Children of lesbian couples do well in school, life
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 08 10
Being raised by a same-sex couple is no hindrance to healthy psychological development, researchers say as the first generation of children conceived by lesbians…
Laser therapy may ease type of eczema
• Dermatology • Jun 03 10
Laser therapy that delivers a concentrated beam of ultraviolet light may help ease a hard-to-treat form of eczema, a small study suggests.
The study,…
Future Continues to Brighten for Children with Velocardiofacial Syndrome
• Children's Health • • Genetics • • Heart • Jun 03 10
Research about quality of life is improving the treatment of children with velocardiofacial syndrome, a chronic, genetic condition with a wide range of symptoms,…
Online games new marketing tool for unhealthy foods
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 03 10
UC Davis public health researchers have found that children, who are already saturated with television messages about unhealthy food choices, are the targets of…
Burger diet linked to higher childhood asthma risk
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Dieting • Jun 03 10
Children who eat three or more burgers a week may be at a higher risk of asthma and wheezing, but a healthy diet rich…
How to avoid teenager obesity?
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jun 03 10
Chubby kids always tend to look adorable. But what separates chubby kids from those who are obese? Obesity has been a growing concern for…
Dysfunction and Obesity
• Obesity • • Trauma & Injuries • Jun 03 10
If you’re overweight, you have injuries. You’ve been so inactive that these injuries have been dormant. They don’t show up until you finally remove…
Genes and obesity
• Genetics • • Obesity • Jun 03 10
Thick or thin. Whichever you are, it may not be your fault.
HealthFirst reporter Leslie Toldo says our weight may boil down to a…
Olympian Peszek wants to help fight obesity
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jun 03 10
For Samantha Peszek, the Olympic silver medal was just the beginning.
The recent Cathedral High School graduate plans to continue competing at the elite…
Weather and it’s effects on Migraines
• Migraine • Jun 03 10
It’s estimated that 36 million American’s suffer from migraine headaches. Some studies suggest certain aspects of the weather may contribute to that throbbing pain.
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“Great News” for Parkinson’s Disease Patients
• Brain • • Neurology • Jun 03 10
Studies have shown that a “brain pacemaker” called deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for Parkinson’s disease.
But there’s been debate…
Hear Today…Gone Tomorrow
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Jun 03 10
Use of ear bud headphones by youngsters may save your ears from being assaulted by the noise of your teenagers’ music or electronic game…
Researchers Discover a Cause of Cognitive Decline in Aging Population
• Aging and Gerontology • • Neurology • Jun 03 10
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that certain types of specializations on nerve cells called “spines” are depleted as a person…
Prompt gallbladder removal in elderly associated with increased survival, lower costs
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Surgery • Jun 02 10
New research findings published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons indicate that delaying cholecystectomy, the surgical…
Chocolate milk is a ‘natural’ for post-exercise recovery
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 02 10
One of the best post-exercise recovery drinks could already be in your refrigerator, according to new research presented at the American College of…
Caffeine addicts get no real perk from morning cup
• Dieting • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 02 10
Caffeine addiction is such a downer that regular coffee drinkers may get no real pick-me-up from their morning cup, according to a study by…
Study confirms link between migraines and stroke
• Migraine • • Stroke • Jun 02 10
People who suffer migraines are about twice as likely as people without the painful headaches to suffer a stroke caused by a blood clot,…
New Answers on Rare Childhood Disease
• Children's Health • Jun 01 10
Children born with multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE) suffer from abnormal growths on their bones. These bony protrusions stunt their growth and can cause pain…
Experts to review status of flu pandemic on Tuesday
• Flu • • Public Health • Jun 01 10
An expert panel that advises the World Health Organisation on pandemics will meet on Tuesday to decide whether to declare the H1N1 flu outbreak…
Tonsillectomy technique shows lower complication rate
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Jun 01 10
A newer surgical technique for removing tonsil tissue may have a lower rate of complications than two other commonly used approaches, a new…
TV food advertisements promote imbalanced diets
• Dieting • • Public Health • Jun 01 10
Making food choices based on television advertising results in a very imbalanced diet according to a new study comparing the nutritional content of food…
Infants at Risk for Measles in First Year
• Children's Health • • Infections • May 31 10
Infants’ protection against measles from mom’s antibodies wears off quickly, leaving them susceptible most of the time up until their 12-month vaccination, researchers found.
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Are we eating it too excessively?
• Dieting • May 31 10
The typical American diet contains too much salt. In fact, most of us consume twice as much as we need, according to the U.S.…
Normal Weight Obesity: Are You at Risk?
• Obesity • May 31 10
As excess body weight is such a common condition, a simple, easily obtainable measure of body “fatness” is necessary to quickly assess whether an…
Young Journalists: Obesity soars — Oliver to the rescue
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 31 10
There’s an epidemic sweeping our nation that I feel many people try to avoid, ignore, or just complain about and not act upon.
According…