Blood
13 Mar 2005
Childhood leukaemia
Childhood leukaemia refers to cancers of the stem cells of bone marrow which occur in childhood. They account for 35% of all childhood cancers.
Children's health
03 Feb 2005
Dyslexia (developmental reading disorder)
Dyslexia or developmental reading disorder is a common reading disability. Dyslexic children are unable to process and interpret symbols like letters.
Blood
21 Jan 2005
Rhesus disease (Rh incompatibility; Rh factor disease; haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn; HDFN)
Rhesus disease is a blood disorder in which an Rh-negative woman develops antibodies that attack her Rh-positive foetus' red blood cells.
Cancer
06 Jan 2005
Malnutrition
Malnutrition occurs when an individual has insufficient energy to maintain their body's essential functions, including growth, maintenance and movement.
Children's health
30 Dec 2004
Diabetic eye disease: Proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Proliferative diabetic retinopathy is a sight-threatening eye disease characterised by neovascularisation, the abnormal growth of blood vessels, in the eye.
Children's health
29 Dec 2004
Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a condition in which a person loses control of their sleep-wake cycle. They may fall asleep suddenly during the day or be unable…
Children's health
07 Dec 2004
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (juvenile idiopathic arthritis, juvenile chronic arthritis)
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is a group of diseases which cause chronic joint pain and swelling in children. The cause is unknown.
Blood
19 Nov 2004
Kawasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome)
Kawasaki disease causes inflammation of blood vessels, mostly affecting children. The cause is unknown but thought to be related to infection.
Children's health
29 Sep 2004
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
Foetal alcohol syndrome or spectrum disorder is a childhood condition of delayed development. It is caused by mothers drinking alcohol while pregnant.
