Bread :: Warning over bread salt content
New research carried out by Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) has revealed large differences in salt levels between wrapped breads on sale in the UK.
Children
Polio :: Polio consultation reaches broad consensus to complete polio eradication
Today, governments, donors and international agencies leading the drive to eradicate polio fully supported the planned final attack on the poliovirus.
Health Insurance :: States can succeed in insuring kids’ health insurance
In the absence of federal and state reform offering universal health care coverage, local coalitions can make a big difference for children without health insurance.
Eating Disorder :: Excessive TV viewing among young children linked to poor eating habits
The more a 3-year-old watches television, the more he or she consumes sugary drinks, and extra calories, Harvard researchers said today at the American Heart Association?s 47th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.
Childhood Obesity :: Schools help hold the line against childhood obesity
Schools do more to help prevent obesity among children than they do to cause it, new research suggests. A nationwide study found that one measure of obesity rose more than twice as fast when kindergarten and first-grade students were on summer vacation than when they were in school.
Infant :: Choline reduces behavioral effects of prenatal alcohol exposure
Giving choline to infants who were exposed in the womb to alcohol may mitigate some of the resulting problems. Prenatal alcohol exposure affects physical and central nervous system development, putting children at risk for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders that at their worst include full-blown fetal alcohol syndrome.
Clostridium difficile :: Trillium Health Centre steps up to stop C. difficile
Trillium Health Centre, which serves the communities of Mississauga and Toronto, is currently experiencing an increase in the number and severity of adult patient cases with Clostridium difficile or C. difficile.
Gene :: Forsyth scientists make major discovery to advance regenerative medicine
Scientists at Forsyth may have moved one step closer to regenerating human spinal cord tissue by artificially inducing a frog tadpole to re-grow its tail at a stage in its development when it is normally impossible.
Heart Attack :: Heart attacks can give couples a new lease of life, says study
In-depth interviews reveal three distinct patterns of dealing with heart attacks. Couples make positive changes to their lives and relationships, are negative and fearful or regret lost opportunities to turn their lives around.
Health Insurance :: Pelosi urges Bush to help in Children’s Health Insurance
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement calling on President Bush to support the efforts by Democrats to provide the states with the needed funds to cover the shortfalls for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP):