Children's health
12 Mar 2008
Heart Transplant
Heart transplant (heart replacement) surgery involves replacing a damaged heart with a heart from a donor, to increase life expectancy.
Children's health
12 Mar 2008
Hyperactivity
Hyperactivity: Hyperactivity is a common issue faced by many parents and families of children. Hyperactivity may be described as excessive level of activity comparitively. It is…
Children's health
12 Mar 2008
Impulsivity
Impulsivity: Impulsivity is the tendency to act or do things without forethought. Here is some information on Impulsivity and possible treatments.
Blood
06 Mar 2008
Leukaemia therapy with imatinib during pregnancy may cause infant abnormalities
While doctors already face many challenges in treating patients with cancer, treating pregnant women with the disease, in particular, can be quite difficult as studies suggest that certain therapies can harm developing foetuses. According to the results of a study prepublished online in Blood, the official journal of the American…
Children's health
06 Mar 2008
Eating breakfast helps teenagers to stay slim
American scientists say teenagers who believe cutting out breakfast will help them lose weight are deluding themselves. The researchers say the opposite is the case and those who skip breakfast end up weighing more. A five year study conducted by researchers from the University of Minnesota found teenagers who…
Children's health
06 Mar 2008
Does your kid just have growing pains – or arthritis?
It might not surprise you to know that arthritis is the most debilitating disease in this country, affecting some 46 million adults in the U.S. alone. You probably don’t know that arthritis also affects children – sending nearly a million of them to the doctor’s office for treatment each year.
Bone
06 Mar 2008
Preventing burns from electric dental handpieces
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning dental professionals about serious patient injuries caused by poorly maintained electric dental handpieces. Some patients have experienced third degree burns that needed plastic surgery. The burns have occurred during tooth extraction, when cutting teeth and bone, and during other surgical procedures, but…
Children's health
05 Mar 2008
Confusion over lactose intolerance
There appears to be a trend for parents to diagnose their children as lactose intolerant without seeking medical advice. This has serious consequences for children, who may miss out on vital nutrients. Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest foods containing lactose, such as dairy products. People who have this…
Children's health
05 Mar 2008
Energetic toddlers growing up on milk and junk food
A recent study published in Nutrition & Dietetics found that Australian toddlers are consuming more energy than they need.1 This is an important finding, as excess energy intake can lead to overweight and obesity over time. Researchers from Sydney undertook an 18 month assessment of the diets of 429 children…
