Most American Adults Have at Least One Chronic Medical Condition
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jun 03 08
About six of every 10 people in the United States age 18 and older have at least one chronic medical condition, according to the…
Long-term cannabis users may have structural brain abnormalities
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 03 08
Long-term, heavy cannabis use may be associated with structural abnormalities in areas of the brain known as the hippocampus and amygdala, according to a…
More Girls than Boys Benefit from Breast-feeding
• Children's Health • • Infections • • Respiratory Problems • Jun 02 08
Challenging the long-standing belief that breast-feeding equally protects all babies against disease, research led by Johns Hopkins Children’s Center investigators suggests that when it…
Infection Control Intervention Helps Keep Kids in School
• Children's Health • • Infections • Jun 02 08
A study from researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston published in Pediatrics found that a simple infection control intervention in elementary schools – disinfecting frequently-touched…