Archive: 25/08/2016
Risk of adolescents being overweight impacted by neighborhood education, income levels
A new Kaiser Permanente study found an increased risk for becoming overweight or obese among normal-weight 18-year-olds who lived in neighborhoods with lower education or income levels. The study, published today in Pediatric ...
Aug 25, 2016
Children with food allergies predisposed to asthma, rhinitis
Children with a history of food allergy have a high risk of developing asthma and allergic rhinitis during childhood as well. The risk increases with the number of food allergies a child might have, say researchers from The ...
Aug 25, 2016
Hong Kong reports first case of Zika virus
Hong Kong authorities reported the city's first Zika virus infection Thursday, which they described as an imported case of the disease blamed for birth defects.
Aug 25, 2016
Study shows protein complex essential to creating healthy blood cells
A group of proteins best known for helping to activate all mammalian genes has been found to play a particularly commanding role in the natural development of specialized stem cells into healthy blood cells, a process known ...
Aug 25, 2016