Grandparents unaware of new safety guidelines
The number of grandparent caregivers continues to grow, and while these older adults may be experienced in caring for young children, many are unaware of more recent safety and other recommendations -- including those...
Organic foods for children
Parents know it's important for children to eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy products, and whole grains. But it's less clear whether spending the extra money on organic foods will...
Pica: Unearthing a hidden dietary behavior
Though it was identified as a disorder as early as the 14th century, pica, or the eating of non-food items, has for years believed to be all but non-existent in a few corners of...
New insight into coeliac disease
For the first time, scientists have visualised an interaction between gluten and T-cells of the immune system, providing insight into how coeliac disease, which affects approximately one in 133 people, is triggered.
Published in Immunity,...
Reducing unintended pregnancies in teen girls
Adolescent girls participating in a sexual risk reduction (SRR) intervention study were more likely to practice abstinence and, if sexually active, showed substantial decreases in unprotected sex, number of partners, and unintended pregnancies, reports...
Inhaled anesthesia affects children’s brains
Stony Brook University School of Medicine researchers have found that children's brains are more affected by an inhaled anesthetic than an intravenous anesthetic with increased levels of brain lactate. Lactate increases brain activation and...
Inhaled anesthesia affects children's brains
Stony Brook University School of Medicine researchers have found that children's brains are more affected by an inhaled anesthetic than an intravenous anesthetic with increased levels of brain lactate. Lactate increases brain activation and...
Weight loss improves sexual function, not fertility
Losing weight does not lead to improved fertility in women, but does improve sexual function, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
"Obesity in women has been linked to lack of ovulation and thus...
Patterns in ectopic pregnancy
Women whose first pregnancy is ectopic are likely to have fewer children in the following 20-30 years than women whose first pregnancy ends in a delivery, miscarriage or abortion, according to results from a...
Young women less likely to reach juvenile detention
Young women aged 10-17 were one-fifth as likely as young men to be in juvenile detention in 2010-11, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The report,...
