Children's health
13 Nov 2006
ACAAI: New Insight into Peanut Allergy
In patients with refractory allergic eye diseases, the cause of the irritation could be peanuts, researchers reported here. Among patients with allergic eye diseases who were unresponsive to treatment and had no relief of symptoms from standard therapies, a peanut-elimination diet followed by a peanut challenge resulted in moderate to…
Cancer
13 Nov 2006
St. Jude announces breakthrough in eye cancer treatment
Researchers use new, localized treatment to shrink retinoblastoma tumours, avoid chemo; treatment could be effective against some breast, lung, prostate, colon cancers Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have demonstrated in a mouse model a new, locally applied treatment for the eye cancer retinoblastoma that not only greatly reduces…
Children's health
13 Nov 2006
New Diagnostic Tool Quickly Evaluates Learning Disabilities
A new, easy-to-use diagnostic tool that can quickly identify a sizeable subset of learning disabled children is now commercially available. That's good news for youngsters aged 8 to 12 who, once identified, can get auditory training that can improve their academic learning. "Learning disabilities are believed to affect nearly…
Bone
25 Oct 2006
Nutrition and Lactose Intolerance
Nutrition in lactose intolerance is important, because many lactose intolerance patients control their symptoms by avoiding foods which contain lactose, especially dairy products. Unfortunately, this…
Children's health
22 Oct 2006
New Research on Asthma Fears
With more than 2 million Australians suffering from asthma and with spring season a potential trigger, new research indicates that the biggest fear of someone with asthma is they will stop breathing as a result of an attack according to new research announced by the Virtual Medical Centre. Even…
Children's health
18 Oct 2006
Study Links Lungs' Sensitivity to Cold Air at Age 6 with Increased Risk of Asthma at Age 22
Children whose lungs are very sensitive to cold dry air when they are 6 years old are 2.5 times more likely to develop asthma by the time they are 22 than children whose lungs aren’t affected by cold air, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic…
Bone
16 Oct 2006
Joint pain (arthralgia)
Joint Pain: Medical information about causes of joint pain and the treatment and diagnosis of joint pain written by Health Professionals.
Blood
12 Oct 2006
Drug Prevents PostPartum Hemorrhage in Resource Poor Settings
The drug misoprostol provides a safe, convenient, and inexpensive means to prevent postpartum hemorrhage, a major killer of women in developing countries. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Missouri, India’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, and the National Institutes of Health. Postpartum hemorrhage is excessive bleeding…
Children's health
11 Oct 2006
Children of Allergy Sufferers Prone to Same Problem
Infants whose parents have allergies that produce symptoms like wheezing, asthma, hay fever or hives risk developing allergic sensitization much earlier in life than previously reported, according to a study by Cincinnati researchers. The study suggests that the current practice of avoiding skin testing for airborne allergens before age…
