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Breastfeeding keeps my four-year-old’s ADHD at bay, so I won’t stop
• Children's Health • Aug 24 15
Vickie Krevatin’s four-year-old son Jessy was at a party last week that left him uncontrollable with excitement. When Vickie’s attempts to stop him…
High sugar consumption among children relates to poor family functioning, study finds
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Aug 22 15
The quality of general family functioning is a major determinant of healthy dietary habits - according to new research published in the Journal of…
New diagnostic tools for dehydration severity in children
• Children's Health • Aug 21 15
Dehydration from diarrhea, either from viral infection or cholera, accounts for 10 percent of all child deaths worldwide. Though it’s a pervasive problem, there…
What clinicians need to know about bilingual development in children
• Children's Health • Aug 17 15
Bilingual children pose unique challenges for clinicians, and, until recently, there was little research on young bilinguals to guide clinical practice. In the past…
SLU research finds hospital physicians fail to identify, address weight issues in children
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Aug 05 15
Physicians and physician trainees fail to identify or address overweight/obesity in over 90 percent of hospitalized children, according to new research from a Saint…
Teen marijuana use not linked to later depression, lung cancer, other health problems, study finds
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 04 15
Chronic marijuana use by teenage boys does not appear to be linked to later physical or mental health issues such as depression, psychotic symptoms…
Eating habits matter most with overweight children
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 17 15
A recent study looks at why some children put on weight faster than others. The study’s goal is to identify factors that can lead…
Obesity-related behaviors increase when school’s out
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 14 15
Regardless of family income, children on summer break consume more sugar, watch more television, and eat fewer vegetables than the rest of the year,…
MRI studies point to brain connectivity changes in autism spectrum disorders
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 14 15
Studies using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques are beginning to reveal differences in brain connectivity—the ways that different parts of the brain are connected…
Obesity drug has no effect on baby birthweights, study finds
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • • Obesity • Jul 10 15
Treating obese pregnant women with a diabetes drug does not stop their babies from being born overweight, a study has found.
Doctors had hoped…
Millions of children’s lives saved through low-cost investments
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jul 06 15
More than 34 million children’s lives have been saved since 2000 because of investments in child health programs at a cost of as little…
Preemies at high risk of autism don’t show typical signs of disorder in early infancy
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 02 15
Premature babies are at an increased risk for developing autism spectrum disorder. But a small study indicates that preemies who avoid eye contact in…
Minorities underrepresented in US special education classrooms
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jun 24 15
Although minority children are frequently reported to be overrepresented in special education classrooms, a team of researchers suggests that minority children are less likely…
How to predict biphasic allergic reactions in children
• Children's Health • • Allergies • Jun 22 15
Children are more likely to have a repeat, delayed anaphylactic reaction from the same allergic cause, depending on the severity of the initial…
Smoking around your toddler could be just as bad as smoking while pregnant
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 22 15
Children whose parents smoked when they were toddlers are likely to have a wider waist and a higher BMI by time they reach ten…
More than just picky eating
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Jun 18 15
essie is a five-year-old girl who doesn’t like foods with much texture or flavour. She prefers to eat foods that don’t require lots of…
SCOPE program developed to engage communities in preventing childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jun 16 15
A multidisciplinary group of researchers from British Columbia has developed a participatory action research program to help address healthy body weight in children.
The…
New mechanism that attacks viral infections discovered
• Children's Health • • Bowel Problems • • Infections • Jun 15 15
An innovative mechanism that the innate immune system uses to control viral infections has been uncovered by researchers at the University Medical Centers in…
New study finds that orange sweet potato reduces diarrhea in children
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 15 15
A new study has found that orange sweet potato (OSP) reduced both the prevalence and duration of diarrhea in young children in Mozambique.
The…
Impact of insecticides on the cognitive development of 6-year-old children
• Children's Health • • Brain • Jun 10 15
In an article published in the journal Environment International, researchers from Inserm (Inserm Unit 1085 - IRSET, the Institute of Research in Environmental and…
Early intensive intervention improves outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 10 15
Early intensive intervention improves outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder
A recent study published in the July 2015 issue of the…
National study finds rising rate of marijuana exposure among children 5 years old, younger
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 08 15
Debates about legalizing marijuana have focused on crime rates, economic benefits, and health effects among adults. But a study published today from researchers at…
Babies who can resettle are more likely to ‘sleep through the night’
• Children's Health • • Sleep Aid • Jun 05 15
Young infants who can “resettle” themselves after waking up are more likely to sleep for prolonged periods at night, according to a video study…
Is dietary supplementation appropriate for children with autism spectrum disorder?
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 04 15
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are often picky eaters, which can lead parents to suspect that their children might not be getting adequate…
Academic struggles more common in children with epilepsy who have brain surgery
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Epilepsy • Jun 02 15
A new study by a University of Toronto Mississauga researcher has taken the first-ever look at the academic outcomes of children with epilepsy who…