| Childhood Adversity Can Lead To Genetic Changes |
In a look at how major stressors during childhood can change a person's biological risk for psychiatric disorders, researchers at Butler Hospital have discovered a genetic alteration at the root of the association. The research, published online in PLoS ONE on January 25, 2012, suggests that childhood adversity may lead to epigenetic changes in the human glucocorticoid receptor gene, an important regulator of the biological stress response that may increase risk for psychiatric disorders.
The association between childhood adversity, including parental loss and childhood maltreatment, and risk for psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety has been established in multiple studies. However, researchers have yet to define how and why this association exists in humans. "We need to understand the biology of this effect in order to develop better treatment and preventi.... |
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Posted On: 01-03-2012 |
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| Diet Management and Fitness in Adolescent |
A a parent, you always has a question in your minds related to your children's health -
> Are your kids growing up well?
> Are your children healthy and strong or are they just growing?
> What are your son’s or daughter’s diet requirements?
> Are they receiving adequate amount of calories or are you worried they might be getting habits for the wrong type of empty calories from sodas or overdoses of calories from junk foods?
Your child’s diet is quite unpredictable. Without better supervision, kids will probably avoid entire food groups and only consume what they love.
It is a proven fact that weight and nutrition deficiencies, lack of energy, lack of concentration etc. can all be traced to faulty or imbalanced diet.
The solution to the problem is pretty simple – you need to take an active interest in your ch.... |
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Posted On: 15-02-2012 |
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| Organic Baby Products For Healthy Baby |
| By Rosy Cuddleme
Parents, customers and manufacturer of newborn products are all increasing worried over the protection of infants and toddlers. You probably would not want to think of your newborn consuming or enjoying substances and organic substances and most of all, you do not want to think about your newborn suffering from sensitivity due to whatever is in what he is dressed in.
Finding Proper Organic Products
First of all, not all natural newborn items are more costly than their non-organic products. Actually, you can find on organic baby items for infants just by doing a little bit of analysis. Purchasing around for the best promotions is important, and if you look around on the internet a little bit, you'll often discover items that are natural that are even less costly than non-organic products! So don't think that you have to invest lots of cash to give your newborn natural things, because you definitely don't.
How Organic Baby.... |
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Posted On: 25-01-2012 |
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| High Blood Pressure In Kids |
By David Hoyer
High blood pressure has been an recurring national health complication for decades. Even more than 1/3 of all adults in the United States have high blood pressure as well as most do not also know it since there are no symptoms.
If hypertension is not treated, it can cause serious health concerns such as stroke, heart disease, kidney condition, as well as also eye concerns.
It's amazing by having all the tons of bucks spent urging males as well as females of the dangers of high blood pressure that so lots of seem unconcerned about it. Also more disheartening is that the incidence of high blood pressure in Kids is on the rise. This has actually taken place mainly in the last ten years as well as is mainly due to more as well as more children being overweight or heavy.
A main cause for the lack of interest among numerous people with high blood p.... |
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Posted On: 25-01-2012 |
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| Salt and Children Health |
by SARAH RYAN
Salt has been used to flavour and preserve food for hundreds of years – yet too much salt is bad for you and your children’s health.
It’s really important that we limit the amount of salt that our children consume. Salt has been linked to increased blood pressure levels – not just in adults, but also in children and teenagers. This can lead to heart disease and stroke in later life.
Some scientists think that reducing our salt intake would reduce deaths from stroke by one third, and deaths from heart disease by one quarter. Having a high salt diet has also been linked to obesity in children and teenagers, possibly because it increases the amount of sugary drinks that they consume.
High salt foods such as pizza, crisps and ready-meals and are often high in fat and calories – so by reducing intake of salty foods we can also reduce the amount of fat that our c.... |
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Posted On: 20-01-2012 |
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| Treating Hives in Children |
Hives is basically an allergic reaction in which pale or red colored velts appear on the skin. The allergy bears a striking resemblance to a mosquito bite and keeps on changing in shape, size and even locations. Its symptoms are more likely to occur in children than in adults and can cause the victim a great deal of discomfort and irritation. And even though it is harmless, excessive scratching of the affected part can lead to rashes or cuts. So it is advised that you treat hives at the earliest. In this article, we give tips on treating children who suffer from hives symptoms.
The actual cause that triggers hives is yet unclear. However it is believed that allergic reactions to certain kinds of food and medications can lead to the condition. Tight fitting clothes, temperature changes and unhygienic conditions are also believed to cause its onset. Most hive symptoms are known to dis.... |
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Posted On: 20-01-2012 |
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| Ear Infection in Infant |
Most children will have at least one ear infection by age 3.Some will have many ear infections. An ear infections usually follows a cold, and it is easy to mistake one for the other. They share many of the symptoms
Unlike colds, ear infections cause earaches. Older children can tell you if they have an earache. Young children and babies may simply become irritable.
Young children have fairly low levels of the protective antibodies that fight infection. Children are exposed to more respiratory infections in daycare and other settings. As well, the tubes that drain fluid from their ears are not fully developed; because of this, fluid can collect in the middle ear when a cold occurs. Germs grow in this fluid causing war infection.
Many ear infections are caused by bacteria and can be treated with antibiotics. But some infections are caused by viruses which will not resp.... |
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Posted On: 17-01-2012 |
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| Dyslexia in Children |
by: Susan du Plessis
The term "dyslexia" was introduced in 1884 by the German ophthalmologist, R. Berlin. He coined it from the Greek words "dys" meaning ill or difficult and "lexis" meaning word, and used it to describe a specific disturbance of reading in the absence of pathological conditions in the visual organs. In a later publication, in 1887, Berlin stated that dyslexia, "presuming right handedness," is caused by a left-sided cerebral lesion. He spoke of "word-blindness" and detailed his observations with six patients with brain lesions who had full command over verbal communications but had lost the ability to read.
In the century to follow the narrow definition Berlin attached to the term dyslexia would broaden. Today the term dyslexia is frequently.... |
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Posted On: 21-10-2011 |
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| Childhood Obesity Diseases |
| Childhood obesity can lead to some severe diseases in children, which can be detrimental for their health and will also lead to severe issues in their adult life. It has been seen that childhood obesity increases the risks of cardio vascular diseases in the later stages of life. Such people also suffer from early symptoms of diabetes and fluctuations in blood pressure. There are various other dangerous diseases, which may be caused if obesity levels are not controlled and the consumption of unhealthy foods are not restricted.
The number of overweight children has risen dramatically over the past two decades and the diseases, which had once been common diseases found in middle-aged adults, are being seen in children.
These include the type '2' diabetes, gallstones and liver failure, which are now prevalent in children and have been fatal in many cases. Children today are seen to be aging before their time and they are also sh.... |
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Posted On: 24-09-2011 |
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| Baby Massage is beneficial to the whole family |
Baby massage is traditional in some parts of the world and a natural part of a baby’s development. In the UK it is catching on with many classes cropping up.
Massaging a baby is a great way for any member of the family to bond with the child, but there are more important reasons why you should make it part of your babies’ routine. The fact is research has shown it leads to a much happier and healthy baby full stop.
Touch is a very important sense to babies as it is one of the first senses the baby learns in the womb. Carrying this on once the baby is born will help to improve the skin condition and will help with blood circulation which helps when it comes to the baby needs to release waste from its body.
If your not a first time mother then you will know about how colic can be painful for children and stressful for carers.
The baby has very small digestive system
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Posted On: 19-09-2011 |
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