A recent scientific study of the sugar substitute aspartame has concluded the widely used additive is safe, even among its heaviest users.

The review, "Aspartame: A Safety Evaluation Based on Current Use Levels, Regulations, and Toxicological and Epidemiological Studies," published in the September issue of Informa Healthcare's Critical Reviews in Toxicology (Volume 37, Issue 8, pp. 629-727), also identified serious flaws in two recent European studies that claimed to find a link between aspartame and cancer in rats

A British study has found that asthmatic people can be more prone to obesity because of their inability to exercise much.

Scientists at King's College and Imperial College, London, have also discovered a protein which increases appetite in cells closely associated with asthma, explaining why obese people are up to twice as likely to have asthma

Kellie Lim, a 26-year-old who lost her three limbs to a bout of bacterial meningitis in her early childhood, will step close to her destination to be a pediatrician this Friday when she graduates from University of California. Walking her way through a pair of prosthetic legs and relying on the power of her single hand, Lim is focused to study allergies and infectious diseases in children.

"Just having that experience of being someone so sick and how devastating that can be - not just for me but for my family too - gives me a perspective that other people don't necessarily have," says Lim

A study has found that the children of pregnant women, who ate fish and apples during pregnancy, are more likely to be protected against asthma and allergic diseases, than the ones who do not eat them.

The study, conducted at the University of Aberdeen, Britain, found that eating apples throughout pregnancy may protect against wheezing and asthma in 5-year-old children, while fish consumption may lower the risk of eczema, an allergic skin condition. The findings were to be presented Sunday at the American Thoracic Society's International Conference in San Francisco

Infectious diseases are not the widespread ailment affecting children's health like they once did.

The new millennium school children are suffering from obesity, depression and behavioral problems rather than the measles or mumps.

According to the Centre for Child and Community Health, a large number of young children, including toddlers and babies, are suffering from mental health issues as opposed to infections