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Wrong type of help from parents could worsen child's OCD
For most parents, soothing a child's anxiety is just part of the job. But for a parent whose child has obsessive-compulsive disorder, soothing anxiety and helping with behaviors linked to the disease could lead to more severe symptoms, University of Florida researchers say. view more (2009-06-18)
Breast cancer conference calls for support for elderly patients and for independent academic research
Safeguarding academic research, improving individual risk assessment, greater attention to elderly cancer breast cancer patients, and a rethink on care after breast cancer were the four areas highlighted by participants at the 4th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-4) in Hamburg today (20 March 2004). Delegates used an electronic voting... view more... (2004-03-20)
Surrogate motherhood relatively stress-free
It is an enormous decision for a woman to become a surrogate mother for a childless couple. With so many issues involved that could cause anxiety (for example the surrogate mother having to hand over the child to its new parents after the birth, ensuring the surrogate takes care during the pregnancy and behaves healthily, and financial... view more... (2003-10-30)
Benefits of flu vaccine substantially overestimated says study
Studies of influenza vaccine effectiveness in elderly people substantially overestimate vaccine benefits, according to new research from the US published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology (IJE), edited at the University of Bristol. view more (2005-12-21)
Research reveals emotional trauma parents face when a child is diagnosed with diabetes
Discovering a child has diabetes can be a traumatic and life-changing event for parents and researchers doubt whether many of them ever come to terms with it. view more (2005-04-18)
Mental disorders in parents linked to autism in children
Parents of children with autism were roughly twice as likely to have been hospitalized for a mental disorder, such as schizophrenia, than parents of other children, according to an analysis of Swedish birth and hospital records by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher and colleagues in the U.S. and Europe. view more (2008-05-05)
New study in the journal Sleep finds that parasomnias are common and frequent in children
Parasomnias in children are common, and often more frequent than in adults. It is important for parents to take an active approach in helping their child overcome a sleep disorder, to consult with their child's pediatrician, and for an office evaluation of a child with any parasomnia to be thorough. view more (2007-02-01)
Good parenting in kindergarten increases chances of good kids in fourth grade
How you interact with your children when they're just starting kindergarten helps determine their behavior by the time they finish fourth grade. view more (2005-09-14)
Testosterone Supplements Could Improve Well-Being of Elderly Men
University Of Manchester Seeks Volunteers for Pioneering Trials view more (2005-02-01)
Caltech and UNC research finds further evidence for genetic contribution to autism
Some parents of children with autism evaluate facial expressions differently than the rest of us--and in a way that is strikingly similar to autistic patients themselves, according to new research by neuroscientist Ralph Adolphs of the California Institute of Technology and psychiatrist Joe Piven at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. view more (2008-07-16)
Treating prostate cancer in elderly men associated with longer survival, compared to non-treatment
New findings from an observational study suggest that elderly men who received treatment for localized prostate cancer survived significantly longer than men who did not receive treatment. view more (2006-12-13)
Is Your Partner Unable To Express Feelings? It May Be Due To Childhood Adversities
A group of Dutch investigators has published in the March-April issue of Psychotherapy and Psychoomatics a study linking childhood adversities and alexithymia (the inability to express emotions). Affect regulation is assumed to be a biologically based function that can become disrupted by inadequate parenting and by traumatic experiences. We... view more... (2004-02-16)
Openness is key to winning the war over MMR
Openness and communication between experts and the public is key to winning the war over MMR, says an expert in this week's BMJ. view more (2005-03-09)
New Education Gap Emerging in Home Learning
A new education gap between the rich and the poor may be being created by the Government`s emphasis on home learning says new research. Whilst publishers have seen the introduction of new media into schools and homes as a market opportunity, many poorer parents are less able to afford what they produce. `The Government`s emphasis on testing is... view more... (2002-09-18)
Creating intelligent environments
Ambient intelligence is likely to be a novel concept for many but perhaps others will link it to advances in IC technologies. In fact, ambient intelligence wishes to create active environments capable of adapting at all times to the needs of the end-user. To achieve this aim, techniques based on context aware ubiquitous computing are used. view more (2003-05-14)
Children of smokers have 5 times higher levels of a nicotine toxin
Children who have at least one parent who smokes have 5.5 times higher levels of cotinine, a byproduct of nicotine, in their urine, according to a study published online ahead of print in Archives of Disease in Childhood. view more (2007-06-20)
UNC study: Color-coded chart improves parents' understanding of body mass index (BMI)
In the study, published in the September/October 2009 issue of journal Academic Pediatrics, a sample of 163 parents of children seen at pediatric clinics at UNC and Vanderbilt University were tested to assess their understanding of BMI, their health literacy and their math abilities. view more (2009-09-16)
Educate yourself to boost achievement in kids
With school days just around the corner, a University of Michigan researcher has some advice for parents who want to increase their children's academic success. view more (2009-08-07)
Good vibrations: Aging bones may benefit from a good shaking
While running and jumping are some of the best ways to maintain or improve bone strength and help prevent fractures, they aren't the safest activities for the frail, elderly or physically impaired. view more (2007-02-20)
More elderly Americans are living with heart failure
The number of elderly individuals newly diagnosed with heart failure has declined during the past ten years, but the number of those living with the condition has increased. view more (2008-02-26)
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