From the monthly archives:

May 2007

A recent article in BBC News talks about research on the effectiveness of children drinking copious amounts of apple juice would be less likely to develop asthma symptoms. It doesn’t necessarily be fresh apple juice as the scientists found that juice made from apple juice concentrate is just as effective. Surprisingly, eating an apple doesn’t […]

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Now I Know Why I’m Bad at Maths

by Isaak Kwok on May 23, 2007

in Child Health,News

Now I know why I’m bad at maths! Just by looking at my fingers!! According to research done by the Bath University in the UK and published in British Journal of Psychology, children’s academic strengths can be predicted by the relative lengths of the fingers”. From the study of 75 seven-year-old children, those with shorter […]

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Childhood Years Impact Fertility

by Isaak Kwok on May 22, 2007

in Child Health,Parenting

Was intrigued by the title when I saw it in my feed reader. After reading the BBC News article, I realized that the research done was only applicable to women. Basically, they studied groups of women from Bangladesh that migrated to the UK on different stages in life. The research shows that women who spent […]

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