Hi, There is a new site which deals with recent research into asthma. It includes clinical trials, jobs, scientific literature, laboratories studying asthma and much more. The site also ranks scientists which study this disease. The URL is: http://www.asthmascience.org Hope you find it useful...

It becomes clear why the presence of a foreskin is associated with unfortunate anti-social olfactory phenomena ... they are just not washed often enough ... Eeeeew. That's gross! ============================== Association between the intact foreskin and inferior standards of male genital hygiene...

Somebody didn't put the cap on right and a 15 month baby ate about 1/2 a Tylenol pill. She just put it in her mouth and it sort of melted. Anyone ever had to deal with that? It happened about one hour ago and baby seems to be sleeping it off.

http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/PA_NEWA10167291123676055A000?source=PA%20Feed Car exhausts may cause child cancer 11 August 2005 The development of cancer in childhood is strongly linked to pollution from engine exhausts, a researcher has claimed. Professor George Knox, from the...

Chickenpox vaccine lowers need for hospital care http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=210709&source=r_health NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There has been a marked drop in chickenpox-related hospitalizations, office visits and related expenditures since a routine chickenpox vaccination program...

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2001 Nov;20(11 Suppl):S40-4. Related Articles, Links Safety of combination vaccines: perception versus reality. Halsey NA. Institute for Vaccine Safety, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

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Combination vaccines safe for children SHOTS DO NOT OVERWHELM IMMUNE SYSTEM, STUDY SAYS Mercury News Wire Services Contrary to some fears, childhood combination vaccines, such as the measles, mumps and rubella shot, do not appear to overwhelm the immune system and make youngsters prone to other...

Maggie Fox, "Video games linked to aggression in boys", Reuters UK, August 20, 2005, Link: http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2005-08-19T231229Z_01_SPI973929_RTRIDST_0_HEALTH-AGGRESSION-DC.XML Most studies done on violence and video games support the...

Vaccine findings confirm fears. Some parents long suspected mercury levels were too high. By Marisa Lagos Staff Writer Published: Thursday, February 10, 2005 10:05 AM...

"Drug suicide risk fears renewed", BBC News, August 22, 2005, Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4172482.stm Further concerns have been raised about potential suicidal side effects of a commonly used antidepressant. The drug Seroxat (paroxetine) is already banned from use by...

Given the current case in the news... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4168172.stm What would you do if drug companies wouldn't let you use any of their products unless you signed a waiver?

"Children who eat fries raise their risk of breast cancer later in life", news-medical.net, August 21, 2005, Link: http://www.news-medical.net/?id=12574 According to a new study very young children who eat french fries frequently have a much higher risk of breast cancer as adults. The U.S....

From: Steve Subject: What "Bounce" will do for You! Every year, I get this interesting advice. . . . . . . A friend told me that the US Postal service sent out a message to all letter carriers to put a sheet of Bounce in their uniform pockets to keep yellow jackets away. Use them all the time...

http://www.pkids.org/AMJPRMED.pdf Autism and Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines Lack of Consistent Evidence for an Association Paul Stehr-Green, DrPH, MPH, Peet Tull, Michael Stellfeld, MD, Preben-Bo Mortenson, DrMedSC, Diane Simpson, MD, PhD Background: In 1999, concerns were raised that vaccines...

Maggie Fox, "U.S. obesity rates on rise-report", Reuters, August 23, 2005, Link: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2005-08-23T205403Z_01_HO375153_RTRIDST_0_USREPORT-OBESITY-DC.XML Americans are getting fatter in every state, with the exception of Oregon, and...

"Bangladeshi study finds zinc boosts survival rate for infants", Radio Australia, August 23, 2005, Link: http://www.abc.net.au/ra/news/stories/s1443885.htm Babies in developing countries who take a weekly dose of zinc can boost their chances of avoiding fatal pneumonia and diarrhoea, according to...

Starting about 18:00 local time today, my son has been turning the toilet water red when he pees. Not scarlet, but kind of a carmine-shaded red. He complains of no pain, has had no temperature changes or slackened energy (I'm ready for bed and he's still kickin'!), and no intake of "different"...

Back in my day in the 1980's Cell Phones, PDA's, GameBoys, Play Stations, X-boxes, Home PC's, Laptops, and the Internet was almost non existent in the home. I have to wonder how many more kids are being diagnosed as an ADD/ADHD client than in my day. And I wonder how kids can study with all the...

Who has a mattress they love? Where do you list sleep on your priority list? What mattress do you have at the moment? And what experiences have you had with mattresses or buying a mattress? I thought i would lend some helpful tips on what i have been going through recently and what i have always...