Children's health
19 Mar 2008
CU researchers find dairy shrinks waist size
Dairy foods could be the key to losing that spare tyre for good. Milk, cheese and yogurt may not be the first foods that come to mind when dieting, however, eating more dairy foods may actually help shrink your waist. New research, published in the Journal of Physical Activity and…
Blood
17 Mar 2008
Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation
Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation works to overcome leukaemia and other diseases that are treated by bone marrow transplant or stem cell transplant.
Children's health
13 Mar 2008
Time to be aware of kidney health
World Kidney Day, which falls today, is an important reminder for all Australians to be aware of the importance of taking care of their kidney health. One in seven Australian adults has some sign of chronic kidney disease and one in 35 actually has serious kidney disease. Primary causes…
Children's health
13 Mar 2008
Preschoolers benefit from daycare program to prevent obesity
A preschool-based intervention program helped prevent early trends toward obesity and instilled healthy eating habits in multi-ethnic 2- to 5-year-olds, according to a report presented at the American Heart Association’s Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism. "Nobody would dispute that we are experiencing an epidemic of obesity in this…
Children's health
12 Mar 2008
Heart Transplant
Heart transplant (heart replacement) surgery involves replacing a damaged heart with a heart from a donor, to increase life expectancy.
Children's health
12 Mar 2008
Hyperactivity
Hyperactivity: Hyperactivity is a common issue faced by many parents and families of children. Hyperactivity may be described as excessive level of activity comparitively. It is…
Children's health
12 Mar 2008
Impulsivity
Impulsivity: Impulsivity is the tendency to act or do things without forethought. Here is some information on Impulsivity and possible treatments.
Blood
06 Mar 2008
Leukaemia therapy with imatinib during pregnancy may cause infant abnormalities
While doctors already face many challenges in treating patients with cancer, treating pregnant women with the disease, in particular, can be quite difficult as studies suggest that certain therapies can harm developing foetuses. According to the results of a study prepublished online in Blood, the official journal of the American…
Children's health
06 Mar 2008
Eating breakfast helps teenagers to stay slim
American scientists say teenagers who believe cutting out breakfast will help them lose weight are deluding themselves. The researchers say the opposite is the case and those who skip breakfast end up weighing more. A five year study conducted by researchers from the University of Minnesota found teenagers who…
