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REIMS, France (AFP) — A French court awarded 50,000 euros (64,000 dollars) each to a couple with a Down Syndrome daughter, whose condition had not been diagnosed before birth, to compensate their monetary losses. The court also awarded them another 18,000 euros each in damages related to the condition.

During the mother’s pregnancy, her gynaecologist failed to diagnose Down Syndrome in daughter Catalina, born in 2001. The couple recieved 15,000 euros in damages from a court last year. But the parents launched …

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At the world’s largest IKEA, in Kungens Kurva outside Stockholm, what you don’t see is as important as what you do. Venture inside, and you’ll find wide aisles, dream-home displays, caravans of pushcarts and trolleys and stack upon stack of every conceivable item you could want for your home–not to mention armies of shopping-overdosed families heading for the self-service cafeteria.

Note that “self-service.” For what you don’t see is a complementary army of salespeople. Indeed, you may not see any. That’s because IKEA, planted like so many blue-and-yellow Swedish flags in 35 countries, is even more Swedish than most people realize. It’s so expensive to hire people in Sweden that companies from IKEA on down would much rather you helped yourself, thank you. As for the self-assembly presumed by most IKEA purchases? That’s part of it, too. Call it the IKEA syndrome. The constant battle by business to get around …

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Byline: Carol Nader

Oct 22, 2006 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) — Down syndrome, triggered by a chromosomal abnormality, typically causes intellectual and physical disabilities. According to the epidemiologist who heads Victoria’s birth defects register, Associate Professor Jane Halliday, more than 60 per cent of pregnant women were screened for Down syndrome in 2005, compared with 14 per cent in 1998. For every 10,000 pregnancies in 2004, 28.7 had the syndrome confirmed, compared with 19.3 for every 10,000 …

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Byline: Clara Pirani

Oct 22, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) — Velo cardio facial syndrome (VCFS) is the second most common genetic disorder in Australia, after Down Syndrome. Each year, approximately 130 babies in Australia are diagnosed with the condition, which is caused by the deletion of some genetic material from chromosome 22. Many diverse symptoms are associated with VCFS, including facial deformities, heart disorders and speech difficulties. The children also have a higher chance of developing mental or behavioural problems later in life. There is currently no …

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Byline: Eileen O. Daday Dr. Brian Chicoine of Arlington Heights already juggles a busy medical practice with his training for the upcoming LaSalle Bank Chicago marathon, but now he adds another role to the mix: celebrity author. At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Chicoine will join his co-author, Dr.

Dennis McGuire, at a book signing at Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 13 W. Rand Road in Arlington Heights. The two work together at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. "We’ve signed copies at medical conferences, but at a regular bookstore, this is a first," Chicoine …

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