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From: Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Scoliosis
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Date: 19 Apr 91 03:13:33 GMT
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[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

 BH> Situation is ex wife put the family on this DHEA diet, and three kids
 BH> were exposed to it. Emotional and psychological problems caused
$15,000
 BH> damage to the home by the kids!! This case is so strange, we got the
 BH> FDA, DEA, and several agencies investigating it. We really should
have a
 BH> medical forum.

        Scoliosis hits about 2 percent of the popluation and most
of these are children during their rapid growth stage.  Kids
between the ages of 10-18 are suspect and there are easy
screening techniques which can spot a potential problem.

        The causes of scoliosis are largely not known, but there
is some research to indicate a family connection.  Functional
scoliosis can be caused by differences in leg length and
neurological insult and deficiency.

        For more infomation write or call the National Scoliosis
Foundation in Boston.  Toronto's Children's Hospital has a good
up to date program as does the A. I. DuPont Children's Hospital
here in Delaware.

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