Time.com - In a new report on pregnancy andchildbirth care in the U.S., Amnesty details the maternal health care crisisin this country as part of a systemic violation of women's rights
[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:35:00 GMT]
Read more »
[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:35:00 GMT] Read more » HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- The recent approval of a
new, more broadly effective pneumococcal vaccine (PCV13) for young
children could greatly reduce the prevalence of pneumococcal disease in
that age group, a new government report suggests.
[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:49:39 GMT] Read more » Reuters - Women who gain weight too quickly during the first three months of pregnancy are more prone to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, new research shows.
[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:13:13 GMT] Read more » Reuters - More 12-year-olds in the United States admit to using potentially deadly inhalants to get high than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.
[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:33:33 GMT] Read more »
[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:14:37 GMT] Read more » HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major problem in the United
States, and children are no exception. Today's kids are spending more
hours watching TV, sitting at the computer or playing video games, and
less time being active.
[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:55 GMT] Read more » HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Orthopedic surgeons warn that
sports injuries in children are rising dramatically, creating a "silent
epidemic."
[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:53 GMT] Read more » HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- In the coming weeks,
millions of American children will dust off their bats and gloves and head
out to the baseball field.
[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:52 GMT] Read more » HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies report a
high rate of severe injuries -- including amputations, spinal injuries and
even death -- among children who ride all-terrain vehicles.
[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:46 GMT] Read more » HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- The H1N1 swine flu
appears to spread more slowly than "regular" seasonal flu in a household
setting, but when it does spread it's more likely to affect children, a
new study suggests.
[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:45 GMT] Read more » HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Children inherit fewer
gene mutations from their parents than was previously thought, say U.S.
researchers who are the first to sequence the entire genome of a
family.
[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:38 GMT] Read more » HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News)-- In children with
hard-to-treat head lice, the oral medication ivermectin is more effective
than the standard treatment, the topical cream malathion, new research
finds.
[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:37 GMT] Read more » AP - Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family.
[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:12:44 GMT] Read more »
[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:43:37 GMT] Read more » Reuters - If you're pregnant and have had a cesarean section before, chances are you'll have one again. In at least one-third of US hospitals, a repeat cesarean is the only option, and nine in 10 women end up getting one -- a fact that had experts worried at a national conference this week on vaginal birth after cesarean, or VBAC.
[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:16:00 GMT] Read more » AP - Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel that urged doctors to rethink litigation-spurred policies that have swung the pendulum back toward the days of "once a C-section, always a C-section."
[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:14:21 GMT] Read more » Reuters - Music class may help improve certain types of sound perception in deaf children who have cochlear implants, a new study hints.
[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:10:39 GMT] Read more » HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Children who get a flu shot
help prevent flu from spreading in their communities, Canadian researchers
say.
[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:48:44 GMT] Read more »
[Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:35:40 GMT] Read more »
[Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:16:22 GMT] Read more » Looking for something else?Search for it here:A website isn't mobile-friendly?Convert any website to a mobile-friendly version. Enter it here:Developed & Maintained by RegalBuilt
Website features provided by
RegalBuilt
ClickStats provided by
RegalBuilt
|