Dr. Donald Wigle, of the University of Ottawa in Canada, and Dr. Bruce Lanphear of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Ohio contend that more must be done to protect people from the most common environmental toxins – lead, radon, tobacco smoke and byproducts of drinking water disinfection.
Dr. Nicolas G. Bazan of the Louisiana State University in New Orleans, and associates at LSU and Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, studied how docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, affects the human brain.
A number of face-life procedures (called rhytidectomies) are available. Facelifts can provide individuals with a more youthful, if not necessarily younger, look. The degree of improvement, however, depends on a number of factors including age, bone structure, skin type, and personal habits, such as smoking and sunbathing.
Currently there is a lack of evidence that keeping pregnant women with high blood pressure in bed for a prolonged period of time improves the chance of a healthy delivery.
More than eight million people in the United States, predominantly women, suffer from dry eye syndrome, a painful and debilitating eye disease.
“4D ecography may well be a significant advance in the prenatal diagnosis of congenital cardiopathy”, explained Dr. Juan Luis Alcazar, specialist at the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of the University Hospital (University of Navarre).
A child aged 4 years was brought to me on 20.3.71 for a conjunctival growth. The child was earlier shown in a famous hospital where removal of the growth was suggested.
A new study shows emergency departments often do not follow recommended treatment guidelines for severe allergic reactions to insect stings. These findings are featured in the September 2005 Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (JACI). The JACI is the peer-reviewed, scientific journal of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & immunology (AAAAI).
A nine-month old boy is still alive because of Botox injections he received, a doctor at the Montreal Children’s Hospital said.
If your child’s been diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia, following tips are offered by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: