Children's health
30 Oct 2007
Research Shows New Risks from Seeing Movie Smoking
Exposure to smoking in movies is not only likely to influence adolescents to start smoking, but it also appears to be closely associated with adolescents’ risk of becoming established smokers, according to a new study by researchers at Dartmouth Medical School and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Established smokers are defined as…
Children's health
27 Oct 2007
Stress and comfort eating
People eat to make themselves feel better during periods of sadness, stress, unhappiness, boredom or loneliness. Comfort eating is not a problem in moderation, but under today’s increasingly stressful environment, individuals are regularly using eating to cope. This is having a negative effect on our health. According to the National…
Children's Health
27 Oct 2007
Comfort eating
Often when food is eaten, it is not just for the nutritional content or to appease hunger, but also for social or psychological reasons. Comfort…
Children's health
25 Oct 2007
Immunosuppressants in Organ Transplantation
What are immunosuppressants? What are immunosuppressants used for? Drug treatment How do immunosuppressants work? Side effects of immunosuppressants…
Men's Health
25 Oct 2007
Atypical Antipsychotics
Atypical antipsychotics are a groups of medicines used to treat psychoses in schizophrenia and dementia, acute mania and severe behavioural disorders.
Children's health
23 Oct 2007
COPD is Worldwide Threat, Expected to Worsen
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a deadly lung disease primarily attributed to smoking. As a result, it receives fewer research dollars and not a lot of sympathy, according to international COPD expert Sonia Buist, M.D., Oregon Health and Science University. But a new study to be published in…
Children's health
23 Oct 2007
Nutrition lacks in slack snacks
Australians who think they’re eating healthier are deluding themselves, according to a new survey. While around 40 per cent of people surveyed believed they were eating healthier than a year ago, snack choices often lacked valuable nutrients. Research commissioned by Dairy Australia found people were shifting to grazing rather than…
Children's health
23 Oct 2007
The link between stress and comfort eating
During periods of sadness, stress, unhappiness boredom or loneliness, many people eat to make themselves feel better. This is called comfort eating. Eating in such a manner is okay from time to time, but under today’s increasingly stressful modern environment, individuals regularly use eating to cope, and this is having…
Children's health
19 Oct 2007
Overweight Prevention Program May Cut Risk of Eating Disorders Among Girls
Eating disorders among adolescent girls and boys can have substantial negative impact on their health and lead to dangerous weight-control behaviours, such as self-induced vomiting or abusing laxatives or diet pills to control weight. The middle school age is a high risk time, especially for girls starting to engage in…
