Children's health
11 Sep 2006
Study shows link between morbid obesity, low IQ in toddlers
University of Florida researchers have discovered a link between morbid obesity in toddlers and lower IQ scores, cognitive delays and brain lesions similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s disease patients, a new study shows. Although the cause of these cognitive impairments is still unknown, UF researchers suspect the metabolic…
Cancer
10 Sep 2006
Mature muscle fibres can revert to become cancerous, researchers find
Mature muscle fibres, rather than their less-developed neighbours, are the tissues that turn malignant in a soft-tissue cancer that strikes children and teens, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre and Children’s Medical Centre Dallas have found. The research, performed in fruit flies, not only provides a clue to how…
Children's health
09 Sep 2006
Amniocentesis Test
Amniocentesis is a procedure which involves draining a small amount of amniotic fluid which contains fetal cells. Amniocentesis is used to diagnose chromosomal abnormalities such…
Children's health
06 Sep 2006
Pulmonary/Lung Function Tests
Lung function tests include spirometry, peak expiratory flow, lung volume and diffusion capacity. They are used to assess respiratory conditions.
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
29 Aug 2006
Anxiety before Surgery Complicates Recovery in Children
Children who are anxious before surgery experience a more painful, slow, and complicated postoperative recovery, according to a Yale School of Medicine study published this month in Paediatrics. The study is important, said lead author, Zeev Kain, M.D., professor in the Departments of Anaesthesiology, Paediatrics, and the Yale Child…
Children's health
28 Aug 2006
Exposure to PCBs May Reduce the Effectiveness of Vaccines in Children
New epidemiological evidence suggests that exposure to environmental pollutants may have an adverse impact on immune responses to childhood vaccinations. The research appears in the Aug. 22, 2006, online edition of Public Library of Science Medicine. The study looked at two groups of children in the Faroe Islands, which…
Children's health
28 Aug 2006
Anxiety before Surgery Complicates Recovery in Children
Children who are anxious before surgery experience a more painful, slow, and complicated postoperative recovery, according to a Yale School of Medicine study published this month in Paediatrics. The study is important, said lead author, Zeev Kain, M.D., professor in the Departments of Anaesthesiology, Paediatrics, and the Yale Child…
