Good childhood fitness tied to adult health
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Jan 09 09
A person’s fitness level in childhood seems to influence certain measures of their health as young adults, new study findings suggest.
The study followed…
Eating habits and exercise behaviors in children can deteriorate early
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Jan 09 09
As children transition from preschool-age to school-age, they may develop eating habits and leisure-time patterns that may not meet current recommendations and may…
Nicotine gum effective for gradual smoking reduction and cessation
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 06 09
Nicotine gum has been in use for over 20 years to help smokers quit abruptly yet close to two-thirds of smokers report that they…
Study Yields Clues About the Evolution of Epilepsy
• Epilepsy • • Neurology • Jan 06 09
Two children have a seizure. One child never has another seizure. Twenty years later, the other child has a series of seizures and is…
Most Babies with Uncomplicated Febrile Seizures Can Avoid Spinal Tap
• Children's Health • Jan 06 09
When babies develop a fever high enough or abrupt enough to cause a seizure, frightened parents often rush them to the emergency room, where…
Smokers with Stroke in the Family 6 Times More Likely to Have Stroke Too
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Stroke • Jan 03 09
A new study shows that people who are smokers and have a family history of brain aneurysm appear to be significantly more likely to…