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Virtual Gaming No Replacement for Real Exercise
• Children's Health • Mar 03 08
Video games like Wii Sports and Dance Dance Revolution can play an important role in getting kids off the couch and involved in physical…
Childhood Respiratory Disease Boosts Illness and Death Risks in Adulthood
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • Feb 14 08
Respiratory disease, particularly bronchitis, in early childhood boosts the risks of illness and premature death in adulthood, indicates research published ahead of print in…
1 in 3 adolescents tries alcohol before age 13
• Children's Health • Feb 08 08
One-third of seventh-graders experiments with drinking alcohol before their 13th birthday, according to a new study published in Pediatrics.
And these early drinkers are…
Respiration Monitor Could Help Premature Babies
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • Feb 08 08
A start-up company is developing a novel, non-invasive device for detecting early-stage respiratory irregularities in premature babies, children and adults receiving ICU care. Known…
Magazine Ads for Smokeless Tobacco Reach Many Adolescents
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 05 08
Young people who read some of the most popular magazines on newsstands see a great deal of advertising from smokeless tobacco companies, according to…
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery Presents Update on Craniosynostosis
• Children's Health • • Surgery • Jan 31 08
Ongoing progress in the care of children with a type of skull deformity called craniosynostosis is highlighted in the special January issue of…
New research explains link between smoking and SIDS
• Children's Health • • Pregnancy • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 29 08
A new study sheds light on the relationship between women who smoke while pregnant - or are exposed to second-hand smoke - and an…
Educated parents less likely to have stunted kids
• Children's Health • Jan 29 08
In a study conducted in Indonesia and Bangladesh, greater levels of formal education achieved by both mothers and fathers were associated with a reduced…
Painkillers safe for kids after tonsil surgery
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Surgery • Jan 29 08
Children recovering from having their tonsils and adenoids removed can be given painkillers like ibuprofen without increasing the risk of postop bleeding, according…
Sex, Drugs Top Issues Parents Want Doctors to Discuss with Kids
• Children's Health • • Public Health • • Sexual Health • Jan 28 08
When parents bring their children in for routine check-ups many are hoping the doctors and nurse practitioners caring for them will do more than…
Tonsillectomy boosts quality of life: studies
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Jan 18 08
For children and adults who suffer repeated bouts of tonsillitis, surgery to remove the tonsils (tonsillectomy) leads to substantial improvements in quality of life,…
Scientists study the link between children’s nutrition and adult diseases
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 15 08
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC), in collaboration with researchers from Arkansas, Maryland, Minnesota and Pennsylvania, have…
Eczema still on the increase in developing countries
• Children's Health • • Dermatology • • Infections • Jan 07 08
Experts are warning policy makers that allergic disease might replace infectious disease as a major cause of ill health in cities undergoing rapid demographic…
Second-hand Tobacco Smoke in Early Infancy Boosts Children’s Allergy Risk
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 18 07
Breathing in second-hand tobacco smoke in early infancy boosts the risk of developing allergies, suggests research published ahead of print in the journal…
Age-old Remedy Cuts Kids’ Coughs
• Children's Health • Dec 18 07
According to experts at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, a recent study may have discovered an intriguing option to help quiet…
Heavy traffic makes breathing a burden in children
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • Dec 14 07
Exposure to traffic pollution may increase respiratory problems and reduce lung volumes in children with asthma, according to researchers who studied the effects of…
Kids More Active When Playground Has Balls, Jump Ropes
• Children's Health • Dec 11 07
Children play harder and longer when their child-care centers provide portable play equipment such as balls and jump ropes, more opportunities for active play…
What’s New in Childhood Organ Transplantation
• Children's Health • • Surgery • Dec 10 07
Transplantation remains the most effective treatment for children who have end-organ failure. In this review, we summarize the current issues facing children and their…
Early Determinants of Fruit and Vegetable Acceptance: study
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Dec 10 07
Our goal was to evaluate the effects of breastfeeding and dietary experiences on acceptance of a fruit and a green vegetable by 4- to…
5 Tips for Buying the Safest Toys for Kids This Holiday Season
• Children's Health • Dec 03 07
It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but recent toy recalls are putting a damper on the joyful holiday shopping…
Older Children More Likely to Develop Vision Disorders
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Nov 16 07
In a study of more than 6,000 Los Angeles-area children – the largest study of its kind – researchers at the Keck School of…
Nicotine byproduct found in babies of smokers
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 14 07
Babies of smokers have levels of the nicotine byproduct cotinine in their urine that are five times higher than babies of non-smokers, researchers report.
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Experts Report Progress in Food Allergy Prevention and Diet Restrictions
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Dieting • • Immunology • Nov 14 07
Progress has been made in food allergy prevention and management according to investigators presenting the latest research at the Annual Meeting of the American…
Video game may lower stress levels
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Nov 10 07
A video game that asks players to find the smile in a sea of frowns may help ease people’s stress, researchers have found.
The…
‘Tweens’ double use of diabetes drugs
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Drug Abuse • • Obesity • Nov 07 07
America’s tweens more than doubled their use of type-2 diabetes medications between 2002 and 2005, with girls between 10 and 14 years of age…