Caesarean :: Risks triple with caesarean births
Planned caesarean section births in Canada carry a three-fold greater risk of severe complications than planned vaginal births, researchers reported.
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Hepatitis :: Dame Anita Roddick demands more government action to combat Hepatitis C
With newly released figures revealing that the Department of Health’s public hepatitis C awareness campaign is failing, Dame Anita Roddick speaking for the first time on her experience of the disease, has accused the Government of not doing enough.
Breastfeeding :: Breastfed kids enjoy greater social mobility than bottle-fed children
Breastfed kids climb higher up the social ladder than bottle-fed children, reveals a large, long term study, published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Autism :: Autism expert creates innovative intervention program
Autism is the fastest growing disability in the United States, and public school systems are trying to catch up. One out of every 166 children is diagnosed with autism, making it more common than pediatric cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined.
Psychology :: Childhood cognition research underway at Rutgers-Camden
A new research laboratory at Rutgers University?Camden seeks to determine how children develop cognitive skills, how cultural heritage can shape psychological perspectives, and the role memory plays in making judgments.
Childbirth :: Cesarean section more risky than normal delivery
A three-fold rate of severe complications overall is reported among women having a planned cesarean section compared with those who planned a vaginal delivery.
Eye :: Molecular testing provides useful information in caring for those with genetic retinal diseases
Among patients with retinal disease, molecular testing can confirm a clinical diagnosis of hereditary disorders, identify carrier status and confirm or rule out the presence of a familial mutation in those without symptoms, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Pregnancy :: Increased risks of planned cesarean births must be clearly conveyed
Liu and colleagues studied women who delivered a child between 1991 and 2005 in Canada (excluding Quebec and Manitoba) and report a three-fold rate of severe complications overall among women having a planned cesarean section compared with those who planned a vaginal delivery.
Stem Cell :: Mice cloned from skin cells
Healthy and viable mice that survive until adulthood have, for the first time, been cloned from adult stem cells. Scientists from Rockefeller University, including Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Elaine Fuchs, used cells called keratinocyte stem cells, which represent a new model system for cloning. Keratinocytes come from the skin, making them a particularly attractive stem cell source because of their ready accessibility.
Blood :: New blood thinner studied for patients with leg and lung clots
A new oral blood thinner is being compared to an old standby to see if it works as well and is easier to manage long term, researchers say.