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NHLBI Study Shows Weight Concerns Increase Girls’ Risk Of Becoming Smokers
Concern about weight and the drive to be thin increase the risk a girl will become a daily smoker by the time she’s 18 or 19 years old, according to a new study sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Weight concerns increased the risk for both black and white girls.
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Tiny Wounds On Eye May Lead To Big Problems In Certain Cases
Almost one in 13 soft contact lens wearers in a recent study had abrasions on their corneas severe enough to lead to infections or other problems. more
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Study Investigates Molecular Events That Control Immune Memory
The results of a new University of Iowa study challenge an old assumption about how the immune system responds to an infection and could have important implications for improving vaccine efficiency. The study appears online in Nature Immunology (advance of print publication at http://immunol.nature.com) on June 3. more
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Acute Stress Disorder Is Common Among Children And Parents Following Pediatric Traffic Injury
In 90 percent of families with children injured in a traffic crash, the child or a parent will suffer at least one significant acute stress symptom, according to a study at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. And 25 percent of children and parents experience more pervasive symptoms that warrant clinical attention. Nancy Kassam-Adams, Ph.D. and Flaura K. Winston, M.D., Ph.D., co-authors of the study in the June 2002 issue of Pediatrics, offer guidelines for assessing acute stress symptoms in children and parents. more
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Increased Use Of Some Calcium Supplements And Calcium-Fortified Foods Could Lead To Phosphorus Shortage
The widespread fortification of calcium in the food supply combined with the increased popularity of calcium supplements may lead to a phosphorus shortage, suggests a new study in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition. more
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