Natural Headache Relief In North Carolina
• Headaches • Mar 26 10
Asheville, NC has many fantastic chiropractors who are able to alleviate headaches naturally with the use of chiropractic therapy. Each session enables an Asheville…
In Brain-Injured Children, Gesturing Predicts Language Delays
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 25 10
Children with brain injuries may use gesture to signal they need help in developing language, research at the University of Chicago shows. The children…
China Tops India on World Diabetes Ladder as Boom Spurs Obesity
• Diabetes • • Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 25 10
China has overtaken India as the global epicenter of the diabetes epidemic after a study showed twice as many Chinese are afflicted with the…
A North Portland school battles childhood obesity with parents and pears
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 25 10
The chubby boy considered his options in the Clarendon-Portsmouth cafeteria line, passing on the burrito or breaded chicken sandwich in favor of a sausage-studded…
Talk to your babies
• Children's Health • Mar 25 10
Northwestern University researchers have found that even before infants begin to speak, words play an important role in their cognition. For 3-month-old infants, words…
Your fat may help you heal
• Fat, Dietary • Mar 25 10
It frequently happens in science that what you throw away turns out to be most valuable. It happened to Deepak Nagrath, but not for…
Childhood physical abuse linked to later migraines
• Migraine • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 25 10
Adults and teenagers who suffered physical abuse as children may have a heightened risk of migraines, two new studies suggest.
In one study, Canadian…
Swine flu virus not so new, study finds
• Swine Flu • Mar 25 10
The H1N1 swine flu virus may have been new to humanity in many ways but in one key feature its closest relative was the…
Teenagers are programmed for risk, study finds
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Sexual Health • Mar 25 10
Teenagers are programed to take risks because they enjoy the thrill of dangerous situations more than others, British scientists said on Wednesday.
The findings…
Want kids to eat veggies? Keep it simple, study says
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 25 10
For all those parents out there who struggle to feed their children vegetables, Dutch researchers have some advice: keep them crunchy by steaming or…
LA County gets $32 million to promote health, fight obesity and tobacco use
• Obesity • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 24 10
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has received $32.1 million to promote physical activity and educate the public about obesity problems and…
Report Examines Childhood Obesity in NY and London
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 24 10
Over the past quarter of a century, childhood obesity rates in London and New York have more than doubled. Before they further increase, a…
Exercise remains effective tool in fighting obesity, study finds
• Obesity • Mar 24 10
In the battle against obesity, physical activity is a potent weapon, but just how much daily exercise is needed to win the war has…
Contact lenses loaded with vitamin E may treat glaucoma
• Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 24 10
The popular dietary supplement vitamin E, loaded into special medicated contact lenses, can keep glaucoma medicine near the eye — where it can treat…
Einstein-Montefiore Research Tackles Childhood Obesity in the Bronx
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 24 10
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University $1.22 million to combat childhood obesity in the Bronx.…
A Treatment for Osteoarthritis in the Knees?
• Arthritis • Mar 24 10
Flip-flops and sneakers with flexible soles are easier on the knees than clogs or even special walking shoes, a study by Rush University…
Children with cancer often use alternative medicine
• Children's Health • • Alternative Medicine • • Cancer • Mar 24 10
Many children undergoing treatment for cancer use herbal remedies, vitamins or other types of alternative therapies, a new research review suggests.
The review, of…
Family therapy helps ease kids’ stomach pain
• Children's Health • • Bowel Problems • • Pain • Mar 24 10
Kids suffering from unexplained tummy aches can feel better if they - and their parents - get some therapy, according to a new study.
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Association between Smoking, Passive Smoking, and Erectile Dysfunction
• Sexual Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 23 10
Although previous studies report an association between erectile dysfunction (ED) and smoking, few have examined the impact of passive smoke exposure on ED. This…
This Month in Pediatric Urology
• Urine Problems • Mar 23 10
Testicular Microlithiasis in Patients With Congenital and Acquired Ascending Testes
Testicular microlithiasis continues to attract interest particularly due to its association with testicular…
We are how we eat, and the problem of fast-food culture
• Dieting • Mar 23 10
Dr. Valerie Taylor doesn’t believe that most people with a weight problem would say, “This is not my fault,” or, “This is because of…
Magazine makes cooking a tool in fight against child obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 23 10
As any parent of a finicky eater knows, children are more likely to eat something they made themselves. Yet until now, no one has…
Baby Fat May Not Be So Cute After All
• Children's Health • • Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Mar 23 10
Schools have banned cupcakes, issued obesity report cards and cleared space in cafeterias for salad bars. Just last month, Michelle Obama’s campaign to end…
Researchers: Seaweed Holds Key to Fighting Obesity
• Obesity • Mar 23 10
Seaweed could be the answer to the obesity epidemic, potentially reducing the body’s fat retention by more than 75 percent.
A fibrous material…
A Dangerously Tasty Treat: the Hot Dog Is a Choking Hazard
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 22 10
Hot dogs, those ubiquitous and savory symbols of the American diet, have caught the attention of pediatricians at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and…