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Where kids come first, The MCH newsletter |
May 2009 Vol. 3 - No. 5 |
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Here we are on the cusp of summer. Just walk outside and close your eyes and you can practically hear
kids laughing as they run through the sprinkler, or maybe you can smell the aroma of freshly-cut grass or
taste the delights of bbq fare... but perhaps most significant for parents and kids this time of year is our finely
tuned sense of "school is almost out for another year!" I can still feel that feeling I had as
a child–the excitement, the freedom, the impending joys of summer!
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With the end of school also comes prom night for some, so we thought we'd give you advice on how to talk
to your teens about drinking and drugs. Why let too much of these substances ruin a significant life event?
A little bit of talk on prevention can go a long way. Plus, we address the "risky business" of teen life to
keep you one step ahead.
And what is summer without many a Montreal Festival? Personally, the Jazz Festival always leaves the longest
lingering impact from those lazy, hazy days, and apparently for good reason. In this issue, you'll learn how music
turns on our brain's pleasure centre.
Speaking of pleasure, we have the pleasure of talking pregnancy with one of our writers, Christine Zeindler,
whose baby boy is due in August. She is part of a growing group of women: over 40-somethings enjoying this
"bump" in life. Christine tells us how to tread through those first few months as an older mom armed with
knowledge that will contribute to a healthy birth.
We are also very proud to announce that the Provincial Health Department will start a hearing loss screening
program for all newborns, something the MCH has been pushing for for years so babies like Christine's will
come into the world ready for the pleasures of life's music...
Julia
(mom to Mya (7), Brooke (5) and Max (2))
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Believing in miracles...
The moment little Kayla Marcovecchio was born into this world she was rushed to the Montreal Children's
Hospital, where she underwent immediate head surgery for an abnormal growth that was detected by ultrasound
three months before she was born. Read Kayla's story.
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Sex + food + music = pure pleasure
You don't have to be a musician to know that music evokes emotion. If you've been to the Montreal Jazz
Festival you have most likely witnessed people in a trance-like state, from the musicians to the
audience–smiling, swaying, tapping their feet, eyes closed, instinctively responding to the beat
and rhythms pouring out from the stage. Read more...
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Knocked up at 43: Is my baby at risk?
Panic hit as I watched the double blue line appear on the pregnancy wand. It was positive.
I wondered if my middle-aged body would be able to support and nourish this new life and what the odds
were of delivering a healthy baby. Read more...
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For more articles on your children's health and well-being, visit the Health Info section of our website.
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Tobacco, drugs and alcohol: Talk with your kids about these issues
Talking with your child about drugs, alcohol and tobacco is tough. But you can't afford to ignore these topics.
Children learn about these substances and feel pressure to use them at a very young age.
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How a hyena mauling a boy in Africa holds a message for high-school grads
The title character on House isn't the only doctor with a flair for drama.
Tarek Razek is no slouch. The chief of trauma at the Montreal General Hospital has smooth delivery,
impeccable timing and a dramatist's grasp of what will move an audience. Read more....
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MUHC researchers discuss teenage risk taking
It's difficult to say when the realization of his bad decision struck home. The attempted flip into his parents'
aboveground swimming pool using a trampoline must have seemed perfectly logical up to the point where his feet
left the ground. After a compression fracture of the spine and three months of rehabilitation, the teen
involved in this momentary lapse of reason now realizes just how lucky he is. Read more...
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Québec Science readers select MUHC researcher Dr. Janusz Rak's latest breakthrough out of 10 top discoveries
Dr. Rak, a professor in pediatric oncology at McGill University's Faculty of Medicine and a researcher at the
Research Institute of the Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC, identified a fundamental mechanism by
which tumour cells spread.
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Mini-Med School at The Children's this Fall!
Starting October 6, 2009, you can spend 1.5 hours a week with six leading medical specialists from the
Montreal Children's Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre. If you are naturally curious about
science and medicine, Mini-Med is the school for you!
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Road safety prevention day
As a Trauma Centre, our primary responsibility is to provide excellent trauma care to the children and
teens of Quebec. We also have an important role in injury prevention, which is truly the desired treatment
of choice for trauma. For more information...
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Quebec Ministre of Health to launch Universal New Born Hearing Screening Program
The Quebec Coalition for Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) profoundly thanks Dr. Yves Bolduc,
the Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services who announced that the Government of Quebec
will launch a Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program. Read more...
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Folic acid to prevent congenital heart defects
The Canadian policy of fortifying grain products with folic acid has already proved to be effective in
preventing neural tube defects. A recent MUHC study shows that folic acid also decreases the
incidence of congenital heart defects by more than 6%. Read more... +
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