Children's health
12 Jul 2006
Abdominal pain
Abdominal pain is a very common medical condition that can either be acute or chronic in nature. Basically it refers to pain that is felt…
Gastro
12 Jul 2006
Steatorrhoea
Steatorrhoea is a symptom of malabsorption syndrmes like coeliac disease. It causes pale, smelly and loose stools with a high fat content.
Gastro
10 Jul 2006
Flatulence (gas)
Medical information about cause of flatulence gas and cure of flatulence commonly called farting.
Blood
08 Jul 2006
Omega-3s Are Important for More Than Just Heart Health
If recent news about mercury levels in fish and recommendations about adding this heart-healthy staple to our diet is confusing enough, here’s some food for thought. The same fish we’re warned against and those still considered safe to eat in bigger portions actually provide our brains with essential omega-3 fatty…
Children's health
08 Jul 2006
Obese Girls in Early Puberty At Risk for High Androgen Levels
Obese girls in the early stages of puberty are at risk for having high levels of androgens (sometimes called “male hormones”), a condition that may lead to health problems later, write a team of researchers from the University of Virginia Health System. Dr. Christopher McCartney and colleagues, writing in the…
Children's health
08 Jul 2006
An answer to a medical mystery: why does prolonged IV feeding cause liver damage?
Children who cannot eat on their own because of intestinal failure must rely on parenteral nutrition (PN), an intravenous method of feeding. Unfortunately, long-term PN can cause life-threatening liver disease, especially in infants, for reasons that have been unknown. Many infants who develop this complication die within a year of…
Children's health
08 Jul 2006
Wake Forest Researcher Warns Against Making Connection Between Presence of Measles Virus and Autism
An American scientist whose research replicates a connection published in England in 2002 between the measles virus and bowel disease in autistic children strongly warns against making the leap to suggesting that the measles vaccine might actually cause autism. That is not what our research is showing, said Stephen…
Children's health
08 Jul 2006
ADHD: Medication is not the only way to manage problem behaviour
Researchers from The University of Queensland’s School of Psychology are calling for families with a child diagnosed with ADHD between the ages of four and nine to take part in a group program aimed at helping parents manage their child’s behaviour. Children with ADHD commonly display disruptive behaviours that…
Children's health
07 Jul 2006
Tracking Peanut Allergy Onset in Children
About 20 percent of babies with eczema or milk and egg allergies will develop an allergy to peanuts by age five, studies show. Duke University Medical Centre researchers are now enrolling infants into a trial to study how and when peanut allergies arise in children. Most children sensitive to…
