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Parental cigarette use is 'double whammy' for children
A new study exploring smoking, heavy drinking and marijuana use across three generations indicates that the children of a parent…
28 Aug 2006
Interstitial cystitis
Interstitial cystitis is a chronic bladder condition which mostly affects older women, causing abdominal pain, urinary urgency or urinary incontinence.
23 Aug 2006
Acne
Acne (pimples or blackheads) causes red, inflamed skin, most commonly in teenagers. Acne treatments can help prevent acne scars.
19 Aug 2006
Childhood immunisation
Childhood immunisation is an effective way of protecting your child against a number of infectious diseases. To ensure life-long protection, it is important that childhood…
11 Aug 2006
Big kids are getting too big
The epidemic of obesity in young children has been far worse in the tallest, fastest growing young children, according to…
08 Aug 2006
Being Overweight As a Teen Associated With Premature Death in Adulthood
Children and adolescents in the U.S. and around the world are becoming more overweight. A new study from the Harvard…
02 Aug 2006
Scientists isolate leukemia stem cells in a model of human leukemia
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children’s Hospital Boston and their colleagues have isolated rare cancer stem cells that cause…
02 Aug 2006
Acquired immune system (B cells and T cells)
The acquired immune system's lymphocytes (T cells and B cells) attack antigens like bacteria and viruses, and create antibodies that prevent re-infection.
31 Jul 2006
Abdominal Bloating
Abdominal bloating is felt as a feeling of fullness, tightness or distension in the abdomen. Bloating is different to abdominal swelling, where the abdomen is…
26 Jul 2006
