Children's health
18 Mar 2006
Lactose intolerance (milk intolerance)
Lactose intolerance is common. People intolerant of lactose must avoid dairy products and foods containing lactose to prevent gastrointestinal symptoms.
Children's Health
18 Mar 2006
Adverse Reactions to Foods
Adverse Reactions to Food: Many people associate various symptoms to foods, and while scientific evidence that foods can be harmful is lacking in many cases,…
Children's health
17 Mar 2006
Watchdog Report Finds Children's TV Programs Are More Violent Than Prime-Time Adult Shows
A media watchdog group has released a report that finds that children’s television programs are more violent that those shown during prime time. Parents Television Council analyzed entertainment targeted for children. Its report, “Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing: A Content Analysis of Children’s Television,” found that programming for children was…
Children's health
17 Mar 2006
Genes affecting blood pressure change as children become adults
As children transform into adults some of the genes involved in controlling their blood pressure change as well, according to a study of more than 500 pairs of twins. The study of black and white identical and fraternal twins showed that changes in gene expression between ages 14 and…
Children's health
17 Mar 2006
Course of bipolar disorder in youths described for the first time
Children with bipolar disorder experience more enduring and rapidly changing symptoms of the disease than adults, according to a study that, for the first time, maps the clinical progression of each of the three sub-types of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. The findings were published today by researchers from…
Cancer
16 Mar 2006
Radiation Exposure
Symptoms of exposure to radiation. Information about limits of electromagnetic radiation exposure reduction from computer workstation screens and TV monitors
Diseases
14 Mar 2006
Vaginal thrush (yeast infection; vulvovaginal candidiasis; VVT; VVC)
Vaginal thrush is a yeast infection of the vagina by Candida albicans. It is associated with medication use and causes a curdy discharge.
Children's health
09 Mar 2006
Two-minute test could prevent needless caesareans
A speedy new biosensor to indicate oxygen starvation in unborn children could help prevent women in labour from undergoing unnecessary caesarean sections, its inventors claim. Dangerous oxygen starvation, or “fetal hypoxia”, currently takes time to detect so many doctors proceed to caesarean surgery rather than risk a child’s life.
Diseases
09 Mar 2006
Chlamydia (C. trachomatis, C. pneumoniae, C. psittacci, C. pecorum)
Chlamydia is a bacterial infection. Genital chlamydia is the most common STI in Australia, but the eyes or lungs can also be infected by Chlamydia.
