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When do children need vaccines or anti-H1N1 drugs?
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When do children need vaccines or anti-H1N1 drugs?

A new study published in the British Journal of Medicine, BMJ, said that treating flu with Tamiflu and Relenza has very little benefit for children under 12, but may hav…

December 14, 2018
The rate of severe obesity in children is high
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The rate of severe obesity in children is high

The severe obesity rate of young children has tripled in the last 25 years, putting many children at risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

December 14, 2018
Food colors can reduce spinal cord damage
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Food colors can reduce spinal cord damage

The popular additive to create M & Ms candy colors and Gatorade drinking water promises to bring promise to prevent serious damage in the second stage of spinal cord inj…

December 14, 2018
Care of newborn umbilical cord
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Care of newborn umbilical cord

If you see signs of redness, heat, swelling or pressure on the skin around the navel or many secretions around the umbilical cord, especially bad smell, it is necessary…

December 14, 2018
HIV-infected people of monkeys
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HIV-infected people of monkeys

UK scientists have found a new strain of HIV that can infect gorillas to humans. A French woman was infected with the virus.

December 14, 2018
Alarm your child's IQ
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Alarm your child's IQ

An American study demonstrated that children whose mothers were exposed to a high PAH environment had an overall IQ index and low language IQ.

December 14, 2018
More people died of pneumonic plague in China
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More people died of pneumonic plague in China

Pneumonic plague has claimed another life in Qinghai Province, northwest China on August 2, bringing the total number of deaths from this deadly infectious disease to tw…

December 14, 2018
Artificial blood - human hope
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Artificial blood - human hope

The small amount of blood donated makes people think of a solution to 'convert' blood or make artificial blood.

December 14, 2018