A family-based weight management program improved self-perception among obese children
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Jun 07 16

Battling the childhood obesity epidemic is a priority for many researchers, as obesity during adolescence increases the risk of chronic diseases throughout life.…    

Despite efforts, childhood obesity remains on the rise
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 26 16

The alarming increase in U.S. childhood obesity rates that began nearly 30 years ago continues unabated, with the biggest increases in severe obesity,…    

Infant BMI is good predictor of obesity at age 2
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 22 16

Babies with a high body mass index (BMI) at age two months are at risk for obesity at age two years, say pediatric researchers.…    

Keep an eye on children’s calories, researchers say
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Mar 17 16

Most children overeat significantly when served large portions of calorie-dense popular foods, according to a Penn State study. The results suggest that manipulating calorie…    

Wearing glasses improves reading fluency for kids with ‘high’ astigmatism
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 28 16

For children with severe astigmatism, wearing glasses to correct blurred vision can significantly improve accurate reading speed, reports a study in the February issue…    

Basic research led to first FDA-approved immunotherapy for pediatric cancer
• Children's Health • • Cancer • Jan 28 16

Building upon more than two decades of basic research conducted at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Araz Marachelian, MD, of CHLA, and her colleagues at…    

New study holds hope for improving outcomes for children exposed to methamphetamine
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 21 16

Despite continuing reports that methamphetamine abuse during pregnancy can lead to behavioral and emotional problems in children, pregnant women continue to abuse the illicit…    

Brain study reveals mindfulness could help prevent obesity in children
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 21 16

Mindfulness, described as paying attention on purpose and being in the present moment with acceptance, could be an effective way to help children avoid…    

Low zinc levels may suggest potential breast-feeding problems
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • • Gender: Female • Dec 22 15

Zinc levels in breast milk may be able to serve as an indicator of breast function during lactation, according to Penn State health researchers.

Mathematics for child health
• Children's Health • Dec 21 15

Many people in Russia know about the Dima Rogachev Centre - particularly those who have faced the challenge of child cancer. The centre…    

Brain differences in premature babies who later develop autism
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 21 15

Extremely premature babies run a much higher risk of developing autism in later childhood, and even during the neonate period differences are seen in…    

Bones of obese children may be in trouble, UGA study finds
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 21 15

Studies have shown that obese children tend to have more muscle, but recent University of Georgia research on the muscle and bone relationship shows…    

Study shows effectiveness of switching antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected children
• Children's Health • • AIDS/HIV • Nov 04 15

A study led by Louise Kuhn, PhD, professor of Epidemiology at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, evaluated whether HIV-infected children in South…    

Children born in the summer more likely to be healthy adults
• Children's Health • Oct 12 15

Women who were born in the summer are more likely to be healthy adults, suggests new research published in the journal Heliyon. The authors…    

Mental disorders as risk factors for chronic pain in teenagers
• Children's Health • • Pain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 08 15

One in four young people have experienced chronic pain and a mental disorder. According to a new report in the Journal of Pain, the…    

Hope against disease targeting children
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Sep 24 15

Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers studying spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) have found what they term “surprising similarities” between this childhood disorder that attacks…    

Childhood kidney stones associated with atherosclerosis, study shows
• Children's Health • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Urine Problems • Sep 21 15

A recent study published in the Journal of Pediatrics is the first to examine and identify a link between kidney stones in children and…    

Is Home Pesticide Use a Cancer Risk?
• Children's Health • • Cancer • Sep 14 15

Children who were exposed to indoor-based pesticides appear to have a higher risk of developing leukemia and lymphoma, according to a small meta-analysis on…    

Food insecurity linked to adolescent obesity, metabolic syndrome
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • Sep 03 15

New research indicates that household food insecurity dramatically increases the likelihood of metabolic diseases in children, with many showing chronic disease markers before they…    

Arabs or Jews, children who need pain relief in the ER get it
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • • Pain • Sep 03 15

Children with broken bones or joint dislocations in northern Israel emergency departments received equal pain treatment, regardless of their ethnicity or the ethnicity…    

The risk of cognitive impairment in children born prematurely may be predicted using MRI after birth
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Neurology • Sep 02 15

School age children who are born prematurely are more likely to have low mathematical achievement, thought to be associated with reduced working memory and…    

Redefining pediatric malnutrition to improve treatment
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Sep 01 15

In recent years, an effort has been underway to redefine malnutrition in pediatric patients to include both the acute clinical population and the more…    

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