Children's health
30 Nov 2007
Early School Success Protects against Teen and Young Adult Drug Use
Adolescents who do well in school are less likely to smoke, drink or do drugs. But which comes first: drug use or school failure? Researchers at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research (ISR) provide an answer in a new book. Patterns of educational success or failure are well…
Children's health
30 Nov 2007
Experts meet to discuss the hot topic of ADHD
The 54th American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Conference has recently been held in Boston. International and local experts attended to discuss a broad range of issues in child and adolescent psychiatry. The topic of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder received particular consideration given recent controversies surrounding treatment of…
Children's health
30 Nov 2007
ADHD a hot topic at the AACAP conference
The 54th American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Conference was successfully held at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston from October 23rd to 28th 2007.1 Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) was a major theme. Dr Lawrence Greenhill gave three excellent presentations featuring the latest research into ADHD treatment…
Children's health
29 Nov 2007
Deficiency of Immune System Peacekeeper Pinpointed in Mice as Cause of Ulcerative Colitis
In a series of mouse experiments, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have pinpointed a specific immune deficiency as the likely fundamental cause of ulcerative colitis, a chronic, sometimes severe inflammatory disease of the colon or large intestine. Remarkably, the researchers also found that once the disease…
Children's health
29 Nov 2007
New Leads in Treating Lung Disease of Premature Newborns
Some 20 to 40 percent of extremely premature infants suffer abnormal lung development leading to bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a chronic lung disease that can cause long-term breathing problems. Little is known about how to predict whether a premature infant will develop BPD in the weeks after birth, much less how to…
Children's health
27 Nov 2007
Brain needs Perfection in Synapse Number
Like Goldilocks, the brain seeks proportions that are “just right.” The proper number of synapses or communication between nerve cells, determined early in life, is crucial to having a healthy brain that can learn and retain information. Now, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston have determined that the…
Children's health
27 Nov 2007
The Family that Eats Together stays Healthy Together
In this fast-paced world, it can be a challenge for families to find time to share a meal. But a nutritionist in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences says sitting down to eat as a family is worth juggling your schedule. “Research tells us that taking time for family meals…
Children's health
27 Nov 2007
Obese Pregnant Women Should Limit Weight Gain
Severely obese women should lose weight during pregnancy, while obese women who are pregnant should gain less weight than currently recommended, a Saint Louis University study finds. The research is the largest population-based study to look at the effect of weight gain during pregnancy by obese expectant mothers, says Raul…
Blood
27 Nov 2007
Ozone Shuts Down Early Immune Response in Lungs and Body
As policy makers debate what levels of ozone in the air are safe for humans to breathe, studies in mice are revealing that the inhaled pollutant impairs the body’s first line of defence, making it more susceptible to subsequent foreign invaders, such as bacteria. While it has long been known…
