Neurology

Inattention
Children's health 26 Feb 2008

Inattention

Inattention: Inattention can be simply put as a lack of attention or a reduced attention span, this article is an overview about inattention and treatements…
Craniosynostosis minimally invasive surgery holds more promise than old procedure
Bone 22 Feb 2008

Craniosynostosis minimally invasive surgery holds more promise than old procedure

Craniosynostosis, the premature fusion of the skull, is estimated to affect one out of every 2,000 babies. For the past several years, physicians have used two procedures to correct the problems. One procedure was to make an incision from ear to ear, strip back the scalp of the infant and…
Arsenic threatens global health
Blood 19 Feb 2008

Arsenic threatens global health

As many as 100 million people worldwide are facing slow poisoning and risk of death from arsenic in their drinking water and food supply. That is the conclusion of scientists at the CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE) following a global review of the health…
Sugar water reduces pain associated with infant shots
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…
Organ and Tissue Donation
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…
Central nervous system (CNS) anatomy
Anatomy 13 Feb 2008

Central nervous system (CNS) anatomy

The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the brain, spinal cord, spinal fluid and neurons, which transmit signals from the brain to other body organs.
Memory loss
Men's Health 10 Feb 2008

Memory loss

Memory loss is a symptom in which a person experiences an abnormal level of forgetfulness and inability to recall past events in their life.
Babies excrete vaccine-mercury quicker than originally thought
Children's health 05 Feb 2008

Babies excrete vaccine-mercury quicker than originally thought

February’s issue of Pediatrics offers another reason to rethink blaming the spike in autism diagnoses on thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative routinely used in several childhood vaccines until the late ‘90s. New research from the University of Rochester suggests that infants’ bodies expel the thimerosal mercury much faster than once thought…
Dairy-free diets may put boys with autism at risk for thin bones
Bone 05 Feb 2008

Dairy-free diets may put boys with autism at risk for thin bones

Results of an early study suggest that dairy-free diets and unconventional food preferences could put boys with autism and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at higher than normal risk for thinner, less dense bones when compared to a group of boys the same age who do not have autism. The study,…