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Autism symptoms found reduced with fever

Parents of young people with autistic disorders often say they notice that symptoms calm down when the children have a fever. A new study confirms that this may be the case.
Writing in Pediatrics, researchers say children with disorders in what is known as the autism spectrum tend to be less irritable and hyperactive, among […]

All metabolic roads lead to mitochondrial (dys)-function.

All metabolic roads lead to mitochondrial (dys)-function.
Nutrition and physiological function Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care. 10(6):661-663, November 2007.
Saris, Wim HM a; Heymsfield, Steven B b

Tegaserod Use in Children: A Single-center Experience.

Tegaserod Use in Children: A Single-center Experience.
Original Articles Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition. 46(1):54-58, January 2008.
Liem, Olivia *,+; Mousa, Hayat M +; Benninga, Marc A *; Di Lorenzo, Carlo +
Abstract:
Background: Tegaserod is increasingly prescribed by pediatric gastroenterologists even though there are few published data concerning its use in children. The aim of […]

Don’t call him Mr. Mom

SAN FRANCISCO Nice work if you can get it. That’s the consensus of fairly affluent, well-educated fathers who stay home full time with their children, according to a pioneering study released over the weekend.
About 159,000 men in the USA are full-time fathers, more than triple the number a decade ago, Census data show. […]

Personal Health: No Gimmicks: Eat Less and Exercise More

A desire to turn over a new, more healthful leaf typically accompanies the start of a new year. My mail, for example, has been inundated with «health.nytimes.com» books, most of which offer yet another gimmick aimed ultimately at getting the gullible reader to eat less and «health.nytimes.com» more.
Publishers assume, correctly, that the shock of […]