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…
Bone
12 Oct 2007
Learning to Keep Their Guard Up
Wearing a properly fitted mouthguard is imperative for anyone who wants to avoid pain – and steep dental bills – after losing a tooth. Every August, a scattered stream of extremely large, athletic young men poke their heads inside the University of Southern Calfornia School of Dentistry’s Center for Urgent…
Children's health
12 Oct 2007
World expert wins prize for research on good trans fats
Brisbane-based researcher Dr Peter Parodi has won the 2007 International Dairy Federation award for his work on trans fatty acids. Dr Parodi, who has spent 50 years investigating the nutritional benefits of dairy foods, received the award at the opening ceremony of the World Dairy Summit in Dublin on October…
Children's health
09 Oct 2007
As Autism Diagnoses Grow, so do Number of Fad Treatments
Ineffective or even dangerous fad treatments for autism, always a problem, seem to be growing more pervasive, according to researchers who studied the problem. “Developmental disabilities like autism are a magnet for all kinds of unsupported or disproved therapies, and it has gotten worse as more children have been diagnosed…
Children's health
09 Oct 2007
Air Pollution Linked to Cardiovascular Risk Indices in Healthy Young Adults
Researchers in Taiwan have demonstrated for the first time that urban air pollution simultaneously affects key indicators of cardiovascular risk in young adults: inflammation, oxidative stress, coagulation and autonomic dysfunction. The study, which appeared in the second issue for August of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,…
Children's health
09 Oct 2007
Yoga During Pregnancy
Yoga is quickly becoming a popular activity amongst expectant mothers. The gentle movements and breathing exercises help to develop ways to cope with and reduce…
