Posted by: admin on: July 8, 2011
By law, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Dietary Guidelines for Americans are reviewed and updated every 5 years to keep our health moving forward. The new guidelines, Dietary Guidelines for America, are different from previous versions in several ways. They are addressing a nation where most are undernourished when it comes to several […]
Posted by: admin on: July 8, 2011
A simple febrile convulsion is a brief (< 10 min duration) generalized convulsion in a febrile (> 38oC) child aged between 6 months and 6 years, with no previous afebrile seizures, no progressive neurological condition and no signs of a CNS infection. Management of the convulsion This is described in detail in the Convulsions guidelines.
Posted by: admin on: July 8, 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity Many people who are overweight and obese either don’t realize it or are in denial — and too few doctors are setting them straight, according to a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers analyzed data on roughly 5,500 people who took part in government health surveys between 2005 and 2008. […]