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pediatrics & child health News Archive

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Professor inducted into Medical Hall of Fame

October 6, 2016 — 
'She’s been the leader walking ahead into the dark, shining the light for the rest to follow.'

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Vogue: 4 Surprising Foods That Affect Your Baby During and After Pregnancy

May 17, 2016 — 
U of M's Meghan Azad talks about artificial sweetners

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Time: The Case Against Artificial Sweeteners Is Getting Stronger

May 10, 2016 — 
Meghan Azad, assistant professor in pediatrics and child health, got some press

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Maternal consumption of artificially sweetened beverages during pregnancy was significantly associated with infant body mass index at one year of age. // Photo: Wikimedia

Artificially sweetened beverages consumed in pregnancy linked to increased weight gain in infants

May 9, 2016 — 
Obesity may be rooted in early life with more than 20 per cent of preschool children classified as overweight

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Dr. Sara Israels

Q&A with Sara Israels

March 15, 2016 — 
On March 14 the U of M announced a unique professorship in hematology, which is named after Dr. Sara Israels father, Dr. Lyonel Israels

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New research links infant wheezing to long-term health

February 8, 2016 — 
Specific patterns of wheezing were associated with decreased lung function and increased risk of asthma by age 15

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Op-Ed: A wake-up call for the country

December 22, 2015 — 
As many as 40,000 Canadians are affected by kidney failure -- a problem that is increasing across the country, with significant consequences for our health system.

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CTV: Parents advised to introduce allergenic foods like peanuts early: review

October 20, 2015 — 
'We're in the midst of a food allergy epidemic, so prevention is really important'

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Prestigious national society recognizes professors

September 8, 2015 — 
Three University of Manitoba professors have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), the country’s most esteemed association of scholars and scientists.

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Active Living Centre Track

Workout for the brain, not the brawn

June 22, 2015 — 
If you're working out to lose weight, Jonathan McGavock would say you’re focusing on the wrong goal

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