USF gets $2.7M from NIH to study premature babies
The has given over $2.7 million to study premature infants. A five-year study will see how microorganisms in the digestive tract are linked to health and development. College of Nursing professor...
View ArticleCameroon Campaigns Against Sickle Cell
Moki Edwin Kindzeka YAOUNDE— Today is World Sickle Cell Day. Cameroon is raising awareness of the disease and asking couples to carry out genotype test before getting married to avoid the disease - a...
View ArticleResearchers warn of health risk from online purchase of human breast milk
A new health food craze touted in the Internet is rapidly gaining popularity. Web sites are offering human breast milk for sale to adults as a super food that can boost health and fitness as well as...
View ArticleBreast milk: It’s not just for babies anymore
Bodybuilders and athletes are seeking out the latest "natural superfood" online. On the one hand, it’s great that the nutritional value of breast milk has become recognized. It’s the superest of super...
View Article'25-30 pc milk samples in Delhi have high water content'
At least, 25-30 per cent of the milk samples tested in Delhi has low nutritional value with high water content. These samples are mostly local samples and not branded products, said an official of the...
View ArticleWarning about hazardous 'craze' of adults drinking breast milk
LONDON — British scientists warned Thursday that there's a growing craze of adults buying human breast milk online to drink, saying that it's not only hazardous to consume, but it doesn't have any of...
View ArticleInternational team discovers new genetic immunodeficiency Mutations in the...
BOSTON, June 18, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An analysis of five families has revealed a previously unknown genetic immunodeficiency, says an international team led by researchers from Boston...
View ArticleA peek into our teeming inner world
Related articles ‘Nightmare bugs’ fought with skills from Ebola The era of drug-resistant infections threatens healthcare WHAT is the greatest advance in scientific understanding of the human body so...
View ArticleDoctors are buzzing about these technologies that could let women have kids...
Women in the US are having children later in life than ever before. The average age of a mother giving birth to her first child was 26 in 2013 — a record high, according to , that includes plenty of...
View ArticleWorld Sickle Cell Day: Be Aware, Take Action (TRICARE)
(Source: TRICARE) 6/18/2015 Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) affects millions of adults and children around the world. June 19th is World Sickle Cell Awareness Day and a great time to increase public...
View ArticleOnline breast milk 'disease risk'
Human breast milk sold online to adult buyers "poses many risks" including diseases such as HIV, hepatitis B and C and syphilis, experts have warned. Often bought by mothers who are unable to...
View ArticleAbandoned Baby: Grandfather Explains Why He’s Caring For Child, And The...
While most parents wouldn’t think of giving up on their child, even for the gravest of conditions, this child’s mother and father ditched her for a reason that many find infuriating. The child suffers...
View ArticleMilk bank has assisted 1,456 infants: physician
Founded in 2004, the Taipei City Hospital’s Human Milk Bank has collected and processed breast milk from thousands of donors and nursed 1,456 infants over its decade-long mission to help premature...
View ArticleSolving the mystery of miscarriages
Related articles Baby death rate still stubbornly high ABOUT one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage. Yet doctors and parents learn the reason why only about half the time. A few clinical research...
View ArticleFortnight-old girl born with rare disorder, surviving on goat milk
The 13-day-old girl is admitted in Wadia hospital Hemant Padalkar dna Rejected by her mother, a fortnight-old infant is being looked after by...
View ArticleBaby with atypical features fed milk
Although she is being fed from the human milk bank, the hospital administration says that the baby has to be evaluated by a number of...
View ArticleSickKids-Caribbean Initiative supports World Sickle Cell Disease Awareness...
(Source: The Hospital for Sick Children) June 19, 2015 SickKids-Caribbean Initiative supports World Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day Today is World Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day. Sickle cell...
View ArticleBreast milk-sharing practices highlighted in UCF survey
When Alison Serra had her baby, she couldn’t produce enough milk, so she turned to donor moms. Serra’s first donor was local. Her second donor was a San Francisco mom who discovered after getting off a...
View ArticleNew Biomarker Identified in Women with Mental Illness (UCSD - University of...
(Source: UCSD - University of California - San Diego) Psychiatric disorders can be difficult to diagnose because clinicians must rely upon interpreted clues, such as a patient's behaviors and feelings....
View ArticleA*STAR’S IME and INEX innovations exchange to develop non-invasive prenatal...
(Source: A*STAR - Agency For Science, Technology And Research) IME's rare cell isolation technology will eliminate risk of pregnancy loss associated with invasive diagnostic testing, paving the way for...
View ArticleNew gene identified in women with mental illness
Washington, June 21 (IANS) In a significant finding that may lead to easier diagnoses and new treatment options, researchers have identified a particular gene whose over-production could be a...
View ArticleFOUND! Gene that can help treat mental illness in woman
In a significant finding that may lead to easier diagnoses and new treatment options, researchers have identified a particular gene whose over-production could be a diagnostic indicator of mental...
View ArticleKashmir Kids Fed Poisoned Milk: DAK
SRINAGAR: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) today said that contaminated milk being marketed in Kashmir with impunity is taking heavy toll on the entire society. President DAK Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a...
View Article7 Types of health assessment every woman needs
A Gynaecologist plays a very important role in a woman's life. Besides diagnosing and treating gynaecological problems, he / she also guides and informs her about the various health risks she could...
View ArticleU.S. doctors ignore causes and prevention of Alzheimer’s, cancer, AUTISM pt 3
Autism Currently the rate of autism in this country is at an outrageous 1 in 50 births (or 1 in 68 if you take the numbers of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), which continually downplays all U.S....
View ArticleAlexion Receives CHMP Positive Opinions for Strensiq™ (asfotase alfa) and...
(Source: Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc) - CHMP Recommends Marketing Authorization for Strensiq for Patients with Pediatric-Onset HPP - - CHMP Recommends Marketing Authorization for Kanuma for Patients of...
View ArticleMonsoon brings 25% rise in diseases in Aurangabad
AURANGABAD: The monsoon may have brought cheers by filling up parched lakes and dams and boosting farming, but it has also led to a spurt in water-borne and vector-borne diseases. The number of cholera...
View ArticleLab-grown blood, artificial organs – the science transforming our health
After the news that scientists have developed blood that can be grown in a laboratory, here are more discoveries that are redefining medicine ...
View ArticleNewborn baby girl whom Zee 24 Taas helped is responding well to treatment
File photo of the month-old baby girl at the Wadia Hospital. Her weight is increasing, doctors say. A fortnight after a newborn baby was...
View Article‘Criminal negligence, incompetence’ put thalassaemia kids at grave risk
LAHORE: The Punjab Thalassaemia Prevention Programme (PTPP) has been found lacking in various vital areas concerning children suffering from the condition as well as their parents, since it was...
View ArticleChinese woman spreads syphilis to newborn son after check-up blunder
A woman gave birth to a baby boy who tested positive for syphilis after a Guangzhou hospital failed to inform the mother during her pregnancy that she was suffering from the disease. The woman said she...
View ArticleBreast milk or formula? "Milk" documentary explores sticky politics behind...
This fascinating film reveals disturbing facts about malnutrition and infant mortality, and the role of insidious corporations in perpetuating these problems. “The sound of a woman who is giving birth...
View Article‘Cord milking’ boosts blood flow to preemies
A new technique used to increase the flow of blood from the umbilical cord to the circulatory system of premature infants delivered by cesarean appears offer greater benefits than delayed cord...
View ArticleHow to Win the War Against Infection, Inflammation, Disease and Immunity...
(Source: Rutgers University) How to Win the War Against Infection, Inflammation, Disease and Immunity | Media Relations Your Source for University News New Jersey Medical School researchers describe...
View ArticleJaime Herrera Beutler Pushes for Improved Prenatal Screening Education for...
(Source: Jaime Herrera Beutler) Jaime Herrera Beutler Pushes for Improved Prenatal Screening Education for Parents Study shows that half of screenings produce inaccurate results; Jaime seeks to address...
View ArticleMount Sinai Researchers Discover New Epigenetic Mechanism in Brain Cells
Discover disproves past belief in genetics field New York, NY (PRWEB) July 01, 2015 For decades, researchers in the genetics field have theorized that the protein spools around which DNA is wound,...
View ArticleOne-Pound Premature Baby Fights For His Life, Family Asks For Support
Tiny Wyatt James was born on June 12 at the Florida Hospital For Children at only 26 weeks of age. He barely weighs one-pound, two-ounces and is only 11 and three-quarters inches long. He is really,...
View ArticlePreemies at high risk of autism don't show typical signs of disorder in early...
(Source: Washington University in Saint Louis) Robert Boston A small study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that premature infants who avoid eye contact are less...
View ArticleFalls parents seek hope through research for daughter, 3, with fatal disease
With her bright blue eyes and infectious smile, Elise Bonsky seems like a typical, playful 3-year-old little girl. But her parents saw subtle, troubling signs since she was a baby. When Elise woke up...
View ArticleCholera raises its head in Aurangabad
AURANGABAD: The first spell of rain has brought along water-borne diseases, including cholera, in the city. The Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) here has reported four confirmed cases of...
View ArticleToddler declared free from MERS
Another patient suspected of being infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been declared free from the virus, the latest in a series of false alarms since last year. Head of the...
View ArticleThe new mom: 40-plus
After nine years, three rounds of fertility treatments and about $90,000 in medical costs, Grace is having her first baby at 53. In her 20s and 30s, she was attending college, traveling and pursuing a...
View ArticlePreimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Market (Test Type - PGD for Chromosomal...
NEW YORK, June 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the last two decades, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has been used to detect chromosomal aneuploidy in low prognosis patients who undergo in-vitro...
View ArticleUmbilical cord 'milking' improves blood flow in preterm infants For preemies...
BETHESDA, Md., June 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A technique to increase the flow of blood from the umbilical cord into the infant's circulatory system improves blood pressure and red blood cell levels in...
View ArticleMonsoon maladies: Deluge of diseases, many in the dark
MUMBAI: Heavy rains over the fortnight has led to a deluge of fever, gastroenteritis and dengue cases in the city. H1N1 that has been making sporadic appearances claimed the life of a 32-year-old...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson starts project to prevent Type 1 diabetes
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson has begun a research partnership to find the root cause of Type 1 diabetes and stop the hormonal disorder in its tracks. It's the health care giant's first...
View ArticleFDA approves new treatment for cystic fibrosis (FDA - Food and Drug...
(Source: FDA - Food and Drug Administration) Release The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first drug for cystic fibrosis directed at treating the cause of the disease in people who...
View ArticleBorn at 6 months: Harrisburg teen's story highlights advances made in caring...
"Survival across the board has gone up for premature babies, particularly for the smallest babies, over the past two decades," said Dr. Dennis Mujsce Harrisburg teen Mary McCurdy came into this world...
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