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Burn Hospitalizations on the Rise

... for 27 percent of admissions, while 18 to 44 year olds made up 38 percent. The elderly accounted for the smallest share of admissions (12 percent). ? The average hospital stay for burn care cost hospitals almost twice that for all other conditions as a whole ($ 17,300 compared with $9,000). Hospital c...

Sweetened Drinks in Sipper Cups Hasten Tooth Decay in Toddlers

...s in the milk teeth and tooth decay among 2-5 year olds between 1999 and 2002. The academy cautions parents to use sippers for toddlers sparingly and specifically only to help then in their transition from bottle feeding to drinking from regular cups. Sipper cups with sugary drinks should be avoided at...

Preschoolers at Risk

...ics. The study took into account 2000 three-year olds growing up in poverty in 20 US cities.This fact is generally unaccounted for by the researchers, as all three; black, white and Hispanic kids alike, have their meals while watching TV, and their mothers have equal access to grocery stores. Kimbro f...

New Study Weighs Benefits of Exercise, Diets

...m of scientists who studied healthy 50- to 60-year olds whose body mass index was between 23 and 30, placing them at the high end of normal weight or overweight. Of the 34 study participants, 18 dieted and 16 exercised to lose weight. The goal of dieters was to reduce their calorie consumption by 16...

Which Is Better For Losing Weight? - Diet Or Exercise

...m of scientists who studied healthy 50- to 60-year olds whose body mass index was between 23 and 30, placing them at the high end of normal weight or overweight. Of the 34 study participants, 18 dieted and 16 exercised to lose weight. The goal of dieters was to reduce their calorie consumption by 16...

Lose Weight To Reduce Risk Of Diabetes – Says A New Researc

...ure death. The researchers studied 50 to 60 year olds whose body mass index was between 23 and 30. That places them at the high end of normal weight or overweight, but not obese. "People weren't way out of whack in terms of their body composition," Weiss says. The study participants were divided in...

MMR Vaccines on Its Way to Regain Past Glory

... year, recent figures show. Nearly 84% of two year olds had availed immunization in 2005-2006, up by 81% since 2004-2005. The count of vaccinations against diphtheria, tetanus and polio is status quo, at 94%, since five years. Immunizations for whooping cough and Hib did not see too many ups and downs for...

Be Wise with ‘Vice’ Lest You Whine Your Way to Ill Healt!

...anes with age, so the rule that applies to 25 year olds will not hold water with a 50 year old. In Prof Mary Gilhooly’s words,...

Striving to Make India Free from Tooth Decay

...f oral health in India -- more than 60% of 15 year olds and 80% among 35 years & above, have dental problems. Mr. Vinay Hegde, Executive Vice President, Marketing, Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited said, “The primary reason for this startling feedback from our survey is lack of awareness. Through our co...

Childhood vaccines may lose their power of long-term protection with exposure to chemical pollutants.

... observed that nearly 21 percent of the seven year olds had antibody levels that were insufficient to accord complete protection. Additional research is required to establish this finding....

Exposure to Pollutants Reduce The Effectiveness Of Vaccines In Children

...lso seen much the same results in around 129, 7 yr olds who were exposed parentally or postnatally to PCBs. Explaining that even though they did find that mast of the children had antibody levels that were sufficient to protect them against diphtheria and tetanus, the researchers found that 21% of the 7-y...

Parents ignorant about kids' immoral practices

...d attain the freedom that comes with it. 14 year olds were 3 times at higher risks to be offered the drug ecstasy and twice as likely to be offered cocaine, than the 13-year-old teenagers. Family constitution also influenced substance-abuse risk. Eating regularly with family and attending church made ...

Loud MP3 Music Can Damage Hearing

...he Deafness Research, UK, found that 14 to 16 year olds use their MP3 players for a minimum of 28 hours per week. Over a third of the 1,000 people polled said they had ringing in the ear, a sure sign of damage to hearing, after listening to loud music. 28 percent of those polled said hey went to noisy b...

Headspace to the Rescue of Mentally Ill Youngsters

... of the program.The program is aimed at 12-25 year olds and will receive funding of over $50 million over four years. Mr. Pyne spoke about the changing attitudes towards the mental health issues of the young. The importance of treating young people with drug and alcohol related problems, and other distu...

Use Of Indoor Swimming Pools Linked To Development Of Asthma In Children

...current study on 190,000 children of 13 to 14 year olds from across 21 countries analysing the rates of wheezing, asthma, hay fever, allergic rhinitis and atopic eczema, reported in a study of almost 190,000 13 and 14-year-olds from 21 countries across Europe. They had then compared the rates they obtai...

Delhi to get New Dental Centre to Boost Oral Health

...um diseases are prevalent in 57 percent of 12 year olds and 68 percent of 15 year olds. (Source: IANS)...

Environmental Factors Trigger Onset of Diabetes

... more cases of Type 1 diabetes found in 10-19 year olds in the clusters than would have been expected by chance. It was also found that female sufferers of Type 1 diabetes were more likely to occur in clusters with seven to 14 per cent more cases than expected found in young girls and women aged 10-19 y...

Docs In Scotland Want Cigarette Buying Permissible Only To People Aged 18 And Over

... the occasion said that the current law of 16 year olds being allowed to buy cigarettes was made in 1937, when the dangers of smoking were still unknown. The report said that 19 per cent of 15-year-olds and 6 per cent of 13-year-olds in Scotland have become regular smokers. Reducing the accessibility to...

Pregnant Teens Receive Early Care from Mobile Doctors

...r miscarriages, abortions and births in 15-19 year olds in Texas was estimated to be 10 percent while the state rate was 8 percent. Since the initiation of the program in 2000 650 teens and 230 babies have been served. Some of the other programs that are available in the state for helping pregnant teens...

Approval of Drugs for the Treatment of Late-Stage Cancer

...mune response was found to be as good in 9-15 year olds as in 16-26 year olds. Evaluation of the safety of the vaccine only revealed mild reactions such as pain or tenderness at the site of injection. Gardasil is manufactured by Merck & Co., Inc., of Whitehouse Station, NJ. br>...

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