Children's Health

Study Demonstrates Benefits of ‘Healthy Kids’ Program
Jul 16 09

A program that provides health care coverage to uninsured kids saved Los Angeles County health facilities more than $37 million in uncompensated costs… Study Demonstrates Benefits of ‘Healthy Kids’ Program   

 

Parents fail to recognize their children’s burgeoning weight
Jul 15 09

Despite constant warnings about childhood obesity, too many Australian parents are still oblivious to the fact their children are overweight, according to the findings… Parents fail to recognize their children’s burgeoning weight   

 

Can Children Outgrow Chronic Daily Headache?
Jul 15 09

Most children who suffer from chronic daily headache may outgrow the disabling condition, according to research published in the July 15, 2009, online issue… Can Children Outgrow Chronic Daily Headache?   

 

Hush Little Baby… Linking Genes, Brain, and Behavior in Children
Jul 13 09

It comes as no surprise that some babies are more difficult to soothe than others but frustrated parents may be relieved to know that… Hush Little Baby… Linking Genes, Brain, and Behavior in Children   

 

Childhood obesity link to parents
Jul 13 09

The relationships between children and their parent of the same gender in the earliest years of life could be the key to understanding why… Childhood obesity link to parents   

 

Nursing Researcher Works to Reverse Tide of Childhood Obesity
Jul 10 09

Nine-year-old Martha sits in front of a poster that depicts a single chocolate chip sitting on top of five pounds of grapes. After… Nursing Researcher Works to Reverse Tide of Childhood Obesity   

 

Movie characters sway adolescent smoking
Jul 10 09

Ten- to 14-year-olds are about two times more likely to start smoking when they see movie characters smoking - regardless is the character is… Movie characters sway adolescent smoking   

 

Children Often Reach Age 3 Before Being Diagnosed with Intellectual Disability
Jul 09 09

Despite enhanced awareness, children are often older than age 3 before they are diagnosed with fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of… Children Often Reach Age 3 Before Being Diagnosed with Intellectual Disability   

 

Mothers of children with autism have higher parental stress, psychological distress
Jul 08 09


Ask any mother and she’ll tell you that raising a preschooler is no easy task. Now imagine what it must be like to… Mothers of children with autism have higher parental stress, psychological distress   

 

Facts and Safety Tips in and Around Water
Jul 08 09

Childhood drownings and near-drownings can happen in a matter of seconds and typically occur when a child is left unattended or during a brief… Facts and Safety Tips in and Around Water   

 

Wrong Dose of Heart Meds Too Frequent in Children
Jul 08 09

Infants and young children treated with heart drugs get the wrong dose or end up on the wrong end of medication errors more often… Wrong Dose of Heart Meds Too Frequent in Children   

 

Epinephrine self-injector needles too short: study
Jul 08 09

Experts now recommend that severe life-threatening allergic reactions - known as anaphylaxis - be treated with injections of epinephrine - also known as adrenaline… Epinephrine self-injector needles too short: study   

 

Top Six Summer Dangers: ER Doctor Offers Tips for Keeping Kids Safe
Jul 07 09

As the temperatures rise, so do trips to pediatric emergency rooms. Severe cuts, broken bones and head injuries are the most common causes for… Top Six Summer Dangers: ER Doctor Offers Tips for Keeping Kids Safe   

 

Childhood Arthritis: Common but Preventable Consequence of Lyme Disease
Jul 06 09

When left untreated, children infected with Lyme disease can experience many severe complications as a result including arthritis, problems with the heart or… Childhood Arthritis: Common but Preventable Consequence of Lyme Disease   

 

Childhood Arthritis: Common but Preventable Consequence of Lyme Disease
Jul 03 09

When left untreated, children infected with Lyme disease can experience many severe complications as a result including arthritis, problems with the heart or central… Childhood Arthritis: Common but Preventable Consequence of Lyme Disease   

 

Bedwetting, being overweight linked to sleep apnea
Jul 03 09

Children who are overweight and wet the bed at night may have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), researchers report.

Both being overweight and wetting the… Bedwetting, being overweight linked to sleep apnea   

 

Infants should be screened for hip trouble
Jul 01 09

Developmental hip dysplasia is the most common congenital defect in newborns. The condition occurs when a hip joint is shallow, unstable or when the… Infants should be screened for hip trouble   

 

Consumer Fireworks Continue to Injure Children in U.S.
Jun 29 09

A Fourth of July tradition in many families, consumer fireworks continue to injure children in the U.S. at disproportionately high rates compared to the… Consumer Fireworks Continue to Injure Children in U.S.   

 

Can Hormone Treatment Ease Post-Surgery Behavior Changes in Children?
Jun 24 09

A scary unknown for many children, the prospect of surgery can cause intense preoperative anxiety. While some amount of stress is normal, what many… Can Hormone Treatment Ease Post-Surgery Behavior Changes in Children?   

 

Parents’ diets show little effect on kids’ eating
Jun 12 09

The way parents eat may have little impact on their children’s diets, a new study suggests.

Using survey data from nearly 1,500 U.S. families,… Parents’ diets show little effect on kids’ eating   

 

Symptoms of Depression in Obese Children Linked to Elevated Cortisol
Jun 12 09

A new study connects abnormalities of the “stress” hormone cortisol with symptoms of depression in obese children, and confirms that obesity and depression often… Symptoms of Depression in Obese Children Linked to Elevated Cortisol   

 

Adults, Especially Women, Have Calorie-Burning “Brown Fat”
Jun 12 09

Keeping your baby fat turns out to be a good thing, as long as it is “brown fat”—the kind that burns calories, according to… Adults, Especially Women, Have Calorie-Burning “Brown Fat”   

 

Children’s sleep disorders missed by pediatricians
Jun 12 09


The rate at which sleep disorders are diagnosed in infants, children, and adolescents is well below prevalence reported in epidemiological studies, indicating that… Children’s sleep disorders missed by pediatricians   

 

Strict diets may not promote childhood weight gain
Jun 10 09

Some studies have suggested that when parents try to strictly control their children’s diets, it often has the paradoxical effect of promoting excess weight… Strict diets may not promote childhood weight gain   

 

Sleep disorders are largely underdiagnosed in pediatric patients
Jun 08 09

Primary care pediatricians may be under-diagnosing sleep disorders in children and teens, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Monday, June… Sleep disorders are largely underdiagnosed in pediatric patients   

 
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