Comprehensive action needed to prevent diseases during dry and dusty season, doctors say

Nearly 30 percent of those with childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder still have the condition as adults, U.S. researchers say. Dr. William J. Barbaresi of the Boston Children‘s Hospital, Harvard Medical School; and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic, Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine tracked hundreds of children with ADHD into adulthood and reported the majority had mental health problems such as alcohol or drug dependence, anxiety, depression, or a personality di

The stress that children feel when beginning school can be more serious than adults may think. Many adults may think that children do not feel stressed, but their stress levels can be high.If you notice that your child is more irritable, cannot sleep well, has more dreams than before, has a smaller appetite, and fights often with siblings, these indicate that your child is under a significant amount of stress. When children are stressed, they may develop anxiety symptoms, tic disorders or refuse

Food allergies in children -- especially if multiple foods are involved -- may affect growth, U.S. researchers say. Study author Dr. Brian Vickery, a pediatric allergist and immunologist in Durham, N.C., and colleagues at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill reviewed the charts of children ages 1 month to 11 years who had visited outpatient clinics from 2007 to 2011. From the chart reviews, 245 food allergic children were identified. Height, weight and body mass index percentiles of t

Lack of sleep has a potentially harmful effect on gene expression, according to a study out Tuesday that sheds light on the link between sleep deficits and a wide range of health conditions.A sleep deficit -- even just a week‘s worth -- can have damaging effects on our genes, researchers said in a new study out Tuesday.Lack of adequate shut-eye had already been linked to conditions from heart disease and cognitive impairment to obesity.But sleep researcher Derk-Jan Dijk and his fellow researcher

 Whenever a person uses a washcloth or towel, skin cells slough off the body and stick to the fabric and serve as food for bacteria, a U.S. germ expert says.Elizabeth Scott, co-director of the Simmons College center for hygiene and health in Boston, says bacteria thrive in the damp, densely woven material, which has lots of nooks and crannies for them to hide in, Men‘s Health magazine reported. As people reuse towels, these bacteria can transfer back to the person and cause skin infections, Scot

Slowly cutting back on U.S. salt consumption to achieve a 40 percent reduction would save 280,000 to 500,000 lives over 10 years, researchers say.Lead author Pamela Coxson, a mathematics specialist in the department of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues used computer simulations and models to project the effects of reducing salt intake by about 5 percent of a teaspoon of salt per day to lower Americans‘ average intake of 3,600 milligrams per day to about 2,20

PARIS (AFP) ― Exposure to higher levels of fine particulates ― the airborne pollution that is an emerging problem in many Asian cities ― causes a sharp rise in deaths from heart attacks, a study published on Wednesday said.Research published in the European Heart Journal pointed the finger at so-called PM2.5 pollution, which comprises tiny particles measuring 2.5 micrometers across or less.They are mainly generated by burning coal and oil for power stations, and petrol and diesel for transport.A

Many women have been frequently asking me: “I have been told that I have uterine fibroid (myoma). Do I need to have an operation?” I think the reason for this is that with the emphasis on the importance of early diagnosis of cervical cancer, more women are regularly getting checkups for gynecological cancers, leading to findings of even small uterine myomas that would have gone unnoticed in the past.Uterine myoma is a benign tumor of the muscles in the uterus. It is a common gynecological condit