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Tongue Tie / Ankyloglossia

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Tongue tie, also known as ankyloglossia, is a congenital disorder that can affects a variety of functions from speech to feeding. Signs of tongue tie include lisping, difficulty in breast feeding.

More Kids Use Antipsychotic, Antidepressant Drugs In Australia, Study Shows

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More Aussie kids have begun using powerful antipsychotic, antidepressant medications, a study shows. Researchers at the University of Sydney studied the prescription patterns of psychiatric medications for kids and teenagers from 2009 to 2012. The number of kids in the age group of 10-14 prescribed antidepressants soared by more than a third, whereas prescriptions for anti-psychotic medications increased by almost 50 per cent. Attention Deficit ...

Funds Raised For Treatment Of Arian Battling Deadly Hunter Syndrome

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An initiative mooted by the CNN-IBN in partnership with change.org has helped raise funds close to 11 lakhs for the treatment of 12-year-old Arian suffering from the deadly Hunter syndrome. Arian hailing from Howrah was diagnosed with Hunter syndrome, a rare genetic disorder, which affects the liver, stomach and kidneys and causes limb stiffness. If not given proper treatment, it may cause death. The boy earnestly waits for Durga Puja every year ...

Facebook, Twitter Routine Platforms For E-Cigarette Marketing, Study Claims

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Traditional and social networking platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, are routinely used for promotion of E-cigarette use, claims a new study. /br Advertising for conventional cigarettes has long been banned in the US. Researchers from the University of Illinois have found that E-cigarettes are advertised on Twitter on a routine basis, and tweets often have links to commercial websites promoting e-cigarette use. "There is ...

Physical Fitness may Help Improve Academic Performance

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Physical activity during adolescence and childhood may help improve physical and mental health throughout life. However, a growing body of evidence suggests that it may also play a key role in brain health and academic performance. In a new study scheduled for publication in the iJournal of Pediatrics/i, researchers studied the independent and combined influence of components of physical fitness on academic performance. Cardiorespiratory capacity, muscular ...

Moroccan Health Minister Advises Against Hajj Due to MERS Threat

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The deadly MERS virus has already killed nearly 300 people so far, and Morocco's health minister has advised the country's Muslim faithful to avoid making pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia this year. Last week, the health ministry urged the sick and the frail to postpone any planned pilgrimages until 2015, and circulated among those determined to go information on the health risks from the virus. Speaking in parliament Tuesday, Lahoucine Louardi appeared to ...

NASA and ESA Astronauts Watching FIFA World Cup Up in Space

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NASA astronauts Steve Swanson and Reid Wiseman and ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst of Germany are watching the 2014 FIFA World Cup action on the International Space Station via a stream set up aboard the station. The ISS crew also released a video recently where they are seen playing soccer aboard the space station with limited gravity and along with that a message of good luck to the players, teams and fans for the game, CNet reported. Though the astronauts ...

Sleeping for More Hours Improve Cognition in Aging Populations

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Turning to sleep gadgets like wristbands, sound therapy and sleep-monitoring smartphone apps is maybe a good idea. A new University of Oregon-led study of middle-aged or older people who get six to nine hours of sleep a night think better than those sleeping fewer or more hours. The study, published in the June issue of the iJournal of Clinical Sleep Medicine/i, reaffirms numerous small-scale studies in the United States, Western Europe and Japan, ...

Chemical Strategy Hints at Better Drugs for Diabetes, Osteoporosis

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UW-Madison graduate student Ross Cheloha and his mentor, Sam Gellman, along with collaborators at Harvard Medical School, have built a version of a parathyroid hormone that resists degradation in laboratory mice, by swapping replacement parts into the backbone of a synthetic hormone. As a result, the altered hormone can stay around longer - and at much higher concentration, says Gellman, professor of chemistry at the UW. Hormones are signaling molecules ...

No Correlation Between Hydrolyzed Protein Formula and Development of Diabetes-Associated Autoantibodies

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There is no correlation between the consumption of hydrolyzed protein formula or a cow's milk-based formula and the development of diabetes-associated autoantibodies in children younger than seven. This is according to a worldwide research study published in the iJournal of the American Medical Association/i (iJAMA/i). The Trial to Reduce Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus in the Genetically at Risk (TRIGR) study, which examines possible reduction ...

Controlling Ragweed Pollen on Detroit Vacant Lots

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Occasional mowing is worse than no mowing at all, when it comes to controlling hay fever-triggering ragweed plants on Detroit vacant lots, and promoting reforestation might be the best solution. Those are the findings of a new University of Michigan study that surveyed vacant lots in several Detroit neighborhoods for ragweed, counting the number of ragweed plants and estimating how often each lot was mowed. The researchers found that ragweed was significantly ...

Vitamin A Derivative Potentially Treats Type 2 Diabetes: Research

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Obesity, type 2 diabetes, and their complications are a veritable epidemic worldwide. Researchers at the University of Montreal and CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) recently demonstrated the potential of retinoic acid (RA), a derivative of Vitamin A, in treating obesity and type 2 diabetes and preventing their cardiovascular complications. The findings were presented June 6, 2014 at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Nutrition Society in Saint John's, Newfoundland. ...

Microwave Helmet Strokefinder Differentiates Bleeding Strokes from Clot-Induced Strokes

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For rapid and accurate diagnosis of stroke patients, the results from the initial clinical studies involving the microwave helmet Strokefinder confirm the usefulness of microwaves. This is shown in a scientific article being published on June 16. Strokefinder enables earlier diagnosis than current methods, which improves the possibility to counteract brain damage. In the article, researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sahlgrenska Academy ...

Chikungunya Mutation Places Several Continents at Risk of Epidemic: Study

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Researchers of University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston were able to predict further adaptations of the chikungunya virus that recently spread from Africa to several continents. It will likely result in even more efficient transmission and infection of more people by this virus strain. A key factor in a viruses' potential to sustain its circulation and ultimately cause disease is its ability to adapt to new host environments. The number and complexity of ...

First Canadian Guideline for Bell's Palsy

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The first Canadian guideline for Bell's palsy is aimed at helping physicians manage and treat patients during the acute phase as well as recovery. Bell's palsy is facial weakness or paralysis caused by facial nerve damage. The guideline, published in emCMAJ/em (emCanadian Medical Association Journal/em), is based on the growing body of recent evidence on the condition. Bell's palsy is damage to the facial nerve that results in sudden weakness ...

Survival Time for Treatments of Rare Eye Cancer Compared in New Study

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In patients with advanced uveal melanoma, treatment with the agent selumetinib, compared with chemotherapy, resulted in an improved cancer progression-free survival time and tumor response rate, but no improvement in overall survival, shows a study in the June 18 issue of emJAMA/em. The modest improvement in clinical outcomes was accompanied by a high rate of adverse events. Uveal melanoma arises from melanocytes within the choroid layer of the eye. ...

Prescription Painkillers Kill More People Than Heroin and Cocaine Overdose Combined

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Shocking findings from research show the number of deaths involving commonly prescribed painkillers is higher than the number of deaths by overdose from heroin and cocaine combined. The findings have been observed by researchers at McGill University. In a first-of-its-kind review of existing research, the McGill team has put the spotlight on a major public health problem: the dramatic increase in deaths due to prescribed painkillers, which were involved in more ...

Survey China Leads BRICS Nations in Higher Education

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In a survey of school from five major developing 'BRICS' nations, Chinese universities have led the rankings despite problems and restrictions on academic freedom. China took six of the top 10 slots in a study of schools there and in Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa by the London-based rankings firm QS. The report placed Tsinghua and Peking University, both in Beijing, in first and second place, and said China was "the most likely of the BRICS ...

Deadly Bird Flu H7N9 may Spread to India, Bangladesh and Other Countries

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The dangerous strain of avian flu, H7N9 which is responsible for many deaths in China, may actually be spreading to other areas like Indonesia, Vietnam, India and Bangladesh, a new study suggests. Researchers from the Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Oxford University, and the Chinese Center of Disease Control and Prevention analyzed new data showing the distribution and density of live poultry markets ...

Fashion Follows Food Trucks, Hits the Roads in the US

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Food trucks line up and offer soups and sandwiches to the crowd during lunchtime on a square in Arlington. Lia Lee's truck is there, too -- but she's selling dresses and jewelry. "I just restocked this blouse. This is a very nice office top -- perfect for summer," the 27-year-old Lee told one customer browsing in her Street Boutique, a cream and black truck parked in this Washington suburb. Food trucks have already taken many US cities by storm, but ...

The Original Godzilla Still Relevant and Raging After 60 Years of Release

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The original Godzilla -- a man in a rubber suit -- has hit screens in Japan again, as relevant as ever as the digitalised Hollywood reboot stomps its way to box office success around the world. The 1954 classic, which spawned more than two dozen follow-ups, has been cleaned up for a two-week run in Tokyo to mark the 60th anniversary of the monster from the deep. Despite the shaky sets and the all-too-obvious latex costumes, a new generation of movie-goers ...

Young Blind Footballers Take to the Pitch

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As the pupils in a classroom for the blind quietly follow a French lesson in braille, it is clear that they are impatient to get outside to play football. On the school grounds is a dusty red dirt pitch where three times a week, they chase a special ball containing a bell in a version of football for the blind. "It's my passion," said Mamadou Thiam, 18, who has been playing this game for two years. "My ambition is to play in the big international competitions." ...

Tax Credits Bring Down Insurance Costs for Kansas City Buyers

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In Missouri and Kansas the cost of health insurance on the online federal exchange was (Dollar) 59 and (Dollar) 67 a month respectively on an average for those eligible for tax credits. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said that the tax credits for eligible consumers cut the average premium cost by half when bought on the online federal site. Missouri and Kansas were among states that did not establish state sites for private insurers to offer plans. Blue ...