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Study finds parents use cough medicines on under-2s despite the warnings
More than 40 per cent of parents have used cough medicine for children younger than two - even though it is not recommended, nor proven effective for children in this age group, an Australia-first study has found. view more (2008-05-16)
Should parents share the results of BRCA1/2 genetic testing with their children?
If you learned that you were at high risk of cancer because you carry the hereditary BRCA1/2 gene mutation, would you tell your children? view more (2009-05-15)
New factor in teen obesity: Parents
There may be a reason teenagers eat more burgers and fries than fruits and vegetables: their parents. view more (2009-02-10)
Informational handout key to giving parents a better understanding of CT radiation risks
Simply giving parents informational handouts can improve their understanding of the potential increased risk of cancer related to pediatric CT, according to a recent study conducted by researchers from The Children's Hospital in Denver, CO and Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, CT. view more (2007-08-15)
Deaths after fracture have not declined in 20 years
Death rates among elderly people after fracturing a thigh bone (neck of femur) have not declined appreciably during the past 20 years, finds a study in this week’s BMJ. view more (2003-10-01)
New Medical Research Shows Safer Flooring Could Cut Hip Fracture Risks by Over 25%
Elderly people living in residential homes are at significantly lower risk of hip fracture if they fall on carpeted wooden floors than onto any other type of flooring, says new research from the University of Warwick in a recently published report. Changing floor coverings could have a real impact on the number of hip fractures suffered by the... view more... (2004-04-27)
Adult offspring of parents with PTSD have lower cortisol levels
A small study suggests that adults whose parents are Holocaust survivors with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear to have lower average levels of the stress hormone cortisol than the adult offspring of parents without PTSD. view more (2007-09-04)
Let's talk about sex -- helping parents raise sexually healthy young people
Parenting programmes in the workplace can significantly improve parents' ability to talk with their children about sexual health and may provide a unique way of promoting healthy adolescent sexual behaviour, concludes a study published on BMJ.com today. view more (2008-07-11)
The unknown within us - ageing affects our gut flora
Ageing does not only affect the way we look from outside; the microbiota living in our gut also changes with age. The intestinal microbiota of infants is quite well identified, but only 8% of the microbes in elderly people can be characterised at the moment. We all carry inside us millions of mostly beneficial bacteria that help us manage our diet... view more... (2002-10-18)
Elderly women have better mental ability than men, despite less formal education
Elderly women have a better mental function than men despite their lower level of formal education, conclude Dutch researchers in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. These findings challenge the view that a limited formal education is associated with lower mental ability and suggest that biological differences between men and... view more... (2001-06-14)
Anemia associated with higher risk of death in the elderly
Elderly people with the lowest and highest hemoglobin concentrations (the component of red blood cells that carries oxygen) are at increased risk of death view more (2005-10-25)
Caffeine may prevent heart disease death in elderly
Habitual intake of caffeinated beverages provides protection against heart disease mortality in the elderly, say researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Brooklyn College. view more (2007-02-23)
Study shows that many children of HIV-positive parents are not in their custody
A new joint study by UCLA and the Rand Corp. shows that more than half of children with an HIV-infected parent are not consistently in that parent's custody. view more (2007-05-07)
Old age not a barrier for dialysis treatment (p 1543)
Favourable survival rates and the prognosis of a good quality of life suggest that old age should not be a barrier to receiving dialysis treatment for kidney failure, concludes research published in this week’s issue of THE LANCET. Evidence-based health policy is needed to meet the increasing demand for health services among elderly people,... view more... (2000-11-01)
Neonatal trials - asking the right questions
Gaining consent from parents on behalf of their children for neonatal trials - where new treatments are tested on new-born, ill babies - is often asked for and given inappropriately, Leeds research has shown. Dr Su Mason from the clinical trials and research unit interviewed 200 parents from nine European countries and found that in two-thirds of... view more... (2004-02-23)
Research debunks myth of self-reliant nuclear family
Despite the long-cherished belief that the nuclear family is independent and self-sustaining, most families with working parents depend on a network of care to manage work and family demands, according to research by Brandeis University sociologist Karen Hansen. view more (2005-08-01)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder May Occur Also In The Elderly
A group of Dutch researchers, headed by Dr W van Zeist (Univeristy of Amsterdam) reported the findings of the first epidemiological study on the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in the elderly in the Nov-Dec 2003 issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has scarcely been researched in the... view more... (2003-10-22)
Many parents at-risk for cancer disclose genetic test results to children
Predictive genetic testing for adult-onset diseases, including cancer, is generally discouraged until the age at which interventions are believed to be helpful. view more (2007-08-20)
Newer antibiotic more effective at treating elders' pneumonia
A newer antibiotic medication proved more effective at knocking out community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in patients 65 and older than the antibiotic that has been the front-line CAP treatment the last decade. view more (2006-01-24)
Bad Teeth May Signal Risk for Heart Attack
Elderly persons with active root caries, a type of tooth decay, have an increased risk of having irregular heart beats. This study is published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. view more (2005-05-19)
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