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Parents understand better the hearing loss problem in children if counseled

...roblems in their academic performances and lead to deficiency in attending, difficulty in attending and problems of low self esteem. According to the researcher Judith Gravel from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, parents should be given free guidance and advice on how to identify the problem of hearin...

Gene responsible for immune deficiency discovered

...sion of gene may be responsible for various immune deficiency syndromes, and researchers// have been able to fin... the genes that cause two different form of immune deficiency conditions called immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency and Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID). Im...

Short term hormone replacement therapy effective

...women with severe vasomotor symptoms from estrogen deficiency can benefit from the short-term use of the therapy. Also women who have survived from gynecologic cancer also tend to benefit from HRT without any side effects or compromise being made on their survival. However the research says that the patients...

Improved height from administration of growth hormones

...ease the heights of children who suffer// from the deficiency of growth hormone by new improved dosages of the growth hormones. The researchers of University of California, Los Angels, US, have suggested that the administration of the growth hormone GH-dependent hormone based on the serum levels of insulin-lik...

Antibodies to fight HIV infection.

HIV is known to cause acute deficiency of immunity in man, a disease called AIDS.// Scientists are now convinced that a part of the body’s immunity system can and do fight back against the virus. The new research, which has come out in the journal Nature Medicine reveals, a small amount ...

Brain mapping technique to explain sleep

...rotein will cause sleepiness, and in human beings, deficiency of this protein may lead to narcolepsy or sleeping sickness. Scientists of the study feel that how the orexin-producing neurons connect to other neurons, is the fact that will perhaps be able to explain how when a person gets up from sleep, tends t...

Fortified iron in diets may increase the risk of cancer

To avoid iron deficiency in people, lot of dietary ingredients these days c...aturation or iron overload is the opposite of iron deficiency and may cause several health problems. This is the first time that iron overload is being linked wit...

Low hemoglobin may make mothers bond less with their babies

Maternal iron deficiency can lead to mothers being less emotionally involve...searchers of Pennsylvania State University. Iron deficiency at the time of pregnancy and childbirth was previously related to post-partum depression and slowing...

Raw Food Eating Leads To Low Bone Density

...tary preference do not show any signs of vitamin D deficiency or increases brittleness of bones. The new study is one of the first done on the effects of eating raw vegetables on physical conditions. The results show that people who prefer such a diet may become thinner and yet may not have much problems of h...

WHO hopes to wipe away Iodine deficiency diseases by 2005

...e past decade the number of countries where iodine deficiency is a public health problem has halved according to... worked well. The number of countries where iodine deficiency is a public health problem was reduced to 54 in 2003, from 110 in 1993. "Iodine deficiency is a maj...

Fortifying Foods Found To Reduce Birth Defects

... effect of folic acid fortification on vitamin B12 deficiency in the elderly a condition thought to be masked by extra intake of folic acid. Results found no evidence to indicate the additional folic acid intake was causing this to occur....

The Risks Of Vitamin D Deficiency

...ers say it is a misconception to believe vitamin D deficiency is only prevalent in older or housebound people.//... all. According to the study, the worst vitamin D deficiency was seen in young persons -- especially women of childbearing age.The risks involved with vitamin D ...

Overweight Kids At Risk Of Being Iron Deficient

Iron deficiency remains the most common nutritional deficiency in the world. It has been linked to behavioral and learning problems among children and adolescents,...

The Importance Of Vitamin D Supplements

Latest research shows vitamin D deficiency is an unrecognized and prevalent health problem. V...oked at other factors, researchers found vitamin D deficiency was highest in African American teenagers and during the winter months. Thus researchers say they f...

Problems Associated With Iron Deficiency

...rtant because they show even modest levels of iron deficiency have a negative impact on cognitive functioning in young women. They say this is the first study to show how iron supplements can reverse memory loss in younger women....

Zinc Supplements Found To Be Effective In Treating Children With ADHD

... researchers conclude that ADHD children with zinc deficiency might benefit form a change in diet or from therapeutic trial with zinc supplementation. However they feel that further research is needed to confirm the positive effects of zinc supplements on children with ADHD....

Link Between Musculoskeletal Pain and Vitamin D Deficiency

...ers say it is a misconception to believe vitamin D deficiency is only prevalent in older or housebound people.//... all. According to the study, the worst vitamin D deficiency was seen in young persons -- especially women of childbearing age. The risks involved with vitamin ...

Teens' vitamin D deficiency an epidemic

Those habits contributed to a vitamin D deficiency that has helped weaken the 18-year-old's bones and...escents. Often undetected and untreated, vitamin D deficiency puts them at risk for stunted growth and debilitating osteoporosis later in life. There's even evid...

Try Iron to overcome fatigue

...xplained fatigue is common in young women and iron deficiency is highly prevalent among women of childbearing age. Previous studies show iron can reduce fatigue and add other health benefits. In adolescent females, iron supplements improved mood and the ability to concentrate in one study and verbal learning an...

Baby with white blood!

...o be suffering from a rare disease caused due to a deficiency of lipoprotein lipase. This disease occurs only in...ondition could be either due to// ‘familial lipase deficiency syndrome’ or ‘familial apolypoprotein C-2’. However, clinical tests conducted have shown that the re...

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