News tagged with sick kids
Researchers identify a protein critical for memory, learning
Researchers from the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kids) have made a breakthrough discovery that may eventually change the way physicians approach treatment of learning and memory defects ...
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Feb 24, 2009 |
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Some formerly cohabiting couples with children keep romantic relationship
(PhysOrg.com) -- When low-income cohabiting couples with children decide to no longer live together, that doesn’t necessarily mean the end of their romantic relationship.
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Feb 09, 2012 |
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Bariatric surgery in adolescents improves obesity-related diseases within first 2 years
Today, about one in five children in the United States are obese. That means that in just one generation alone the number of obese kids in this country has quadrupled.
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Do hand sanitizers really work? And if so, how?
Everywhere you turn of late, it seems you’re confronted with a bottle of alcohol-based hand sanitizer. We asked Professor James Scott whether these formulations work—and if so, how?
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Neglected tropical diseases: A new handle on old problems
‘Neglected tropical diseases’ is a new name for old diseases that cause long-term suffering among the world’s poorest people. The Wellcome Trust and others have funded research into these diseases ...
Jan 06, 2012 |
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For some in need, Facebook is route to new kidney
(AP) -- Here's another reason for holdouts to join the social media site Facebook: It's a great place to find a kidney.
Jan 01, 2012 |
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Childhood disorder bolsters research on infection link
Brody Kennedy was a typical sixth-grader who loved to hang out with friends in Castaic, Calif., and play video games. A strep-throat infection in October caused him to miss a couple of days of school, but he was eager to ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Federal study: ER visits related to highly caffeinated drinks up tenfold
Emily Marchant had a can of Red Bull at her elbow as she went over an assignment in a Harper College library carrel. She is a long-standing fan of the beverage, she said, usually drinking one a day when she needs a boost.
Dec 07, 2011 |
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India's uranium mines cast a health shadow
Gudiya Das whines as flies settle on her face, waiting for her mother to swat them while she lies on a cot in Ichra, one in a cluster of villages around India's only functioning uranium mines.
Dec 05, 2011 |
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More kids skip school shots in 8 states
More parents are opting out of school shots for their kids. In eight states now, more than 1 in 20 public school kindergartners aren't getting all the vaccines required for attendance, an Associated Press ...
Nov 28, 2011 |
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Weightless US teachers eye giant science leap
"Excited," "nervous," "terrified" -- just three emotions described by a group of US teachers about to take a dizzying "weightless" flight all for the cause of science, naturally.
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Nov 17, 2011 |
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