Children born “small for gestational age” — that is, significantly
smaller than most babies born after the same number of weeks of
pregnancy — appear to be at increased risk for rapid gains in
weight and body fat during adulthood, researchers from Paris,
France report.

Milk may be a treatment for milk allergy. In a carefully controlled
study, researchers from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and Duke
University found that giving milk-allergic children milk in
increasingly higher doses over time eased their allergic reactions
to milk and even helped some of the children completely overcome
their milk allergy.

Pop star Britney Spears’ 2-year-old son was taken to the hospital
over the weekend after he had a reaction to something he ate, a
statement on the singer’s Web site said on Monday.

Physical activity levels are low in adolescents with juvenile
idiopathic arthritis, and this appears to be unrelated to disease
activity, study findings in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatism
indicate.

But researchers are working on new therapies to combat the problem

A survey of nurses in elementary and middle schools found that food
allergy action plans for students with food allergies are used
inconsistently.

Findings could produce treatments to reduce cravings, expand
calorie burn

Agency says it contains coumarin, which is related to ingredient in
blood thinners

Plenty of vigorous exercise can cut a healthy, older woman’s breast
cancer risk by 30 percent, researchers said on Friday.

Giving children a type of “good bacteria” during their first 6
months of life doesn’t reduce their risk of developing allergies in
early childhood, researchers from Australia report.