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Premature infants, toddlers more likely to have a sleep-related breathing disorder
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • Jun 11 07
A sleep-related breathing disorder among infants and toddlers born prematurely occurs earlier than expected in this population, and at higher rates than among full-term…
7 Ways for Kids to Have a Slimmer Summer
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jun 04 07
This might be the first generation of children who do not outlive their parents, says Amy Bohn, M.D., a family physician for the University…
Rotterdam bans cannabis-selling cafes near schools
• Children's Health • • Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 31 07
Almost half of Rotterdam’s coffee shops will be forced to stop selling cannabis because they are too close to secondary schools, Dutch news agency…
Cigarette Use May Explain Asthma Epidemic in Children
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 21 07
The rise in cigarette use by adults over the past century may explain the asthma epidemic in children according to a study published this…
Commonly used drug offers promise for premature babies
• Children's Health • • Drug News • May 17 07
Scientists have found evidence that the cox-2 inhibitor celecoxib, a common pain reliever used to treat arthritis, may offer a new way to reduce…
Teens with migraine at greater risk of suicide
• Children's Health • • Headaches • • Migraine • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 30 07
Teens who have chronic daily headache, especially those with migraine headaches, are at greater risk for suicide than teens who don’t have migraines, according…
Children with asthma have more emotional problems
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 25 07
Children with asthma may be at increased risk of certain behavioral, emotional and developmental problems, particularly if the asthma is severe, the results of…
Primary Urinary Tract Infection in Infants
• Children's Health • • Urine Problems • Apr 24 07
Wan, et al evaluated 95 infants who presented with a urinary tract infection. They reviewed the clinical and laboratory findings as well as the…
Heavy cannabis use by teens is more dangerous than alcohol
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 22 07
People who start using cannabis as teenagers are more likely than drinkers to suffer from mental illness, have relationship problems, and fail to…
The school that took on mobile phone companies
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Apr 22 07
Two giant mobile phone companies are to move a mast at a primary school, after parents claimed their children fell sick.
The mast…
Wi-Fi: Children at risk from ‘electronic smog’
• Children's Health • Apr 22 07
Britain’s top health protection watchdog is pressing for a formal investigation into the hazards of using wireless communication networks in schools amid mounting…
Breastfeeding’s weight benefit occurs in infancy
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • Apr 13 07
Children who were breastfed may be less likely to be overweight than their bottle-fed peers, and most of that benefit can be attributed to…
Poor diet puts teenagers’ health at risk
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Apr 11 07
A quarter of Australian teenagers eat fast food everyday and more than a third hardly ever eat fruit, a Deakin University study has found.
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Education may help parents use antibiotics wisely
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Apr 10 07
Simple education measures can improve low-income parents’ knowledge of proper antibiotic use, a new study shows.
Experts hope that a better-informed public will help…
Passive smoking linked with TB risk in children
• Children's Health • • Infections • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 05 07
A study conducted in South Africa suggests there is an association between passive smoking and increased risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children living…
Rise in UK’s child mortality rate is linked to inequality
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Apr 02 07
Britain has the second highest child death rate among the 24 richest countries in the world, with infants in the UK twice as…
Vaccine can help reduce frequent ear infections in children, research shows
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Apr 02 07
A vaccine has been shown to help reduce the number of infants and toddlers developing frequent ear infections, according to new research from Katherine…
Hall reveals her children have dyslexia
• Children's Health • Mar 28 07
The Texan model Jerry Hall has revealed that all her children with the lead singer of the Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, have dyslexia.
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Glaucoma diagnosis may be mistaken in some younger Chinese people
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 21 07
Many young and middle-aged people of Chinese ancestry told they are at risk of going blind from glaucoma may be getting incorrect information, say…
Prepubertal Gynecomastia Linked to Lavender and Tea Tree Oils
• Children's Health • • Cancer: Breast • • Endocrinology • • Gender: Male • Mar 21 07
Prepubertal gynecomastia is uncommon and idiopathic in over 90% of cases.
Not infrequently, urologists may identify gynecomastia in children as part of a routine…
Study suggests wearing no-line bifocals slows myopia progression in some children
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 14 07
Certain children who wear a special kind of no-line bifocal lenses show signs of slower progression of myopia than those who wear more conventional…
Emergency Medicaid for immigrants goes to childbirth
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • Mar 13 07
An analysis of state Emergency Medicaid spending contradicts assumptions about emergency care provided to recent immigrants, researchers from the University of North Carolina at…
Pacifier Use May Lower Risk of SIDS
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Mar 12 07
The risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the third leading cause of infant death, may be lowered through the use of a pacifier.…
Boy, 3, who fought off ten superbugs
• Children's Health • Mar 05 07
They say that cats have nine lives but three-year-old Joe Way has already gone one better.
The little boy has shown astonishing resilience by…
Miracle baby comes back from the dead
• Children's Health • Mar 05 07
After trying for 30 minutes to bring two-week-old Woody Lander back to life, doctors decided there was nothing more they could do and called…