International News - Winter 2007

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In this issue:

Kaylee, suffered a stroke at age 3

Diabetes Care Center battles a dangerous disease

Record $50 million gift to support research in Pediatric Neurology

Education for health care professionals

Kaylee, suffered a stroke at age 3

Kaylee loves to go to movies with her father, James. But two years ago, as they watched the movie Robots, Kaylee suffered a stroke. She was 3 years old.

“Kaylee was unable to walk, and we rushed to a hospital in Sugar Land where we were told she had had a stroke,” James said. “They sent us to Texas Children’s. After reviewing the CT scan, Dr. (Gary) Clark discovered the arteries leading to her brain were open only 30 to 50 percent on each side.”

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Diabetes Care Center battles a dangerous disease

Texas Children’s Endocrine and Diabetes Care Center is at the forefront of researching ways to prevent and control diabetes and its complications.

Type 1 diabetes, which accounts for about 70 percent of new diabetes cases in children, occurs when the body does not produce insulin, a hormone that converts sugar (glucose), starches and other food into energy.

In Type 2 diabetes, the most common form in adults, the body does not produce enough insulin because the cells are resistant to the actions of the insulin that is produced. About 30 percent of new cases in children are Type 2.

“Overweight or obese children have a higher risk of being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, as well as kids with a strong family history of the disease,” said Dr. Morey Haymond, chief of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism at Texas Children’s and professor and chief of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism at Baylor College of Medicine. “If both parents have Type 2 diabetes, a child likely will be diagnosed with it at some point in his or her life.”

Read the complete story and learn more about Texas Children's Endocrine and Diabetes Care Center

Record $50 million gift to support research in Pediatric Neurology

Texas Children’s Hospital announced a record $50 million gift to launch the world’s preeminent collaborative institute to study and treat pediatric neurological disorders.

The gift, made by Jan and Dan Duncan, will support the creation and development of the Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, the first dedicated facility to use a multidisciplinary research approach to understand the unique issues of a child’s brain structure, development patterns and related diseases. Scheduled for completion in 2010, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s will be located within the Texas Medical Center and is a core initiative in Texas Children’s previously announced Vision 2010 $1.5 Billion expansion project.

Read the complete story and learn more about The Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute

Education for health care professionals

Ongoing, free online continuing medical education

Presented by Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine
Topic: Hemangiomas: When to Worry: What do to by Denise Metry, M.D.
To register, visit http://www.texaschildrens.org/Professionals/ProfessionalEducation/CME.aspx.

Presented by Baylor College of Medicine, Office of CME
11th Annual Texas Pediatric Emergency Medicine Conference
by Andy J. Kienstra, M.D., and Joseph Y. Allen, M.D.
To register visit: http://www.baylorcme.org/search/detail.cfm?cme=649

Topic: Neonatal Nutrition by Diane M. Anderson, M.D.
To register, visit: http://www.baylorcme.org/search/detail.cfm?cme=644

April 14-19, 2008, Texas Children's International Colloquium
The year 2008 marks the 17^th annual Texas Children's Hospital International Colloquium. The event is held at Texas Children's Hospital and the Omni Hotel in Houston, Texas. The International Colloquium, sponsored by Texas Children's Hospital - International Operations, will be held in conjunction with the Baylor Pediatric Postgraduate Symposium.

Physicians from the international community will join pediatric specialists and sub specialists at Texas Children's Hospital to discuss the latest developments in pediatric medicine and research.

Attendees will participate in an academic program as well as focused clinical discussion with leaders in pediatrics from Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.

Visit www.texaschildrens.org/international for more information and to register online.

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