How Does Nearsightedness Develop in Children?
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 03 12
Myopia (nearsightedness) develops in children when the lens stops compensating for continued growth of the eye, according to a study in the March issue…
Joint action on HIV and TB saved 900,000 lives: WHO
• AIDS/HIV • • Tuberculosis • Mar 03 12
An estimated 910,000 lives were saved worldwide over six years thanks to better collaboration between health services to protect people with the AIDS virus…
Studies reveal structure of EV71, a virus causing childhood illnesses
• Children's Health • • Infections • Mar 02 12
Researchers have discovered critical new details about the structure of a virus that causes potentially fatal brain swelling and paralysis in children, pointing toward…
Cocoa may enhance skeletal muscle function
• Food & Nutrition • Mar 02 12
A small clinical trial led by researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) found that patients…
Standardized outcome measures proposed for asthma clinical research
• Asthma • Mar 02 12
A consortium of federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations has published a report proposing a set of common measures and data-collection methods for use in…
Family Tree Helps Define Risk of Sudden Death
• Children's Health • Mar 01 12
It may be easier to treat arrhythmias that have a genetic component now that Dutch researchers have estimated the ages associated with the highest…