Children's health
12 Sep 2006
Food Allergies: Sending your child with food allergies to school
Food allergies develop when the immune system – the body’s protection from foreign substances – gets mixed up and fights against a particular food protein even though it’s harmless. Many people have food intolerances, which result in conditions such as minor skin rashes or gastrointestinal upset. But food allergies,…
Cancer
11 Sep 2006
Study Links Lead Exposure to Brain Cancer in Adults
People who are routinely exposed to lead on the job are 50 percent more likely to die from brain cancer than people who are not exposed, according to a University of Rochester Medical Centre study. More than 18,000 brain and spinal cord tumours will be diagnosed in the United…
Blood
11 Sep 2006
New study identifies teens at risk of developing heart disease
Queen’s University researchers have developed new criteria to identify teenagers with abnormal blood cholesterol levels that place them at risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. Co-authored by Professor Ian Janssen and Master of Science student Courtney Jolliffe from the university’s School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, the study…
Children's health
11 Sep 2006
Study shows prenatal diagnostic tests have low risk of miscarriage
Pregnant women who seek prenatal diagnostic testing to identify genetic or chromosomal abnormalities have a lower risk of miscarriage than previously believed, according to a UCSF study. The findings are published in the September 2006 issue of the journal Obstetrics and Gynaecology.Two standard tests-amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS)-are…
Children's health
11 Sep 2006
Study shows link between morbid obesity, low IQ in toddlers
University of Florida researchers have discovered a link between morbid obesity in toddlers and lower IQ scores, cognitive delays and brain lesions similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s disease patients, a new study shows. Although the cause of these cognitive impairments is still unknown, UF researchers suspect the metabolic…
Cancer
10 Sep 2006
Mature muscle fibres can revert to become cancerous, researchers find
Mature muscle fibres, rather than their less-developed neighbours, are the tissues that turn malignant in a soft-tissue cancer that strikes children and teens, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre and Children’s Medical Centre Dallas have found. The research, performed in fruit flies, not only provides a clue to how…
Children's health
09 Sep 2006
Amniocentesis Test
Amniocentesis is a procedure which involves draining a small amount of amniotic fluid which contains fetal cells. Amniocentesis is used to diagnose chromosomal abnormalities such…
Diseases
08 Sep 2006
Contact dermatitis
Contact dermatitis is an allergic skin condition that causes inflammation and rash, usually in people with hay fever, eczema, asthma or other allergies.
Cancer
06 Sep 2006
Therapeutic Thoracentesis (Pleural Effusion Drainage)
Therapeutic thoracentesis samples pleural effusion in the lungs to check for disease. Symtoms of lung disease may include shortness of breath, chest pain and cough.
