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- 7/7/2011
Ottawa focused on children, says MP Dr. Kellie Leitch
But CPS president argues changes needed as Canada ranks poorly in many international child-welfare surveys - 7/7/2011
Nurses urge Toronto Mayor to put public health and well-being ahead of ideology
More than 2,000 nurses write letters urging Ford to accept Ontario's offer to pay for two public health nurses. - 7/6/2011
Vitamin D deficiency common among IBD patients
Even in sunshine-rich Florida, vitamin D deficiency was frequently observed among patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), researchers reported at the Digestive Disease Week meeting here. - 7/6/2011
Teens lose sleep due to heavy video gaming
Watching TV doesn’t have the same impact, U.S. study shows - 7/6/2011
Researcher points to statins as a cause of type 2 diabetes
Researcher believes relationship to be causal; but benefit is lower mortality - 7/6/2011
Psychotropic scripts increasing for Canadian kids
Second-generation antipsychotic use growing—all of it, off-label - 7/6/2011
Peanut components may improve allergy detection
Ara h2 may be most useful protein for more accurate diagnosis - 7/6/2011
Obesity: a growing problem in Canada
About 25% of Canadian adults and 8.6% of children and youth (ages 6 to 17) are obese, according to a joint report issued by the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information. From 1981 to 2007/09, obesity rates approximately doubled among male and female adults and youth. In addition, fitness levels are declining. - 7/6/2011
Mothers’ oral contraceptive use not associated with asthma in kids
Norwegian study refutes findings suggesting respiratory problems linked to mothers’ use of such birth control before pregnancy - 7/6/2011
Milder manifestations predict who may outgrow milk allergy
Ability to tell who will outgrow allergy has treatment implications - 7/6/2011
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