Keep current with new health news updates. http://www.muschealth.com/ http://www.muschealth.com/favicon.gif http://www.muschealth.com/ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Two new studies highlight the complex genetic roots of autism The first says inheriting abnormal mutations of two common genes can raise the risk for developing the disease. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09766 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09766 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Experts say that safe driving education should be part of routine physicals for teens. Pediatricians are advised to ask teenagers during regular physical exams if they are driving. at MUSC http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09748 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09748 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT When Dr. Earl S. Ford read that the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) was recommending that children as young as eight be given cholesterol-lowering statins, he decided to check on the numbers http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09725 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09725 Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT Kids who spend more time outside - and away from the television set - are less likely to develop myopia, the inability to see things clearly at a distance. The findings were published in the medical journal Optometry and Vision Science. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09707 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09707 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT An apple a day while you are pregnant may indeed keep the doctor away. But the real beneficiary could be your unborn child, say researchers in the journal Thorax. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09684 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09684 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT Although genetics likely play a role in whether or not someone becomes overweight or obese, a family's lifestyle also has a major impact on the chances of a teenager developing a weight problem, a new study shows. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09641 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09641 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT The leading children's medical organization in the United States says that it has doubled the amount of vitamin D recommended for infants, children, and adolescents. The increase, from 200 international units (IU) to 400 IU per day was detailed at a meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09634 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09634 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT