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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

27-Year-Old Adelaide Woman Dies Weighing 12Kg with scoliosis, Parents Arrested for Murder


Note from Dr Kevin Lau: 
This is a sad story I read in the newspaper the other day and certainly harks back to my understanding of how important nutrition is to the development of not only the spine for a child but their health it self. Even though most parents of scoliosis sufferers are not neglecting their children health, in this modern society we living in we are malnourished by the modern diet that we are living on. Please read Your Plan for Natural Scoliosis Correction and Prevention and feed your children well.
By Arlene Paredes | December 21, 2011 12:38 PM EST
A 27-year-old disabled woman died at home weighing only 12kg, prompting the police to arrest her parents for murder by neglect, as they may have deliberately left her uncared for at their home.
The parents, both teachers, were arrested by police Monday morning at their home in the suburb of Brighton North, southwest of Adelaide, reported the Herald Sun.
REUTERS/Ismail Taxta
A woman holds her malnourished child on arrival at Banadir hospital in Mogadishu July 7, 2011. The United Nations says 2.8 million people in Somalia need emergency aid after the worst drought in 60 years hit the Horn of Africa region. In the worst-hit areas, one in three children is suffering from malnutrition.
The death was reported on March 19, and Adelaide detectives started an investigation as it seemed the woman had wasted away to weigh just 12kg at the time of her death.
The woman was reportedly bedridden, and she suffered a number of disabilities, including scoliosis.
The family's neighbours had told The Adelaide Advertiser they did not know the woman lived at the address.
The woman's parents, aged 56 and 55, lived with at least one other relative at their home, the Herald noted.
The couple will appear in court on Tuesday to face police allegations that they deliberately caused the death of their daughter by neglecting to adequately feed and care for her. 
To contact the editor, e-mail:editor@ibtimes.com



About Dr Kevin Lau

Dr Kevin Lau DC is the founder of Health In Your Hands, a series of tools for Scoliosis prevention and treatment. The set includes his book Your Plan for Natural Scoliosis Prevention and Treatment, a companion Scoliosis Exercises for Prevention and Correction DVD and the innovative new iPhone application ScolioTrack. Dr Kevin Lau D.C. is a graduate in Doctor of Chiropractic from RMIT University in Melbourne Australia and Masters in Holistic Nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health in USA. In 2006 I was awarded the "Best Health-care Provider Awards" by the largest Newspaper publication in Singapore on October 18 2006 as well as being interviewed on Primetime Channel News Asia as well as other TV and Radio. For more information on Dr Kevin Lau, watch his interviews or get a free sneak peek of his book, go to: http://www.hiyh.info.

Note from Dr Kevin Lau: 
This is a sad story I read in the newspaper the other day and certainly harks back to my understanding of how important nutrition is to the development of not only the spine for a child but their health it self. Even though most parents of scoliosis sufferers are not neglecting their children health, in this modern society we living in we are malnourished by the modern diet that we are living on. Please read Your Plan for Natural Scoliosis Correction and Prevention and feed your children well.
By Arlene Paredes | December 21, 2011 12:38 PM EST
A 27-year-old disabled woman died at home weighing only 12kg, prompting the police to arrest her parents for murder by neglect, as they may have deliberately left her uncared for at their home.
The parents, both teachers, were arrested by police Monday morning at their home in the suburb of Brighton North, southwest of Adelaide, reported the Herald Sun.
REUTERS/Ismail Taxta
A woman holds her malnourished child on arrival at Banadir hospital in Mogadishu July 7, 2011. The United Nations says 2.8 million people in Somalia need emergency aid after the worst drought in 60 years hit the Horn of Africa region. In the worst-hit areas, one in three children is suffering from malnutrition.
The death was reported on March 19, and Adelaide detectives started an investigation as it seemed the woman had wasted away to weigh just 12kg at the time of her death.
The woman was reportedly bedridden, and she suffered a number of disabilities, including scoliosis.
The family's neighbours had told The Adelaide Advertiser they did not know the woman lived at the address.
The woman's parents, aged 56 and 55, lived with at least one other relative at their home, the Herald noted.
The couple will appear in court on Tuesday to face police allegations that they deliberately caused the death of their daughter by neglecting to adequately feed and care for her. 
To contact the editor, e-mail:editor@ibtimes.com



About Dr Kevin Lau

Dr Kevin Lau DC is the founder of Health In Your Hands, a series of tools for Scoliosis prevention and treatment. The set includes his book Your Plan for Natural Scoliosis Prevention and Treatment, a companion Scoliosis Exercises for Prevention and Correction DVD and the innovative new iPhone application ScolioTrack. Dr Kevin Lau D.C. is a graduate in Doctor of Chiropractic from RMIT University in Melbourne Australia and Masters in Holistic Nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health in USA. In 2006 I was awarded the "Best Health-care Provider Awards" by the largest Newspaper publication in Singapore on October 18 2006 as well as being interviewed on Primetime Channel News Asia as well as other TV and Radio. For more information on Dr Kevin Lau, watch his interviews or get a free sneak peek of his book, go to: http://www.hiyh.info.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Airway inflammation in feline asthma

Cocayne, C. G., C. R. Reinero, et al. (2011). "Subclinical airway inflammation despite high-dose oral corticosteroid therapy in cats with lower airway disease." Journal of feline medicine & surgery 13(8): 558-563.

It is estimated that 1% of the pet cat population is affected by feline asthma and chronic bronchitis. Both conditions are chronic, diffuse inflammatory diseases of the lower airway that can lead to irreversible damage called airway remodeling. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) analysis is the only diagnostic test readily available in a clinical setting to determine the type of inflammatory cell present in the lower airways. There are no studies in cats that have determined if absence of clinical signs correlates with absence of airway inflammation. This study is a retrospective evaluation of 10 cats meeting criteria for inclusion in the study. The goal was to determine the correlation between the resolution of clinical signs in cats receiving oral glucocorticoids with the resolution of inflammation based on BALF cytology. The findings showed that 70% of the cats diagnosed with asthma or chronic bronchitis that had resolution of clinical signs (cough, wheeze, or episodic respiratory distress) with concurrent high-dose glucocorticoid therapy still had evidence of persistent airway inflammation based on BALF cytology. The results support the statement that caution should be used when equating absence of clinical signs with the absence of airway inflammation. Premature tapering of glucocorticoids based on absence of clinical signs in cats with subclinical inflammation could be detrimental in the long run. [VT]

Related articles:  
Leemans, J., N. Kirschvink, et al. (2011). "Effect of short-term oral and inhaled corticosteroids on airway inflammation and responsiveness in a feline acute asthma model." Veterinary journal, in press.

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Cocayne, C. G., C. R. Reinero, et al. (2011). "Subclinical airway inflammation despite high-dose oral corticosteroid therapy in cats with lower airway disease." Journal of feline medicine & surgery 13(8): 558-563.

It is estimated that 1% of the pet cat population is affected by feline asthma and chronic bronchitis. Both conditions are chronic, diffuse inflammatory diseases of the lower airway that can lead to irreversible damage called airway remodeling. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) analysis is the only diagnostic test readily available in a clinical setting to determine the type of inflammatory cell present in the lower airways. There are no studies in cats that have determined if absence of clinical signs correlates with absence of airway inflammation. This study is a retrospective evaluation of 10 cats meeting criteria for inclusion in the study. The goal was to determine the correlation between the resolution of clinical signs in cats receiving oral glucocorticoids with the resolution of inflammation based on BALF cytology. The findings showed that 70% of the cats diagnosed with asthma or chronic bronchitis that had resolution of clinical signs (cough, wheeze, or episodic respiratory distress) with concurrent high-dose glucocorticoid therapy still had evidence of persistent airway inflammation based on BALF cytology. The results support the statement that caution should be used when equating absence of clinical signs with the absence of airway inflammation. Premature tapering of glucocorticoids based on absence of clinical signs in cats with subclinical inflammation could be detrimental in the long run. [VT]

Related articles:  
Leemans, J., N. Kirschvink, et al. (2011). "Effect of short-term oral and inhaled corticosteroids on airway inflammation and responsiveness in a feline acute asthma model." Veterinary journal, in press.

More on cat health:
Winn Feline Foundation Library
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