Children's health
12 Sep 2006
Food Allergies: Sending your child with food allergies to school
Food allergies develop when the immune system – the body’s protection from foreign substances – gets mixed up and fights against a particular food protein even though it’s harmless. Many people have food intolerances, which result in conditions such as minor skin rashes or gastrointestinal upset. But food allergies,…
Children's health
04 Sep 2006
New genetic link to cot death identified
Babies born with specific variants of three key genes are 14 times more likely to die from cot death, new research has found. The findings – published in Human Immunology – build on earlier research by The University of Manchester team that had already associated one of these genes…
Children's health
04 Sep 2006
Experts Add To Growing Warnings About Asthma Drug
University of Iowa asthma experts are trying to ensure that an asthma drug combination is prescribed only when truly necessary. The long-acting asthma drug salmeterol used in combination with an inhaled corticosteroid can dangerously worsen asthma for a small subgroup of people with the condition. In a letter published…
Children's health
08 Aug 2006
Breast is best, but watch out for the allergies
Mother’s milk is undeniably the most nutritious food for babies, but can they have too much of a good thing? While exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of a child’s life is thought to help prevent allergies, it is not clear whether further breastfeeding is beneficial in this way.
Anatomy
31 Jul 2006
Acquired immune system (B cells and T cells)
The acquired immune system's lymphocytes (T cells and B cells) attack antigens like bacteria and viruses, and create antibodies that prevent re-infection.
Children's health
27 Jul 2006
Chronic Conditions More Likely in Young Children in Foster Care
Children in foster care are more likely to have chronic conditions if they are young and live in a small family, not because they are poor, less educated or African American, as has been hypothesised. A University of Rochester study in this month’s Journal of Health Care for the…
Blood
25 Jul 2006
Members Survey Results
Prior to Virtual Medical Centre conducting branding market research on our site members, Editorial Advisory Board members and medical professionals we discovered that the word “Virtual” is no longer commonly searched for, and by continuing to use “Virtual” we are potentially limiting the amount of people who can find our…
Anatomy
25 Jul 2006
Human immune system
The immune system has two parts: the acquired system (lymphocytes and antibodies that attack diseases), and the innate system (skin and other barriers).
Anatomy
24 Jul 2006
Innate immune system
The innate immune system includes skin and other barriers which prevent disease entering the body, and inflammatory and other responses which fight disease.
