Dental Health :: Popular Drinks Eat Away at Tooth Enamel
Worried about sugary drinks rotting your teeth? A new study suggests the acid in popular refreshments can cause dental damage, too.
Children
Pregnancy :: Calcium deficit common during pregnancy, lactation
Women who have habitually low levels of calcium in their diet undergo significant changes in bone calcium turnover during pregnancy and lactation, according to the results of a new study.
Dietary Supplement :: Illegal Steroid Products Sold as Dietary Supplements
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned several manufacturers and distributors of unapproved drugs containing steroids that continued distribution and sale of these products without FDA approval could result in regulatory action including seizure and injunction. FDA is concerned that the use of these products, which are marketed as dietary supplements and promoted for building muscle and increasing strength, may cause serious long-term adverse health consequences in men, women, and children. These products claim to be anabolic and problems associated with anabolic steroids include: liver toxicity, testicular atrophy and male infertility, masculinization of women, breast enlargement in males, short stature in children, adverse effects on blood lipid levels, and a potential to increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Obesity :: Bottle-Feeding May Not Raise Child Obesity Risk
Breast-fed babies, so the prevailing wisdom goes, are less likely to have weight problems later in life. Introducing solid foods later — at about four or six months — is also thought to reduce the risk of being overweight later in childhood.
Allergy :: First Generic Version of Flonase
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Fluticasone Propionate Nasal Spray, the first generic version of the brand name drug Flonase, giving American consumers an additional, lower cost alternative when choosing prescription drug products.
Depression :: Emsam – Selegiline as First Drug Patch for Depression
The Food and Drug Administration approved Emsam (selegiline), the first skin (transdermal) patch for use in treating major depression. The once a day patch works by delivering selegiline, a monoamine oxidase inhibitor or MAOI, through the skin and into the bloodstream. At its lowest strength, Emsam can be used without the dietary restrictions that are needed for all oral MAO inhibitors that are approved for treating major depression.
Enuresis :: Homoeopathy in Enuresis – Bed Wetting
A very commonly seen problem in the clinic for which parents seek treatment and get concerned out of proportion. Children vary in the age at which they gain nocturnal continence of urine. About 10-15% of normal children at the age of 5 years still wet the bed at night. Boys slightly predominate over girls (as girls generally attain nocturnal bladder control early than boys), and there is increased incidence in some families. The factors leading to gaining in the bladder control are complex and involve maturation of the necessary neurological pathways as well as emotional factors.
Dental Health :: Diabetes Can Harm Young Children’s Gums
Diabetes’ links to gum disease are well-known, but a new study shows it can trigger periodontal problems in children as young as 6.
Juvenile Arthritis :: Rheumatic Disease in Children
Juvenile arthritis is the next indication due for approval for blockbuster biologic therapies Remicade (infliximab) and Humira (adalimumab). Pediatric rheumatology is a growing specialty that offers high unmet need in terms of effective well-tested treatments.
High Fat Diet :: Why we prefer fatty foods
A study attempting to find out exactly why we prefer fatty foods could help manufacturers to design tasty, low fat diet and foods that are less likely to make people overweight.