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Extremely premature children at high risk of learning difficulties by age 11

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Children born extremely prematurely are at high risk of developing learning difficulties by the time they reach the age of 11.


Premature children 4 times more likely to have behavioral disorders

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 08, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Children born prematurely are four times more likely to have emotional problems or behavioural disorders, according to research led by the University of Warwick.





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Nasal swine flu vaccine recalled over potency

Medicine & Health / Medications

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(AP) -- Drugmaker Medimmune is recalling nearly 5 million doses of swine flu vaccine because the nasal spray appears to lose strength over time.


On the tip of your tongue: Researchers reveal our motor system activates when we hear speech

On the tip of your tongue: Researchers reveal our motor system activates when we hear speech

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London have discovered our motor system activates automatically when we hear speech. These findings could, in the future, play a central role ...


Poll finds 3/4 of parents who tried to get H1N1 vaccine for their children have gotten it

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A new poll by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) shows the shortage of H1N1 vaccine for children is easing. As of late last week, three-quarters of parents who tried to get the vaccine for their children ...


Poll finds drop in public concern about swine flu

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(AP) -- A new Harvard poll finds that concern about swine flu has waned along with the number of new cases being reported.


Feds mull regulating drugs in water

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(AP) -- Federal regulators under President Barack Obama have sharply shifted course on long-standing policy toward pharmaceutical residues in the nation's drinking water, taking a critical first step toward regulating some ...


How nurses can better support families of dying children

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Most nurses that work in a children's critical care unit feel prepared and trained to help parents during the final moments of their child's life and the difficult hours that follow.


Largest study of PGD children shows embryo biopsy is safe for singleton pregnancies

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The largest and longest running study of children born after preimplantation genetic diagnosis and screening has shown that embryo biopsy does not adversely affect the health of babies born as the result of a subsequent singleton ...


Surgery recognized as effective treatment for type 2 diabetes

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A first-of-its-kind consensus statement by 50 medical experts from around the world has pronounced surgery to be a legitimate and effective treatment for type 2 diabetes, bringing the procedure a significant step closer to ...


Air bags not a risk to pregnant women in motor vehicle crashes, study finds

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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new ground-breaking study from University of Washington researchers has found that air bags do not seem to elevate risk of most potential adverse outcomes during pregnancy.


Gene for devastating kidney disease discovered

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Children's Hospital Boston and Brigham and Women's Hospital have identified an important genetic cause of a devastating kidney disease that is the second leading cause of kidney failure in ...



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