Children's health
26 May 2008
FDA warns consumers against using mommy’s bliss nipple cream
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use or purchase Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream, marketed by MOM Enterprises, Inc., because the product contains potentially harmful ingredients that may cause respiratory distress or vomiting and diarrhoea in infants. The product is promoted to nursing mothers to help…
Chronic Pain
15 May 2008
Breast Reduction (Reduction Mammaplasty or Mammoplasty)
Breast reduction surgery is also known as reduction mammaplasty or reduction mammoplasty. It is a cosmetic surgical procedure aimed at reducing large or sagging breasts…
Bone
11 May 2008
Falls a leading cause of injury-related emergency department visits for infants each year
Half of the estimated 328,500 infants 12 months of age or younger who were treated for injuries in hospital emergency departments each year from 2001 to 2004 were injured as a result of a fall, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The first national…
Children's Health
05 May 2008
Researchers have found a link between gluten and brain damage
Gluten is damaging our brains! Paediatrician, gastroenterologist, allergist and author, Dr Rodney Ford has found a link between gluten and brain damage. Dr Ford has been researching the effect of gluten for 25 years. In his clinical experience; mood and behavior problems are amongst the most common symptoms of gluten sensitivity in…
Children's health
20 Apr 2008
Children with migraines at higher risk for sleep disorders
Children with migraine headaches are more likely to have sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea and lack of sleep, than children with non-migraine headaches, new research shows. "Sleeping problems can exacerbate the problems migraine causes on a child’s health and may hinder a child’s performance at school," study author Dr.
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
05 Mar 2008
Ototoxicity
Ototoxicity refers to chemical ear damage which causes hearing loss. It is associated with antibiotics, aspirin and anti-malarial medicines and chemicals.
Children's health
19 Feb 2008
Sugar water reduces pain associated with infant shots
The 2008 recommended immunization schedule in the United States calls for infants and toddlers to receive as many as 24 shots in the first two years of life and as many as five shots in one visit. Studies have shown that some parents are reluctant to have their children immunized…
Blood
15 Feb 2008
Organ and Tissue Donation
Organ and tissue donation: Organ donation is a procedure in which one person receives organs or tissues from another person. These organs are transplanted into…
