Children's health
21 Sep 2007
Steroids Not Effective in Treating Childhood Lower Respiratory Infections
The use of steroid medication to treat bronchiolitis – a common viral lower respiratory infection in infants – does not prevent hospitalization or improve their respiratory symptoms, according to a study published in the July 26 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. The findings by the Pediatric Emergency…
Children's health
14 Sep 2007
Girls who Begin Dieting Twice as Likely to Start Smoking
Starting to diet seems to double the odds a teenage girl will begin smoking, a University of Florida study has found. UF researchers, who analysed the dieting and smoking practices of 8,000 adolescents, did not find the same link in boys, who were also less likely than girls to diet,…
Children's health
28 Aug 2007
New ‘Asthma Gene’ Could Lead to New Therapies
A gene that is strongly associated with a risk of developing childhood onset asthma was identified by an international team of scientists, whose findings are published in the journal Nature. In a genetic study of more than 2,000 children, scientists from the University of Michigan and colleagues from London, France…
Children's health
28 Aug 2007
Young Smokers Want to Quit, But Don’t Seek Proven Treatment
Despite tried and true methods to quit smoking, young adults do not take advantage of these proven smoking cessation treatments that can double their chances of quitting, University of Illinois at Chicago public health researchers report. The research is published online and will appear in the August issue of the…
Children's health
24 Aug 2007
Teen Diets Can Hurt Their Lungs
For most teenagers in the United States and Canada, fish and fruit are not high on their delicious list. Also, many of them – about 20 percent of those under 18 – cough, wheeze, and suffer from asthma and bronchitis. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have…
Lungs
21 Aug 2007
Virtual Respiratory Centre
Respiratory specialist Dr Peter Bremner recommends the medical website myVMC for information and questions about lung conditions.
Children's health
21 Aug 2007
Novel Drugs Relieve Attacks of Swelling in Hereditary Angioedema
An investigational drug called ecallantide (also known as DX-88 significantly relieves attacks of a rare, life-threatening disease called hereditary angioedema, report researchers from Children’s Hospital Boston and 25 other study sites. The placebo-controlled trial was published in the August issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. A second…
Lungs
14 Aug 2007
Testimonial: Assoc Prof Frank Thien
Dr Frank Thien, respiratory and allergy specialist, recommends myVMC (Virtual Medical Centre) for reliable medical information and as a healthcare website.
Children's Health
14 Aug 2007
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Obstructive sleep apnoea is a serious, potentially life-threatening condition. Dr Linda Schachter talks about causes, risk factors, symptoms, potential dangers and treatment.
