Children's health
08 Jan 2007
Psychologist Helps Children With ADHD Make Friends
Many children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder suffer through a range of problems, from poor grades to poor relations with parents and teachers. But more than half of these children also have serious problems making friends. Too often they live lonely lives, never learning to develop the social skills they need to…
Blood
08 Jan 2007
Clinical Guidelines Help Identify Which Children At Risk Of Bacterial Meningitis
A set of guidelines have been developed that can help predict the risk of bacterial meningitis for children with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis (presence of greater number of white blood cells than normal), reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and antibiotics, according to a study in the January 3 issue of JAMA. Although bacterial…
Blood
08 Jan 2007
Petechiae skin purpura
Petechiae skin purpura are pinpoint bleeds under the skin which may result from trauma, infection or in serious cases requiring treatment, a blood disorder.
Children's health
07 Jan 2007
Gene Mutation Which Prevents Carriers From Feeling Pain Discovered By Cambridge Led Team
Researchers have discovered a gene mutation which prevents the otherwise healthy carriers from sensing pain, after studying three related families with a rare genetic disorder in northern Pakistan. The research, published in the journal Nature, provides insight into the mechanics of pain and could lead to the development of more…
Children's health
07 Jan 2007
Vietnam Study Probes The Role Of Gut Worms In Allergies
Gut parasites could hold the key to increasingly common conditions such as eczema, asthma and hay fever, according to scientists at The University of Nottingham. Gut parasites, such as hookworm, have evolved together with their human hosts for millions of years. Over time, these parasites have developed ways of surviving…
Joints
03 Jan 2007
Raynaud’s Phenomenon Raynaud’s disease
Medical information about Raynaud's disease constriction of blood vessel in Raynauds Syndrome symptoms of Raynaud's phenomenon treatment
Children's health
03 Jan 2007
Cincinnati Children’s Researchers Publish Positive Findings From Clinical Study Of Investigational Treatment For Debilitating Allergic Disorder
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre, a recognized leader in paediatric research dedicated to changing the outcomes for children, today announced the publication of positive results from a phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating mepolizumab, a humanized antibody to interleukin 5 (IL-5), for the treatment of eosinophilic oesophagitis (EE). EE is an…
Cancer
28 Dec 2006
Lobectomy
Medical information about thyroid lobectomy, lung cancer lobectomy, pulmonary lobectomy, temporal lobectomy, pulmonary lobectomy, liver lobectomy
Anatomy
28 Dec 2006
Teeth anatomy: Adult teeth (permanent dentition)
Adult teeth include incisors, canines, molars and wisdom teeth. They help digest food by breaking it up, and are important for speech and appearance.
