ADHD :: Artificial colours linked to hyperactivity in children
Some artificial food colourings may stimulate hyperactivity in children, revealed by a UK government agency in Britain.
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Asthma :: Asthma in decline in UK & New Zealand
The rise in prevalence of asthma symptoms in English-speaking countries such as the United Kingdom and New Zealand has peaked and may even be in decline, researchers have found.
HIV :: Tulane University to receive $14M for international HIV/AIDS program
Tulane University will receive $14 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the next year to continue programs to fight HIV/AIDS in eight countries that lack the large-scale public health resources to track HIV infections.
Depression :: Newer antidepressants led to less teen suicides
A new study by researchers at the University of South Florida and University of Illinois suggests FDA mandated warnings about suicide in teens treated with antidepressants could have the unintended consequence of placing more youth at risk.
Fertility :: MU researchers to collaborate on $20 million project
More than 10 million people in the United State have cancer, and more than half of them are women. For those who could still give birth, cancer treatments might signal the end of their fertility.
HPV :: Teens need to see their doctors more often
Despite recommendations for annual preventive exams for adolescents, only 10 percent of teens have enough visits within 12 months to receive the recommended three shots needed for HPV vaccine. Ideally the three shots are delivered within six months, and only 1 percent of teens see their physicians that often.
Alcoholism :: Teen binge drinkers risk alcoholism
Teen binge drinkers are significantly more likely to become heavy drinkers as adults and find themselves with a string of criminal convictions, indicates a study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
ADHD :: Artificial food colours linked to ADHD children’s behaviour
Parents of children showing signs of hyperactivity are being advised that cutting certain artificial colours from their diets might have some beneficial effects.
Healthcare :: Doctors and medical ethicist discuss whether doctors should participate in capital punishment
Should doctors be involved in the state-ordered administration of capital punishment? In the September issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, three anesthesiologists and a medical ethicist take an in-depth look at this question in a commentary and two editorials.
Pregnancy :: Nanaimo gets $16.5m family-centred maternity care unit
Expectant mothers and families will benefit from single-room maternity care and the additional newborn intensive care beds opened today by Health Minister George Abbott at the new perinatal / neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.