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Socioeconomic status of parents affects children’s eating habits: study
Whether a child tends to eat healthy food, or processed or sweet foods, depends on the education and household income of the parents, said a new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition on Monday. Based on information from […]
Autism symptoms vary with gender
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in girls is diagnosed at a later stage than boys as girls exhibit less severe symptoms. Females also have different symptoms than males, possibly contributing to later identification of the disease, it added. This suggests that […]
Polygamous men more likely to suffer from heart problems
Polygamy increases the risk of heart disease in men by 4 times than others, says a new study. The risk and severity of heart disease increased with the number of wives. According to Dr. Amin Daoulah, a cardiologist at the […]
Health services for nearly 50000 Nepalese pregnant women disrupted after earthquake
A UN agency reported that the devastating earthquake in Nepal would affect nearly 50,000 pregnant women. Initial estimates by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) indicate that some 50,000 pregnant women and girls could be among the survivors in quake-affected […]
Cellphones may distract parents while children play at parks
Cellphones are one of the most common distractions for caregivers to overcome while supervising children at playgrounds, new research finds. When caregivers were observed at playgrounds, cellphones were involved in about 30 % of distractions, investigators reported in two presentations […]
5 billion people cut off from much-needed surgery
Two-thirds of the world’s population have no access to safe and affordable surgery, according to a new study in The Lancet – more than double the number in previous estimates. It means millions of people are dying from treatable conditions […]
Parents concerned about smartphone use by kids
Until now, few studies have tackled the question of how technology is affecting family life and new research says parents wonder if their children would be better off without the mobile devices that have become ingrained in the daily regimen. […]
9 natural remedies for sinus pain
From nasal lavage to pineapple enzymes, these time-honored home treatments can help ease the misery. While some ailments are decidedly seasonal, sinus mayhem does not discriminate. Winter flu, spring and fall allergies, summer colds … they all seem to beckon […]
8 ways to cure anxiety
Anxiety is a wily monster – an insidious mix of fear, worry, and uneasiness that culminates in nervous inner turmoil, it’s no fun. It’s a bummer. It eats away at happiness and makes everything feel lousy. Many of our anxiety […]
Stem Cell Injection may soon reverse age-related vision loss
Lead author Shaomei Wang of Cedars-Sinai said that this is the first study to show preservation of vision after a single injection of adult-derived human cells into a rat model with age-related macular degeneration. The stem cell injection resulted in […]
