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Responding to the Handicapped
There is a tendency to think of people with disabilities as one group facing exactly the same challenges and to treat them as if their disabilities are the most significant thing about them. On the other hand, people with disabilities have to deal no...(more details) |
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Childhood Asthma
This program deals with the nature of bronchial and allergic asthma and with the diagnosis and treatment of childhood allergies. It explains how asthma attacks can be triggered by allergies, respiratory infections, exercise, and emotional stress; sho...(more details) |
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Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is the most common genetic killer. In the past, most children with the disease died by the age of 20; today a variety of antibiotics are helping some to live into their 40s. Progress is also being made on creating a genetic test for p...(more details) |
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Caring for Sick Children
Children and adults both get sick, but the needs of sick children are different. This program from The Doctor Is In looks at some unique programs for children. Pediatricians Dr. Berry Brazelton and Dr. Stephen Kairys of the Children's Hospital at Dar...(more details) |
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Preventing Injuries to Children
Child's play can be dangerous. Accidental injuries kill 10,000 kids every year in the U.S. and over 50,000 more are disabled. Over one million children are injured every year on bikes, roller-blades, and in playgrounds. This program focuses on two ch...(more details) |
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