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Giant Snails Could Address Malnutrition
20 November 2009
A nutritionist in Nigeria says that malnutrition and iron deficiency in schoolchildren could be reduced in her country by baking up snail pie. In a research paper to be published in the International Journal of Food Safety...
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Asthma A Significant Risk Factor For Complications In Children With H1N1
20 November 2009
A new study on pediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with pandemic H1N1 compared with the seasonal flu. The study (http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj...
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A Risk Factor In Childhood Asthma Symptoms May Be Mother's Depression
20 November 2009
Asthma symptoms can worsen in children with depressed mothers, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center published online in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology...
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