Preventing skin cancer in children begins with the right suncscreen
It is well known that exposure to the sun is the key risk factor for developing skin cancer. And while most parents are aware that applying sunscreen to their children is important, many go...
Stressed dads can affect offspring brain development
Sperm doesn’t appear to forget anything. Stress felt by dad—whether as a preadolescent or adult—leaves a lasting impression on his sperm that gives sons and daughters a blunted reaction to stress, a response linked...
Every 10 tobacco ad sightings boost teens’ risk of starting to smoke by almost...
Tobacco ads really do persuade teens to take up smoking, with every 10 sightings boosting the risk by almost 40 per cent, reveals research published in the online only journal BMJ Open.
The researchers base their...
Every 10 tobacco ad sightings boost teens' risk of starting to smoke by almost...
Tobacco ads really do persuade teens to take up smoking, with every 10 sightings boosting the risk by almost 40 per cent, reveals research published in the online only journal BMJ Open.
The researchers base their...
Younger mothers and older mothers are at a higher risk of adverse delivery outcomes
Younger mothers are at a higher risk of preterm birth while older mothers are more likely to have a cesarean section, suggests a new study published today (12 June) in BJOG: An International Journal of...
Video Gamers Really Do See More
Hours spent at the video gaming console not only train a player's hands to work the buttons on the controller, they probably also train the brain to make better and faster use of visual...
Obesity increases the risk or preterm delivery
"For the individual woman who is overweight or obese, the risk of an extremely preterm delivery is still small", says Dr. Sven Cnattingius, Professor at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, who led the study. "However,...
Very high prevalence of chronic health conditions among adult survivors of childhood cancer
In an analysis that included more than 1,700 adult survivors of childhood cancer, researchers found a very high percentage of survivors with 1 or more chronic health conditions, with an estimated cumulative prevalence of...
Several maternal complications less common during home births
Women with low risk pregnancies who choose to give birth at home have a lower risk of severe complications than women who plan a hospital birth, finds a study published on bmj.com today.
However, the...
Flu vaccines aimed at younger populations could reduce transmission
The huge value of vaccinating more children and young adults for influenza is being seriously underestimated, experts say in a new report, while conventional wisdom and historic vaccine programs have concentrated on the elderly...
