Cancer
05 Apr 2006
Preschool diet linked to later breast cancer risk
Diet during preschool may be associated with the risk of breast cancer in adulthood, according to findings published in the February issue of the International Journal of Cancer. Dr. Karin B. Michels, of Harvard Medical School, Boston, conducted a case-control study including 582 breast cancer patients and 1569 healthy…
Children's health
03 Apr 2006
Prescribing of hyperactivity drugs is out of control
The figures are mind-boggling. Nearly 4 million Americans, most of them children and young adults, are being prescribed amphetamine-like stimulants to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Up to a million more may be taking the drugs illegally. Now, amid reports of rare but serious side effects, leading researchers…
Cancer
31 Mar 2006
Changes to in utero environment may alter onset of cancer
Manipulating the in utero environment may alter the onset of cancers that appear later in the lives of mammals, according to a new University of Toronto study published in the journal Carcinogenesis. “We know that cancer-causing agents can travel across the placenta and harm the developing embryo or fetus,”…
Children's Health
31 Mar 2006
Pain & Physical Activity
Pain is a feeling that arises from injured or damaged body tissues. Special nerve endings convert the injury into pain sensations. These sensations are then…
Anatomy
28 Mar 2006
Urinary system (renal system)
The urinary system consists of all the organs involved in the formation and release of urine. It includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra.
Children's health
27 Mar 2006
Reflux Infants Support Association (RISA) Inc
Reflux Infants Support Association (RISA) Inc supports the families of babies with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD or baby reflux).
Children's health
27 Mar 2006
Doernbecher Researchers To Study Effectiveness Of Stem Cell Transplant In Human Brain
Researchers in Doernbecher Children’s Hospital at Oregon Health & Science University will begin a Phase I clinical trial using stem cells in infants and children with a rare neurodegenerative disorder that affects infants and children. The groundbreaking trial will test whether HuCNS-SC(TM), a proprietary human central nervous stem cell product…
Children's health
26 Mar 2006
Egg allergy
Egg allergies cause immune responses (allergic reactions), such as hives, when eggs are eaten. They usually begin in babies or toddlers.
Children's health
26 Mar 2006
Milk allergy
Milk allergy is an immune response to the consumption of dairy products, causing allergic skin and gastrointestinal symptoms. It is common in babies.
