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Some children who are exposed to cats in their first year of life may have an increased risk for eczema, a new study reveals.
What’s responsible for the increased risk?
Mutation in the gene for filaggrin, a protein on the skin that helps reduce water loss and protects against harsh environment.
As reported in […]
From The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network -
MILK ALLERGY ALERT
June 25, 2008
Bay Valley Foods is recalling “Kroger Chicken Noodle Soup” due toundeclared milk.
The recalled soup was distributed through Dillon stores in Kansas,Missouri, and Nebraska.
The product comes in 10.5-oz. cans, is marked with lot code 52104098, and has a “best before” date code of […]
In Utah, 25 babies are born each year with a type of hernia called gastroschisis. Gastroschisis is a birth defect in which an infant’s intestines stick out of the body through a defect on one side of the umbilical cord. The defect is clearly seen during routine ultrasound of the mother, but surgery to […]
It’s Theme day at your b5media Health and Wellness channel, and we’re talking about the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL…. or really, the first day of summer!!!
Every student looks forward to the last day week of school. How can you make the last week of school special, and the first days of summer filled with […]
Knowing if an obese child might develop diabetes in later years could prompt parents to make the necessary lifestyle changes for their child to lose weight. That’s the rationale behind a pre-diabetes screening recommended by the American Diabetes Association. The association and its Canadian equivalent recommend testing for fasting blood sugar for obese children ages […]
Here’s a literal meaning to the term “born again.”
A fatal tumor was found in the fetus of Keri McCartney, bigger than the baby itself and robbing needed blood for her to completely develop. So the doctors at Texas Children’s Hospital performed what would be a medical miracle!
Tags: baby born again, baby born twice, child, […]
Maybe I should read this book “My Sister’s Keeper” first before I say something about it. But it intrigued me when I read that Dakota Fanning and her little sister Elle are pulling out of the movie adaptation of the book.
And I thought, Dakota? The little miss who has taken on more […]
“I had an emotional breakdown since I really had no idea what diabetes was all about.”
That’s what Nick Jonas, the youngest member of the famous Jonas Brothers, felt when he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2005. His symptoms were classic- he was thirsty all the time, lost a lot of weight […]
Fear of skin cancer can cause us to shun the sunlight altogether. But now it looks like there is more reason to go out and enjoy the warm summer sun.
A little sun and vitamin D may help prevent type 1 diabetes in children, new research points. New findings from the University of California […]
Thanks to everyone who shared their breakfast ideas as part of Kids Health Notes give-away of Envirokidz Cereals. That question wasn’t random. My daughter has allergies to dairy, eggs and nuts, so breakfast ideas are always a challenge, what with most prepared foods nowadays having ingredients she can’t have. So I made notes from your […]
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Written by Grace Ibay, M.H.S. [email] for b5media.
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