| Updated: 7/03/2009 6:51 pm |
Published: 7/03/2009 3:08 pm |
Swine Flu is unstoppable
The Swine Flu epidemic is unstoppable. That's what the World Health Organization thinks. The WHO says more than 330 people worldwide have died from the H1N1 virus. More than 77 thousand have gotten sick. At a conference in Mexico on the flu, WHO Director Margaret warned governments to prepare for more victims:
"We are in phase 6, that is, we are in the early days of the 2009 influenza pandemic. As we see today, with well over 100 countries reporting cases, once a fully fit pandemic virus emerges, its further international spread is unstoppable," says Margaret Chan.
Pregnant women and people with chronic health problems are at greater risk. Chan says adults with high fevers lasting three days should get medical help and they need to do the same for infected children who remain lethargic or have trouble waking up.
Pregnancy and bone development
To raise a kid with strong bones, moms-to-be should watch their diets. A New England study says women who maintain a healthy, well balanced diet during pregnancy end up with kids who have stronger and bigger bones. The study compared the diets of nearly 200 pregnant women with their kids' bone health by age nine. Those born to the healthiest moms had 11 percent greater bone masses. The greater the bone mass, the less likely kids will later suffer osteoporosis.
Bed wetting may be sign of sleep apnea
Researchers say children who are overweight and wet the bed at night may have obstructive sleep apnea. Experts found both being overweight and wetting the bed are associated with the nighttime breathing disorder. However, they say overweight and bedwetting are not associated with each other. The study, done by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, looked at 149 children ages five to 15. Researchers say children who wet the bed are five times more likely to have sleep apnea than other kids their age.
