Bone
16 Nov 2007
COSA ASM 2007 Highlights
The 34th COSA ASM offered a series of stimulating and exciting presentations from international and national experts covering the many disciplines of oncology research and clinical practice. The conference was held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on November 14-16, 2007. Some of the presentations that took place are summarised here.
Children's health
09 Nov 2007
1.5 Million Children Could Be Saved
Despite global efforts to control it, diarrhoea is still one of the most common reasons for the high child mortality rates in many low and middle-income countries. This is according to a doctoral thesis, presented at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. One fifth of all the deaths amongst children…
Children's health
08 Oct 2007
Does This Child have Appendicitis? Watch Out for Key Signs
A 5-year-old with abdominal pain, nausea and fever may have appendicitis or any of a number of other problems. But how does the child’s doctor decide whether to schedule an emergency appendectomy to surgically remove a presumably inflamed appendix – a procedure that carries its own risks like any surgery…
Children's health
08 Oct 2007
Don’t Lose Sleep over Nighttime Bed Wetting
Giving children control over bed wetting helps them overcome not only the nighttime nuisance but also the attendant stigma, say doctors at Baylor College of Medicine. “Bed wetting sometimes creates a sense of embarrassment or failure in children,” said Dr. Edmond T. Gonzales, Jr., professor of urology at BCM. “With…
Gastro
27 Sep 2007
Aminosalicylates
Aminosalicylates (5-ASA) anti-inflammatory drugs are metabolised by bacteria in the bowel. They provide targeted treatment for inflammatory bowel disease.
Children's health
07 Sep 2007
Does This Child Have Appendicitis?
A 5-year-old with abdominal pain, nausea and fever may have appendicitis or any of a number of other problems. But how does the child’s doctor decide whether to schedule an emergency appendectomy to surgically remove a presumably inflamed appendix – a procedure that carries its own risks like any surgery…
Cancer
06 Sep 2007
Nutrition in the Mature Woman
Nutritional status in old age is as important as in any other stage of the life cycle. Some physiological changes that occur as part of…
Children's health
24 Aug 2007
Non Invasive Biomarkers of Gut Function
Gut health or healthy gut function can be determined by simple non-invasive tests like blowing into a container.
Children's health
24 Aug 2007
Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice: Health Differences in Newborn Girls and Boys
Two new studies seek to understand why death rates for female infants are higher after heart surgery and why female donor livers may be less effective for transplants. For generations, girls have whimsically been said to be made of “sugar and spice and everything nice,” and boys from “snakes and…
