Trans Fat :: Universal Studios Hollywood’s Theme Parks ban trans-fat
Universal Studios Hollywood provides healthy and delicious dining options for you and your family offering trans fat free food.
Children
Gene :: Gene discovered for brittle bone disease – Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered that a previously unexplained fatal form of Osteogenesis Imperfecta — a disorder that weakens bones and which may cause frequent fractures — results from a genetic defect in a protein involved in the production of collagen.
Nutrition :: $46 Million to improve nutrition of infants, young children in developing nations
The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a $46 million award to the nonprofit (PATH) to improve nutrition of infants and young children in developing nations by promoting breastfeeding, complementary feeding practices and maternal nutrition.
Parenting :: First-borns Get More Quality Time with Parents
First-born children get more quality time with parents than subsequent children, a Cornell study shows. Using data from the American Time Use Survey, Joseph Price, a graduate student in economics at Cornell, found that a first-born child receives 20-30 more minutes of quality time each day with a parent than a second-born child of the same age from a similar family.
Psychology :: Young kids harmed by peer and sibling hitting
If the kids in your family come to blows this holiday break over who gets to play with the new Elmo TMX, parents may need to do more than just dismiss it as ?kid?s stuff,? according to a new study by University of New Hampshire researchers.
Meningitis :: Southwyck Mall Santa carrying meningitis bacteria – Toledo
A man found positive for a bacteria that causes meningitis. The man portrayed Santa Claus at the Southwyck Mall in Toledo on Dec. 15 and Dec. 18-20.
Malnutrition :: Deaths of severely malnourished children – identifying those most at risk
Severe malnutrition is responsible for the deaths of millions of children every year. Even when such children are admitted to hospital, up to one in five of them will die. Research published in PLoS Medicine has shown that certain clinical signs in severely malnourished children can predict those who are most likely to die. This should help health care workers focus their attentions on those who are most at risk.
HIV :: UNAIDS concerned over Libyan verdict – the alleged transmission of HIV by health care professionals
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) expresses deep concern over the verdict delivered yesterday by a Libyan court sentencing six health care professionals to death for the alleged intentional transmission of HIV, and strongly urges that the verdict be reviewed by the higher courts.
Health Care :: Bill on parity in health care, health insurance coverage for mental illnesses
Governor George E. Pataki signed legislation to enact Timothy’s Law, which will require insurance companies to provide health insurance coverage for individuals with mental illnesses. The new law is named after Timothy O’Clair, a 12-year old boy from Schenectady County who had an emotional disorder, but was unable to obtain mental health services under his parent’s health insurance coverage. Timothy completed suicide in March 2001.
Hypertension :: Risk factors for hypertension start young
By age 10, some black children already have high nighttime blood pressure, an early signal of impending cardiovascular disease, a new study shows.