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Thumb Sucking in children Lead to Overbite

Thumb sucking in children should be stopped in order to prevent problems realted to the teeth. Kids who continue to suck their fingers or use a pacifier after the age of 2 may be more likely to end up// in the orthodontist's office by the time they reach adolescence, a team of dentists reports...Their study found that kids who used a pacifier or sucked their fingers or thumb by the age of 4 to 5...

A (hearts) thumbs up for cardiologists in heart examinations

At fairing well in examining the heart and making a correct diagnosis cardiologists are above the rest. // They fair better than medical students, residents, and other practicing physicians at performing a bedside heart examination and in accurately identifying abnormal heart sounds. This was revealed by the findings of two studies reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine. ..The study was pe...

Thumbs up in weight loss for vegetarian diets: scientific review

April's Nutrition Reviews reveals that people on vegetarian diets have highly effective weight loss. Vegetarian populations tend to be slimmer// than meat-eaters, and they experience lower rates of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and other life-threatening conditions linked to overweight and obesity. ..Data was complied from 87 previous studies and it shows the weight-loss effect d...

Avoid "BlackBerry Thumb"

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has said that "Blackberry Thumb" should now be considered a part of workplace injuries. It is a repetitive-stress injury that// occurs due to the frequent use of the popular BlackBerry devices. ...."The use of PDAs (personal digital assistants) is no longer limited to the eight hours spent in the workplace," said Margot Miller, president of the AP...

The Latest Chatter behind Teeth that Stick Out Like a Sore Thumb!

New York: Researchers from the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas are putting teeth into the discovery that nasal allergies//, bottle-feeding, thumb-sucking and use of pacifiers by babies in their first year of birth, even if it is for 4 months, could throw teeth alignment in complete disarray. ....Researchers are armed to the teeth with evidence gained from their study of 1,200 children betwee...

Mothers Gives ‘thumbs Up’ for Traffic Light Labelig

A poll by an online website Netmums, has the outcome that a majority of them prefer food labeling on packages to be simple and understandable//, especially when in a hurry while shopping. .. About 80 percent of the 17,000 persons interviewed supported the ‘traffic lights’ system of labeling over the guideline daily amount system (GDA), adopted by most food companies. ..In the former system, aki...