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ISU study finds intervention program helps kids eat healthier, reduce screen time
AMES, Iowa -- A new Iowa State University study found that a family, school and community intervention program helps children live healthier lives and could be a new tool in the fight against the nation's childhood obesity epidemic.
Young age at first drink may affect genes and risk for alcoholism
By Jim Dryden -- The age at which a person takes a first drink may influence genes linked to alcoholism, making the youngest drinkers the most susceptible to severe problems. ...Registry to track children with infantile spasms
By Beth Miller -- Researchers have launched an online registry that ultimately aims to help children with a severe type of epilepsy that strikes in the first months of life. ...New research shows practitioners struggle to effectively manage child obesity
New research, led by Dr Katrina Turner from the University’s Department of Community Based Medicine, has assessed primary care practitioners’ views and experiences of treating childhood obesity. ...Are Parents A Barrier To Contact Lens Wear By Children?
Survey offers some insight into parents' attitudes about vision correction...Sports-Only Focus Harmful to Kids
Parents Should Ensure Balance Among Out-of-School Activities ...Children in unsafe neighborhoods risk sedentary lifestyle and obesity
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Kids living in unsafe neighborhoods face barriers to getting exercise, which could lead to them becoming overweight, a new University of Michigan indicates....Researchers investigate Kiwi solution for childhood eczema
Childhood eczema is common in New Zealand and now researchers from The Universities of Auckland and Otago are testing a very Kiwi solution – an enriched butter that can be eaten in small amounts as part of a normal diet....Smaller twin girls have greater risk of adult obesity
Female twins who were small at birth have a greater risk of adult obesity, a University of Otago-led international study of 3170 female twins aged 18 to 80 in the United Kingdom suggests. ...Mayo Researchers Find Anesthesia Not Harmful for Babies During Birth Process
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have found that children exposed to anesthesia during Cesarean section are not at any higher risk for learning disabilities later in life than children not delivered by C-section. ...Log in
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- Could standard treatment for traumatic brain injury be wrong?
- Scientists Take Early Steps Toward Mapping Epigenetic Variability
- Scientists discover a new way to kill cancer
- Site for alcohol's action in the brain discovered
- Study reveals major genetic differences between blood and tissue cells
- McGill/JGH researchers successfully reverse multiple sclerosis in animals
- Vitamin D, curcumin may help clear amyloid plaques found in Alzheimer's
- An HIV-Blocking Gel for Women
- Evidence of direct link between mutated gene and autism, York U study finds
- Vitamin D deficiency is widespread and on the increase
- Study reveals major genetic differences between blood and tissue cells
- Breast Cancer Survivors Who Receive Lymphedema Education Are More Likely to Have Fewer Symptoms
- UB Start-up Provides Innovative Digital Sperm Analysis to Infertile Couples Worldwide
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Gerc
on
07 September, 2009 02:56:27
Very, very interesting
Prof. dr. V. Gerc
Gerc
on
07 September, 2009 02:54:54
Very, very ineteresting.
Prof. dr. V. Gerc
Carole Martz
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26 August, 2009 09:23:24
Congratulations Nurse Fu and Dr Axelrod on publishing this important study. Thank you for validating what I always knew. Preoperative nursing education regarding lymphedema risk ...
Gary McCallister
on
24 August, 2009 08:38:24
This doesn't change much of anything about how we treat patients and alleviate symptoms. All it dos is describe the parasite at a different ...
Doris Coward
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23 August, 2009 01:53:08
Where can I find the full report of this study?
Thank you.
