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Some accounts have it that Byron attempted to correct his clubfoot in 1799 (Byron would have been eleven or twelve years old) with painful treatments administered by a quack doctor. As an adult Byron gave up attempting to treat the deformity and instead took pains to conceal it. Nowadays we know that clubfoot is a treatable condition, and most children who are born with the deformity and who have access to medical care can correct the defect by the time they are beginning to walk.
Clubfoot Dallas Cowboys Hats , or talipes equinovarus (TEV), is a common birth defect.

It is twice as likely to occur in males as in females Dallas Cowboys T-Shirts , and approximately 50 percent of the cases of clubfoot are bilateral (both feet are affected). There does seem to be some sort of genetic factor, although scientists have yet to pinpoint an exact cause. The condition is sometimes associated with a genetic disorder known as Edwards Syndrome Dallas Cowboys Hoodie , which results in a child being born with three copies of chromosome 18. Studies have suggested that as many as twenty-five percent of the children affected by clubfoot also have a relative who has the deformity, and if one identical twin has clubfoot Custom Dallas Cowboys Jersey , the other twin is much more likely to have the condition than if his or her twin were healthy.

That said, scientists think that clubfoot is most likely multifactorial. There may be a number of causes for clubfoot ? both genetic and non-genetic ? that interact in order to produce the deformity.

Infants with clubfoot are treated in the first months of their life. Doctors use multiple castings in order to reshape the foot. (Note: people with clubfoot are not missing anything anatomically speaking; the pieces of the foot are just out of proper alignment). Adults who have been successfully treated for clubfoot Dallas Cowboys Vapor Untouchable Jerseys , unlike Lord Byron, will have almost no remaining symptoms. Sometimes the treated foot ends up smaller than the normal foot Dallas Cowboys Color Rush Jerseys , and two different sized shoes are needed. Other people treated for clubfoot use orthotics (special padding and protection for the foot) or orthopedic shoes to provide their foot with extra support.

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WASHINGTON， Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- The white population in the United States has decreased from 79.6 percent in 1980 to 61.9 percent in 2014， according to a new study from the University of New Hampshire.

 

The percentage of Latino Americans has risen from 6.4 percent to 17.3 percent over the same time period， while both the African American and Asian American populations have gone up， the study finds.

 

The number of non-Hispanic whites who died in 2014 outpaced the number of white births in 17 U.S. states， representing the largest number of states to experience a natural decrease in the white population in American history， the study shows.

 

Researchers at UNH's Carsey School of Public Policy point to an aging white populace， and a decline in births slowed by the economic recession and by fewer women of childbearing age.

 

""Natural decrease is the ultimate demographic consequence of population aging， low fertility， and a diminishing proportion of the childbearing-age population，"" researchers Rogelio Saenz and Kenneth Johnson wrote. ""The rapid rise in the number of U.S. states experiencing white natural decrease reflects the demographic changes underway.""

 

Nationally， the number of whites born in 2014 is only slightly higher， 2.15 million， than the number of whites who died， 2.06 million. A decade ago， white births outpaced deaths by nearly 400，000 each year. The ratio of white births to deaths fell 79 percent between 1999 and 2014.

 

Members of the baby boom generation， a generation with a greater percentage of whites than younger generations， are beginning to reach retirement age， and mortality rates are rising. Today， the median age of a white American is 43， four years higher than it was in 2000. The number of white Americans over the age of 65 has jumped from 15 percent to 18 percent of the overall white population.

 

By contrast， the average American Latino is just 28 years old. Latino birth rates exceeded death rates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia， the researchers find.

 

Nationally， the number of white Americans is expected to begin declining in absolute numbers between 2030 and 2040， according to projections from the U.S. Census Bureau. By 2050， whites are expected to make up less than half the U.S. population.

 

Whites experienced natural declines mostly in northeastern， eastern and southern states， according to data from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

The rapidly aging white population and fast-growing younger minority groups are speeding demographic changes across the country， hastening a political divide likely to have long-term ramifications， a TheHill news daily report commented.

 

And there is little chance that the decreases will reverse since researchers routinely find that once a natural decrease begins， it is unlikely to reverse itself， said the report， citing more states are likely to join the list of white natural decrease in future years based on the UNH's study.

 

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