Parent-child play therapy relieves depression in preschoolers A form of play therapy between parents and their toddlers can relieve depression in preschoolers, according to child psychiatry researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Known as parent-child interaction therapy, the play-based technique has been used successfully to treat hyperactivity and disruptive disorders. The […]

NIMH Teams Up to Study ASD Rates in Somali-American Children Members of a Federal Advisory Group on Autism Mobilize in Response to a Mother’s Plea  NIMH, along with three other NIH Institutes, will be supporting a joint effort with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Autism Speaks, a private advocacy organization, to […]

Nick offers the salad he prepared from the garden to his clubmates. I recently visited the Willie Mays Boys and Girls Club to find out from the children what participating in USDA’s Summer Food Service Program means to them.  Year-round, afternoons at the Club means the children get to cook a healthy bean and kale soup, […]

Everyone Can Help Make Breastfeeding Easier, Surgeon General Says in “Call to Action” Benjamin cites health benefits, offers steps for families, clinicians and employers WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 20, 2011 – Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin today issued a “Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding”, outlining steps that can be taken to remove some of the […]

United States and China Launch Public-Private Partnership on Healthcare Increasing collaboration in the healthcare sector Washington, D.C. — Today, on the occasion of the State Visit of President Hu Jintao to the United States, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of […]

Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on vote by U.S. House of Representatives to repeal the Affordable Care Act “Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, Americans are finally getting the freedom and security they deserve in their health care. “Over the last ten months, I have seen firsthand how the law is making a difference […]

Saw palmetto Treatments
In men: used to treat and relieve symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); shrinks the prostate and releases the squeeze of the urethra, so that, urine flows normally; increases urine volume, decreases frequent urination, and more ease of urination.
In women: helps relieve painful periods and regulates the menstrual cycle; stimulates the production of prolactin, a female hormone that promotes breast enlargement. Used to treat urinary tract and bladder infections; has an aphrodisiac effect by enhancing sexual functioning and sexual desire.

The specific type of birth defect depends on the systems in the fetus developing at the time of alcohol exposure. Organ systems are most vulnerable to damage by alcohol during the period of most dynamic development. The damage seen in animal models roughly corresponds to weeks 3 to 8 in human pregnancy. However, if a woman drinks any time throughout her pregnancy, damage may occur.

Proposed Changes Will Improve the Health and Wellbeing of Children Nationwide and Help Address Childhood Obesity Crisis. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2010 – USDA today announced the nationwide expansion of at-risk afterschool meals to promote improvements in health and nutrition in Child Care settings. The expansion is part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 […]

URMC Orthopaedics Research, Clinical Work, Highlighted at Meeting Faculty Experts Discuss Bisphosphonates, Lead Exposure, Staph Infection The University of Rochester Medical Center Orthopaedics faculty made a strong showing last week at the Orthopaedics Research Society annual meeting Jan. 13 to 16, 2011, in Long Beach, Calif. Several researchers and clinicians attended and presented data on […]