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Archive for September, 2008

Birmingham Children’s Hospital IMD Games 2008

Monday, September 29th, 2008

On the 28th September 2008, over 100 children converged at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, to participate in a special day. What made the day so special was that the children participating had all been affected in one way or another, by an Inborn Metabolic Disease.

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The Importance of Low Protein Cookery Sessions For Parents and Patients

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Fun was had by all who attended the Nutricia Low Protein Living Cookery Sessions and Activity Days throughout July, August and September 2008. In the Republic of Ireland, Nutricia held a Low Living Cookery Session in Dublin and Waterford, and a Low Protein Living Activity Day in Imaginosity in Dublin.

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Low Protein Cooking

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

The Nutrition and Dietetic department at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Yorkhill), Glasgow, ran another successful Low Protein Cooking session at a local Secondary School. This is the initiative of Barbara Cochrane, the Senior Paediatric Dietitian at the Hospital. She has been doing this for over 18 months now. It is designed to teach individuals new cooking skills  and allow them to network together in an informal way, sharing the experience of bringing up a child (or children) with PKU or other related metabolic diseases.

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SSIEM

Monday, September 8th, 2008

The SSIEM (Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism) put on another great symposium in Lisbon. They do this every year to discuss the latest results of scientific investigation related to Inborn Errors of Metabolism.

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