Children's Health

Overweight people eat less often: study

Overweight adults eat less often than people in the normal body weight range, but still take in more calories and are less active over…    

Hemoglobin and Blood Pressure Levels, Male Gender Linked to “Silent” Strokes in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia

Factors such as low hemoglobin levels, increased systolic blood pressure, and male gender are linked to a higher risk of silent cerebral infarcts (SCIs),…    

Childhood obesity - what are the health risks?

It is widely suspected that the current wave of obesity among children will result in greater rates of cardiovascular disease and diabetes over the…    

Children experience differing changes one year after a sibling’s death from cancer

The majority of children experience personal changes and changes in relationships one year after their sibling has died from cancer; however, positive and negative…    

Future obesity may be predicted at 3.5 years of age

Researchers can predict which children are most likely to become obese by examining their mothers’ behaviour around their birth, according to a recent University…    

U.S. panel advises testing children for cholesterol

Children from ages 9 to 11 should be routinely screened for high cholesterol so that action can be taken to avoid the development of…    

California making headway in battle against childhood obesity but successes are uneven

A new study released today offers hope that California may finally be getting a handle on its 30-year battle with childhood obesity, but it…    

Cooking in the classroom to fight childhood obesity

Based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other reports that childhood obesity has tripled over the past 30 years, we recognize the…    

Sowing the seeds of the obesity epidemic in babyhood

The growth charts pediatricians use at well-baby visits can predict a baby’s risk for obesity later in life, finds a population-based study from Children’s…    

Sleep Apnea Linked to Teen Obesity

Obese adolescents have an increased risk of sleep apnea or abnormal breathing during sleep, according to a study presented at the American College of…    

New interventions, recommendations for controlling allergies & asthma in children

Financial strain and competing priorities at home may contribute to greater number of hospital readmissions of children with asthma from single-parent homes compared to…    

Body weight, sleep-disordered breathing and cognition linked in children

Researchers at the University of Chicago have found important new relationships between obesity, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and cognitive processing among elementary school children.

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Soft drink makers target U.S. youth online: study

U.S. children and teenagers are seeing far more soda advertising than before, with blacks and Hispanics the major targets, as marketers have expanded online,…    

NIH scientists discover link among spectrum of childhood diseases

An international collaboration of scientists, including researchers at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a part of the National…    

Children suffer unnecessarily from chronic postoperative pain

Are children suffering needlessly after surgery? UC Irvine anesthesiologists who specialize in pediatric care believe so.

An operation can be one of…    

2.5 million California children still at risk of secondhand smoke exposure

Despite having the second-lowest smoking rate in the nation, California is still home to nearly 2.5 million children under the age of 12 who…    

Newborn preemies more vocal when parents are near

Even tiny preemies hospitalized after birth can make baby sounds—especially when their parents are talking to them, a small study suggests.

Very…    

Does My Child Need a Flu Shot or Not?

It’s a common question parents ask themselves this time of year: Does my child really need a flu shot? Though the flu may seem…    

Profanity on TV linked to kids’ aggression

Middle-school kids who hear swear words on TV or in video games may act more aggressively toward their peers, physically or otherwise, a small…    

Can breastfeeding reduce pain in preterm infants?

Poorly managed pain in the neonatal intensive care unit has serious short- and long-term consequences, causing physiological and behavioral instability in preterm infants and…    

For Obese Children, Less is More When it Comes to General Anesthesia

A study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 this week found that obese children required much smaller doses of the anesthetic propofol than non-obese children to…    

Infants should sleep on their backs, Pediatric group says

Putting babies to sleep on their backs on a firm crib mattress in the same room as the parents is among an list of…    

AAP expands guidelines for infant sleep safety and SIDS risk reduction

Since the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended all babies should be placed on their backs to sleep in 1992, deaths from Sudden Infant…    

Babies and toddlers should learn from play, not screens

The temptation to rely on media screens to entertain babies and toddlers is more appealing than ever, with screens surrounding families at home, in…    

More intersections mean less outdoor activity for children

High intersection density and well-connected streets in towns and cities may discourage children from being active and exercising outdoors, according to a Queen’s University…