IT is found that the attendance of preschool children aged one to six years is generally unsatisfactory in government clinics in Malaysia, compared to that of infants. Reports on Maternal and Child Health Services in various States of Malaysia (1979) showed that in 1978 the attendance of children aged one to four years ranged from 4.5% to 18% in all the States in Peninsular Malaysia except in M...

Equations for target height estimation designed for easy use in the Australian growth clinics are presented that are based on the standard deviation score method of Hermanussen and Cole. These equations are superior to the commonly used corrected midparental height method as they account for assortative mating and regression to the mean. Simulations using different mating types were performed t...

Stem cells have drawn extraordinary attention from scientists and the general public due to their potential to generate effective therapies for incurable diseases. At the same time, the production of embryonic stem cells involves a serious ethical issue concerning the destruction of human embryos. Although adult stem cells and induced pluripotential cells do not pose this ethical objection, the...

Orphans are an increasing problem in developing countries particularly in Africa; due to the HIV/AIDS pandemic; and needs collective effort in intervention processes by including all stakeholders right from the grass roots level. This paper attempts to present the role of traditional healers in psychosocial support for orphan children in Dar-es-Salaam City with special focus on those whose pare...

T HE DOUBLE-BLIND PLACEBO, RANDOMIZED controlled study by Cohen et al investigated the effectiveness of Chizukit (Hadas Corp Ltd, Yokneam, Israel), an herbal preparation of echinacea, propolis, and vitamin C, in preventing respiratory tract infection in children. This study enrolled 430 children, aged 1 to 5 years, from 10 primary care community clinics in Israel. Children were randomized to tr...