Mums, beware the playgroup. An Australian study has found they can make mothers feel even more guilty than usual by allowing mothers to compare themselves, and their children, to others and find faults.
Mums, beware the playgroup. An Australian study has found they can make mothers feel even more guilty than usual by allowing mothers to compare themselves, and their children, to others and find faults.
CHICAGO - People on the brink of developing diabetes who get a lot of support and encouragement to diet and exercise can turn things around and avoid the disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
CHICAGO - U.S. researchers have found a way to coax human embryonic stem cells to turn into the types of cells that make eggs and sperm, shedding light on a stage of early human development that has not been fully understood.
WASHINGTON - First came the jibes about the U.S. government rushing out an untested swine flu vaccine. Now, critics say it is not fast enough.
SYDNEY - An apple a day may keep the doctor away but a fibre-filled diet could also hold the key to keeping asthma, diabetes and arthritis at bay, according to Australian research released Thursday.
LONDON - A molecule found in a curry ingredient can kill oesophageal cancer cells in the laboratory, suggesting it might be developed as an anti-cancer treatment, scientists said on Wednesday.
CHICAGO - At least one in five U.S. children aged 1 to 11 don’t get enough vitamin D and could be at risk for a variety of health problems including weak bones, the most recent national analysis suggests.
CHICAGO - Up to a third of children and adolescents who took common antipsychotic drugs for the first time became overweight or obese in as little as 11 weeks, raising their risk for diabetes and heart disease, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - GlaxoSmithKline has yet to get U.S. government approval for its swine flu vaccine, the company said on Tuesday, while Novartis said it was still struggling to make vaccines.
CHICAGO – At least one in five US children aged 1 to 11 don’t get enough vitamin D and could be at risk for a variety of health problems including weak bones, the most recent national analysis suggests.