Anatomy
31 Dec 2007
Ear anatomy
The ear is a sensory organ that enables hearing and regulates balance. There are three parts of the ear structure: the outer, middle and inner…
Diseases
28 Dec 2007
Lipoma
Lipomas are tumours of fatty tissues. They often look like lumps under the skin, but are usually harmless.
Bowel
19 Dec 2007
Food for Healthy Skin
Nutrition for healthy skin: Getting the best nutrition you can is essential for maintaining healthy skin. Good nutrition can help maintain an attractive complexion.
Children's health
13 Dec 2007
The Top Health Stories of 2007
The editors of Harvard Medical School’s Harvard Health Letter have chosen the top health stories of 2007. Here are this year’s newsmakers. Genome-wide association studies These studies take advantage of unique “flags” flying in each “neighbourhood” of the vast genome. Researchers find the flags associated with disease and then conduct…
Bone
10 Dec 2007
Spinal Anaesthesia
For information on spinal anaesthesia or epidural anaesthesia.
Children's health
10 Dec 2007
Gauging Parent Knowledge about Teens’ Substance Use
New research results from the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) suggest that most parents are aware of and accurately evaluate the extent of their teenager’s cigarette smoking, marijuana use, drinking and overall substance use. Researchers also found that in cases where parents provided lower estimates of substance…
Children's health
07 Dec 2007
Kids ‘eating their way into middle-age disease’
Both New Zealand and Australia are seeing the same lifestyle-related diseases that are occurring throughout the world, together with increasing disparities in health status. The 2007 Joint New Zealand & Australian Nutrition Societies Conference & Annual Scientific Meeting, entitled "Is the Quest for the Idyllic Lifestyle Killing Us?" and held…
Blood
04 Dec 2007
Folic Acid Lowers Blood Arsenic Levels in Bangladesh
A new study conducted in Bangladesh finds that folic acid supplements can dramatically lower blood arsenic levels in individuals chronically exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water. Arsenic is a toxic element that is naturally present in some soils and water. Arsenic-contaminated drinking water is currently a significant public health problem in…
Children's health
03 Dec 2007
Skin Cells Reprogrammed to Behave like Embryonic Stem Cells
When University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers succeeded in reprogramming skin cells to behave like embryonic stem cells, they also began to redefine the political and ethical dynamics of the stem-cell debate, a leading bioethicist says. R. Alta Charo, a UW-Madison professor of law and bioethics, says the scientific finding could have…
