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Researchers find important clue to learning deficit in children with autism

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created Oct 10, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 0

A study by researchers at the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute has discovered an important clue to why children with autism spectrum disorders have trouble imitating others: They spend less time looking at the faces of people ...





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Quarter of a million children in England at risk of skin cancer from sunbeds

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created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An estimated quarter of a million 11-17 year olds in England are being put at increased risk of developing malignant melanoma by using sunbeds, warn researchers in a letter to this week's BMJ.


Obese children at significantly greater risk for post-adenotonsillectomy complications

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created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obesity in children significantly increases the risk of major and minor respiratory complications following surgery to correct sleep disordered breathing (SDB), according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy ...


New study pinpoints difference in the way children with autism learn new behaviors

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created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have collaborated to uncover important new insights into the neurological basis of autism.


Swimming Aids Asthma Symptoms in Children

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created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research has shown that swimming aids asthma symptoms in children. The activity has been proven to be an effective non-pharmacological intervention for children and adolescents, according to a study in Respirology published by Wil ...


Study finds mercury levels in children with autism and those developing typically are the same

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created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

In a large population-based study published online today, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute report that after adjusting for a number of factors, typically developing children and children with autism have similar ...


Children with headache

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created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Family quarrels and a lack of free time can promote headaches in children. This is what Jennifer Gassmann and her coauthors concluded in their study on risk factors, which appears in the current issue of the Deutsches &A ...


Doctors' tests often miss high blood pressure in kids with kidney disease

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created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who show normal blood pressure readings at the doctor's office have high blood pressure when tested at home, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of ...


Study: Smoking may worsen malnutrition in developing nations

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created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study finds that smokers in rural Indonesia finance their habit by dipping into the family food budget—which ultimately results in poorer nutrition for their children. The findings suggest that the costs of smoking ...


Smoking pregnant increases baby's asthma risk: study

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Smoking during pregancy increases the risk of a baby developing asthma up to sixfold, said a Swedish study published at the European Respiratory Society's annual congress on Monday.


Children found to be most at risk from malaria

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created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Insecticide treated mosquito nets reduce the chances of developing life-threatening malaria in Africa, however recent research shows that older children are the least well protected by nets in the community. The research, ...



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