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If Dr. Nizar Mahomed and colleagues at the University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto succeed with fascinating new research, however, [knee replacement] surgery will eventually become a thing of the past.
The operations are, in fact, anything but panaceas, never really restoring people to their healthiest state, and often requiring replacement when the implant wears out, acknowledges Dr. Mahomed, head of orthopedics at the UHN's Toronto Western Hospital.
With those limitations in mind, the UHN is pursuing research that aims to find a biological cure for joints decimated by osteo-arthritis, the most common form of the disease. Most dazzling among several experiments is a project that uses stem cells to create bone and cartilage, which researchers hope can be turned into a sort of organic joint implant that would fuse with existing tissue and regenerate diseased knees and hips.
Theoretically, the limits imposed on artificial joint-replacement patients would be forgotten.
"If we can find biological repair options, then basically we're restoring the joint back to its native health state," Dr. Mahomed said. "There would be no restrictions. You could go and run a marathon if you'd like. And there's no concern that it is going to wear out, because we've basically restored it back to its [original] state of health."
You can read the full National Post article here.
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The prices charged for surgery in California vary from one geographic region to another. We analyzed hospital charge information provided in the California Common Surgery Cost Comparison database—a record of the prices charged for common, elective, inpatient surgeries performed at hospitals across the state—and created a charge index that can be used to compare charges for the 12 most common surgeries, such as Cesarean births, knee replacements and angioplasty. Though the database includes information on how much hospitals charged, not on how much they were ultimately paid, the observed variation in prices suggests important differences in surgery pricing.
The report observes that knee replacement costs in California were among the most variable, with prices ranging as high as $164,000:
"The typical knee replacement surgery performed in a Fresno-area hospital in 2010 was charged at $46,800, versus $127,500 in an Alameda-region hospital," the report says, while "in the Alameda County area, which has high surgery charges," prices "ranged from $59,800 at Alameda County Medical Center—Highland Campus to $164,400 at Washington Hospital—Fremont."
As prices continue to rise and the gulf between different healthcare centers continues to widen, the report concludes that there are a number of avenues to help curb this trend:
- California needs better information about the reasons for charge variation. Several of the possible explanations identified in this report are worth further study to reveal the extent to which they affect prices and might be addressed to help control costs.
- Building upon the best practices of regions with lower charges could help lower charges in high-cost regions. Learning more about the reasons for charge discrepancies would enable hospitals and networks of health care providers to improve their practices, providing quality care at reasonable cost.
- Patients need information on the quality of care provided by different hospitals to help ensure the best outcomes. Reliable information about hospital quality will avoid a situation where patients use price as a proxy for quality and gravitate toward hospitals that charge more.
- Better transparency of hospital discounts and accepted payments would improve patients' ability to choose a facility based on price and would allow researchers and policymakers to better understand how California might control the cost of providing quality health care.
Lack of transparency in healthcare prices in the United States continues to plague the system, while other countries surge ahead in healthcare cost transparency. Knee replacement prices in many countries are publicly available for patients to consider prior to undergoing care.
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If you live long enough — that is, beyond 50 or 60 — chances are one or more of your joints, probably your knees or hips, will become arthritic. And if pain or stiffness begin to seriously limit your ability to enjoy life and perform routine tasks, chances are you'll consider replacing the troublesome joint.
Jane Brody on health and aging.
"People with osteoarthritis are relying more and more heavily on surgery," Dr. David T. Felson, a rheumatologist and epidemiologist at Boston University School of Medicine, told me. "The rate of knee replacement is just skyrocketing, out of proportion to increases in arthritic changes seen on X-rays, and replacement surgery is contributing greatly to the rising costs of Medicare."
Between 1979 and 2002, knee replacement surgery rose 800 percent among people 65 and older. Although Dr. Felson described hip replacement as "dynamite" — highly effective in relieving pain and restoring function — knee replacement may be far less helpful.
"For 10 to 30 percent of patients, the improvement never comes," Dr. Felson said.
How the Trouble Starts
Osteoarthritis results from wear and tear on the joints. (Rheumatoid arthritis, on the other hand, is an autoimmune disorder.) Some 27 million Americans have life-limiting osteoarthritis, and the numbers are rising as the population gets older and fatter.
"With every step, the force exerted on weight-bearing joints is one and a half times body weight," said Dr. Glen Johnson, who reported on arthritis prevention and treatment at the annual meeting of the National Athletic Trainers' Association in June. "With jogging, the force is increased seven or eight times. Thus, the most effective way to prevent arthritis in knees and hips is to lose weight if you're overweight and to pursue non-impact activities for recreation."
While most people think of osteoarthritis as a breakdown of the cartilage that keeps bones from rubbing together, recent studies have shown it is a far more complicated disease that also involves tissues in and around joints, including bone and marrow. Inflammation can be a contributing factor, and genetics play a role. Three genes have been identified thus far that accelerate the development of arthritis in people who carry them.
Any kind of joint injury or surgery, even if performed arthroscopically, raises the risk that a joint will become arthritic. That is why so many professional and recreational athletes develop arthritis at younger ages.
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Including room fee, nurse fee, food, pre-op tests, medical supplies,
medication, operating room fee, x-rays, and consulation.
Price (USD)
United States
$9,000 – $10,100
$7,000 – $11,200
Medical travel – commonly referred to as medical tourism – is the practice of traveling overseas for healthcare. In recent years, medical travel has experienced tremendous growth, as costs in the United States have risen. As international travel has become more affordable, medical travel has become an increasingly sought-after option for a variety of procedures. Once viewed as the best option for healthcare, the United States has since been equaled – and even surpassed – by many countries around the world, especially Taiwan.
With medical teams that speak fluent English and are trained and educated in the United States, American patients can have confidence that the quality of healthcare they will receive in Taiwan will meet or exceed that of the United States – at a fraction of the cost.
Formosa Medical Travel is a medical tourism agency, dedicated to helping Americans find high quality, low cost total hip and total knee replacement surgery overseas. There is no additional fee for using Formosa Medical Travel, and all of the hospitals in the network network have been accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI).
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After your operation, you will remain in the surgical ward for a short time. The bandages and dressings that protect your knee will be changed periodically, and you may be administered oxygen or painkillers as needed.
Following the operation, your rehabilitation will begin as soon as you are able. While most total knee replacement patients are unable to walk on the same day as the operation, you will begin a walking program within the first days after your surgery. In the early stages of this program, walking with a frame or crutches is usually necessary. Many patients are able to walk without assistance within one week, with the help of a cane or walking stick. This varies depending on the individual.
During your stay at the hospital, you will be under the care of a physical therapist who will instruct you in various knee-strengthening exercises, which usually begin the day after your surgery. These early stages hold a slight risk of complication or dislocation of the joint, so it is important that you follow your physical therapist's instructions.
Most patients will be able to leave the hospital after knee replacement surgery within a 7 to 10 days, depending on your rehabilitation progress.Partial knee replacement patients are usually able to return home sooner. In some cases, if you are physically fit, doctors may recommend an enhanced recovery program that will allow you to return home earlier.
After returning home, you will experience weakness and exhaustion. This is normal; you've just undergone major surgery! Your new knee will take some time to heal, and your muscles and tissues need the chance to recover. Some discomfort is normal, but if you have any worries or concerns you should contact your doctor. It may be wise to make some preparations to your home: toilet seat risers, handlebars, benches, and other devices may make your home life easier during your recovery.
Perhaps the most important thing following knee replacement surgery is to follow the rehabilitation plan laid out by your doctor. You will likely need several weeks of phyiscal therapy to regain full mobility in your knee, and you should follow this regimen very closely. Keeping a positive attitude and faithfully following directions are essential here; without dutiful attention to your recovery plan, you may take much longer to regain full mobility.
In the years following knee replacement surgery, you may find that you have more mobility and less pain than you have felt in years. Still, you need to maintain and monitor your knee replacement. If you feel anything abnormal, contact your doctor. Knee replacement devices may need to be replaced after 10 or 15 years, depending on your individual condition.
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You may decide that living with your arthritic knee is the best choice; not everyone elects to treat this condition with total knee replacement surgery. If you have limited mobility, you may choose to avoid strenuous and painful activity, and adopt a regimen of gentle exercise.
Weight loss can have very beneficial effects on patients with arthritic knees. By reducing the stress on your knee through weight loss, you may be able to regain some mobility and lessen your pain. In some cases, massage therapy, the application of heat, or other physical therapy may be helpful.
Additionally, you may be able to treat the symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee through medication. Anti-inflammatory medications and painkillers may lessen the pain of osteoarthritis, and delay the need for a total knee replacement. Injections, such as cortisone or hyaluronic acid (HA) may increase your mobility and lessen your pain. Assisted mobility devices such as canes and crutches may be necessary in some cases.
Arthroscopy, a minimally-invasive surgical procedure, can help treat the symptoms of osteoarthritis and mitigate the need for a total knee replacement. This procedure requires a small incision near the knee, allowing a surgeon to use specialized instruments to trim and smooth the worn-down cartilage caused by osteoarthritis. This can reduce inflamation, and since the procedure is minimally-invasive patients can return home the same day. Unfortunately, knee arthroscopy is not capable of treating sever cases of osteoarthritis, and is sometimes only a temporary fix in patients who are advancing through the stages of osteoarthritis.
In some cases, the entire knee does not require replacement. For these patients, a partial knee replacement, or uni-compartmental replacement, may be recommended. This occurs when there is uneven wear on the knee joint, and there healthy cartilage remains intact. Recovery time and physical therapy for partial knee replacement surgery is comparable to that of total knee replacement. This procedure is fairly uncommon, as most patients experience even wear in their knees.
For patients in whom the risk of failure in knee replacement is deemed to be very high, knee fusion may recommended. This surgery does not allow for the flexion of the joint, so mobility will be impeded following surgery. In this operation, the femur and tibia are fused together with pins or screws, allowing for the bones to fuse together. Patients who undergo this treatment will live with a nearly-straight leg for the rest of their lives, but the condition is not considered painful. This treatment is only recommended when total knee replacement is deemed risky or impossible.
Some patients may find relief from specialized knee arthritis braces. These devices are designed to redistribute the load on your knee to an area that is more capable of handling stress. These knee braces are often used in less-advanced cases of knee osteoarthritis, when there is still some cartilage remaining.
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Knee replacement surgery, also known as knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure designed to restore function and eliminate pain in damaged knees. In this procedure, deteriorated knee cartilage and damaged bone is removed from the femur, tibia, and kneecap and is replaced with an artificial joint. With modern devices, patients can regain much of their former mobility and comfort and experience a full recovery after a knee replacement.
Your doctor may deem knee replacement surgery right for you if you suffer from osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, and you fit the profile of a knee replacement candidate. A knee replacement may be appropriate for you if you have disabling pain that causes mobility problems, such as when walking, climbing stairs, getting in and out of chairs, or an inability to exercise. If you have exhausted any of the knee replacement alternatives and still suffer from your damaged knee, your doctor may elect to perform the surgery.
Knee replacement surgery is typically performed on adults aged 55 or older, although it is considered for patients of all ages. People with knees worn-down by strenuous activity or exercise may need a knee replacement earlier in life. Generally, surgeons require that a person be in good health prior to undergoing knee surgery, as complications can affect those with high blood pressure, diabetes, or other conditions.
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They are also among the most popular surgeries. You might be surprised to learn that Canada's yearly 75,000 joint replacements, at an estimated $15 000 each, cost the public health system about $1.125 billion annually – not an insignificant amount.
Auto industry does it better
The expenditures don't end there: in the first year following elective hip or knee replacement surgery, hospitalization usage can increase by as much as 50 per cent. In the 15 years following surgery, about 10 per cent of hip and knee replacements have to be redone due to wear, dislocation, infection and other problems.
So you might also be surprised to learn that this billion dollar a year industry – with follow up expenditures – has few or poor mechanisms for implant monitoring and assessment. There is no systematized mechanism in place to follow the clinical track record of new implants that come on the market, there is still difficulty predicting who will do well (or poorly) with surgery, and there is little ability to quickly identify and recall poorly performing implants.
We know this can, and should, be done. After all, the automotive industry already does a pretty good job at this.
Exact specifications for a car manufacturer's products are readily available, the dealer's wholesale cost is readily accessible online, organizations such as Consumer Reports and JD Power provide independent prospective assessment of vehicle quality, car dealers relentlessly bombard recent customers with satisfaction surveys, manufacturers closely track warranty repairs to identify problematic design or manufacturing issues, and customers are readily contacted should their vehicle be subject to a recall.
A similar quality loop does not exist for hip and knee replacement implants. And it should.
At present, new implants are generally tested by manufacturers using "in-house" laboratory facilities, with the results being submitted to regulatory bodies as part of a process that largely depends on the new implant being similar enough to an old implant that clinical testing isn't required for approval.
Implant costs, while generally low in Canada overall, can vary from hospital to hospital, and region to region, and purchasing agreements typically forbid the sharing of price information. Information on a surgeon's or hospital's joint replacement surgery outcomes typically do not exist, are not accessible, or do not exist in a format that is meaningful to a patient or a surgeon.
What little data that exists on the clinical outcome and survivalship of a particular hip or knee replacement device typically comes from small studies conducted in highly specialized centres where one would expect above average outcomes, or from large national registries (outside of Canada) that track only the longevity of the device.
If a problem is discovered with a particular hip or knee replacement implant, identifying and contacting patients is usually an error prone process of manually reviewing hospital charts one by one. This leaves patients and surgeons vulnerable.
These issues – which can cost the public health system untold amounts, and affect patient quality of life – can all be addressed.
Regulatory bodies such as Health Canada and the FDA can require independent wear testing of new implants, along with clinical data from properly constructed trials to ensure at least clinical equivalency to current implants.
All hospitals in Canada should submit their hip and knee replacement data to the Canadian Joint Replacement Registry (CJRR) so that the longevity of the various types of implants used in Canada can be monitored. This will assist greatly in identifying both superior and inferior implants in a timely fashion, facilitate the identification of patients who may have received a recalled implant, and provide information on how provider and patient characteristics affect outcome.
Ontario has made CJRR participation mandatory, BC and Manitoba are looking to follow suit – the rest of the provinces need to get on board.
Coordination key
Implant cost information also needs to be more transparent; prices should not vary by hospital nor by manufacturer for similar designs. Finally, hospitals and surgeons need to ensure that good quality data on the care they provide is routinely collected, and that this data is incorporated into ongoing quality improvement. This has started in various locations across Canada, but needs to be expanded. The CJRR has started producing region and hospital specific reports, but these need to be strengthened through routine, mandatory data collection across Canada.
Hip and knee replacements are amongst the most successful modern medical interventions developed. With a bit of coordinated effort, we can continue to improve the quality and accessibility for all Canadians.
Eric Bohm is an expert advisor with EvidenceNetwork.ca and an Orthopaedic Surgeon with the Concordia Joint Replacement Group in Winnipeg Manitoba. He is also an associate professor at the University of Manitoba.
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Total knee replacement surgery—also known as knee arthroplasty—is a procedure performed when a patient's knee has degraded to the point where it no longer functions or causes severe pain. Usually, knee replacement surgery is necessary for patients who suffer from severe osteoarthritis and have impeded mobility.
When determined to be necessary by a doctor, knee replacement surgery is usually covered by a patient's health insurance. Most health plans cover any necessary surgery, including orthopedic surgery, as long as it is not specifically excluded (as is common in the case of weight loss procedures).
For patients on Medicare, knee replacement cost is usually covered. However, this may depend on your individual condition, and you may be subject to additional fees. Patients should always contact their provider for coverage information.
For patients with health insurance, there will usually be some additional out-of-pocket expenses. These costs can range from a few hundred to several thousand dollars, depending on your deductible, co-pay, and other factors. According to CostHelper.com, "a Medicare patient undergoing a knee replacement at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, could expect to pay $4,257 out of pocket, including deductibles and coinsurance. A patient with a $1,000 inpatient surgical deductible and 20 percent coinsurance, but an out-of-pocket maximum of $3,000 would pay $3,000."
Prior to surgery, your orthopedic surgeon should carry out an evaluation of your knee's present strength and range of motion, and make the determination of whether total knee replacement surgery is the best course of action.
If your surgeon decides to proceed with the operation, there are a number of services that should be included in the cost. Anesthesia, perhaps the most important part of any surgical procedure, is included in the cost at almost every hospital. For total knee replacement, general or epidural anesthesia is usually required.
While you are under anesthesia, the orthopedic surgeon will remove your damaged bone and cartilage, and insert artificial joint surfaces made of plastic and metal. The cost of the knee replacement device itself will also be included in the total cost of your surgery. There are a number of different knee replacement device manufacturers, with different products used depending on the hospital and your particular condition. Two of the more common device manufacturers are Zimmer and Stryker.
After surgery, you will be required to stay in the hospital for several days for initial recovery from your knee replacement. Your hospital bill may or may not include the cost of preliminary physical therapy and rehabilitation sessions.
After knee replacement surgery, patients start on the road to rehabilitation. Following the procedure, you will be required to undergo physical therapy to regain the strength in your newly-repaired leg. Some preparations can be made to speed this process along.
First of all, some additions to your living space can be made to ensure your comfort during recovery. These include toilet seat risers, safety bars, a shower bench, and even a modified first-floor living area to eliminate the need for stairs.
For patients with insurance, physical therapy costs are often covered. Usually patients will have to complete several weeks of physical therapy sessions following a knee replacement. It's always advisable to enter this stage of your recovery with an open mind and a positive attitude: after all, your recovery depends on you, and the mobility that you regain is directly related to the effort you put into your rehab.
Finally, depending on your lifestyle, your knee replacement device may need to be replaced later in life. The lifespan of current knee replacements can range from 10 to 15 years, to even longer. Remember to always notify your doctor if you experience uncharacteristic discomfort or limited mobility, as it these may be indicators of a complication with your knee replacement.
Knee replacement complications can include infection (which occurs in less than two percent of surgeries), complications from anesthesia (rarely including heart attack or stroke), and other issues.
All material on this page is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always consult your physician or pharmacist regarding medications or medical procedures.
For American patients without health insurance, it is worth considering medical tourism – leaving the country for knee replacement surgery. Many countries in the world offer this procedure for costs dramatically lower than those in the United States. We have listed knee replacement cost estimates from various medical tourism destinations in the chart below. The cost of total knee replacement surgery will also vary from patient to patient, depending on factors such as age and medical history.
Including room fee, nurse fee, food, pre-op tests, medical supplies,
medication, operating room fee, x-rays, and consulation.
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United States
$9,000 – $10,100
$7,000 – $11,200
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Bradford on Avon Mayor John Potter is pushing forward with plans to protect the town from flooding.
Flood defences supplied by Bristol City Council were installed in the Bull Pit and Westbury Gardens last week as river levels rapidly rose.
Despite a week of a wet weather the defences protected the town, but a fire crew from Bradford on Avon spent three hours on Friday pumping water from the Bull Pit where water had seeped under the barriers because of the uneven surface.
Mr Potter said: "The Environment Agency, fire and police have all worked well in a team. They have done the best they can.
"We would like to have the barriers here in the town, perhaps at the fire station so we can have them up in no time at all when there is a flood risk.
"We are joining in with the Wiltshire Flood Team and meeting in March to begin to talk to engineers and see how it can be funded."
Mr Potter showed the High Sheriff of Wiltshire, William Wyldbore-Smith, and his wife Prisca around the town on Monday to see the damage the Christmas Eve floods caused to businesses.
C S Bowyer funeral directors in the Bull Pit has received its drying out certificate and can now start with refurbishment work.
Landlord Chris Bowyer said: "It (the defences) will give reassurance and make people feel more comfortable. We have coped before and we will cope again."
The Swan Hotel has continued to be affected, with floodwater rising through the drains, causing the Cellar Bar and Coach House to stay closed.
Owner James Sullivan-Tailyour said: "I think that given what's happened in the past, I am very excited that things are moving ahead."

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Tired of being asked about taking over from Amitabh Bachchan as the host of the television game show, Kaun Banega Crorepati, Shah Rukh Khan finally snapped and said that comparisons should never be made.
"You should not play down a person for the sake of playing up a person," SRK stated at a press conference in New Delhi to announce the launch of KBC.
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Thoughout his interaction with the media, SRK maintained his calm and replied to the questions with a touch of humour.
When a scribe asked him who the next Bollywood king would be, SRK answered that there was no vacancy. "You find a new king when the old one abdicates. At the moment, you have a king," he smiled.


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Does Preoperative Vaginal Preparation With Povidone-iodine Before Cesarean Delivery Reduce the Risk of Endometritis?
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Cesarean delivery rates are increasing in Turkey and a major component of this increase is cesarean on demand. Although data on the rate of cesarean delivery in Turkey is limited, a national study reported a rate of 23.8%. Infectious morbidity, consisting primarily of endomyometritis and wound infection, remains a leading cause of postoperative complications. Estimates of postcesarean infection rates range from 7% to 20%, depending on demographic and obstetric variables. Infection following cesarean delivery results in not only increased hospital stay but also increases the cost of care. Strategies to minimize postoperative infectious and other morbidities have included modifications of surgical technique, changing of gloves, methods of placental delivery, cervical dilatation during cesarean delivery, and altering the uterine position during repair of the uterine incision. Despite these interventions, endometritis is still major problem after cesarean delivery.
Endometritis appears to result from ascending vaginal flora bacteria, with anaerobes playing an important role. The microbes endogenous to the vagina change throughout the course of pregnancy and parturition. Larsen and Galask noted that anaerobic species located in the vagina increase dramatically by the third postpartum day. In many cases, the surgeon's hand, reaching below the infant's head or presenting part, is in direct contact with the vagina. Vaginal bacterial flora have been cultured from the delivering surgeon's glove in 79% (95% confidence interval [CI] 58%, 100%) of cesareans that follow labor. In these cases, vaginal flora are delivered directly to the uterus, abdominal cavity, and the abdominal incision. Vaginal preparation has been shown to decrease the quantitative load of vaginal microorganisms as well as to remove certain species of bacteria.
|Postpartum Endometritis
|Drug: povidone- iodine solution. Drug: placebo
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
- rate of postpartum endometritis [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]Endometritis was defined here as body temperature greater than 38.5C with concomitant foul-smelling discharge or abnormally tender uterus on bimanual examination
- morbidity [ Time Frame: two days ]Infectious morbidity was documented using established clinical criteria. Febrile morbidity was defined as a persistent fever of at least 38C for at least 24 hours after surgery and not associated with lower abdominal or pelvic tenderness and no signs of infection elsewhere.
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|October 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2011
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|March 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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povidone iodine
30-second vaginal scrub with povidone- iodine solution.
Drug: povidone- iodine solution.
%10 Polivinilpirolidon iyot (Polividon- iyot
Other Name: BATTICON Solüsyon. Adeka
|Placebo Comparator: CONTROL
Drug: placebo
Other Name: NO İNTERVENTİON
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Women older than 38 weeks estimated gestational age and required cesarean section.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Highly emergent cesarean
- Allergy to povidone iodine
- Chorioamnionitis on admission
- Fever on admission
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01437228
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|İstanbul, Sisli, Turkey, 32377
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|Kemal GUNGORDUK, Mardin Women and Children Hospital, Erzincan Military Hospital
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|September 6, 2011
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|November 16, 2011
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Adnexal Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
Uterine Diseases
Cadexomer iodine
Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Anti-Infective Agents
Trace Elements
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Plasma Substitutes
Blood Substitutes
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Mr Geithner will meet senior Communist Party leaders to discuss the global economy, but he will also push for tougher sanctions against Iran at a time when Beijing has expressed concerns over Washington's "unilateral" measures against a supplier of oil to China and the Obama administration's renewed military engagement in Asia.
He will meet Vice-Minister Wang Qishan tomorrow, then Premier
"The global financial crisis is not yet over," Mr Wen said at the weekend. "We must increase the sense of the urgency."
Mr Geithner's visit comes ahead of next month's visit to Washington by Mr Xi, who is expected to replace President
Relations between Beijing and Washington have improved over the past year, bolstered by last year's visit to the US by Mr Hu early in the year and a visit by US Vice-President Joe Biden to Beijing and Chengdu later in the year. However, there are many sources of tension between the countries, including China's currency policy and the US's renewed military engagement in the Asia Pacific.
President Barack Obama said last week that the Asian region would be a focus for the US military despite budget cuts. Chinese state-backed media have criticised Washington's "pivot" towards Asia, including the basing of marines in Darwin, as highlighting a Cold War mentality and trying to contain China's rise.
"However, while boosting its military presence in the Asia Pacific, the United States should abstain from flexing its muscles, as this won't help solve regional disputes," said one opinion piece run by Xinhua, the country's national news agency.
While the US is keen to push China to play a greater role in dealing with Iran, Beijing has so far been unwilling to step up measures against a key supplier of oil. China is the largest export market for Iran's oil.
China is the world's second-largest consumer of oil and is keen to avoid conflict that could imperil its energy security, a view underscored last week when a Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman said the government preferred dialogue to sanctions.
In an apparent shot at the US policy against Iran, the spokesman said China was opposed to any country trying to impose its domestic laws over international laws and the imposition of unilateral sanctions.
Mr Obama has toughened his administration's stance against Iran in a bid to stymie its nuclear ambitions, recently signing a bill that seeks to isolate Iran's central bank by denying access to the US financial system by any bank that deals with the institution.
Tensions have been mounting in recent weeks, stoked by bellicose statements from Iranian military commanders during recent naval exercises and last week's warning that US aircraft carriers should stay out of the Persian Gulf. Europe has stepped up the pressure on Tehran through a planned ban on imports of Iranian oil.
The measures by the US and Europe have already had an impact, notably a sharp fall in the value of Iran's currency as people buy US dollars. The moves to contain Iran's nuclear ambitions by the US and Europe have again shone the spotlight on China's willingness to engage with regimes considered by Western nations to be pariah states.
Beijing's foreign policy is founded on the principle of "non-interference", a stand that has allowed China to grow its presence in countries such as Sudan while it was racked by genocide and a humanitarian crisis, in the pursuit of oil.
China's focus on business, rather than lecturing on human rights, has led to it being welcomed as a major investor in many African countries.
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When the term "Quality of Life" is mentioned, your thoughts may conjure up a picture of great weather, safe streets, ample resources, etc., but when I hear that term, my mind automatically paints a picture of all of the wonderful parks here in town. We do not have much control over the weather but we can make sure our parks remain the best in the state. When T. Jack Foster first conceived of creating a town out of marshland, he wanted each resident to be within walking distance of a park or playground. So I asked the question of our Director of Parks and Recreation, Kevin Miller, how many parks do we have here in Foster City?
Well, let's see. The big ones that everyone knows about are Leo Ryan, Catamaran, Sea Cloud, Boothbay and Edgewater. But, have you ever heard of Little Leo, Killdeer, Turnstone or Pompano Parks?
If you counted all of the parks here in Foster City, from the largest to the smallest you would come up with 21. Yes, in our small four square mile city we have 21 parks! (And a couple more are in the contemplative stage!)
The City's website displays all the names of the parks and which amenities are available at each. From basketball to Bocce, from baseball to soccer, there is a park that will suit your needs.
But this begs the question, is that all the parks are good for?
I submit that our parks offer more than just athletic endeavors.
Of course, there are the physical needs that are met by our park system. You could run, kick, hit, slam dunk and jog at most of our parks. But two other needs are also satisfied by our incredible parks.
After satisfying our physical needs, parks also meet our social needs. Whether you are one of the dog owners that meet at the dog park or in the morning in some of the other parks that have off leash hours or a new mom meeting other moms at our clean and safe playgrounds, your parks satisfy your craving for interaction with other folks.
Parks also aid us in our quest for serenity. Have you ever sat on one of the park benches at Leo Ryan and just watched the water in our blue lagoons? Have you taken an early morning walk on our Pedway and watched the cars trying to navigate the San Mateo Bridge, smiling gratefully that you are not one of those commuters? Studies have shown that just sitting quietly at the park could lower your blood pressure…check out the theory.
I'd like to close with two events that are going to be held at our parks which would satisfy all three of your needs, physical, social and emotional.
First are our incredibly enjoyable Summer Concerts. You can dance to get your cardio going, visit with your friends and neighbors on the lawn or in a Duffy and satisfy your emotional needs by listening to the music provided by our wonderful entertainers.
The second event, in my mind, really satisfies those three needs. On the 24th and 25th of August the American Cancer Society will be holding its signature event, Relay for Life, here in Foster City. This is an overnight event on the meadow at Leo Ryan Park. Join a team and get your exercise by walking around the track as many times as you are able, meet your social needs as you join with caregivers, patients and survivors to listen to their stories about their heroic fight battling cancer, and your emotional needs are certainly met when you learn how monies raised by this event and hundreds of others throughout the nation will help eradicate the "BIG C"… cancer. And a cure will be found, thanks to your efforts.
Remember that July has been designated by your City Council as "Parks Make Life Better Month." Get out there and enjoy our wonderful Foster City parks!
If you would like to learn more about our parks or the Relay for Life, or should you have any questions or comments, please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Their battles are waged with the classic aim of acquiring dominance. Fat seems a shade brighter, but Skinny has surprising recuperative powers. They keep discovering new toys in a big box that comes special delivery; a control helmet, a rabbit, a baby. They devise new games in a flash, but always come to grief in the end when the keeper turns up to re-establish order.
This is physical theatre of a high order, endearingly funny and hugely energetic. I suspect it is more a children's show than an adult one though, and some of the tomfoolery does become a little repetitious and obvious.
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Sen. McCain faces cancer battle with typical feistiness
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US, Canada, Mexico pledge quick work to update NAFTA
U.S., Canadian and Mexican negotiators are pledging to work quickly to update the North American Free Trade Agreement, a 23-year-old pact that President Donald Trump has called the worst trade deal in history.
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A federal lawsuit accuses the publisher of a notorious neo-Nazi website of defaming a Muslim-American radio host by falsely labeling him the "mastermind" behind a deadly bombing at a concert in England.
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Major tech companies are taking a firmer stand against white supremacists in the wake of the deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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A beautiful spring in the 'Burgh
If Time magazine was right in its cover story on June 24, 1974, "Another Ice Age?", we might be making snowmen in our yards this week and doing ice sculptures on the porch for Mother's Day.
Worse, we might be packing up all our stuff and heading off to Miami to get out of the path of approaching glaciers.
Instead, five pear trees were bursting into bloom in our yard two weeks ago, along with a Southern Magnolia tree with pink blooms, an old pink-flowering plum tree that's winning its battle against borers, a Tulip Magnolia tree with purple blossoms, a North Star cherry with white blooms (for pies), a Montmorency cherry with white flowers, a yellow forsythia, a pink dogwood, purple and white crocuses, and a circle of coral, pink, red and white tulips around the birdbath.
None of that was supposed to happen. "However widely the weather varies from place to place and time to time, when meteorologists take an average of temperatures around the globe, they find that the atmosphere has been growing gradually cooler for the past three decades," warned Time. "The trend shows no indication of reversing. Climatological Cassandras are becoming increasingly apprehensive, for the weather aberrations they are studying may be the harbinger of another ice age."
Another "ice age" — like when what is now Manhattan was buried under 4,000 feet of ice.
A report from New York City's Parks & Recreation Department says the Wisconsin Ice Sheet made its way to Long Island "about 70,000 years ago" and then retreated during "a period of warmth," even with no Cadillac Escalades on the streets.
Then the glacier's retreat reversed itself "about 45,000 years ago," reports Parks & Recreation, and the ice again began a southern journey, reaching New York City "about 20,500 years ago."
And then, "18,000 years ago" during another "period of warmth," the ice began a second retreat out of Manhattan, even with no one in the city spraying aerosol deodorant around to warm things up.
So, like a mood disorder, things run hot and cold.
Still, Time's 1974 doomsday story said a disaster was relatively right around the corner, not 45,000 years away. "Telltale signs are everywhere — from the unexpected persistence and thickness of pack ice in the waters around Iceland to the southward migration of a warmth-loving creature like the armadillo from the Midwest."
If a massive migration of armadillos wasn't scary enough, Time added an even more timely disaster scenario. "But there is a peril more immediate than the prospect of another ice age" — mass starvation. "Even if temperature and rainfall patterns change only slightly in the near future in one or more of the three major grain-exporting countries — the U.S., Canada and Australia — global food stores would be sharply reduced."
Time quoted University of Toronto climatologist Kenneth Hare, a former president of the Royal Meteorological Society, who said, "I don't believe that the world's present population is sustainable if there are more than three years like 1972 in a row."
Well, we're four decades past Time's grim forecast, and there are 3 billion more people on the planet, food production has outstripped population growth, and the snowball bush and red bud trees in our yard are in full bloom while the orchid rhododendron blossoms and lilacs are ready to pop.
Ralph R. Reiland is an associate professor of economics at Robert Morris University and a local restaurateur (email@example.com).


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As NewsBusters has been reporting for weeks, America's Obama-loving media are pushing for Utah's perilously moderate former governor Jon Huntsman to be the Republican presidential nominee.
On CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" Monday, the host was floored by Huntsman's claim in Chinese "I'm going to become the next President of the United States" telling his guest, "This clip could become viral. We could be huge here" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
PIERS MORGAN, HOST: This is a big moment for you, because only one member of the Republican field can speak the native tongue of America's biggest commercial ally, enemy, whatever you want to call them.
JON HUNTSMAN: Well, you haven't tested everybody else. How do you know that?
MORGAN: I'm pretty sure none of them, I can't imagine Michele Bachmann jabbering away in Mandarin. So, here you go. Speak to me in Mandarin.
HUNTSMAN: [Speaks in Mandarin.]
MORGAN: That is spectacularly good.
HUNTSMAN: How do you know?
MORGAN: What the hell have you just said to me?
HUNTSMAN: I said, "Whatever I say, you'll have no idea what it is." And after that I said my name in Chinese, and I said, "I'm going to become the next President of the United States."
MORGAN: [Laughs.]
HUNTSMAN: And for the billion people who live on this earth who actually know who I am and my Chinese name, the unfortunate thing is, Piers, I'm known by the wrong quarter of, of the world's population.
MORGAN: Well, at the moment.
HUNTSMAN: They're all going to get it.
MORGAN: At the moment. You know, this is going to be big in China. They've never heard any American candidate talking in their language. This is going to be huge, right? This clip could become viral. We could be huge here.
HUNTSMAN: You just wait and see. I have no doubt about that.
From Huntsman's lips to every Obama-loving media members' ears.
Of course, this kind of behavior from the press is nothing new. They're goal is always to champion the most moderate Republican candidate.
This serves two purposes: first, as the nation continues to shift to the right, a soft and squishy GOPer has little chance of exciting the base enough to secure a victory.
Just ask John McCain.
On the other hand, if this didn't work out as planned, and the Republican in Name Only actually does win, the media at least would have someone in the White House far more palatable to them than an actual conservative.
Which makes this strategy a Win-Not Lose as Badly as They Could proposition.
Morgan on Tuesday was just doing his part.


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Interval Junkie --Nobby
When looking at the splits in my workout, it would be nice if the arrow icon actually merged the split with the one above it, rather than re-ordering them. I mean, who re-orders their splits?
Merging up is great for when your Garmin clicks off a 1-mile split early in your 4th lap on the track. Or when you accidentally hit the split button. Or upon later consideration, the workout makes more sense un-split into parts when you were jamming on the split button on your watch.
2016 Goals: Lose the 10lbs I gained for not having goals
+1, have hit the lap button a few times when intending to click start/stop and vice versa. If there would be a way to add up the intervals and rest separately that will help as well, can live without either of these, but will be nice to have.
RA imports all of the splits as 'Interval' but this can be done right now. You have to edit your RA splits and, using the pulldown to the left of the split, select the proper splits as either 'Rest' or 'Recovery'. Then you can summarize time by interval, rest or recovery.


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As Katie is having difficulty coping with Brad's death, she's got her loved ones to help her through it -- including Simon. He shows up at Katie's home, in-the-know about Brad's untimely demise. How will Katie react to her ex-husband's arrival?
Back from his travels, Jack has to face his wife's questioning when Janet asks him to be honest with her. Will he come clean about his lingering feelings for Carly? Speaking of which, Carly goes to an AA meeting, distraught about what she is going to do with herlife. Spending it with Craig doesn't seem to be an option, as he's moved on to her sister Rosanna. Happily in love, Rosanna goes shopping for a new frock. Could it be a wedding dress?
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It's only been two months since wide-receiver-turned-hoofer Donald Driver claimed the coveted mirror ball trophy on "Dancing With the Stars," bringing a glittering end to the last season of the ballroom bash. But even though it hasn't been a big wait, the anticipation for the upcoming season has been huge.
That's because season 15 isn't just another round of the same old show. It's "Dancing's" long-awaited all-star season -- the one fans have hoping for and speculating about for ages.
Now that speculation is over. On Friday the returning competitors were revealed.
The ballroom alums soon set to take the dance floor again are:
- Shawn Johnson
- Bristol Palin
- Pamela Anderson
- Apolo Anton Ohno
- Joey Fatone
- Kelly Monaco
- Gilles Marini
- Emmitt Smith
- Drew Lachey
- Kirstie Alley
- Helio Castroneves
- Melissa Rycroft
But that's not all! While those 12 celebs make up most of the official all-star cast, there's one more returning soft shoe set to join them. Who'll take spot No. 13? That's up to ballroom fans. In a first-of-its-type twist for the show, "Dancing" viewers are being asked to vote for the past participate of their choosing to fill the final spot. The choices include Sabrina Bryan, Carson Kressley or Kyle Massey.
Details on that twist are still to come on the official "Dancing With the Stars" website.
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They're back! Celebrities from seasons past — including Bristol Palin, Gilles Marini and Pam Anderson — are returning for another shot at the coveted mirror ball trophy.
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Actress Kirstie Alley was paired with pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy for season 12 of "Dancing With the Stars." Though she started off strong with a 23-point cha cha, she struggled a bit during the season, but ultimately finisihed in second place. She is dancing with Maks again for "All-Stars."ABC / ABC
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Former "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson competed in season 10, and was paired with Damian Whitewood. She was eliminated in week seven. In 2011, she participated in the Argentine version of the ballroom bash. She's paired with Tristan MacManus for "All-Stars."ABC / ABC
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Race-car driver Helio Castronevez won season five with pro partner Julianne Hough, who is no longer on the show. He is paired with Chelsie Hightower for "All-Stars."ABC / ABC
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Joey Fatone and Kym Johnson
Former *Nsync member Joey Fatone competed in season four of "DWTS" alongside pro Kym Johnson, and will be dancing with her again for "All-Stars." The pair came in second place, behind Apolo Anton Ohno, who is also back for the all-stars season.ABC / ABC
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Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough
Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson competed in season eight and took home the mirror ball trophy with partner Mark Ballas. She barely beat out runner-up Gilles Marini, who is also returning to the all-stars season. This time, she'll be dancing with three-time champ Derek Hough.ABC / ABC
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Drew Lachey of the boy band 98 Degrees was the season two champ alongside pro Cheryl Burke. After his win, he returned to "DWTS" in season five as co-host while then co-host Samantha Harris was out on maternity leave. He is paired with Anna Trebunskaya.ABC / ABC
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Gilles Marini and Peta Murgatroyd
Actor Gilles Marini, perhaps best known for his sexy role in the first "Sex and the City" film, placed second in season eight with pro Cheryl Burke. He's dancing with Peta Murgatroyd this season.ABC / ABC
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Kelly Monaco and Val Chmerkovskiy
"General Hospital" actress Kelly Monaco was the first champ of "DWTS." She was paired with pro Alec Mazo, who is no longer on the show. She is dancing with Val Chmerkovskiy for "All-Stars."ABC / ABC
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Olympic gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno won season four of "DWTS" with pro Julianne Hough. This time, he's paired with Karina Smirnoff.ABC / ABC
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Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas
Reality personality Bristol Palin competed in season 11 with pro Mark Ballas, and is dancing with him again for "All-Stars." Though she placed third, fans of the show were upset she made it to the finals, with some complaining the judges were too easy on her and accusing politics of playing a role. (Her mother is former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.)ABC / ABC
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"Bachelor" contestant Melissa Rycroft competed in season eight with pro partner Tony Dovolani, and the two are dancing together again for "All-Stars." The pair finished in third place, behind Shawn Johnson and Gilles Marini, both of whom are also returning for the all-stars season.ABC / ABC
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Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith was the season three champ alongside pro Cheryl Burke, whom he is dancing with again.ABC / ABC
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Though partners have not yet been announced, executive producer Conrad Green told reporters at the Television Critics Association summer press tour on Friday that the pros will be revealed on Aug. 13. But don't expect that all the stars will get the same pro they had before.
"Obviously, when you look at the stars that are coming back, it's impossible for everybody to have the same partner, so we're currently working that out," Green said. "We're trying to pair people based upon what we think is going to make the most intriguing season and make a brilliant season."
Green also explained how the producers chose this particular group to do "All Stars." "We took the view we wanted to do the best of the best. We wanted to represent many different seasons," he said. "For us, this is almost our version of 'The Avengers.' These were the superheroes of their particular seasons, and they're back."
Though the cast will be familiar, don't expect the show to be exactly the same. Green teased that there will be some tweaks to the ballroom bash this season. For starters, he noted that the judges will likely have to be recalibrated a bit, "otherwise, we'll be starting with 9s and 10s right out of the box." He also hinted that the show might introduce a few new things to update the competition.
The season premieres Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. on ABC. And for those of you who can't wait to see at least one these returning hopefuls on your small screen, keep your eye out for Shawn at the Olympics, where she's acting as TODAY.com's special correspondent.
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A "gruesome" disclosure about Karl Wes McKay abusing Phoenix Sinclair was made public Wednesday by the lawyer representing his former spouse and some of his children.
In March 2006, a child-welfare worker took a phone call from the ex-partner of McKay, who was Phoenix's stepfather. The ex-partner's two sons "made a gruesome disclosure to her," said the report taken on March 6, 2006, by worker Randy Murdock.
They told her they saw McKay physically abusing the five-year-old daughter of McKay's partner, Samantha Kematch.
"They called it 'choking the chicken,' " the report said.
At the 2008 criminal trial, one of the boys testified McKay repeatedly played a "game" with Phoenix he called "chicken," which involved picking her up by the throat, wrapping both hands around her neck and "choking her out," the boy told court.
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"The two boys also said Karl Wesley McKay threw the five-year-old girl down the stairs... the fall down the stairs broke her skull open."
Their mother reported it had happened in August 2005, and the little girl was buried in the backyard.
Phoenix's remains were discovered buried at the Fisher River Cree Nation dump in March 2006.
Phoenix had moved from Winnipeg to a home on the reserve in April 2005 with her mother, McKay, and the couple's baby.
McKay, who is 20 years older than Kematch, has children from previous relationships. Two of them were 13 and 15 at the time they made the disclosure to their mother. Their mother told the child-welfare worker she didn't know the name of the little girl they saw being abused.
She told Murdock she had reported the information to police, and her boys said she was a "rat."
The worker told her she wasn't a rat.
"I acknowledged that she is taking the proper steps to address this situation," Murdock wrote in his report.
The five-page disclosure was submitted by the lawyer for McKay's ex-partner and three of his children.
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Those who testified at the murder trial of McKay and Kematch said they were harassed afterward because of their connection to McKay, who was found guilty in 2008, along with Kematch.
The lawyer, Bill Gange, said the potential witnesses at the public inquiry want to be able to testify from a remote location by TV monitor that only the commissioner can see. Like earlier sources of referral who've testified already, they don't want their names or faces published. A hearing on the motion for the publication ban takes place Feb. 26. The oft-delayed inquiry began in September and was delayed by legal wrangling until November.
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The inquiry was promised in 2006 and announced in 2011 with a mandate to find out how Phoenix slipped through Manitoba's child-welfare safety net.
She was in and out of care from the time she was born in 2000 and on and off the radar of Winnipeg Child and Family Services until she died in 2005.
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President Barack Obama met for half an hour March 17 with Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the White House and the USCCB announced.
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My wife and I have been fostering a 13 yo girl for almost a year with the goal to adopt her later this summer. She was taken from her biological mother almost 6 years ago and has been in 5-7 foster homes during that time. An issue we are facing now is that she relates and plays well with a neighbor kid who is only 8. When she plays at home she is doing stuff that is typical 4-6 year old play. She does not want to put any effort into things that require work and learning, she just wants to play - but at the same time she wants to have a car and drive around and do teenage (and older) stuff. The therapist we are working with says that we should just let her play since she "missed those things" with all her moving around....but we are not seeing any real growth and drive to grow in her. This is especially frustrating since our 4 older biological girls are all very self-motivated learners, enjoy reading and the like, but our foster daughter has no such interest. She is happy playing with a toy car, petting the dogs, and the like. Any suggestions?
I dont really have suggestions i dont think...but maybe just commiseration. My daughter is 10 (adopted at age 8) and she definitely plays better with kids who are at least two years younger than she is. In fact, she has no problem going down the street to play with a three or four year old child (although will often fight with her own 4 yr old brothers)....i have a friend with a daughter who is about 8 months older, and the difference is startling. When her daughter was over, we were having nice conversations about books and movies, she was able to sit next to me on her laptop while i played on my computer and occasionally would say something truly funny or witty or observant...meanwhile my daughter was upstairs SCREAMING (in play) with the friend's seven yr old brother (just turned) playing some imaginary game i think involving shooting aliens or looking for treasure or something.
She also eats like a three yr old, its amazing. The other day, i served spaghetti (w/ sauce) which took her two hours to eat (dont get me started on her food control issues) and when i was doing laundry was amazed at her shirt. I lined up both 4 yr olds shirts and hers to show her....one boy's shirt had a bit of a stain at the top where he dropped a noodle on himself, the other's shirt had two or three stains....her shirt was *covered* top to bottom, sauce on her shoulders, on the back of the shirt even...sauce *everywhere*....she just rolled her eyes at me.
She was visiting a friend's house, they were having a big party and she felt like she wasnt getting enough attention, so she walked up to her friend and turned her laptop off midgame. At least twice. That is something you'd expect perhaps from a very young child who didnt know how to use words to express what they wanted, not a 10 yr old girl at a friend's house yknow?? I've said that her friend is 10 going on 30 and my daughter is 10 going on 3.
I could go on. It drives me crazy.
Sometimes i feel really sad, too, because i think about how my oldest was at that age...he's very bright and interesting and we'd have all sorts of conversations about current events, history, religion, music, tv, books, whatever....i could talk to him for hours. My daughter just wants to retell the entire plot of an episode of a disney show. Over and over. Its like she can't talk about anything deeper than that. Or she will try to tell jokes, that arent funny ("Get it?? get it??? hahaha!!!" yeah...um, no. ) It makes me feel sad because i know we will never have that kind of relationship...im not sure what kind we WILL have but its like i have to meet her on a very very basic superficial level.
She is diagnosed with ADHD, her therapist and i have talked about her having attachment issues, and i suspect she may have some level of fetal alcohol exposure/damage (which could account for her simple nature, inability to form abstract thought, needing concrete info/one step instructions to be able to perform tasks well, and maybe her learning disabilities.)
Does your daughter have any other behavior issues or concerns?
I'm sorry to say, but patience and acceptance are my suggestions. I say this from the experience of having a 9 year old girl we got at 3.5 from a Russian orphanage. Our 5 year old who has been with us for 2 years is regressing and throwing harmful tantrums equivalent to a 2-3 year old just now, so I see the range of developmental issues. One year is not nearly enough time for much attachment, develpmental catch up, etc. That would be the patience piece. The acceptance piece is to find the ways to love her as is. Let the school deal with any issues of delay and allow her to explore the "baby/young side" of her needs. I used to take mine to a sing-along where there are toys for infants on purpose, I'm sure you've done your research and know the odds of her following the path of "typical" kids raised in one home by one family. It's oh so difficult when you have the experience of raising better equipped kids. I find I'm happiest with her when I don't compare her to others and appreciate her loving gestures and urges to spend time with me.
Hooking up with a group of people with similar experiences can also help. Hearing their stories provides reality checks. You're doing the right thing connecting here and working with a therapist. Best of luck!
Mama to Ru cutie (a. age 3, fall 2006) and foster to adopt wonder-child (arrived a. 3, 2010)
My adopted sister is still like this. She is now 21 but mentally about 13 or 14. She has always been a few years behind, and I think she has now plateaued in maturity. She is functional and social, but she has an IQ that is classed as mildly retarded. You would never know it when you first meet her, but after awhile it becomes apparent. Its hard for her, because she looks 21 so people have higher expectations of her, so that can make life a bit difficult at times.
My advice is to keep trying to teach her, but understand she may grow and mature on her own curve, that may not be typical of the average child. Try not to compare her to your other children. She may never reach that potential as she has a potential of her own.
Mama to L (7) and A (born 7/15 by VBAC)
I completely understand how frustrating it can be when kids regress in play. My adopted daughter is 7, but more like a 2-3 year old in play. Sometimes it is great to watch her play with my four year old. Other times she spends the whole time screaming and hoarding toys.
I do agree that you have to gently nudge your kids toward progress, but you cannot expect them to "catch up." It has really helped us to just accept that our daugher will always be younger developmentally. We don't expect her to be an adult until her mid twenties and hope that we can just keep her on the track of making good choices between now and then...
ETA- also, I wanted to say my daughter does not have serious learning problems. I think that adds another layer to this complicated issue.
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