N.M. Kids Need Good Families
Peter Miller, a California pediatrician who wrote the American Academy of Pediatrics' 2000 statement on foster care, estimates that at least 90 percent of all foster families fit into the “excellent” category, whether they're caring for traumatized but otherwise normal children or physically or mentally handicapped children. Training for foster families is not standardized across the country, so knowledge of child development and healing the inside of a child — the real work of foster parents — may be incomplete. However, as Dr. Miller also points out, the level of knowledge of natural parents is also often incomplete — we don't license families to have children.
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Stuck in No-man's Land
A child is on the floor of the grocery store, shrieking and flailing, while a worried parent tries to soothe him.
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Shed A Few Pounds To Be Fit for Summer
Face it, folks. A lot of us are fat.
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UNM Clinical Trials Target Breast Cancer Treatments
University of New Mexico Cancer Center researchers described several ongoing studies intended to improve the quality of breast cancer treatments. They include:
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Success Story
Judy Madril beat the odds with a stick.
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We All Can Help Prevent Abuse
YOUR CHILD'S HEALTH: Last week in the hospital I cared for a cute little child — let’s call her Lucy — almost 1 year old. She was not my sickest patient, but was one of the saddest, especially when she cried piteously whenever I approached her. Slightly less than a year old, she was beautiful, except for the bruises around her eye and below her ear. The big lump above her ear had gone down by the time I saw her as she clung to her very attentive nurse.
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Artists Raise Funds for Autism Center
Artists 4 Autism, a fundraising event to benefit the University of New Mexico Center for Development & Disability, will be held from 4-8 p.m. Saturday at Casa Rondena Winery, 733 Chavez Road NW.
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Mom Crusades To Ban Ssris
Warnings against possible dangers of suicide among people using antidepressants have multiplied in recent years, even as new evidence is arising to contradict that concern.
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Kids
YOUR CHILD'S HEALTH: Q: My husband just took my 6-year-old to her pediatrician for her checkup. The pediatrician said that her BMI was rising. My husband came home with a garbled explanation. Please explain, and tell me what I should do.
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Poison Centers Should Be Funded
YOUR CHILD'S HEALTH: Q: I understand there is a (federal) move to cut funding for our poison center. Given our governments' budget problems and a falling number of kids poisoning themselves, I can see why.
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Albuquerque's new Tingley Park has baseball fields, playgrounds and, to the relief of the Barelas neighborhood, a way to handle flood waters.
It's a popularity poll Gov. Bill Richardson may not feel too bad about losing: Playboy magazine asked escorts who they think the sexiest governors are, and New Mexico's did not top the list.
The City of Albuquerque says they don't have enough staff to enforce restaurant inspection laws. Their solution? Change the law.
The latest gas poll is out and it reveals a public not too optimistic about gas prices falling anytime soon.
An Albuquerque boy says he'd been saving up his money for a family trip to Disneyland for months. But when he heard about the families displaced by the Trigo Fire, he didn't think twice about what to do with his money.
The village of Los Lunas is teaming up with the Rail Runner commuter train to attract new businesses and housing.
The F-22 Raptor has been called the most advanced attack aircraft in the sky, and soon, personnel from New Mexico's Holloman Air Force Base will be flying them.
New Mexico's sunshine may be damaging your car's headlights, giving them a haze that can reduce visibility and contribute to potentially deadly accidents.
An Albuquerque woman was injured Friday morning when the bus she was riding struck a car.
The Albuquerque Isotopes fell just short Tuesday as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox held on for a 9-6 win in the two teams' series finale.
One night after being no-hit, the Albuquerque Isotopes' (20-17) offense erupted, pounding out 16 hits while scoring in each of the first seven innings to defeat the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (17-20) 13-8 on a cold, blustery night at Security Service Field.
Four Colorado Springs Sky Sox pitchers combined to hold the Albuquerque Isotopes hitless for the second time in franchise history.
