Men's Health
09 Mar 2008
Conventional Antipsychotics
Conventional antipsychotics or neuroleptics are a class of drugs used to treat psychosis symptoms, including hallucinations, delusions and aggression.
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…
Children's health
06 Mar 2008
Does your kid just have growing pains – or arthritis?
It might not surprise you to know that arthritis is the most debilitating disease in this country, affecting some 46 million adults in the U.S. alone. You probably don’t know that arthritis also affects children – sending nearly a million of them to the doctor’s office for treatment each year.
Bone
06 Mar 2008
Preventing burns from electric dental handpieces
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning dental professionals about serious patient injuries caused by poorly maintained electric dental handpieces. Some patients have experienced third degree burns that needed plastic surgery. The burns have occurred during tooth extraction, when cutting teeth and bone, and during other surgical procedures, but…
Children's health
05 Mar 2008
Confusion over lactose intolerance
There appears to be a trend for parents to diagnose their children as lactose intolerant without seeking medical advice. This has serious consequences for children, who may miss out on vital nutrients. Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest foods containing lactose, such as dairy products. People who have this…
Children's health
05 Mar 2008
Energetic toddlers growing up on milk and junk food
A recent study published in Nutrition & Dietetics found that Australian toddlers are consuming more energy than they need.1 This is an important finding, as excess energy intake can lead to overweight and obesity over time. Researchers from Sydney undertook an 18 month assessment of the diets of 429 children…
Bone
05 Mar 2008
Ototoxicity
Ototoxicity refers to chemical ear damage which causes hearing loss. It is associated with antibiotics, aspirin and anti-malarial medicines and chemicals.
Children's health
03 Mar 2008
Data show a decline in cystic fibrosis since introduction of prenatal carrier screening
A brief report in the February 28, 2008, New England Journal of Medicine, led by researchers at the New England Newborn Screening Program (NENSP) of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), indicates a declining incidence of a genetic disease, providing what may be the first demonstration of a link…
