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Codeine not safe for all breastfeeding moms and their babies Medicine & Health / Health August 20, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Using pain treatments which contain codeine may be risky for some breastfeeding mothers, according to researchers at The University of Western Ontario, and the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto. Lead author ...

Arsenic exposure could increase diabetes risk Medicine & Health / Health August 19, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Inorganic arsenic, commonly found in ground water in certain areas, may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study ...

US immigrant children less physically active than US-born children Medicine & Health / Health August 04, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Immigrant children in the United States appear to be less physically active and less likely to participate in sports than U.S.–born children, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent ...

Poor coordination in childhood is linked to obesity in later life Medicine & Health / Health August 13, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Poor physical control and coordination in childhood are linked to an increased risk of obesity in later life, suggests a study published on BMJ.com today.

Researchers find cerebral malaria may be a major cause of brain injury in African children Medicine & Health / Health July 29, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found that cerebral malaria is related to long-term cognitive impairment in one of four child survivors. The research is published in the current issue of the journal Pediatrics.

Parents shape whether their children learn to eat fruits and vegetables Medicine & Health / Health August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet Providing fruits for snacks and serving vegetables at dinner can shape a preschooler's eating patterns for his or her lifetime.

Lack of Energy in Old Age Might Not Just Be Normal Part of Aging Medicine & Health / Health August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet "Old and tired" is such a common phrase, it’s no surprise that a new study in the Journal of Gerontology has found that almost 1 in 5 senior citizens report they have so little energy that they spend most ...

Researchers say too many children see extreme violence in movies Medicine & Health / Health August 04, 2008 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 In a paper published in the August issue of the journal Pediatrics, Dartmouth researchers document the alarming numbers of young adolescents age 10-14 who are exposed to graphic violence in movies rated R for violence. ...

Health-care system leaves patients, medicos in the waiting room Medicine & Health / Health August 07, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet The Australian accreditation and registration system for international medical graduates is critically ill and the country needs to create a better system to support overseas health professionals or it will continue to face ...

More than 10 percent of older Americans suffer mistreatment Medicine & Health / Health August 19, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet About 13 percent of elderly Americans are mistreated, most commonly by someone who verbally mistreats or financially takes advantage of them, according to a University of Chicago study that is the first comprehensive look ...

Heat-related deaths in high school football players dip, but all are preventable Medicine & Health / Health July 30, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet You could say two is a small number. But that's still two too many for Frederick O. Mueller, Ph.D., professor of exercise and sports science in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...

Argentina investigates deaths of vaccinated kids Medicine & Health / Health August 15, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 (AP) -- Argentine authorities are exploring a possible link between the deaths of 14 children and an experimental vaccine they were taking in a clinical trial run by GlaxoSmithKline.

Low level cadmium exposure linked to lung disease Medicine & Health / Health August 19, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 2 (PhysOrg.com) -- New research suggests that cadmium is one of the critical ingredients causing emphysema, and even low-level exposure attained through second-hand smoke and other means may also increase the chance of developing ...

Back to School Reminder: Kids Should Go for Safety, Not Style Medicine & Health / Health August 15, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- School children across the world may speak different languages but there is one experience an estimated 90 percent of all students share: wearing a backpack. Researchers from the University ...

Health and marriage: The times they are a changin' Medicine & Health / Health August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet The health of people who never marry is improving, narrowing the gap with their wedded counterparts, according to new research that suggests the practice of encouraging marriage to promote health may be misguided.

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Codeine not safe for all breastfeeding moms and their babies Medicine & Health / Health August 20, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Using pain treatments which contain codeine may be risky for some breastfeeding mothers, according to researchers at The University of Western Ontario, and the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto. Lead author ...

Arsenic exposure could increase diabetes risk Medicine & Health / Health August 19, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Inorganic arsenic, commonly found in ground water in certain areas, may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study ...

US immigrant children less physically active than US-born children Medicine & Health / Health August 04, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Immigrant children in the United States appear to be less physically active and less likely to participate in sports than U.S.–born children, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent ...

Poor coordination in childhood is linked to obesity in later life Medicine & Health / Health August 13, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Poor physical control and coordination in childhood are linked to an increased risk of obesity in later life, suggests a study published on BMJ.com today.

Researchers find cerebral malaria may be a major cause of brain injury in African children Medicine & Health / Health July 29, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found that cerebral malaria is related to long-term cognitive impairment in one of four child survivors. The research is published in the current issue of the journal Pediatrics.

Parents shape whether their children learn to eat fruits and vegetables Medicine & Health / Health August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet Providing fruits for snacks and serving vegetables at dinner can shape a preschooler's eating patterns for his or her lifetime.

Lack of Energy in Old Age Might Not Just Be Normal Part of Aging Medicine & Health / Health August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet "Old and tired" is such a common phrase, it’s no surprise that a new study in the Journal of Gerontology has found that almost 1 in 5 senior citizens report they have so little energy that they spend most ...

Researchers say too many children see extreme violence in movies Medicine & Health / Health August 04, 2008 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 In a paper published in the August issue of the journal Pediatrics, Dartmouth researchers document the alarming numbers of young adolescents age 10-14 who are exposed to graphic violence in movies rated R for violence. ...

Health-care system leaves patients, medicos in the waiting room Medicine & Health / Health August 07, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet The Australian accreditation and registration system for international medical graduates is critically ill and the country needs to create a better system to support overseas health professionals or it will continue to face ...

More than 10 percent of older Americans suffer mistreatment Medicine & Health / Health August 19, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet About 13 percent of elderly Americans are mistreated, most commonly by someone who verbally mistreats or financially takes advantage of them, according to a University of Chicago study that is the first comprehensive look ...

Heat-related deaths in high school football players dip, but all are preventable Medicine & Health / Health July 30, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet You could say two is a small number. But that's still two too many for Frederick O. Mueller, Ph.D., professor of exercise and sports science in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...

Argentina investigates deaths of vaccinated kids Medicine & Health / Health August 15, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 (AP) -- Argentine authorities are exploring a possible link between the deaths of 14 children and an experimental vaccine they were taking in a clinical trial run by GlaxoSmithKline.

Low level cadmium exposure linked to lung disease Medicine & Health / Health August 19, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 2 (PhysOrg.com) -- New research suggests that cadmium is one of the critical ingredients causing emphysema, and even low-level exposure attained through second-hand smoke and other means may also increase the chance of developing ...

Back to School Reminder: Kids Should Go for Safety, Not Style Medicine & Health / Health August 15, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- School children across the world may speak different languages but there is one experience an estimated 90 percent of all students share: wearing a backpack. Researchers from the University ...

Health and marriage: The times they are a changin' Medicine & Health / Health August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet The health of people who never marry is improving, narrowing the gap with their wedded counterparts, according to new research that suggests the practice of encouraging marriage to promote health may be misguided.

Codeine not safe for all breastfeeding moms and their babies

Arsenic exposure could increase diabetes risk

US immigrant children less physically active than US-born children

Poor coordination in childhood is linked to obesity in later life

Researchers find cerebral malaria may be a major cause of brain injury in African children

Parents shape whether their children learn to eat fruits and vegetables

Lack of Energy in Old Age Might Not Just Be Normal Part of Aging

Researchers say too many children see extreme violence in movies

Health-care system leaves patients, medicos in the waiting room

More than 10 percent of older Americans suffer mistreatment

Heat-related deaths in high school football players dip, but all are preventable

Argentina investigates deaths of vaccinated kids

Low level cadmium exposure linked to lung disease

Back to School Reminder: Kids Should Go for Safety, Not Style

Health and marriage: The times they are a changin'

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