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Study finds link between birth order and asthma symptoms
Among four year-olds attending Head Start programs in New York City, those who had older siblings were more likely to…
09 May 2008
Factors affecting survival, disability of extremely premature infants identified
Gestational age has long been the factor most commonly used to predict whether an extremely low-birth-weight infant survives and thrives,…
30 Apr 2008
High blood pressure on the rise in teens
The rising rate of obesity among kids and teens is now leading to other health problems in that age group,…
22 Apr 2008
Risk factors found for RSV infection in immunocompromised children
St. Jude investigators and collaborators have shown how to predict if a child who is infected with respiratory syncytial virus…
18 Apr 2008
Asthma deaths spike
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that the Australian asthma death toll jumped in 2006, with an…
14 Apr 2008
Gene mutations found in many children with abnormally thick heart muscles
Most children with unexplained thickening of the heart muscle, called idiopathic cardiac hypertrophy, actually have a genetic mutation that affects…
14 Apr 2008
Genetic Testing for Hereditary Diseases
Genetic testing involves analysing a person's DNA. It can be used to assess their risk of hereditary (genetic) conditions such as cystic fibrosis.
26 Mar 2008
Kicking the habit on national youth tobacco free day
Young people all around Australia are being asked to quit smoking today, on National Youth Tobacco Free Day. Smoking habits…
20 Mar 2008
Heart Transplant
Heart transplant (heart replacement) surgery involves replacing a damaged heart with a heart from a donor, to increase life expectancy.
12 Mar 2008
