as Stonehaven mum takes on 10,000ft skydive to raise ...
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Why we don’t have tails: CRISPR helps scientists pinpoint the genes that may have led to tail loss about 25 million years ago.
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Why we don’t have tails
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Instant bond: Georgia girl with spina bifida meets adopted turtle with similar condition
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Instant bond: Georgia girl with spina bifida meets adopted turtle with ...
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Spina bifida slows her down, but Heritage Christian's Chloe Salsbury wins each time she wheelchairs to the deck, "plops into the pool" and competes ... Show more   rebrand.ly/jgwasp2
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Rhona Coughlan: 'You’ve got to move with what God gave you': Having spina bifida didn't prevent the Cork woman from becoming a dancer ...
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Rhona Coughlan: 'You’ve got to move with what God gave you'
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Infant Thriving After Surgery In The Womb Repairs Spina Bifida: In utero surgery restored Kennedy's brain structure, while reversing previous brain damage.
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Infant Thriving After Surgery In The Womb Repairs Spina Bifida
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At one point, district competition might’ve seemed a far cry for West Perry's Hayden Quaker. He was told early on he’d always have to work twice as hard as ... Show more   l.pennlive.com/hJjzLV?utm_campaign=pennlive_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
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Parents of children with spine defects decry stigma: Communities have been accused of being hostile to parents and children with spina bifida and other spine ...
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Parents of children with spine defects decry stigma
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Heartbreak as little Scots boy says "All I want for Christmas is friends"
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Heartbreak as little Scots boy says "All I want for Christmas is ...
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Rising above the obstacles of living with Spina bifida: Rising above the obstacles of living with Spina bifida
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Rising above the obstacles of living with Spina bifida
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A therapy dog ​​for Leon from Barlo: Bocholt-Barlo - Leon Krause was born almost six years ago as a premature baby in the 31st week of pregnancy at the ...
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A therapy dog ​​for Leon from Barlo
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Experts task govt on medical access for persons with Spina bifida: Current statistics indicate that out of the 8,000 people affected by Spina bifida per year ...
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Experts task govt on medical access for persons with Spina bifida
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Boy (15) with spina bifida get €4m interim payment over care at two hospitals: John’s mother said her son changed from ‘an alert smiling baby to a baby who was ...
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Boy (15) with spina bifida get €4m interim payment over care at two ...
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Child with spina bifida required 34 operations at Temple Street, report finds: Children’s Health Ireland publishes two further reviews of spinal surgery in ...
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Child with spina bifida required 34 operations at Temple Street ...
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The mother of a six-year-old girl with spina bifida whose surgery has been cancelled three times by Temple Street Hospital fears its latest crisis will leave ... Show more
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What Is Fetal Surgery? Kourtney Kardashian’s Recent Procedure Explained: Kourtney Kardashian announced last week that doctors performed surgery on her unborn ...
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What Is Fetal Surgery? Kourtney Kardashian’s Recent Procedure Explained
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ChatGPT diagnoses cause of child’s chronic pain after 17 doctors failed: Her son had been experiencing symptoms like pain and difficulty walking for years
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ChatGPT diagnoses cause of child’s chronic pain after 17 doctors failed
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Prices of lifesaving HIV drug slashed: Prices of lifesaving HIV drug slashed
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Prices of lifesaving HIV drug slashed
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Spina bifida: Expert warns parents against cloth diapers: The expert said reusable diapers are not favourable because they keep the skin wet and prone to ...
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Spina bifida: Expert warns parents against cloth diapers
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Skeleton of Disabled Teen With Bracelet Puzzles Archaeologists: The skeleton, which must be more than 300 years old, shows the teenager had spina bifida ...
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Skeleton of Disabled Teen With Bracelet Puzzles Archaeologists
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Carla Sikes was at her 20-week ultrasound when everything seemed to freeze – something was wrong with her unborn baby. Full story: bit.ly/3ra0E4b
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Unexpected find in woman’s uterus: When Carla Sikes found out at her 20-week ultrasound that her sixth child – a baby boy – had spina bifida ...
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Unexpected find in woman’s uterus
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Following a nutrient-rich diet is an essential part of your pregnancy, but taking the right prenatal vitamin can help cover your bases when it comes to your ... Show more   www.consumerreports.org/health/supplements/how-to-choose-a-prenatal-vitamin-a1197384921/
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Complex spinal surgeries on children with spina bifida paused after rise in complications
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Complex spinal surgeries on children with spina bifida paused after rise ...
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Unborn baby wriggling in the womb after surgery to treat spina bifida: An unborn baby has been seen kicking her legs in the womb after a rare operation to ...
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Unborn baby wriggling in the womb after surgery to treat spina bifida
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Faith, who has spina bifida, got a beautiful surprise - her very first bike. ❤

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How to Choose a Prenatal Vitamin: From the Ritual Prenatal to Olly Prenatal Vitamins, here's what's in your prenatal, plus how to choose one for you.
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How to Choose a Prenatal Vitamin
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Can one take Vitamin A while pregnant?: Usually, supplements such as folic acid (to help prevent birth defects known as neural tube defects ...
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Experts root for early treatment for children with hydrocephalus: Dr Erickson said a big number of the children with these conditions have little access to care
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Experts root for early treatment for children with hydrocephalus
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Experts warn on spina bifida, hydrocephalus conditions: Spina bifida is a congenital condition that affects a developing embryo when it is 21 days old while ...
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Experts warn on spina bifida, hydrocephalus conditions
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Parents jailed for manslaughter of daughter left to die in bedroom 'unfit for any animal'
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Baby Girl With 6-Centimetre Tail Born In Brazil: Spina bifida, a birth abnormality brought on by an improperly developing baby's spinal cord ...
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Baby Girl With 6-Centimetre Tail Born In Brazil
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Girl born with 6-cm-long ‘tail’ in Brazil operated successfully: Researchers from the Centre for Fetal and Placental Research in Ohio studied the case alongside ...
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Girl born with 6-cm-long ‘tail’ in Brazil operated successfully
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A girl born with a 6-cm-long ‘tail’ in #Brazil , due to a rare genetic disorder called spina bifida which occurs when the spinal cord doesn’t develop properly ... Show more   https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/girl-born-with-6-cm-long-tail-in-brazil-operated-successfully-101676794207491.html

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Sometimes, we have to write stories that we find difficult to read. The story of Kaylea Titford, the funny, chatty teenager who was left to die ... Show more   More

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The tragic end of Kaylea Titford and her dad’s excuse for leaving her in conditions ‘unfit for an animal’
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The tragic end of Kaylea Titford and her dad’s excuse for leaving her in ...
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This UK Debate Is a Reminder for All Women: Hi, it's Helen in London, where scientists are debating how much to fortify our food with folic acid to help prevent ...
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This UK Debate Is a Reminder for All Women
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The parents of a little Dublin GAA fan are raffling off a signed jersey for their daughter’s life-changing treatment.

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Disabled teen died with maggots on her due to parental neglect: A UK court is trying the father of Kaylea Titford for manslaughter by neglect after emergency ...
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Disabled teen died with maggots on her due to parental neglect
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‘A landmark step’: how pioneering foetal surgery is transforming lives : Guardian is given unique access to observe procedure that can radically improve outcomes ...
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‘A landmark step’: how pioneering foetal surgery is transforming lives
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Young fan Cash ‘Bubba’ Harris has captured the Mavs’ hearts: Cash “Bubba” Harris’ great Mavericks adventure began when Marin Feuer noticed cute videos on TikTok ...
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Young fan Cash ‘Bubba’ Harris has captured the Mavs’ hearts
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Carragher born with 'insides outside' and mum was offered to terminate birth: Jamie Carragher's fight to become a professional footballer started before he ...
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Carragher born with 'insides outside' and mum was offered to terminate ...
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A family in the district of Lörrach has been hit by fate several times: Caring for father and child is a feat that a family manages together ...
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A family in the district of Lörrach has been hit by fate several times
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The most inspirational Aussie of all time: Hallee McCoombes is the greatest inspiration you’re ever likely to see.
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The most inspirational Aussie of all time
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Folic acid doesn’t cause fibroids, prevents birth defects –Gynaecologists - Healthwise
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Stem cell patch surgery to mend spina bifida in the womb: Three babies have been born after receiving the landmark treatment in the US.
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Stem cell patch surgery to mend spina bifida in the womb
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A Scots mum who was advised to consider abortion after discovering her son would be paralysed has shared his amazing progress after she underwent ground ... Show more   https://bit.ly/3V9mwqa

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All women of reproductive age should take folic acid tablets - experts: In the absence of folic acid tablets, women should have a well-balanced diet ...
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All women of reproductive age should take folic acid tablets - experts
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Devoted Scots mum has to hold baby boy 24 hours a day due to rare condition: Charlene Stewart's little boy Blake suffers from spina bifida ...
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Devoted Scots mum has to hold baby boy 24 hours a day due to rare ...
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World-first stem cell therapy trial treats spina bifida before birth: In a world-first clinical trial, three babies have been born after receiving stem cell ...
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World-first stem cell therapy trial treats spina bifida before birth
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Born with two spinal conditions, spina bifida and scoliosis, Acee Green was prevented from being able to walk, but this is not stopping him from going after ... Show more   https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20220920/para-archer-green-shooting-stars   #GLNRSports

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No child with spina bifida or scoliosis 'will be waiting more than four months' for treatment
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No child with spina bifida or scoliosis 'will be waiting more than ...
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It Wasn’t Until I Found Others In The Disability Community That I Felt Seen: "I am only here because the disabled community exists. They save me every day; I ...
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It Wasn’t Until I Found Others In The Disability Community That I Felt ...
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The South Shields boy with spina bifida who defied the odds and walked: Meet Carter, the inspirational seven-year-old
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The South Shields boy with spina bifida who defied the odds and walked: ...
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Folic acid added to flour to prevent brain and spinal conditions in babies: Folic acid to be added to non-wholemeal flour across the UK to help prevent ...
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Folic acid added to flour to prevent brain and spinal conditions in babies
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Cancellation of three spinal surgeries could have 'domino effect' for other children
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Cancellation of three spinal surgeries could have 'domino ...
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Why 4mg of folic acid will dramatically reduce the risk of birth defects during pregnancy
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Why 4mg of folic acid will dramatically reduce the risk of birth defects ...
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'Miracle' toddler with spina bifida walks from South Parade Pier to Clarence Pier on second birthday - showing 'amazing' progress
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'Miracle' toddler with spina bifida walks from South Parade Pier to ...
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Mum's praise for Blackpool Victoria Hospital after 'brilliant' care for her and poorly baby born with spina bifida
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Mum's praise for Blackpool Victoria Hospital after 'brilliant' care for ...
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J&K: Despite Six Miscarriages & Medical Terminations, Srinagar Woman Delivers ‘Miracle Baby’
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J&K: Despite Six Miscarriages & Medical Terminations, Srinagar Woman ...
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Piper, a two-year-old French bulldog with spina bifida, warmed hearts during the Boone County Fair competition this year. https://bit.ly/3B6Z1rd

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Somerset boy, 5, paralysed from waist down due to rare conditions: His family are hoping to raise enough money to buy him a new wheelchair to keep up with his ...
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Somerset boy, 5, paralysed from waist down due to rare conditions