Children's health
21 Mar 2006
Parents susceptible to suicide after death of ill child at home
In addition to prolonged anxiety and depression, parents who have a child who dies at home may be at increased risk of suicide, according to a report published in the British Medical Journal for March 18th. Accessibility to the child’s opioid medication after the death may provide an easy avenue…
Children's health
21 Mar 2006
WA Leads World-First Bid to Crack Diabetes Code
Three thousand Australian families with children affected by diabetes are being asked to join a nationwide effort to set up a DNA database that could help prevent the chronic condition. The creation of the Australian Childhood Diabetes DNA Repository is being funded by a 1.78 million dollar grant from…
Cancer
19 Mar 2006
Adverse Reactions to Natural Food Chemicals
Some natural food chemicals, in particular salicylates, amines and monosodium glutamate (MSG), can cause reactions in sensitive people, where they are often labeled food intolerances.
Children's health
18 Mar 2006
Lactose intolerance (milk intolerance)
Lactose intolerance is common. People intolerant of lactose must avoid dairy products and foods containing lactose to prevent gastrointestinal symptoms.
Children's Health
18 Mar 2006
Adverse Reactions to Foods
Adverse Reactions to Food: Many people associate various symptoms to foods, and while scientific evidence that foods can be harmful is lacking in many cases,…
Children's health
17 Mar 2006
Watchdog Report Finds Children's TV Programs Are More Violent Than Prime-Time Adult Shows
A media watchdog group has released a report that finds that children’s television programs are more violent that those shown during prime time. Parents Television Council analyzed entertainment targeted for children. Its report, “Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing: A Content Analysis of Children’s Television,” found that programming for children was…
Children's health
17 Mar 2006
Genes affecting blood pressure change as children become adults
As children transform into adults some of the genes involved in controlling their blood pressure change as well, according to a study of more than 500 pairs of twins. The study of black and white identical and fraternal twins showed that changes in gene expression between ages 14 and…
Children's health
17 Mar 2006
Course of bipolar disorder in youths described for the first time
Children with bipolar disorder experience more enduring and rapidly changing symptoms of the disease than adults, according to a study that, for the first time, maps the clinical progression of each of the three sub-types of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. The findings were published today by researchers from…
Children's health
09 Mar 2006
Two-minute test could prevent needless caesareans
A speedy new biosensor to indicate oxygen starvation in unborn children could help prevent women in labour from undergoing unnecessary caesarean sections, its inventors claim. Dangerous oxygen starvation, or “fetal hypoxia”, currently takes time to detect so many doctors proceed to caesarean surgery rather than risk a child’s life.
