Children's Health

Childhood Sun Exposure May Lower Risk of MS

People who spent more time in the sun as children may have a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) than people who…    

Improvement following ADHD treatment sustained in most children

Most children treated in a variety of ways for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) showed sustained improvement after three years in a major follow-up…    

Very Young Babies Vulnerable to Sudden Death While Seated

Very young babies are vulnerable to sudden death, when seated, warns a study published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.…    

Flat Feet Can Slow Down Back to School Kids

The first few weeks of school are always difficult for children transitioning from the lazy days of summer to the rigorous schedule of classes…    

Pharmacokinetics of tramadol in children

The recent studies focusing on the pharmacokinetics of tramadol in children contributed to the increase popularity of tramadol as an analgesic alternative in clinical…    

Antibiotics Don’t Prevent Future Urinary Tract Infections in Children

After a first childhood urinary tract infection (UTI), daily antibiotics may not prevent another such infection, and may actually increase the risk that the…    

Low vitamin D levels may be common in otherwise healthy children

Many otherwise healthy children and adolescents have low vitamin D levels, which may put them at risk for bone diseases such as rickets. African…    

Bullied teens often take pain-killers to cope

Adolescents who are victims of bullying are likely to take more medications than their peers, a Danish study shows.

“We fear that…    

Men and women equally transmit genetic risk of MS to their children

Men and women with multiple sclerosis (MS) equally transmit the genetic risk of the disease to their children, according to a study published June…    

Mothers’ Second-hand Smoke Exposure Linked to Psychological Problems in Kids

Children whose mothers were exposed to second-hand smoke while they were pregnant have more symptoms of serious psychological problems compared to the offspring of…    

Teens Often Take Prescription Drugs Prescribed for Peers

Caregivers have been prescribing psychotropic medication for adolescents in increasing numbers. Although the prescriptions may be appropriate, sometimes the medication ends up in the…    

Scientists identify first gene linked to scoliosis

Physicians have recognized scoliosis, the abnormal curvature of the spine, since the time of Hippocrates, but its causes have remained a mystery—until now. For…    

Self-hypnosis helps kids with frequent headaches

Self-hypnosis training is an effective treatment for chronic recurrent headaches in children and adolescents, new research suggests.

Dr. Daniel P. Kohen, from…    

Thrombolysis for Acute Stroke in Pediatrics

Thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for patients with acute stroke began in the eighties. After several small series and some pilot trials, the…    

Is It Time for a Large, Collaborative Study of Pediatric Stroke?

Childhood stroke, although rare, results in significant mortality and long-term morbidity. The lack of information about risk factors for childhood stroke recently led an…    

Children of Smokers Have Five Times Higher Levels of a Nicotine Toxin

Children who have at least one parent who smokes have 5.5 times higher levels of cotinine, a byproduct of nicotine, in their urine, according…    

Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Affects Attention in Early School Years

Adding to the evidence that maternal drug use can have lasting effects, a new study finds that young schoolchildren of cocaine-using moms scored more…    

Recurrence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Has Been Overestimated

Recurrence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is rare and has been overestimated by studies which have tried to quantify it, says a review…    

Premature infants, toddlers more likely to have a sleep-related breathing disorder

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

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

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

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

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

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 with asthma may be at increased risk of certain behavioral, emotional and developmental problems, particularly if the asthma is severe, the results of…