Bone
13 Mar 2007
Dairy foods: The correct dose is three serves a day
The drink you pour in your glass can make a positive difference to your health, and that of your patients. That’s the benefit of milk! Evidence, from a number of sources and for a number of reasons, suggests three serves a day of dairy foods (that’s milk – as well…
Children's health
13 Mar 2007
Ibuprofen Most Effective Pain Reliever For Children
Canadian scientists have found that ibuprofen is a more effective pain reliever for children with acute musculoskeletal injuries than acetaminophen and codeine. The study is published in the online edition of the journal Pediatrics.The research team was led by Dr Eric Clark of the Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine,…
Cancer
13 Mar 2007
Painkiller Helps Against Child Cancer
Neuroblastoma is a form of cancer that develops in the nervous system and it affects small children more commonly than any other tumour type. Now, however, scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden can show that a common painkiller can inhibit the development of neuroblastoma and help make treatment of the…
Children's health
13 Mar 2007
Dental Researchers Test No-Needle Anesthesia, No-Drilling Cavity Care
Imagine having a decayed tooth repaired, painlessly, without drilling or shots of anesthesia to numb the area. Wishful thinking? Not if two studies being conducted at the University at Buffalo’s School of Dental Medicine show positive results.In one study, funded by a $100,000 grant by Apollonia, LLC, researchers in the…
Children's health
13 Mar 2007
Down Syndrome Brain Function Improved In Mice
US scientists have discovered that an old discontinued drug reduces the mental retardation of mice with a form of Down syndrome. The study is published in the latest online edition of the journal Nature Neuroscience. The research was led by Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Down Syndrome Research…
Children's health
13 Mar 2007
Genes And Genius
If you’re particularly good with puzzles or chess, the reason may be in your genes. A team of scientists, led by psychiatric geneticists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has gathered the most extensive evidence to date that a gene that activates signaling pathways in the brain…
Children's health
13 Mar 2007
Breastfed Kids Enjoy Greater Social Mobility Than Bottle-fed Children
Breastfed kids climb higher up the social ladder than bottle-fed children, reveals a large, long term study, published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Over 3000 children from 16 rural and urban areas across England and Scotland were monitored from birth, as part of the Boyd…
Blood
09 Mar 2007
A New Line Of Treatment Discovered For Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
A study undertaken by a group of Spanish scientists, amongst which were members of the University Clinic of the University of Navarra and the Centre for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) of the same university, have recently discovered a new line of treatment for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The conclusions…
Cancer
19 Feb 2007
Health groups welcome survey to target childhood obesity
The announcement today of a jointly funded nutrition and physical activity survey of Australian children is key to addressing a major future increase in preventable disease burden, according to an alliance of non-government health promotion organisations. Terry Slevin, from the Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance*, said research published over the…
