Children's health
07 Sep 2007
Avoiding Allergies and Asthma in the Classroom
For children with allergies and asthma, going back to school presents questions beyond what to wear or bring. Are there peanuts in that birthday treat a classmate brought in? Will running in gym class trigger an exercise-induced asthma attack? Could a sting from a bee during recess cause anaphylactic shock?…
Cancer
06 Sep 2007
Nutrition in the Mature Woman
Nutritional status in old age is as important as in any other stage of the life cycle. Some physiological changes that occur as part of…
General
06 Sep 2007
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is the act of a mother feeding her baby by excreting milk produced from her breast which is important for the healthy growth and…
Treatments
03 Sep 2007
Dialysis
Dialysis is a treatment to artificially filter and remove waste from the blood in people with kidney disease, including kidney failure or renal failure.
Children's health
28 Aug 2007
Imaging Islet Cell Transplants
For patients with type 1 (juvenile) diabetes, a transplant of insulin-producing cells is a possible alternative to daily insulin injections to keep blood sugar under control. As with any transplant, however, the still-experimental technique carries the risk of rejection by the patient’s immune system, meaning patients must take powerful immunosuppressive…
Children's health
28 Aug 2007
Obesity Spreads through Social Networks
A study of 12,067 people over a period of 32 years has found that social networks have a marked influence on weight gain. For example, if a person’s close friend becomes obese, that person’s chances of becoming obese increase 57 percent; for siblings, increase is 40 percent; and for spouses,…
Children's health
28 Aug 2007
New ‘Asthma Gene’ Could Lead to New Therapies
A gene that is strongly associated with a risk of developing childhood onset asthma was identified by an international team of scientists, whose findings are published in the journal Nature. In a genetic study of more than 2,000 children, scientists from the University of Michigan and colleagues from London, France…
Children's health
28 Aug 2007
Young Smokers Want to Quit, But Don’t Seek Proven Treatment
Despite tried and true methods to quit smoking, young adults do not take advantage of these proven smoking cessation treatments that can double their chances of quitting, University of Illinois at Chicago public health researchers report. The research is published online and will appear in the August issue of the…
Children's health
28 Aug 2007
Study Finds Connection between Teenage Violence and Domestic Violence
Researchers tracing the development of violent behaviour have found a link between teenage violence and domestic violence. Adolescents who engaged in violent behaviour at a relatively steady rate through their teenage years and those whose violence began in their mid teens and increased over the years are significantly more likely…
