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Doctors Warn About Toddlers' Diets (AP)
AP - As toddlers begin eating "grown-up" food, they may also develop grown-up eating habits — like too much junk food and too few vegetables, warn doctors who want parents to ...
Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 4, 2005 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
HPV in children may point to sexual abuse, or not (Reuters)
Reuters - HPV, the virus that causes
genital warts, is usually thought of as a sexually transmitted
disease, but it can also be spread in other ways. Therefore,
when a child is found to ...
Exercise Eases Digestion Problems in the Obese (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY. Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Physical activity and a healthy diet could help obese people reduce gastrointestinal (GI) problems such as stomach pain, diarrhea and ...
Philips research targets instant blood tests (Reuters)
Reuters - Two research projects by
Philips Electronics aim to make testing of blood samples for
diseases instantaneous, to allow earlier and more effective
treatment, researchers said on ...
Repeat skin cancer risk is high, study says (Reuters)
Reuters - Those who develop a potentially deadly
form of skin cancer run a high risk of having it come back
after the initial attack is treated and removed, according to a
study ...
Match up live kidney donors, researcher urges (Reuters)
Reuters - A trading scheme among patients with
access to live kidney donors is needed to more readily match
recipients and organs because differing blood types are
blocking transplants ...
Ten people dead as mystery virus hits Toronto home (Reuters)
Reuters - Ten people have died from a mystery
viral outbreak at a Toronto nursing home and another 40 are in
hospital, public health officials said on Tuesday as they raced
to contact ...
Overall US cancer death rates decline - report (Reuters)
Reuters - More U.S. women are being diagnosed
with cancer, but rates among men are stable and cancer is
killing fewer people, according to a report issued on Tuesday.
High homocysteine tied to lower mental ability
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In older people, higher blood levels of homocysteine are associated with lower mental functioning, new data indicate.
Most liver donors do well after the surgery
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who donate part of their liver to a loved-one in need of a transplant can be assured that doing so is pretty safe.
Breast milk shows cavity-causing potential
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Though breastfeeding is sometimes seen as a way to protect against early cavities, a new study using rats suggests that breast milk may cause more ...
OK to treat severe stomach pain in kids, docs say
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When a child has acute abdominal pain severe enough for surgery to be considered, the rule has been to not give painkillers -- because doing so might ...
Match up live kidney donors, researcher urges
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A trading scheme among patients with access to live kidney donors is needed to more readily match recipients and organs because differing blood types are blocking ...
Husband's support can help with breastfeeding (Reuters)
Reuters - Though efforts to encourage
breastfeeding are usually aimed at new mothers, getting dads on
board can also help, according to a study published Monday.
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