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Infant gut bacteria and food sensitization: Associations in the first year of life
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Infections • Mar 04 15
A new study from Canadian researchers at the University of Alberta and University of Manitoba is shedding new light on changes in intestinal bacteria…
Lab tests and ultrasounds identify children who need surgical treatment for appendicitis
• Children's Health • • Surgery • Feb 19 15
Data from two standard diagnostic tests commonly obtained in children evaluated for abdominal pain - when combined - can improve the ability of emergency…
In rural India, children receive wrong treatments for deadly ailments
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Feb 16 15
Few health care providers in rural India know the correct treatments for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia - two leading killers of young children worldwide.…
Plant-based diet may reduce obese children’s risk of heart disease
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • Feb 12 15
Obese children who begin a low-fat, plant-based vegan diet may lower their risk of heart disease through improvements in their weight, blood pressure, body…
Energy drinks significantly increase hyperactivity in schoolchildren
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 09 15
Middle-school children who consume heavily sweetened energy drinks are 66% more likely to be at risk for hyperactivity and inattention symptoms, a new study…
Five babies at suburban Chicago daycare center have measles
• Children's Health • • Infections • Feb 06 15
Five babies at a suburban Chicago daycare center have been diagnosed with measles, adding to a growing outbreak of the disease across the United…
Medical marijuana for children with developmental and behavioral disorders
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 06 15
As medical marijuana becomes increasingly accepted, there is growing interest in its use for children and adolescents with developmental and behavioral problems such as…
Study analyses internet, mobile and video game effects on young users
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Gambling addictions • Jan 29 15
A study conducted by researchers at the UAB, the Catalan Institute of Health (ICS) and the FPCEE Blanquerna (Ramon Llull University), and which included…
Seeing selves as overweight may be self-fulfilling prophecy for some teens
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 28 15
Teens who mistakenly perceive themselves as overweight are actually at greater risk of obesity as adults, according to research findings forthcoming in Psychological Science,…
Brain study sheds light on how children with autism process social play
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jan 26 15
Brain scans confirm significant differences in play behavior, brain activation patterns and stress levels in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as compared with…
Four in 10 American children live in low-income families, new report shows
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jan 22 15
Four out of every ten American children live in low-income families, according to new research from the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)…
Pizza days boost kids’ calorie and fat intake
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 21 15
On any given day, a large proportion of kids and adolescents eat pizza - and on those days, they tend to eat more calories,…
Early parental program improves long-term childhood outcomes
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jan 19 15
Children whose parents participated in a prenatal program aimed at enhancing couples’ co-parenting relationship were better adjusted at age seven than children whose parents…
Mom’s exercise habits good for blood pressure in kids
• Children's Health • • Physical activity -exercise • Jan 06 15
It’s been well established among doctors and researchers alike, that babies with lower birth weight have a greater risk of having high blood pressure…
Text messaging reminders increase second dose influenza vaccinations in children
• Children's Health • • Immunology • Dec 29 14
Researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Medical Center studied the impact of text message reminders for the second dose…
Project pinpoints 12 new genetic causes of developmental disorders
• Children's Health • • Genetics • • Neurology • Dec 26 14
The first results to emerge from a nationwide project to study the genetic causes of rare developmental disorders have revealed 12 causative genes that…
Higher birth weight indicates better performance in school
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • Dec 05 14
It’s no secret that low-birth-weight babies face significantly greater risks for certain health problems early on, such as respiratory distress or infection. Now, a…
Why does physical activity during childhood matter?
• Children's Health • • Physical activity -exercise • Dec 03 14
Over the past thirty years, physical activity among children has declined markedly. The public health implications of this decline include a growing prevalence of…
Causal link between antibiotics and childhood asthma dismissed
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Dec 01 14
In a new register study in the scientific journal BMJ, researchers at Karolinska Institutet are able to dismiss previous claims that there is a…
Teens prescribed anxiety, sleep medications likelier to illegally abuse them later
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Nov 24 14
The medical community may be inadvertently creating a new generation of illegal, recreational drug users by prescribing anti-anxiety or sleep medications to teenagers, say…
Hip replacement an excellent option for young juvenile arthritis patients
• Children's Health • • Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Nov 17 14
When you think of hip replacement surgery, you generally envision an older adult with painful osteoarthritis. But the procedure is also used for younger…
Young children take but often barely touch healthy school cafeteria food options
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 17 14
You can offer young children healthier food choices in the elementary school cafeteria, but will they actually put it on their trays and eat…
Vitamin D significantly improves symptoms of winter-related atopic dermatitis in children
• Children's Health • • Dermatology • Oct 05 14
A study conducted in more than 100 Mongolian schoolchildren found that daily treatment with a vitamin D supplement significantly reduced the symptoms of winter-related…
Viral Infection May Trigger Childhood Diabetes in Utero
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Infections • Oct 05 14
The incidence of type 1 childhood diabetes has been increasing rapidly worldwide. If blood sugar levels aren’t well-controlled, juvenile diabetes can affect nearly every…
Genes causing pediatric glaucoma contribute to future stroke
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • • Stroke • Sep 26 14
Every year in Canada about 50,000 people suffer from a stroke, caused either by the interruption of blood flow or uncontrolled bleeding in the…