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Kids’ baseball injuries declining
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Jun 04 09
The number of children injured playing baseball and who needed to be treated in emergency departments in the U.S. declined by about 30 percent…
Problem behaviors beset kids with cystic fibrosis
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • Jun 04 09
Children with cystic fibrosis, or CF, often have problems with sleeping, eating and complying with the physiotherapy they need, a new study shows.
These…
Hispanic children in US at greater risk for obesity than other ethnic/racial groups
• Children's Health • • Dieting To Lose Weight • • Obesity • Jun 01 09
The prevalence of overweight in the US population is among the highest in Mexican-American children and adolescents. In a study of 1,030 Hispanic children…
17 Million U.S. Children Live More Than an Hour from Pediatric Trauma Care
• Children's Health • • Public Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Jun 01 09
More than 17 million U.S. children live more than an hour away by ground or air transportation from a life-saving pediatric trauma center, according…
Breastfeeding Duration and Weaning Diet May Shape Child’s Body Composition
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • May 28 09
Variations in both milk feeding and in the weaning diet are linked to differences in growth and development, and they have independent influences on…
Refusing immunizations puts children at increased risk of pertussis infection
• Children's Health • • Infections • May 26 09
Children of parents who refuse vaccines are 23 times more likely to get whooping cough compared to fully immunized children, according to a new…
Pediatrician Creates Easier Way to Identify Kids’ High BP in Kids
• Children's Health • May 26 09
Pediatricians now have a new and simple way to diagnose a serious problem facing our nation’s children – thanks to David Kaelber, M.D., Ph.D.,…
Well Water Should be Tested Annually to Reduce Health Risks to Children
• Children's Health • May 26 09
Private well water should be tested yearly, and in some cases more often, according to new guidance offered by the American Academy of Pediatrics…
Obese moms, asthmatic kids
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Obesity • May 19 09
Babies born to obese mothers may have an increased risk of asthma, according to data from a new study to be presented on May…
22-year study finds adults aren’t active enough
• Children's Health • • Public Health • May 12 09
A new study has sounded the alarm that the majority of Canadian adults are inactive over their lifespan and don’t exercise enough during their…
Can Child Health Care Reduce Poverty Related School Failure?
• Children's Health • May 05 09
Young children whose parents are active participants in their development by reading, talking, teaching and playing at every opportunity help their children become better…
Giving less painful shot first best for babies
• Children's Health • May 05 09
The order in which vaccine injections are given affects infants’ pain response, new research shows.
During routine childhood immunization, infants given an injection…
New Data Analysis Shows Possible Link between Childhood Obesity and Allergies
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Obesity • May 04 09
A new study indicates there may be yet another reason to reduce childhood obesity — it may help prevent allergies. The study published…
Kidney Stones in Children on the Rise, Expert Says
• Children's Health • • Urine Problems • May 04 09
When Lisa Garnes received a call from her daughter’s daycare saying that 3-year-old Emma was complaining of back pain, she never dreamt the cause…
Global Health Efforts Make Progress Against Child Deaths
• Children's Health • • Public Health • May 04 09
Recent initiatives in global health have made significant advances in knowledge, prevention and reduction of diseases affecting children in low-income countries.
Those advances will…
The Injured Obese Child: Let’s Give Him Some Ankle Support
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Trauma & Injuries • May 04 09
In comparison to non-obese children, obese children are significantly more likely to have lower body injuries, such as in their ankles and legs.…
Lack of Food Variety Puts Kids with Autism at Risk for Poor Nutrition
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 04 09
The strong preference kids with autism have for certain foods places them at risk for nutritional deficiencies because their diets lack sufficient variety, according…
Kids who die from cold meds often very young
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 30 09
If used as prescribed, over-the-counter cough and cold medications are very safe for use in children. The deaths that do occur typically involve…
Reducing Health Risks for Women and Children
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Apr 28 09
Diet and nutrition counseling for virtually all overweight and obese women of childbearing age can reduce health risks associated with excess weight for mothers…
Autism Linked to Being Firstborn, Breech or Moms 35 and Older Giving Birth
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 27 09
Children who are firstborn or breech or whose mothers are 35 or older when giving birth are at significantly greater risk for developing an…
Long-Term Complications of Melamine Consumption in Children
• Children's Health • Apr 27 09
Children with a history of consuming melamine-contaminated milk powder are at an increased risk of developing kidney stones and other urological complications. Researchers presenting…
The herbal remedy: Teens use cannabis for relief, not recreation
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 23 09
When legal therapies let them down, some teens turn to cannabis. A new study, published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Substance Abuse, Treatment,…
Binge Drinking May Hamper Information Relay System in Teen Brain
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 23 09
A study of adolescent binge drinkers has found that even relatively infrequent exposure to large amounts of alcohol during the teen years may compromise…
Enforcing tobacco laws cuts kids’ smoking
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 23 09
Enforcement of laws banning tobacco sales to minors has curbed U.S. teenagers’ smoking rates, a new study finds.
Between 1997 and 2003, merchants’…
Resuscitation at birth tied to lower IQ later on
• Children's Health • • Pregnancy • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 23 09
Babies who require resuscitation at birth and subsequently remain healthy may still be at risk for having a low IQ when they reach…