Archive for the ‘Family Health’ Category
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
A new national survey indicates that Americans are more likely to talk with their children about drug use or sex than with a seriously ill parent about their end-of-life wishes. The same survey respondents also shared that they would want others to talk with them about end of life issues. ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), also known as childhood neurotrauma or inflicted traumatic brain injury, is the leading cause of death from childhood maltreatment. Unlike many types of child abuse, the action that causes Shaken Baby Syndrome is known, occurs quickly, and is, theoretically, largely preventable. An international symposium sponsored by ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Schoolchildren who required surgery as infants for congenital heart disease (CHD) run a significant risk of having problems with inattention and hyperactivity, and often require remedial services in school. "These children are at risk for academic and behavior problems, and our findings reinforce how important it is to provide them ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
Asking the public to report any suspected cases of child abuse or neglect is paying off.Calls to the hotline alleging child abuse or neglect are up by 52.4 percent over the past five years, going from 16,246 calls in calendar year 2003 to 24,762 calls in 2007, according to the ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
Teenagers having binge drinking suffer from brain damage and absent-mindedness.A team of researchers from Universities of Northumbria and Keele examined students from different universities to find out how drinking affects teenage brains.Researchers examined 26 binge drinkers and 34 non-binge drinkers. Binge drinkers are those having 8 for males and 6 ...
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Saturday, April 5th, 2008
Head lice is>children get head lice, but it is great that there is now a safe, easy to use pesticide-free alternative that we can recommend."
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
Sinovac Biotech's pandemic influenza H5N1 whole viron inactivated vaccine has been granted a production license by the China State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA). Panflu is the first and>pandemic influenza vaccine in 2004. In June 2007, the Phase I clinical trial results indicated good immunogenicity and safety. In September 2007, ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
The Alliance for Healthy Homes and the National Center for Healthy Housing praise the new EPA regulation as a step in the right direction in saving children, workers and occupants from exposure to unhealthy levels of lead during renovation, repair, and painting activities in homes and child-occupied buildings built before ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Smart business leaders understand that confidence and self-esteem affects decision-making and ultimately a company's earnings.But giving employees positive feedback in the hopes of promoting better decisions sometimes can backfire, suggests new research from the psychology department and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the London Business School.Esteem-boosting ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Students competing for resources in the classroom while discounting each others' success are less likely to earn top grades than students who work together toward goals and share their success, according to an analysis of 80 years of research.Competitive environments can disrupt children's ability to form social relationships, which in ...
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