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Study: Yogurt-like drink DanActive reduced rate of common infections in daycare children

The probiotic yogurt-like drink DanActive reduced the rate of common sicknesses such as ear infections, sinusitis, the flu and diarrhea in daycare children, say researchers who studied the drink in the largest known probiotic ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 19, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Hygiene hypothesis' challenged: Day care doubles early respiratory problems

New research hints that the common belief that kids who go to daycare have lower rates of asthma and allergy later in life might be nothing more than wishful thinking. While young children in daycare definitely do get more ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1




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New Vermont law: Researchers to measure 'genuine progress'

"What you measure is what you get," said Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. Soon Vermont may measure its economic well-being somewhat differently.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 04, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Studies reveal structure of EV71, a virus causing childhood illnesses

Researchers have discovered critical new details about the structure of a virus that causes potentially fatal brain swelling and paralysis in children, pointing toward designs for antiviral drugs to treat ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Swedish daycare to test GPS for tracking kids

A daycare centre in the southern Swedish city of Malmoe said Wednesday it planned to test GPS devices for tracking children when they are out on excursions.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Site serves as unique resource for reporters of suspected child abuse

Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital and Penn State Law announced on June 23 a website that simplifies the process for reporting suspected child abuse cases in Pennsylvania.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Informal daycare may harm kids' cognitive development, study finds

Formal daycare is better for a child's cognitive development than informal care by a grandparent, sibling, or family friend, according to a study of single mothers and their childcare choices published in the July issue of ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The skinny on how shed skin reduces indoor air pollution

Flakes of skin that people shed at the rate of 500 million cells every day are not just a nuisance — the source of dandruff, for instance, and a major contributor to house dust. They actually can be beneficial. A new ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Wyoming is beset by a big-city problem: smog

(AP) -- Wyoming, famous for its crisp mountain air and breathtaking, far-as-the-eye-can-see vistas, is looking a lot like smoggy Los Angeles these days because of a boom in natural gas drilling.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Model for managing asthma in preschoolers leads to dramatic drop in ER visits and hospitalizations

Nearly one in eleven (8.6%) preschool children in the U.S. has been diagnosed with asthma and in some inner city neighborhoods, the figure is closer to one in seven. But, few asthma management programs are designed for parents ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Size of airborne flu virus impacts risk, researchers say

A parent's wise advice to never go to a hospital unless you want to get sick may be gaining support from scientific studies on a specific airborne virus.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

IDSA announces first guidelines for treatment of MRSA infections

Physicians now have help in their battle against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a potentially deadly infection that initially was limited to hospitals and health care facilities but has become a grow ...

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created Jan 05, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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