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Study: Missing DNA can promote childhood obesity
NEW YORK – Some children get severely obese because they lack particular chunks of DNA, which kicks their hunger into overdrive, researchers report. Full Story;
Zulus to fight AIDS with circumcision
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – The king of South Africa's Zulus wants to revive the practice of circumcision among his people to help fight the spread of AIDS, the Sapa news agency reported Sunday. Full Story;
Health Tip: Women Who Have GBS During Pregnancy
(HealthDay News) — Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a bacterium
that is found in as many as 30 percent of pregnant women, the American
Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says. Full Story;
Chicken Pox Shot Protects Against Shingles, Too
FRIDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) — Children who are vaccinated against
chicken pox may also have increased protection against shingles, new
findings suggest. Full Story;
Certain Childhood Cancers More Likely to Recur
FRIDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) — Some childhood cancers,
particularly Ewing sarcomas and central nervous system tumors, carry the
risk of late recurrence, U.S. researchers have found. Full Story;
Swine flu kids getting faster drug treatment: U.S
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 80 percent of U.S. children severely ill with H1N1 flu have been treated swiftly with antiviral drugs, a trend that could be saving lives, U.S. health officials said on Friday. Full Story;
FDA staff urge more antipsychotic review in kids
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. drug reviewers recommended that regulators further study the effects in children of a group of medicines known as atypical antipsychotics, a report released on Friday said. Full Story;
Embargo as genocide? US disputes Cuban claim
HAVANA – It was a story meant to captivate the United Nations: A dozen Cuban children with heart defects were forced to endure unnecessary surgery because the U.S. embargo blocked them from receiving American-made catheters. Full Story;
Glaxo’s swine flu shot may give kids fever
LONDON – The European Medicines Agency warns that young children given GlaxoSmithKline’s swine flu shot may get a fever after their second dose. Full Story;
Pregnancy complications 'kill 144' Nigerian women a day
LAGOS (AFP) – The number of women dying from pregnancy-related complications in Nigeria is akin to a plane crashing every day, but the crisis gets less noticed amid pandemics such as AIDS and malaria, activists say. Full Story;
Chickenpox vaccine may protect kids from shingles
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Children who get vaccinated against chickenpox may have a lower risk of developing shingles, a painful rash caused by the chickenpox virus, U.S. researchers said on Friday. Full Story;
Health Tip: Does Your Child Grind the Teeth?
(HealthDay News) — Bruxism is used to describe grinding the
teeth or clenching the jaws, especially while asleep or under stress. Full Story;
Blood Sugar Intolerance May Predict Postpartum Ills
THURSDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women who develop
gestational glucose (blood sugar) intolerance are at increased risk for
metabolic syndrome three months after they give birth, says a new
study. Full Story;
Bullies May Intimidate Siblings, Too
THURSDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) — School bullies are also
likely to bully their brothers and sisters at home, according to an
Italian study that included 195 children between the ages of 10 and
12. Full Story;
Depression, peers top influences on youth violence
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Kids who are depressed and have delinquents for friends may be the most likely to lash out violently at others, according to a new study in The Journal of Pediatrics. Full Story;
Cambodian moms-to-be chew tobacco for nausea
HANOI, Vietnam – When pregnant Cambodian women suffer morning sickness, they often reach for an unlikely source of relief: a wad of chewing tobacco. Full Story;
Study Reveals the Angriest Americans
Anger is more likely among the young, those with children at home, and the less educated, a new study finds. Full Story;
U.N.: $24 billion could slash infant, maternal deaths
LONDON (Reuters) – Maternal deaths in developing countries could be slashed by 70 percent and newborn deaths cut by nearly half if investment in family planning and pregnancy care was doubled, the United Nations said Thursday. Full Story;
