Bravekids.org helps children with disabilities, chronic, life threatening illnesses and special needs by providing thousands of resources & medical information on childhood conditions, plus message boards to connect children and parents to others sharing similar challenges. (You will find medical information on conditions such as autism, cancer, cerebral palsy, ADHD & ADD, just to name a few. )
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News About Children's Conditions Such As: Autism, Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, ADHD / ADD and Disabilities
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Sep. 3, 2010 -- A large international study aimed at improving the care of muscular dystrophy patients worldwide is being launched by physicians, physical therapists, and researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
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Sep. 1, 2010 -- HIV-infected children receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may require revaccination to maintain immunity against preventable diseases. There remains no standard or official recommendation on revaccination of children receiving HAART, an effective intervention in reducing morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected children. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health reviewed published data to assess these children's immune responses to vaccines and found that most children treated with HAART remained susceptible to vaccine-preventable diseases, but responded well to revaccination.
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Featured Resources for Special Needs Kids
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Here are some of our more popular resources for children with special needs such as autism, cancer, cerebral palsy, ADHD / ADD and disabilities.
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Directory of Medical Services and Resources for Children With Special Needs
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Use this directory to locate health services and resources in your area such as financial assistance, support groups, child care, dental assistance, camps, transportation, physical therapy and many more.
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Brave Kids provides thousands of resources nationwide and locally in Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orange County, Washington DC / Baltimore,
NY City, Pensacola, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Miami, Palm Beach, Ft. Myers, Naples, Jacksonville,
Tampa Bay Area, Buffalo, Syracuse and Chicago.
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The Brave Kids Story
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Brave Kids was founded on June 9, 1999, by
Kristen Fitzgerald
, after the loss of her two children to catastrophic illnesses. Our
mission is to help children with chronic, life-threatening illnesses
and disabilities by connecting them to desperately needed health
services and resources such as financial assistance,
camps,
support groups,
child care,
dental assistance,
hospitals,
transportation
and physical therapy.
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama honored Brave Kids Founder and
President, Kristen Fitzgerald for her compassionate work helping
children with special needs at a special Unsung Heroes of Compassion
presentation.
Kristen received a special acknowledgement for her work with Brave Kids
from His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
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