Children's health
12 Jul 2007
Children of Smokers Have More Than Five Times Higher Levels of a Nicotine Toxin
University of Leicester academics publish results with a powerful message about passive smoking. Children who have at least one parent who smokes have 5.5 times higher levels of cotinine, a byproduct of nicotine, in their urine, according to a University of Leicester led study published online ahead of print in…
Children's health
12 Jul 2007
At-Risk Consumers Are Increasingly Ignoring Advisory Food-Allergen Labelling
Detection of allergens shows that this trend could be dangerous. A growing number of the 12 million Americans with food allergy are ignoring widespread food-label warnings about the possible unintentional presence of allergens, putting them at increased risk for a potentially serious reaction, a new study suggests.The label warnings, known…
Children's health
11 Jul 2007
Allergic Responses to Drugs Can Be Serious
Although medications are given to help people, nearly all can have side effects. According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), about 5% to 10% of adverse reactions to commonly used medications are allergic, which means that a person’s immune system overreacts to the drug and causes…
Blood
11 Jul 2007
‘Modular’ Leukaemia Drug Shows Promise in Early Testing
A new type of engineered drug candidate has shown promise in treating chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in both test tube and early animal tests, a new study shows. The agent represents a new class of agents called small modular immunopharmaceuticals. Called CD37-SMIP, the agent targets a protein called CD37 on the…
Children's health
08 Jul 2007
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) refers to sudden death, with or without epileptic seizure, with no identifiable cause on post mortem.
Children's health
06 Jul 2007
Helicobacter Pylori Eradication
Helicobacter pylori can irritate the gastrointestinal system, and cause ulcers and other problems in the stomach and in the duodenum. A specific treatment has been…
Children's health
06 Jul 2007
Low Maternal B12 Levels Affect Foetuses
Pregnant women with low levels of vitamin B12 have three times the risk of delivering babies with neural tube defects, according to a new study led by a University of Toronto researcher. “In a population-based, case-control study of more than 500 pregnant women in Ontario, we found the risk of…
Children's health
06 Jul 2007
World First Investigation into the Effects of Burns Trauma on the Heart
Dr Jenny Paratz, a research scientist within the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital’s Burns, Trauma and Critical Care Research Centre, along with burns surgeons, intensive care doctors and cardiologists, is beginning a study into a previously underdeveloped area of burns research relating to myocardial dysfunction in patients who have suffered…
Children's health
03 Jul 2007
How Normal Is Smoking? Teens Don’t Know
The more a high school student overestimates the percentage of people in the general population who smoke cigarettes, the more likely he or she will be to smoke, reports a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. The study sheds new…
