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Cluster of Down’s Babies
13 November, 2000 CLUSTER OF DOWN’S BABIES A CLUSTER of six Down’s syndrome babies has been born to women who attended the same Irish school in 1956 and 1957. The babies were born in the early 1980s but it has taken until now to study all the factors that might have contributed. Today it was…
News: Day care could prevent childhood cancers
Sending your baby to day care during the first months of life could help protect them against childhood leukamia, according to the UK group, The Leukaemia Research Fund. The study, carried out over the course of 10 years, found that early exposure to common infections helps to prime the immune system, whilst reduced exposure during…
Test : suncreams
About this test A child’s skin is particularly vulnerable to sun damage and the more damage it gets the greater the risk of cancer in later life. Sunscreens can help protect your child’s skin if they are of factor 15 or above, applied generously – well before the child is exposed to the sun –…
Suncreams on test
Sunsense toddler milk Ambre Solaire sun lotion Proderm sun block mousse E45 sun block E45 sun lotion Soltan baby lotion Soltan baby aftersun Johnson’s suncare baby cream Sunsense Sunsense is made in Australia and the Factor 50 Toddler Milk roll-on (50ml) is specially designed for sensitive skin. It’s also water resistant and dermatologically tested. Sunsense…
Posted in Buying for your baby
Tagged eczema, Health, Prevention, radiation, Sam, Soltan, Sun tanning, Sunscreen, The Sun, Ultraviolet, Waves
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Pylons may cause cancer risk in children
Children living near some electricity pylons could face an increased risk of contracting leukaemia. The claim comes in a report after months of analysis into cancer cases of people living near power lines. It would be the first time a government body has recognised a link between power lines and increased levels of childhood cancer.…
Pylons may pose cancer risk for children
Children living near some electricity pylons could face an increased risk of contracting leukaemia. The claim comes in a report after months of analysis into cancer cases of people living near power lines. It would be the first time a government body has recognised a link between power lines and increased levels of childhood cancer.…
Radiation could be a threat to fertility
Radiation from electrical appliances and power lines may impair female fertility, according to the results of a recent research project. A group of Italian scientists exposed cells from the ovaries of mice to low-frequency electromagnetic fields. They found that one third of the samples exposed to the radiation developed normally, while 80 percent of those that had received no…
Posted in Infertility, News
Tagged Fertility, Infertility, Ionizing radiation, National Radiological Protection Board, radiation
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