Alcohol :: Access to alcohol among middle school children
New research suggests that if parents want to keep alcohol away from their middle school children, the best place to start is at home.
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Autism :: A pioneering system allows autistic children to communicate with their environment
SC@UT is a project designed and developed at the University of Granada which allows autistic children to communicate with people in their environment through a PDA. Thanks to this system, they can express such needs as going to the toilet or hunger and such states as happiness, sadness or tiredness. SC@UT can also be used by adults with cerebral palsy or who cannot speak for different reasons (heart attack, thrombosis, etc.).
Healthy :: Make healthy and safer choices for you and your family
A new book launched by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Brett Mason, aims to decipher the meaning of food labels.
Bird Flu :: Bird flu precautionary action at Ysgol Henllan, Denbighshire
As a precaution, pupils in Years 5 and 6 at Ysgol Henllan, Denbighshire, are offered tamiflu to protect them from the very slight risk of infection with the H7 virus.
Healthy :: Grass roots pilot youth programs impact fitness and nutrition behavior
If you were given $10,000 to improve the nutrition and physical activity of the youth in your community, what would you do? Build a playground? Plant a garden? Get kids dancing?
Cervical Cancer :: New cervical cancer prevention HPV vaccine now available
Girls in King County and across Washington state will now have access to a new vaccine at no cost that prevents cancer caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
Exercise :: Inactive kids storing up illness for the future
A new University of Leicester study funded by the British Heart Foundation reveals that the level of physical inactivity among children today has reached epidemic levels. Researchers from Leicester — Professor Kamlesh Khunti, Professor Melanie Davies and Dr Margaret Stone — have just published one of the largest studies of physical activity levels of inner city school children.
Salmonella :: nSpired Natural Foods recalls Maranatha Sesame Tahini
nSpired Natural Foods of San Leandro, California is voluntarily recalling all MaraNatha Sesame Tahini in 16-oz sizes with a Use By Date of 04/11/08 and earlier, and 15-lb and 32-lb sizes with an expiration date of 01/05/08 (lot 07130) and earlier, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Pregnancy :: Updated alcohol advice for pregnant women
New health guidance is advising pregnant women or those trying to conceive to avoid alcohol.
Cerebral Palsy :: International recognition for cerebral palsy research
South Australian research which found a link between cerebral palsy and exposure to herpes viruses has been recognised as among the most significant of the past year by an international panel of neuroscientists.