Food So Important For Children's Skeletons
The foods our children eat in early life affects the health of their skeleton in later childhood, according to research revealed at the Ninth Bath Conference on Osteoporosis.
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Bristol Sports Team Win Gold In The United States
Scientists at the The University of Bristol have been awarded 1.9 million dollars (£1.2 million) by an American research agency to study children’s exercise and activity levels - and the connection with weight problems.
Working Mums: the Great Debate
New research indicate thats, at the age of three, there is no difference in activity levels or emotional development between children who attend day care and those who are cared for at home.
WCRF UK Awards £99,000 To Bristol University For Cancer Research
A team at Bristol University have been awarded £99,000 from World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK) to further investigate the relationship between early menarche and breast cancer.
Are Household Chemicals Connected To The Rise In Asthma?
Frequent use of household cleaning products and other chemicals in the home could be linked to cases of asthma among Britain’s children.
Breastfeeding – It’s All In The Mind
If a woman makes up her mind that she wants to breastfeed before her baby is born, she will nearly always succeed
Peanut Allergy May Be Linked To Skin Creams Containing Peanut Oil And To Soy Milk
Interim research findings from the Children of the 90s study have identified possible risk factors for the development of peanut allergy in children.
Fathers Cause Eczema Too
A new study of atopic disease in families has come to the conclusion that fathers play an equal part in the spread of eczema.
Air Fresheners Can Make Mothers And Babies Ill
Air fresheners and aerosols can make babies and their mothers ill, research from the University of Bristol’s Children of the 90s study has revealed.
Plea For Children Of The 90s Families To Come Forward
How would you like to see what your body looks like inside? That’s the offer being made to a group of South-west children.