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Teens Misusing Nicotine-Replacement Products

...teenagers from the Memphis area during the 1998-99 school year. Five percent of the teens reported using the nicotine patch or nicotine gum. Nearly 40 percent of former smokers said they used the products to help them quit. But surprisingly, 18 of those who reported having used the products -- less than 1...

Less is more for preserving teeth and gums

...ums and possibly your teeth. Prof Heasman, whose school of dental science reported three years ago that two out of three Britons could not use a toothbrush properly, called for clearer advice from dentists. Timing the morning and evening sessions was essential, he said, although getting the pressure right...

Dental Procedure Reduces Preterm Births

...chers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham school of dentistry studied more than 350 pregnant women who had periodontitis -- a gum infection that destroys the fibers and supporting bone that hold teeth in the mouth. Study participants were between 21 and 25 weeks into their pregnancies and had at le...

Link Between Migraines and Behavioral Disorders

...ptive behavior , children with migraines miss more school and often lose sleep, which can contribute to the types of behavioral symptoms often associated with ADD, CD and ODD, but this is the first study to demonstrate there could be a direct link between migraines and behavioral disorders. Researchers say...

Low Birth Weight infants could have Problems in the Future

...er, a new study shows these babies are at risk for school difficulties later in life. A number of studies n...ogical, behavioral and intellectual impairments of school age children who were born in the early era of neonatal intensive care. These studies suggest these ...

Steroid Treatment for Wheezing Questioned

... allergic asthma since the frequency disappears by school age. //The current recommendation is that parents administer oral steroids at the first sign of an attack. But whether or not the steroids are effective is controversial. The research shows a course of steroids was no more effective than placebo in...

Finding relief from Excruciating Headaches a challenge

...miss more than 100 days of her senior year of high school -- with her worst migraine lasting nearly a month....e all the pleasure out of life at a time when high school and college students should be enjoying their lives," says Dr. Michael Cutrer, a neurologist who spe...

Bullying – a Common Problem Among Childre

...perpetrators and victims. All demonstrated greater school problems and more difficulty getting along with others than students not involved in bullying. Despite these problems, however, bullies enjoyed a high social standing among their classmates and were psychologically strong. Victims were emotionally di...

Head injury X-rays may actually be causing harm

...est doses were about half as likely to attend high school and scored less well on intelligence tests given when they were called up for national service at 18. Treatment to the front of the skull tended to have greater effects than to the back because more critical parts of the brain are towards the front...

Radiation Exposure Found To Affect Intellect Later In Life

...age 18 years or 19 years. Researchers also studied school attendance records for the young men. Results of the study show boys who received increasing doses of radiation in the front and back parts of their brains were more likely to miss school. Researchers also say a significant dose-related response was...

New Treatment For Hip Joints

... his school’s golf team. But a broken hip in grade school led to a condition called avascular necrosis. Decreased blood flow caused his hip joint to die. Since the hips drive a golf swing, it hurt Castor’s game. “I was just limping around the course and just kind of being in a constant state of pain for alm...

Does Success in School Differ From the Real World Success ?

... study finds the abilities required for success in school are similar to those required for success in the w...t. The MAT has been used for admission to graduate school and also for hiring and promotion purposes in the workplace. Specialists found the MAT was valid f...

Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy Not Safe

...important implications for intellectual potential, school achievement, and future cognitive abilities. Researchers thus say that there is no safe level of drinking during pregnancy and there is no safe time to drink during pregnancy. Specialists say women need this information before pregnancy recognition...

A Simple Exercise Can Uncover Undiagnosed Asthma

...inished running. A large number of youth and high school athletes were found to have undiagnosed asthma....

Lung Therapy Found To Have Long-Term Side Effects

... in slower neuromotor and cognitive functioning by school age.Previous research shows dexamethasone, a drug known as glucocorticoid, often improves lung function in the short-term and allows for early weaning from mechanical ventilation. All of the infants in the study had severe respiratory distress synd...

Will Your Baby Grow Up To Be A Future Einstein ?

...ght to enhance math skills. A 1999 Harvard medical school analysis of more than a dozen studies doesn't support this claim, but music and dancing can be excellent ways to interact. 3) Other research shows infants can learn basic sign language even before they speak. These infants appear to grow up a littl...

Spanking can Cause Adverse Effects Later In Life

...w significant behavior problems early in a child’s school career is a risk factor for school failure, the need for special educational services, mental health problems, and other adverse outcom...

Education Levels Found To Predict Stress

...d stress 44 percent of the days, those with a high school degree and/or some college schooling reported stress on 38 percent of the days, and high-school dropouts experienced stressors on 30 percent of the days. Researchers examined why less advantaged people report less daily stress, when previous researc...

Migraine Found To Be Linked To Behavioral Disorders

...ptive behavior , children with migraines miss more school and often lose sleep, which can contribute to the types of behavioral symptoms often associated with ADD, CD and ODD, but this is the first study to demonstrate there could be a direct link between migraines and behavioral disorders. Researchers say...

Growth Patterns In Childhood Could Predict Breast Cancer Later In Life

...od of the disease. For the study researchers used school health records to collect health information on 117,415 Danish women born between 1930 and 1975. Over the years, 3,340 women developed breast cancer. Increased risk attributed to the key findings were: birth weight: 7 percent; height at age 14: 15 pe...

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