Caregiving dads treated disrespectfully at work
Toronto – If policy-makers want to do something about falling birth rates, they may want to take a look at improving how people are treated at work when they step outside of traditional family...
Obesity can be predicted from infancy
Infants as young as two months old already exhibit growth patterns that can predict the child’s weight by age 5, according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing...
Gene responsible for multiple intestinal atresia in newborns discovered
Physicians and researchers from Sherbrooke, Montreal and Quebec City have conducted a study that has led to the discovery of a gene that causes multiple intestinal atresia (MIA), a rare and life-threatening hereditary disorder...
Why is my baby hospitalised? Many mums in under-developed countries don’t know the answer
Mothers in low-income countries may not understand why their babies are hospitalized after delivery, putting sick newborns at higher risk of health problems and death after being released from the hospital, a new study...
Why is my baby hospitalised? Many mums in under-developed countries don't know the answer
Mothers in low-income countries may not understand why their babies are hospitalized after delivery, putting sick newborns at higher risk of health problems and death after being released from the hospital, a new study...
Foetal neuromaturation associated with mum’s exposure to DDT and other environmental contaminants
A study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has for the first time found that a mother’s higher exposure to some common environmental contaminants was associated with more...
Foetal neuromaturation associated with mum's exposure to DDT and other environmental contaminants
A study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has for the first time found that a mother’s higher exposure to some common environmental contaminants was associated with more...
Parents drive children’s media use
The majority of American parents today are largely unconcerned about their young children's media use, according to a Northwestern University study. It also finds that parents adopt vastly different parenting styles related to media,...
Parents drive children's media use
The majority of American parents today are largely unconcerned about their young children's media use, according to a Northwestern University study. It also finds that parents adopt vastly different parenting styles related to media,...
Youth with Type 2 diabetes at much higher risk for heart
The news about youth and diabetes keeps getting worse. The latest data from the national TODAY diabetes study shows that children who develop Type 2 diabetes are at high risk to develop heart, kidney...
