Traveler’s alert: Business travel linked to obesity and poor health
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 02 11
Road warriors who travel for business two weeks or more a month have higher body mass index, higher rates of obesity and poorer self-rated…
Cells talk more in areas Alzheimer’s hits first, boosting plaque component
• Brain • • Neurology • May 02 11
Higher levels of cell chatter boost amyloid beta in the brain regions that Alzheimer’s hits first, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in…
Parents have role in smoking prevention
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 02 11
Parents shouldn’t let up when it comes to discouraging their kids from smoking.
That’s the message of a study to be presented Monday, May…
Injured children may not be getting best possible care
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • May 02 11
Most injured children are not being treated at pediatric trauma centers, arguably the most appropriate location of care for young patients, according to a…
Early nutrition has a long-term metabolic impact
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • May 02 11
Nutrition during the first days or weeks of life may have long-term consequences on health, potentially via a phenomenon known as the metabolic programming…
2 tests better than 1 to diagnose diabetes in overweight children
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Obesity • May 02 11
A new study found that the recommended blood test may not be enough to catch type 2 diabetes in overweight children, missing more than…
Mayo Clinic finds new genetic cause of neurodegeneration
• Neurology • May 01 11
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered two mutations responsible for a devastating neurological condition they first identified 15 years ago. The researchers say their study…
Grandma was right: Infants do wake up taller
• Children's Health • May 01 11
Science is finally confirming what grandma knew all along: infants wake up taller right after they sleep.
Findings from the first study of its…
BPA exposure may be associated with wheezing in children
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • May 01 11
Exposure to the chemical bisphenol A during early pregnancy may be associated with wheezing in children, according to a Penn State College of Medicine…
Low vitamin D in kids may play a role in anemia
• Children's Health • • Anemia • May 01 11
Pediatricians from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and elsewhere have discovered a link between low levels of vitamin D and anemia in children.
The findings,…
Child malnutrition caused by more than lack of food
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • May 01 11
Giving poor families land on which to grow crops has been shown to improve child nutrition. New research also shows that giving families non-agricultural…
Children held captive in smoky vehicles
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 01 11
It is absolutely unacceptable to subject children to any tobacco smoke exposure in cars, according to the authors of an abstract to be presented…
Little fingers, big trouble
• Children's Health • • Public Health • May 01 11
It’s tough to keep kids safe when you’re traveling by car. First, you need to install a car seat, which many parents can attest…
How to raise a child who doesn’t bully
• Children's Health • • Weight Loss • May 01 11
With all of the media attention on young people being tormented by bullies and cyberbullies, parents may wonder what they can do to protect…
Errors put infants, children at risk for overdose of painkillers
• Children's Health • • Pain • May 01 11
Parents who give young children prescription painkillers should take extra care to make sure they give just the right amount. What they may be…
Stillbirths tied to secondhand smoke: study
• Childbirth • • Pregnancy • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 01 11
Pregnant women who live or work with smokers may be at slightly higher risk of having a stillbirth, suggests a study that adds to…