HIV is more efficiently acquired during receptive anal intercourse (AI) compared to vaginal intercourse (VI) and may contribute substantially to female sex workers’ (FSW) high HIV burden. We aim to determine how common and frequent AI is among FSW globally. We searched PubMed, Embase and Psyc...
Among kids with chILD, some are born with it and others have it later in childhood. Adults can get interstitial lung disease, too, but the causes and outcomes are often different. Causes ChILD can crop up without a known cause. On the other hand, certain genes, toxins, or other diseases...
Strep throatis a common childhood illness. Some kids get it again and again, and a simple round ofantibioticsusually clears it up. But for a small number of children, the infection triggers strange behavior changes known as PANDAS syndrome. PANDAS stands for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric D...
Classic Fabry disease is the less common and more severe form of Fabry, characterized by virtually absent (less than 1% of normal) alpha-Gal A activity. Symptoms affecting the nervous system, skin, eyes, and gastrointestinal system usually emerge in childhood or adolescence and eventually progress...
(behind smoking), obesity is a serious public health concern with far-reaching implications and reams of studies have linked it with more than 200 chronic diseases. Here are a few: Heart Disease Carrying around excess amounts of weight can put pressure on the heart, forcing it to work ...
Indeed, HMPV is a common cause of acute respiratory disease in children in every country examined, and most children get the infection for the first time by age 5. One study using samples collected over 25 years in the U.S. found that HMPV was the second most common cause of lung infe...
Your LIFE: Are YOU Safe from Children's Diseases? MANY KIDS SUFFER THE MISERY OF MUMPS AND MEASLES BUT WHAT IF YOU DON'T CATCH CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES UNTIL YO... Read the full-text online article and more details about "Your LIFE: Are YOU Safe from Children's Diseases? MANY KIDS SUFFER ...
Longevity, defined as the length of life, is a concept often associated with living to 90 or 100 years and is a goal deeply rooted in human aspirations across cultures and eras [1, 2]. In Chinese society, a common wish for the older adults is to ‘live to be a hundred.’ However,...
Childhood obesity is an epidemic. What can be done to address this issue? What disorders result? Childhood Obesity: As the years pass, we continue to see upward trends in childhood obesity. Factors contributing to this are likely the availability of fast foods, in...
The average IQ score is volatile during childhood and adolescence, although it is not clear why, but after that, it remains stable throughout life. The average IQ of the population in general, however, has increased over time. This is known as the Flynn Effect, named after James Flynn who...