Children's health
06 Feb 2008
Displaced Kenyans lack critical health care
WHO expresses concern for the health of the people who have fled their homes in the midst of the conflict in Kenya’s Rift Valley, and who are now sheltering around Nairobi, Eldoret, Nakuru and Naivasha. Since the unrest began at the end of December 2007, more than 800 people have…
Children's health
05 Feb 2008
Overweight mums have fatter kids
Mothers-to-be beware. Women who are overweight during pregnancy may be more likely to have fatter children susceptible to chronic health problems, Univeristy of New South Wales research shows. Research from Professor Margaret Morris, the head of UNSW’s Department of Pharmacology, indicates that obesity in motherhood leads to heavier babies, with…
Children's health
05 Feb 2008
Babies excrete vaccine-mercury quicker than originally thought
February’s issue of Pediatrics offers another reason to rethink blaming the spike in autism diagnoses on thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative routinely used in several childhood vaccines until the late ‘90s. New research from the University of Rochester suggests that infants’ bodies expel the thimerosal mercury much faster than once thought…
Bone
05 Feb 2008
Dairy-free diets may put boys with autism at risk for thin bones
Results of an early study suggest that dairy-free diets and unconventional food preferences could put boys with autism and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at higher than normal risk for thinner, less dense bones when compared to a group of boys the same age who do not have autism. The study,…
Children's health
01 Feb 2008
Pedometers help people lose weight even without changes in diet
People who participate in a pedometer-based walking program can be expected to lose a modest amount of weight even without changing their diet, with more weight loss the longer they stick with the program, according to a University of Michigan Health System analysis of nine studies. “The amount of weight…
Family
01 Feb 2008
Information for carers of dementia patients
Carers of Dementia Patients: Information for carers of Dementia Patients and caring for dementia patients written and reviewed by Medical Professionals.
Children's health
30 Jan 2008
Pet turtles: cute but contaminated with salmonella
The little glassy-eyed creatures may look cute and harmless, but small turtles can make people very ill. Turtles commonly carry bacteria called Salmonella on their outer skin and shell surfaces. People can get Salmonella by coming in contact with turtles or their habitats. Salmonella can cause a serious or even…
Blood
30 Jan 2008
Culprit cell for childhood leukaemia discovered
A study by British researchers of twin girls has identified a rogue cell that is the fundamental cause of childhood leukaemia. The twins have been crucial to the new research, as they are genetically identical but one has developed cancer while the other has not. The research has identified precisely…
Children's health
30 Jan 2008
Eczema still on the increase in developing countries
Experts are warning policy makers that allergic disease might replace infectious disease as a major cause of ill health in cities undergoing rapid demographic changes in developing countries. New research tracking the number of cases of childhood eczema across the globe has revealed big changes in the prevalence of the…
