Category Archives: Pediatric Health
Preventing kids’ obesity via diabetes drugs, such as Pioglitazone, may be in the pipeline
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that show that short therapy with the anti-diabetic medication Pioglitazone can prevent the long term … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Obesity, Pediatric Health, Science Updates
Tagged Arshag Kalanderian, Egle Bytautiene, George R. Saade, Igor Patrikeev, Massoud Motamedi, Monica Longo, Nicola Abate, peroxisome proliferator-activated, pioglitazone, Pioglitazone Therapy in Offspring Exposed to Maternal Obesity
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Kids’ food allergies, eczema lessened by sunlight exposure: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
The Healing Sun: Sunlight and Health in the 21st Century Sunshine may help to prevent allergies and eczema Increased exposure to sunlight may reduce the risk of both food allergies and eczema in children, according to a new scientific study … Continue reading
Sleep deprivation causes healthy children, between 8 and 12 to urinate significantly more frequently at night
Newswise — Bethesda, Md. (Feb. 1, 2012)—Nighttime visits to the bathroom are generally associated with being pregnant or having an enlarged prostate, but the problem can affect youngsters, too. A new study sheds light on why some children may need … Continue reading
Booster seats are, apparently, optional for 30 per cent of parents when their kids use carpools
Newswise — ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Most parents report that they typically require their child to use a life-saving booster seat, but more than 30 percent said they do not enforce this rule when their child is riding with another … Continue reading
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