Where Are All the Fat Kids?

by Admin 9. March 2010 13:03
Having three daughters, I am incredibly conscious that everything I say and do relating to food can change the way they also relate to it. I wrote an article for Treasures magazine last year, talking about some research that showed that children as young as four talk about the need to lo... [Continue Reading »]

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Do Pregnant Women Face Growing Expectations to Be ‘Perfect’ Mothers?

by Admin 8. March 2010 12:42
Health Editor Madeleine Brindley asks whether society and the media are putting too much pressure on pregnant women to become perfect mothers. Childbirth may be the most natural event in the world but that doesn’t mean being a mother – or indeed a father – comes naturall... [Continue Reading »]

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Obesity Risks Start before Birth

by Admin 7. March 2010 12:38
Prenatal, infancy, early childhood — factors in all may affect a person’s future weight and health. Pam Levin's daughter weighed less than 5 pounds at birth. But by the time the child turned 3, Levin and her husband had begun to bristle at some of the comments about her.... [Continue Reading »]

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Confidential Report Reveals: Big Pharma Trying to Stop Long-Term Safety Studies of ADHD Drugs (Ritalin, Concerta)

by Admin 6. March 2010 13:15
A confidential document, now made public by a Swedish court, tells how pharmaceutical companies (calling themselves the “Consortium”) are trying to stop long-term safety studies of ADHD drugs (Ritalin, Concerta). The companies producing methylphenidate products (like Rital... [Continue Reading »]

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What Was Safe a Few Years Ago Is Now a High Risk

by Admin 4. March 2010 13:39
High risk. A term used to describe skydiving. Brain surgery. Texting your mistress while your wife is in the room. And now: the hot dog. Last week the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a report on the dangers of childhood choking and called for warning labels on the foods kids most... [Continue Reading »]

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Are We Teaching Attention Skills?

by Admin 3. March 2010 12:31
We know the human brain is capable of remarkable plasticity. New research suggests that the brain continues developing into adulthood. One of the last regions of the brain to develop is the pre-frontal cortex. Recent research also suggests that ADD and ADHD have a basis in the brain... [Continue Reading »]

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Scientists Study Wiring Defects in Brain

by Admin 2. March 2010 12:02
Australian scientists are studying the brain to gain new insights into "wiring defects" suspected of causing Parkinson's disease, autism and other disorders. Professor Geoffrey Goodhill says the brain's wiring - billions of tiny nerve fibres known as axons - are steere... [Continue Reading »]

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Does Being a Parent Make You Fat?

by Admin 28. February 2010 13:56
Maybe not, but it's not easy to stay thin. Being a parent makes you fat. Want proof? Fine, I'll take off my shirt. I spent last week trying to prove my theory by calling experts in nursing, nutrition and food preparation. None of them agreed with me, but they all sai... [Continue Reading »]

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Reading Remediation Seems to Rewire the Brain

by Admin 27. February 2010 12:33
Study findings could have implications for autism, stroke and other conditions. Scientists studying the anatomy of children's brains during reading discovered something rather unexpected: Remedial training for poor readers results in a growth of white matter tracts in the brain, and... [Continue Reading »]

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Babies 'Change their Cry to Signify if they Are Hungry, Sad or in Pain'

by Admin 26. February 2010 13:11
Babies change their cry to signify if they are hungry, sad or even in pain, and technology could soon identify which, scientists believe. Identifying the changes could lead to the development of baby monitors capable of diagnosing an infant’s complaint, they claim. Re... [Continue Reading »]

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