Dance Intervention for Mexican Family Caregivers of Children With Developmental Disability: A Pilot Study.

There are 7.1 million people living with a disability in Mexico. Of these individuals, 7% are children and adolescents with developmental disabilities.

[Hyperthyrotropinemia in Mexican newborns].

Objective: To assess the differences in the blood concentration levels of the thyroid stimulating hormone and their possible use as an indicator of iodine sufficiency, in a sample of Mexican newborns.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from September 1999 to August 2000, among 25,427 Mexican newborns in the Ministry of Health clinics from 5 states. A total of 8,095 heel-prick and 17,332 umbilical cord blood samples were analyzed.