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Frequent eating doesn’t necessarily result in overweight

May
17

Date: May 17th, 2013

The recent finding that eating frequently in kids doesn’t necessarily result in overweight and obesity has surprised many people who have always associated overweight with excessive eating. Also, the study reported that kids who took more food in a day but well distributed in the course of the day recorded a lower weight increase, unlike children that followed the traditional style of three squares.

Secondhand smoke on kids

May
16

Date: May 16th, 2013

Smoking can have more serious health effects rather than the commonly known damage to the lungs and a bad breath. It has also been associated with the risk of kidney disease, not just in adults only bout also children have a possibility of getting kidney disease. A recent research aimed at identifying how secondhand smoke affects the health of kidney in teens.

Sleep deprivation

May
15

Date: May 15th, 2013

While people know that teens have to go through insufficient sleep especially due to school, not many people are aware that sleep deprivation is one of the lifestyles leading to overweight problems. Nowadays, teachers and parents have become used to seeing kids drag themselves in a sleepy mood to school in the morning.

Pediatric meat

May
14

Date: May 14th, 2013

Immunoglobulin is an antibody in human body and has been associated with causing delayed urticaria and anaphylaxis. The antibody is formed soon after eating lamb, pork or beef and children diagnosed with urticaria or anaphylaxis have been found to contain the antibody in their body. This is according to a study published recently on the internet in pediatrics.

Risk of adult diabetes

May
13

Date: May 13th, 2013

Young adults are at a high risk of suffering from diabetes if they experience persistent obesity during their adolescence compared to people suffering from obesity during their adulthood. A team of researchers at Furman University in Greenville led by Natalie S.C undertook a study on 10, 481 young adults aged between 12 and 21 years of age. The cohort study was conducted on two occasions when the group was aged between 18 and 27 years of age and between 24 and 33 years.

Fragile bones: Development of osteoporosis

May
12

Date: May 12th, 2013

The fact that a child has big bones doesn’t necessarily mean that they have strong and denser bones. An increase in tummy fat levels among children causes a significant decrease of bone mineral density according to a new study. In addition, the research has also linked children obesity to the development of osteoporosis, a health condition that is increasingly becoming popular nowadays.

Baldness: Coronary artery heart disease

May
11

Date: May 11th, 2013

The risk of bald men suffering from coronary artery heart disease is higher compared to men with hair; a study has shown. However, researchers say frontal balding is less fatal than top balding as this article continues to explain. While a data analysis shows that there is a direct link between male pattern baldness and heart disease, this does not apply for baldness that occurs at the front of the head but rather on the crown

baldness only.

High blood pressure

May
10

Date: May 10th, 2013

Between 2005 and 2009, experts say that the number of people diagnosed with high blood pressure has increased by a proportion of about 10 percent. Otherwise referred to as hypertension, high blood pressure is linked to serious conditions such as stroke and hypertension. Researchers have found out that almost a third of total American population is currently suffering from issues related to hypertension.

Ways to protect children from Melanoma

May
09

Date: May 9th, 2013

Melanoma is undoubtedly one of the most serious forms of skin cancers today. While the cancer rarely affects children, a recent study showed that children might still be at a high risk as adults. Even though cases of children suffering from melanoma are extremely rare, a 2 percent annual increase was recorded between 1973 and 2009 among children in US aged 19 years and below. Skin Cancer Foundation also revealed that a significant percent of pediatric cancers are related to Melanoma.

3 important products

May
06

Date: May 6th, 2013

A product that is Redmond Wash based, is a physio controller called TrueCPR. This is a device that is used to provide feedback basing on CPR; it enables rescuers determine compression, depth and quality of the chest. TFI (True utilizes traxial Field Induction) is a device that works according to the magnetic field. The technology for sure overcomes too much compression-depth brought about by other devices in the market. When used on a stretcher or a mattress.