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Diabetes affects 25.8 million children and adults in the United States and contributes to over 230,000 American deaths each year.1 If trends continue, 1 in 3 American adults will have diabetes by 2050.
By Reuters StaffNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The long-term prognosis of children with epilepsy who undergo hemispheric surgery is good, according to a meta-analytic review.
Data from new trials from the United Kingdom and Brazil show positive high-level results regarding AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
<p>Specially tailored playgrounds met their goals of increasing kids' use and physical activity, a new study from the Netherlands finds.</p><p> </p>
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As practitioners, the reality is that after the dusts settles and the next political issue pushes this topic off the front burner, the primary care field will be responsible for implementing many of the aspects of PPACA.
<p><span>Adolescents have treatment needs that are quite distinct from younger children, a research review suggests.</span></p>
Many Nicaraguans walk barefoot, which seems impossible to me, but I see this all the time. The pathways, the beach, and the dirt roads are definitely not foot-friendly for Gringos like me. Nicaraguan soles must be like leather.
A natural anti-inflammatory agent found in red wine and the skin of red grapes may help to ease depressive-like behaviors related to social stress exposure, according to a new study.
The American Diabetes Association has published an update to their guidelines on diagnosing and managing diabetes.
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/transfer/Screen_shot_2012-03-07_at_11.52.35_AM_thumb.png" width="90" height="90" style="float: left; margin: 5px;"><br>Sublingual immunotherapy and oral immunotherapy are being explored as potential methods for the safe treatment and alleviation of food allergy, researchers reported at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.</p>
<p><span>Obese children may have taste buds that are less able to detect fats than those of leaner kids, a factor that could contribute to excessive eating, a small study suggests.</span></p>
Kathleen Ryan, PhD, answered our questions about her study, which indicated that rapid scale-up of PrEP was possible without the consequence of reduced HIV testing among Australian gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.
<p><span>Children may cut things closer than their parents realize when it comes to guessing how far cars are from an intersection or how long it takes to safely reach the other side.</span></p>
<p>Children who had their "lazy" eye treated with an experimental mobile game continued to benefit for an entire year, according to a new study.</p>
<p>Blood markers show promise as diagnostic tools instead of invasive endoscopy.</p>
Researchers studied the negative effects of stress on the body and correlated their findings with the manifestation of symptoms for allergy sufferers.
A new study evaluated the effects of peanut consumption on vascular function, glycemic control, and plasma lipids.