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Scientists tame overactive Cystic Fibrosis protein

Scientists tame overactive Cystic Fibrosis protein

A team led by Johns Hopkins Children’s Centre scientists has identified and successfully tamed an overactive protein that plays a…

06 Jul 2006

Localised scleroderma (morphoea)

Localised scleroderma (morphoea)

Localised scleroderma refers to thickening of the skin as a result of connective tissue accumulation. It may cause swelling, plaques or other skin lesions.

30 Jun 2006

Baby Girls Born to Mothers Burdened by Stress May be at Increased Risk of Fibromyalgia

Baby Girls Born to Mothers Burdened by Stress May be at Increased Risk of Fibromyalgia

Stressful or traumatic events experienced during pregnancy can have long-lasting effects on the foetus, yet these effects may not become…

27 Jun 2006

Respiratory system (pulmonary system) anatomy

Respiratory system (pulmonary system) anatomy

The respiratory system includes the nose, lungs and pipe-like organs which connect them enable breathing and removal of waste products like carbon dioxide.

27 Jun 2006

Cardiovascular system (heart) anatomy

Cardiovascular system (heart) anatomy

The human cardiovascular system is made up of the heart, the blood it pumps, and the blood vessels, veins and arteries, through which the blood…

26 Jun 2006

UCSF study to examine whether probiotics can prevent asthma in children

UCSF study to examine whether probiotics can prevent asthma in children

In the first effort of its kind in the United States, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have…

15 Jun 2006

Most common health concerns for the female Australian population

Most common health concerns for the female Australian population

Centre for women's health and fitness care information Australia, Woman's sexual health care,

10 Jun 2006

Supplement may thwart pulmonary hypertension in kids

Supplement may thwart pulmonary hypertension in kids

Researchers at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are finding that a simple dietary supplement may have the…

08 Jun 2006

Tobacco Smoke Linked to Allergic Rhinitis in Infants

Tobacco Smoke Linked to Allergic Rhinitis in Infants

UC epidemiologists say it’s environmental tobacco smoke – not the suspected visible mold -that drastically increases an infant’s risk for…

06 Jun 2006