Breastfeeding’s weight benefit occurs in infancy
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • Apr 13 07
Children who were breastfed may be less likely to be overweight than their bottle-fed peers, and most of that benefit can be attributed to…
Migraines may take a break on weekends
• Headaches • • Migraine • Apr 12 07
While some people suffer from so-called “weekend migraines,” other migraine sufferers find they have fewer attacks on days when they’re not working, new research…
Poor diet puts teenagers’ health at risk
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Apr 11 07
A quarter of Australian teenagers eat fast food everyday and more than a third hardly ever eat fruit, a Deakin University study has found.
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J&J recalls drug after glass found in bottle
• Drug Abuse • • Drug News • Apr 10 07
A Johnson & Johnson unit said on Tuesday it is recalling liquid versions of a prescription medicine used to treat ringworm and other fungal…
Education may help parents use antibiotics wisely
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Apr 10 07
Simple education measures can improve low-income parents’ knowledge of proper antibiotic use, a new study shows.
Experts hope that a better-informed public will help…
Drug reduces work productivity lost to migraines
• Drug News • • Migraine • Apr 05 07
Preventive treatment with topiramate (Topamax) is associated with a reduction in lost productivity due to migraines, researchers report.
Using data from two trials, Dr.…
Ibuprofen puts high risk cardiac patients at risk
• Arthritis • • Drug Abuse • • Heart • • Pain • Apr 05 07
Doctors who treat the painful condition of osteoarthritis in patients with increased cardiovascular risk need to be cautious. A team lead by researchers…
Passive smoking linked with TB risk in children
• Children's Health • • Infections • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 05 07
A study conducted in South Africa suggests there is an association between passive smoking and increased risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children living…
Secondhand Smoke: Evidence Proves Ill Effects
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 04 07
The debate is over, according to a 2006 surgeon general’s report on secondhand smoke. Smoke from other people’s burning tobacco kills, and even brief…
New Mexico approves medical use of marijuana
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 03 07
New Mexico doctors are allowed to prescribe marijuana to help some seriously ill patients manage symptoms, including pain and nausea, under a bill signed…
Rise in UK’s child mortality rate is linked to inequality
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Apr 02 07
Britain has the second highest child death rate among the 24 richest countries in the world, with infants in the UK twice as…
Vaccine can help reduce frequent ear infections in children, research shows
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Apr 02 07
A vaccine has been shown to help reduce the number of infants and toddlers developing frequent ear infections, according to new research from Katherine…