On October 16th, 2008
Good article on adopted children/melamine
We have received many inquiries on whether adoptive parents should have their children tested for kidney stones here in the US. It is a question with no set answer. Some experts believe it is not necessary unless a child shows symptoms, while others are recommending it since there have definitely been some children diagnosed with stones who appeared fine. We really liked the following article and wanted to pass it on to our supporters:
http://www.adoptmed.org/topics/melamine-and-chinese-adoptions.html