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CPR administration

May
05

Date: May 5th, 2013

According to Dr. David Newman, the decision as to whether to administer CPR should not be at all automatic. Dr. Newman was of the opinion that CPR should be thought of as a burdensome as well as a punishing procedure. He said that although it may be appropriate in some situations, it was highly inappropriate in others.

Types Of sleep apnea

May
04

Date: May 4th, 2013

The training has shown a lot of success and emerged to be the best type of training. The best way to address this situation in kids is what is burning up a number of people as the recently found medication seems to do well in adults.

Healthier children

May
03

Date: May 3rd, 2013

Not to badmouth the parents with low education, the fact is that they have less information about healthy living for both themselves and their children.

From the findings, we are able to find that over 14,000 kids between the ages of 9 and 2 were used to do the research. The research was done in 8 European countries: Sweden, Belgium, Hungary, Germany, Estonia, Cyprus and Belgium. Both parents and children were used to collect data.

overdose facts

May
02

Date: May 2nd, 2013

Why use of alcohol?

For many people, alcohol helps to alleviate stress. Coming back to the truth, alcohol can make one do so many mistakes unknowingly. Taking medication and alcohol is one way that most people succeed taking their own lives, unknowingly.

Sleep apnea

May
01

Date: May 1st, 2013

Apnea is a disorder related to sleep, where one cannot be able to breathe appropriately. The disorder is also known as SDB. Research HAS Shown that a percentage of two of the total kids, majorly in the U.S are affected so much with this condition. This is a report filed by a sleep Academy based in the United States.

Chickenpox vaccine

Apr
30

Date: April 30th, 2013

Survey concerning the chickenpox vaccine was used on children for a decade and four years, and research shows that the vaccine has been quite helpful. Three quarter of the children whom which the vaccine was used on have reported to be successful. It works for both chickenpox and shingles.

Marine food

Apr
29

Date: April 29th, 2013

Marine food contains Omega-3 fatty acids. These acids can be used to protect cardiovascular diseases. However, no human would accept to be used as a specimen in the laboratories and end up dead. Proving to man has always been a challenge for the scientists, as they are forced to use animals and rodents for the tests.

Research on Cardiovascular

Apr
28

Date: April 28th, 2013

According to the “American Heart Association” AHA, the future does not look very bright for the youth of today as far as the health of their hearts is concerned. This is as long as they fail to make drastic and immediate changes in their cultural as well as social lifestyles.

Passive smoking effects

Apr
27

Date: April 27th, 2013

About Research studies

A new study has revealed that a woman who stays around people who are smoking risks her unborn child’s health in that such a child could experience behavioral problems in future.

The study indicated that kids whose mothers exposed them selves to second hand cigarette smoke for at least half an hour per day were highly likely to suffer from aggression as well as attention problems at a tender age of 5.

A.D.H.D condition

Apr
26

Date: April 26th, 2013

Research statistics analysis

Almost 20% of boys who have attained the age of going to high school have been diagnosed with A.D.H.D. The same applies to 11% of the school going kids. This data is according to American “center for disease controlling and prevention.” This A.D.H.D rates depict a sharp rise compared to the rates ten years ago, a matter that could be of great concern in the medical field. It could also be of greater concern that A.D.H.D. drugs are being excessively used among the American kids.

The numbers revealed that approximately 6.4 million kids aged between 4 years and 17 years have been diagnosed with A.D.H.D. some where down the line in their life time. Nearly 67% of those children who have been currently diagnosed with A.D.H.D. are treated with drugs like Ritalin as well as Aderall which are by their nature stimulants. Although the drugs can be quite effective in treating the A.D.H.D. condition, they have drawbacks in that they are addictive and can cause psychosis and anxiety.