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Breastfeeding duration and weaning diet may shape child's body composition

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Variations in both milk feeding and in the weaning diet are linked to differences in growth and development, and they have independent influences on body composition in early childhood, according to a new study accepted for ...


Early childhood diet may influence future health

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created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

If you have trouble keeping weight off and you're wondering why - the surprising answer may well be the cheeseburgers you ate - when you were a toddler.





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Genetic studies reveal new causes of severe obesity in childhood

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created 14 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists in Cambridge have discovered that the loss of a key segment of DNA can lead to severe childhood obesity. This is the first study to show that this kind of genetic alteration can cause obesity. The results are published ...


Researchers restore some function to cells from cystic fibrosis patients

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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In an encouraging new development, a team led by Scripps Research Institute scientists has restored partial function to lung cells collected from patients with cystic fibrosis. While there is still much work to be done before ...


Popular diet product recalled in US amid bacteria fears

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created Dec 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Millions of cans of a popular ready-to-drink diet product are being recalled in the United States after tests showed the liquid meals could be tainted with bacteria, the manufacturer said Friday.


New gene findings will help guide treatment in infant leukemia

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pediatric oncologists have identified specific genes, dubbed partner genes, that fuse with another gene to drive an often-fatal form of leukemia in infants. By more accurately defining specific partner genes, researchers ...


Childhood cancer survivor study report: Late recurrence is a risk for some cancers

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Late recurrence is a risk for some pediatric cancers, particularly Ewing sarcomas and tumors of the central nervous system, according to a new study published online December 4 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.


Muscle cell infusion shown to strengthen sphincters in animals

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

A new study shows that muscle cells grown in the lab can restore an intestine's ability to squeeze shut properly. The work, performed in dogs and rats, might ultimately help treat patients with conditions such as gastric ...


Researchers find increased dairy intake reduces risk of uterine fibroids in black women

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers at the Slone Epidemiology Center found that black women with high intake of dairy products have a reduced incidence of uterine leiomyomata (fibroids). This report, based ...


Weight loss reduces sleep problems in obese men

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created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Weight loss reduces obstructive sleep apnoea in obese men, with the greatest effect seen in patients with severe disease, according to new research published in the British Medical Journal today.


Chicken pox vaccine reduces shingles risk in kids -- study of 172,000 kids used EHRs

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created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is very rare among children who have been vaccinated against chicken pox, according to a Kaiser Permanente study in the December issue of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal.


Nevada professor devises new childhood obesity screening tools

Nevada professor devises new childhood obesity screening tools

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created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A University of Nevada, Reno professor who thinks the present weight management charts and screening tools for children are too difficult to understand and use has devised new, simpler charts that pediatricians ...



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