Posted on January 31st, 2012 by Health News
Women have long bemoaned the fact that as they have more children, their weight gain from pregnancy becomes more difficult to lose. A new study using a mouse model that mimics the human effects of multiparity (giving birth more than once) has found that mouse moms who gave birth four times accrued significantly more fat [...]
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Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that a molecule critical to the development and plasticity of nerve cells - brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) - is severely lacking in brainstem neurons in mutations leading to Rett syndrome, a neurological developmental disorder…
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Exposure during gestation and early childhood to drinking water contaminated with PCE, an industrial solvent, has been linked to an increased risk for certain psychiatric illnesses in later life. Medscape Medical News
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With the United States facing a severe shortage of ADHD medications, how can clinicians adjust their management approach? Medscape Psychiatry
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Despite the mixed data from the clinical trials, experts say there are some parenting strategies, such as monitoring unhealthy behaviors and positive reinforcement, that are helpful in getting children to change their behavior and lose weight. Heartwire
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(MedPage Today) — Ten neglected tropical diseases — ranging from sleeping sickness to leprosy — can be “eliminated or controlled” by the year 2020, the director of the World Health Organization said.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Catholic Church is protesting an Obama administration rule that requires nearly all employers — even Catholic ones — who provide insurance to their employees to include coverage of birth control services.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved the first drug for treatment of basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer.
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(MedPage Today) — The maker of bendamustine HCL injection (Treanda) has recalled a single product lot due to the presence of glass particles, which may cause disruption of blood flow and emboli.
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(MedPage Today) — Parents who generally have their children use booster seats in the car are not consistent in their use of booster seats when carpooling, researchers found.
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