Children's health
21 Aug 2007
When is the Right Time to Leave the Hospital After Giving Birth?
There is no “one size fits all” answer to readiness for discharge after delivering a baby. The “Life Around Newborn Discharge” (LAND) study is the first ever to examine the decision-making of over 4,000 mothers and their paediatricians and obstetricians about postpartum discharge and to identify which factors most related…
Children's health
21 Aug 2007
Having a Pet Pig May Offer Some Benefits
Contact with farm environments in infancy might decrease the risk of juvenile Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. That’s according to a study conducted in Germany entitled, “Contact With Farm Animals in Early Life and Juvenile Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Case-Control Study.” Parents of children (ages 6 to 18) from 13…
Children's health
17 Aug 2007
Safety and Efficacy of Once-weekly Application of Etanercept in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Etanercept – a recombinant TNF receptor fusion protein – has been approved for the treatment of resistant polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Researchers at the University Children’s Hospital Tubingen, Germany, studied the safety and efficacy of once-weekly Etanercept in children with JIA. 0.4 mg/kg was given subcutaneously twice weekly. For…
Children's health
14 Aug 2007
Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis (gastro or stomach flu) from Rotavirus infection causes diarrhoea and dehydration in children. It can be prevented with vaccination.
Children's Health
14 Aug 2007
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Obstructive sleep apnoea is a serious, potentially life-threatening condition. Dr Linda Schachter talks about causes, risk factors, symptoms, potential dangers and treatment.
Cancer
14 Aug 2007
Cancer: Prevention Strategies
Don't know how to avoid cancer? Quit smoking, eat a healthy diet, exercise everyday and avoid excessive sun exposure to reduce cancer risk.
Children's Health
14 Aug 2007
Obesity Management
Obesity management refers to weight loss strategies for overweight people and includes calorie controlled diets, exercise programs, medications and surgery.
Children's health
14 Aug 2007
Hayfever
Hayfever or seasonal allergic rhinitis is an allergy, just like asthma. Hayfever symptoms can be relieved with allergy treatments.
Children's health
14 Aug 2007
Epilepsy (Video)
Epilepsy is caused by specific areas of the brain, however no single test can identify parts of the brain responsible for epileptic seizures.
