Children's health
03 Jun 2008
Children’s consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages
A recent study published in Pediatrics and led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are an increasingly large part of children and teens’ diets. Teens who consume SSBs, which include sodas, fruit drinks and punches, and sports drinks, drink an average…
Chronic Pain
03 Jun 2008
Office Ergonomics: Tips for Preventing Muscle Strain
Tips for preventing muscle strain in the office: Muscle strain in the office has many contributors, such as the small repetitive movements used when operating…
Blood
01 Jun 2008
Survivors of childhood hodgkin’s lymphoma at higher risk of future health problems
Adults who survived childhood Hodgkin’s Lymphoma should be especially vigilant about cancer and cardiovascular screenings, according to researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues. Reporting at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago today, Sharon Castellino, M.D., a pediatric oncologist, said a…
Children's health
01 Jun 2008
Mum’s behavior key to dad’s involvement in child care
Mothers play an important role in determining how much fathers get involved in taking care of their infants, according to new research. In fact, this encouragement was important even after taking into account fathers’ and mothers’ views about how involved dads should be, the overall quality of the couple’s parenting…
Children's health
30 May 2008
Addressing the issue of obesity with a loved one
Weight is an extremely important issue in western society with the rates of obesity ever growing. Being overweight is linked to numerous health problems including high blood pressure, heart disease and even cancer. From a medical point of view, this means that weight is a big issue. Our views on…
Children's health
29 May 2008
New breathing exercises help manage asthma
A presentation that demonstrates breathing exercises designed to help reduce the use of asthma inhalers is today available to the general public for free from the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Asthma and Airways website. The 40 minute production is in response to a research paper on the management of…
Children's health
29 May 2008
New vaccine approach prevents/reverses diabetes in lab study
Microspheres carrying targeted nucleic acid molecules fabricated in the laboratory have been shown to prevent and even reverse new-onset cases of type 1 diabetes in animal models. The results of these studies were reported by diabetes researchers at the John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh…
Cancer
29 May 2008
Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN)
Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) are abnormal changes in the cells of the prostate gland that may lead to the development of prostate cancer.
Children's health
26 May 2008
FDA warns consumers against using mommy’s bliss nipple cream
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use or purchase Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream, marketed by MOM Enterprises, Inc., because the product contains potentially harmful ingredients that may cause respiratory distress or vomiting and diarrhoea in infants. The product is promoted to nursing mothers to help…
