Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CA April, 2025 Members of the Santa Barbara Treble Clef Chorus will be joining voices from across the state for ...

Santa Barbara Treble Clef Chorus performs for retirement centers, clubs and local organizations. (Courtesy photo) The event will culminate in a benefit concert called Women in Song, 2 p.m Sunday ...

Genetic variants Cleft lip and cleft palate, also known as orofacial clefts, can be caused by genetic mutations, but in many cases, there is no known genetic cause. "The mechanism for the ...

Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects, occurring in about one in 1,050 births in the United States. These defects, which appear when the tissues that form the lip or the ...

However, we present an incident in a two-year-old child who had general anaesthesia for a Bardach two-flap palatoplasty because of a Veau type III cleft palate and developed “anaesthesia mumps”. This ...