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Researchers find sudden cardiac death is associated with thin placenta at birth

Researchers studying the origins of sudden cardiac death have found that in both men and women a thin placenta at birth was associated with sudden cardiac death. A thin placenta may result in a reduced flow of nutrients from ...

Cardiology created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Equitable approach the best way to rapidly increase overall maternal and child health coverage

The first ever global study to examine how changes in health inequality are related to overall coverage of maternal and child health interventions has shown that the countries making the most rapid progress in increasing ...

Health created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obese children have less sensitive taste-buds than those of normal weight

Obese kids have less sensitive taste-buds than kids of normal weight, indicates research published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Overweight and Obesity created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UNICEF studies highlight the importance of equity in maternal and child health improvement strategies

Two studies from UNICEF, forming The Lancet Series on equity in child survival, health, and nutrition, provide compelling evidence for the strategic importance of focusing global health improvement efforts on the poorest and ha ...

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Development aid for maternal and child heath stalls, despite increasing number of donors

Latest figures from the Countdown to 2015 group, published in The Lancet, show that official development aid for maternal, newborn, and child health activities stalled for the first time in 2010, with the total volume of aid ...

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Child mortality in Niger plummets

Niger, one of the world's poorest countries, has bucked regional trends to achieve dramatic reductions in child mortality in recent years, according to a Countdown country case study published in The Lancet.

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It's time cinema directors realized cancer isn't always a death sentence, study says

Films that feature characters with cancer have become a familiar sight for movie-goers in recent years, but they rarely portray the patient's chances of survival accurately, Italian reserachers will report at the ESMO 2012 ...

Cancer created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New guidelines issued for pediatric fever and neutropenia

(HealthDay)—New evidence-based guidelines have been compiled on the management of fever and and neutropenia (FN) in children with cancer and/or who are undergoing hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation; ...

Cancer created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Positive long-term results for endoscopic forehead-lift

(HealthDay)—Patients who undergo endoscopic forehead-lift procedures report high satisfaction and lasting results, according to research published in the September/October issue of the Archives of Facial Pl ...

Surgery created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

BG-12: New pill shows promise against relapsing multiple sclerosis

(HealthDay)—A new pill can help prevent relapse in some people with multiple sclerosis (MS), new research indicates.

Neuroscience created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study unveils clue to the origin of dyslexia

Because dyslexia affects so many people around the world, countless studies have attempted to pinpoint the source of the learning disorder.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Can disclosure hurt the translation of research?

All major clinical trials now include disclosures detailing who funded the study to ensure transparency. However, is it possible that this transparency is actually hurting research? One might assume that the methodological ...

Other created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

People change moral position without even realizing it

Shortly after expressing a moral view about a difficult topic, people may easily endorse the opposite view and remain blind to the psychological mismatch, according to research published Sep. 19 in the open ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tissue around tumor holds key to fighting triple negative breast cancer

A natural substance found in the surrounding tissue of a tumor may be a promising weapon to stop triple negative breast cancer from metastasizing.

Cancer created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Emotional neglect in children linked to increased stroke risk later in life

New research suggests that people who were emotionally neglected as children may have a higher risk of stroke in adulthood. The study is published in the September 19, 2012, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the ...

Neuroscience created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast