A simple method of flash-heating breast milk infected with HIV successfully inactivated the free-floating virus, according to a new study led by researchers at the Berkeley and Davis campuses of the University of California.
The average person’s lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) is about seven percent and the role of diet in preventing this type of cancer remains under debate.
Childhood obesity is widely recognised as a major contributor towards cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, sleep disorders, and psychological and social problems.
More mums are starting to breastfeed with breastfeeding rates at their highest level in England in decades, according to the latest statistics published at the start of National Breastfeeding Awareness Week and the launch of a new TV ad campaign to encourage more women to breastfeed.
RMIT University researchers have described the promising cardioprotective effects of an Australian olive leaf extract at the American Heart Association?s 7th Annual Conference in Denver, USA.
An Internet search on ‘baby feeding issues’ reveals more than a million hits, proving that new moms are actively looking for information on how to best manage their babies’ nutritional needs.
Dr Rachel Huxley, lead author of the paper and Acting Director of Nutrition and Lifestyle at The George Institute said, “Although there was support for a small association between birth weight and an individual’s future risk of heart disease, the relationship is not as strong as earlier studies have suggested.
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation has received a five-year, $9.7-million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop and test candidate vaccines to prevent HIV infection in children.
Chenango Valley Pet Foods previously recalled dry pet foods manufactured with a shipment of rice protein concentrate supplied by Wilbur-Ellis that possibly contained melamine contamination.
When is an herbal tea a safe and effective sleep aid, and when is that same tea a risky pharmaceutical choice? Health care professionals face such questions daily, and a University of Arkansas researcher cautions that they may need to acquire advanced clinical skills in order to assure patient safety.