Children's health
13 Feb 2007
Lavender And Tea Tree Oils May Cause Breast Growth In Boys
A study published in this week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that repeated topical use of products containing lavender oil and/or tea tree oil may cause prepubertal gynaecomastia, a rare condition resulting in enlarged breast tissue in boys prior to puberty, and for which a cause…
Children's health
13 Feb 2007
High-dose Progesterone Treatment Reduces Preterm Delivery Risk
Researchers at the 27th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) meeting announced today that high-dose progesterone treatment helped at-risk pregnant women avoid premature delivery. A preterm birth can have serious consequences to the baby, including cerebral palsy, mental retardation, lung disease, blindness and hearing loss. In this study, 45 women…
Blood
01 Feb 2007
Adverse Drug Reactions
Medical health information: Adverse drug reaction to new and mixtures of prescription medicine side effects or adverse prescription drug reactions
Blood
17 Jan 2007
Blood glucose control (blood sugar levels)
Our blood glucose level, or blood sugar level, is the amount of glucose in the blood. Glucose levels are measured most commonly to diagnose or to…
Diseases
13 Dec 2006
Stretch marks (striae distensae)
Stretch marks (striae distensae) are scars on the skin caused by excessive stretching in pregnancy or obesity, commonly on the stomach, breasts and thighs.
Children's health
13 Nov 2006
Shorter nightly sleep in childhood may help explain obesity epidemic
Soaring levels of obesity might be linked to children sleeping fewer hours at night than they used to, claims a researcher in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Dr Shahrad Taheri of the University of Bristol, blames the increasing availability of computers, mobile phones, TVs and other gadgets on the…
Blood
07 Oct 2006
The Virtual Medical Centre Review Program- A New Model for Continuing Medical Information
The RACGP QA&CPD office (WA) recently endorsed a unique approach to the provision of continuing medical education proposed by the Virtual Medical Centre (VMC) for general practitioners. The VMC, an online provider of information for health professionals comprises 18 separate sites focussing on different diseases. Each site is headed…
Blood
06 Oct 2006
VMC Brings Breaking News from the RACGP Conference in Brisbane
This year’s Royal Australian College of General Practitioners 49th Annual Scientific Convention is being held in Brisbane from 5th – 8th October. Virtual Medical Centre is both exhibiting and lecturing at the convention. Keep posted for breaking news straight from the conference daily! The theme for this year’s convention…
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…
