Online CPR Certification Blog
Obesity in children
Date: April 25th, 2013
There aren’t too many parents who can afford to take their kids to clinics for weight loss therapy sessions. However, there is good news because a new study shows that there are simplistic steps that can be adopted to help fight the weight problem in children. These steps are as equally effective as the other well known programs adopted for weight control.
Asthma and Allergies
Date: April 23rd, 2013
A new study has come to reveal that many American adults that have got asthma have also got allergy.
Research statistics and review
Top researchers in the medical field evaluated data on about 2,600 citizens. The data was obtained from a reputable organization in the United States that conducts surveys on health and nutrition.
care for heart patients
Date: April 22nd, 2013
There has recently been a new study showing that the risk of a potential heart or diabetes disease patient experiencing heart attack following an emergency chest pain treatment is greatly reduced when they follow up their progress with a physician in a timely manner.
Teen birth statistics
Date: April 21st, 2013
Research and statistics review
About 1 for every 5 births by American teenagers of between 15 and 19 years is not their first. This is according to a recent federal report.
Out of 365,000 teenagers who delivered in the year 2010, about 67,000 of them have had at least a child before. This translates to 18.3%.
Basic tips that can assist Infant CPR
Date: April 14th, 2013
About the research study
Susanna Rohm was holding Isaiah, her two month old son, on her lap that’s when she noticed that something was wrong and the baby was not breathing, she panicked and started crying for an ambulance that is when the two boys came to her rescue, one performed CPR while the other one offered instructions while waiting for the ambulance.
Low fat milk
Date: April 13th, 2013
About the Skim milk
A recent study analyzed the weight preschoolers and the type of milk they drink and it turned out that most of the heavier kids drank skim milk and 1 percent milk.
Research study of Skim milk
Children who continually drink whole milk and 2 percent normal milk are less likely to be obese of overweight.
Racial profiling
Date: April 12th, 2013
About the antibiotic prescription
The study was carried out in different states such as In New Jersey and New York. The researchers used health records that belonged to 222 doctors working at 25 offices from southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey in 2009 to compare how different races were diagnosed, treated and given medication in different states.
Effects on the kidneys
Date: April 11th, 2013
Statins are a class of drugs that lower cholesterol levels in the body by inhibiting an enzyme called HMG-CoA which plays a pivotal role in cholesterol production in the liver. High cholesterol levels have been associated with cardiovascular diseases like heart attack and stroke.
Injuries from activities
Date: April 10th, 2013
About the research study
During the recent annual meeting by American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons held in Chicago from march 19 to 23, they released a report that indicated that pediatric / activity injuries for years 2000 , 2005 and 2010 for children between 5 years and 14 years has decreased, despite the contradiction from hospital physicians.
Autism in school kids
Date: April 9th, 2013
Autism is a disorder characterized by impaired communication and social interaction, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. The diagnosis requires that the symptoms in the child become apparent before the child reaches 3 years old.