Items Tagged ‘Pediatrics’

October 29, 2009

Halloween still a treat for diabetic kids

By Kelley Luckstein

Zoey Sayles is going to be Cleopatra for Halloween. And she plans to collect lots of candy. But, unlike her friends and siblings, she won’t eat much of it. Zoey, 10, of Berwyn, Pa., has type 1 diabetes, so her body does not produce insulin, a hormone needed to convert sugar (glucose), starches and other […]

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Tags: diabetes, Pediatrics


September 10, 2009

Littlest patients find distraction, comfort in live feeds from zoos

By Kelley Luckstein

A smile flashes across Raymond Clark’s face as the 8-year-old watches ZooTV, a welcome distraction from needle pokes and other tests during his treatment for a heart defect here at Sanford Children’s Hospital.   In Rochester, Minn., the T. Denny Sanford Pediatric Center — part of the Mayo Clinic which opened in June 2007 — […]

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Tags: Pediatrics, ZooTV


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