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Your Kids , Featured , Headline , Youths '
A journey of a lifetime!
I was 11 years when I was told that I suffered from diabetes
Type 1. Syringes were always frightened me, and just the thought of sticking myself
made me shudder. After a couple of weeks in the youth department at Halmstad
hospitals had, however, I realized that the actual needle stick force was not the greatest
challenge. No, my lifestyle would require a change.
My name is Lina Smith and I come from the west coast town
Varberg. The stables and the horses have always been a big part of my life, and so
Even when I was diagnosed with diabetes. I ...
Allergy , asthma / allergies , Children , Your Children , Featured , Headline , Food , Lactose Intolerance »
- School meals need to be improved and knowledge increased, says Eva Bengtsson, Swedish
Coeliac League Secretary General, referring to the incident
occurred on Backaskolan in Lund, where an eight year old in the school were getting
milk protein and as a result a severe allergic reaction.
Area rector of Lund was charged after the incident that occurred in 2008, but acquitted
time. The district court states that it is a serious incident to the allergen energetic
åttåringen were getting milk protein, and that this would have been notified to
Work Environment Authority. School officials in Lund knew the notification requirement, but
the lack of routines for the division of responsibility led to the incident
never notified. The fuzzy routines ...
Diabetes , Your Children , Featured »
Type 1 diabetes is increasingly common. For each year there is an increase of five to six percent in Sweden. The disease formerly was found between 12 and 16 years of age debuting now in increasingly younger ages. Several large Swedish study tries to answer why.
Only in Skåne, there were in 2003 eleven children under two years who had type 1 diabetes. - It is problematic. Children Doctors are not used to taking care of such small diabetic patients and the clinical course is very fast, says Åke Lernmark.
ADHD , asthma / allergies , Children , Your Children , Featured »
- A ban on drugs for ADHD is an incomprehensible treachery, says Henry D. Ragnevi, president of Attention in Gothenburg in a debate article in Dagens Pharmacy.
After about six months, it is almost impossible for adults diagnosed with ADHD in the Västra Götaland region to get medication. This violates the Board's recommendations and is a betrayal of the patients, writes Henry D. Ragnevi.
