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Children with their first or early adult set of teeth that stick out have an increase chance of damaging them, but the risk can be easily reduce without being prohibitively costly. A study undertaken at the University of Adelaide of more than 50,000 children age under 19 years publish in the journal Dental Traumatology, confirms…
Despite evidence that helmets are critical to preventing head injuries, not all children wear them while biking, skateboarding and riding scooters, a new national poll finds. Eighteen percent of parents say their child never wears a helmet on a bike ride, and even more say their kids skip helmets on a skateboard (58%) and scooter…
The study find that PET/CT images are offering evidence of a link between vascular patterns at the time of diagnosis for giant cell arteritis and a patient’s risk of an ischemic event; therefore Spanish researchers explain in a study publish online on 12 May in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. Because…
Men continue to abuse steroids despite knowing that they have serious; life limiting and potentially lethal side effects, according to findings to be present in Lyon; hence at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting, ECE 2019. The study findings indicate that men using anabolic steroids to improve strength and physical performance are often aware…
Study of patients with mild persistent asthma find that inhaled steroids long consider the gold standard for asthma treatment were no more effective than placebo in nearly three fourths of the study patients, all over age 12. Inhale steroids were better than placebo for a subset of the patients who had high levels of a…
Surgery (from the Greek: χειρουργική cheirourgikē, via Latin: chirurgiae; meaning “hand work”) is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury; to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason. An act of performing surgery call a surgical…
A country’s progress towards measles elimination can be mapping on a “canonical path”; that in turn can guide vaccination strategies; according to a study from scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers found that the trajectory countries; follow to eliminating measles is driven by their birth rate and vaccination coverage.…
Children between the ages of six months and two years old are more prone to ear and nose infections than older children’s Life and adults because of their undeveloped immune system to fight common viruses and bacteria. Children’s ENT ailments can range from colds and flu to allergies and ear aches. Ear, nose and throat…
The study find that Obesity is a growing problem among toddlers, children and adolescents in the United States. Gaining weight and fat mass rapidly during the first six months of life is one risk factor that can lead to obesity in children. The National Diet of Japan is Japan’s bicameral legislature. It is compose of…
The new experiments with mouse eye tissues strongly suggest that a longstanding “textbook concept” about the way a mammal’s retina processes light needs a rewrite. The enduring concept took root more ;than 30 years ago when researchers doing experiments in frog retinas find that when a single particle of light; known as a photon; is…
The study find that a group of mutations in a gene previously linked only to a rare progressive brain disease has been discovered by an international team co-led by Saudi investigators. Because The disorder congenital hypotonia, epilepsy, developmental delay, digit abnormalities; or CHEDDA is characterized by intellectual disability; reduced muscle tone and facial abnormalities. Progressive…
Almost two decades ago the World Health Organization declared leprosy eliminated, but millions of cases go undiagnosed. One summer’s morning Paniya Sardar noticed a strange mark on her leg. It was the size of her palm, light in color and feeling numb to touch. She had no idea what had caused it. The family took…