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FDA changes rules on testing drugs for children

...was halting "an important regulation that protects children from potentially unsafe and improperly dosed medic...ations." Adult medications are commonly given to children without studies of their safety or proper dosing because doctors have no alternative. Drug makers ha...

Boys reduced mother's life expectancy

...were not affected by the number or gender of their children because they do not suffer direct physiological costs of reproduction as women do. Researchers wrote: Their results suggest that giving birth to sons had a higher relative long-term survival cost for mothers than giving birth to and raising daughte...

Family planning with folate

...lthy cell growth and development of men, women and children and folate is recommended in their daily diet. However it is also very important for women before and during the early stage of pregnancy to take folate as it is necessary for the healthy development of babies in early pregnancy.One should not avoi...

Babies of the deaf communicate

...him, if language is acquired simply by a motor for children to master control over their lips and tongue, then all the babies should have had hand motions that are similar. However, if babies are sensitive to linguistic patterns, then the babies exposed to sign language should produce significantly different ...

Dangers from lead

... bone.” The findings demonstrated that protecting children from the serious risks posed by lead was still mor...eved. Doctors generally check for lead exposure in children by testing their blood, including that taken from the umbilical cord at birth. Public health expert...

Supplements for Ear Infections

...iddle ear infections in children. New studies show children with otitis media, or middle ear infection,// requ...n follows upper respiratory infections that plague children in winter months. Researchers, from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary in the first part of the stud...

Breastfeeding may decrease Breast Cancer Risk

...er. On average, women with breast cancer had fewer children than those who did not have breast cancer. In addi...duced by more than half if women still had as many children and breastfed them for as long as they had in the past. However, authors of the study acknowledge i...

Suicide risk high in 12-17 Age Group

...ercent. In all, the study showed that 9 percent of children age 12-13 considered or tried to commit suicide in 2000. The percentage for teenagers 14-15 and 16-17 was 13.7 percent for each age group. The study also found that youngsters who had used alcohol or illicit drugs during the year were much more likel...

Keep fit always

...et that simple activities, like playing games with children or grandchildren, washing the clothes and gardening all count towards your daily exercise total....

The importance of vaccines

...ieve a fruitful effect from better immunization of children in poor countries could be less terrorism. Despair for one's lost children is a powerful tool to recruit new terrorists or to appeal to those who are discontent with their gov...

Diet and Lung Function

...iet and respiratory health. A study of over 2,000 children aged 11-19// in southern California was done to ex...assium. Reductions in lung function were larger in children with asthma. Magnesium is found in green leafy vegetables, nuts, whole grains, milk, and meats. H...

Latest discovery on Autism

...this week's issue of British Medical Journal shows children with autism are no more likely than those without ...investigators from Boston University identified 90 children with autism and compared them to children without autism. They reviewed the children's medical histo...

Unborn babies respond to light

...st because there has been little proof that unborn children can respond to things outside the womb. Now, researchers from Bethesda, Maryland, have shown that when a light is shone on to a pregnant woman's stomach the baby does actually register the light....

Physical activity less among black girls

...istence of obesity has more than doubled in female children and adolescents with the greatest increase// among black girls. On an average, surveys show girls are not eating more. Instead, the problem appears to be physical activity level. New research shows the activity levels of white and black girls substan...

Hyperflexible joints connected to chronic fatigue

According to a new study children and teens with chronic fatigue syndrome are three and a half times more likely to have hyperflexible joints than their healthy counterparts.// Researchers from Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore examined 100 children, ages 10 and older, for...

Suicide might be inherited

According to a new study, children of people with mood disorders who have attempted s... not attempted suicide. The analysis included 170 children of the suicide attempters and 107 of the nonattempters. All were assessed by investigators, who did ...

Cleanliness might lead to Asthma

... According to a new study out of Switzerland finds children who are exposed to greater levels of dust are actu...ve asthma or allergies. Researchers had parents of children ages 7 to 12 fill out questionnaires// regarding asthma and hay fever. They also took blood samples ...

Drug for pediatric brain cancer

...g promising results from a study of a new drug for children with acute brain tumors. The drug fotemustine, whe...for Sick Children in Toronto tested the drug in 14 children under age 20 with various types of malignant brain tumors, including primary tumors and tumors cause...

Drug for pediatric brain cancer

...g promising results from a study of a new drug for children with acute brain tumors. The drug fotemustine, whe...for Sick Children in Toronto tested the drug in 14 children under age 20 with various types of malignant brain tumors, including primary tumors and tumors cause...

Severe stress weakens immunity

...ergy. In this study, a group of parents caring for children with cancer were compared to a group with healthy children. The first group were clearly suffering chronic stress, as revealed from questionnaires they were given. Tests showed that the stressed parents had a blunted cortisol response to inflammati...

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