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Optimal vitamin D dosage for infants uncertain
• Children's Health • May 01 13

In a comparison of the effect of different dosages of vitamin D supplementation in breastfed infants, no dosage raised and maintained plasma concentrations within… Optimal vitamin D dosage for infants uncertain   

 
 

MU Discovery Helps Explain How Children Develop Rare, Fatal Disease
• Children's Health • • Genetics • May 01 13

Menkes disease

One of 100,000 children is born with Menkes disease, a genetic disorder that affects the body’s ability to properly absorb copper from food and… MU Discovery Helps Explain How Children Develop Rare, Fatal Disease   

 
 

U.S.-born kids have more allergies, asthma
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Asthma • Apr 29 13

Kids and teens who are born abroad and immigrate to the United States are about half as likely to have asthma and allergies as… U.S.-born kids have more allergies, asthma   

 
 

Why kids should avoid the ‘cinnamon challenge’
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 29 13

Parents need to warn their kids against yet another stupid health risk that some are taking: a “cinnamon challenge” where a tablespoon of ground… Why kids should avoid the ‘cinnamon challenge’   

 
 

More severe concussion symptoms lead to longer recovery time
• Children's Health • Apr 25 13

Most children who suffer from sports-related concussions recover within a few days. However, in a small number of children, symptoms can last for a… More severe concussion symptoms lead to longer recovery time   

 
 

Just say no to “cinnamon challenge:” pediatricians
• Children's Health • Apr 22 13

Pediatricians today cautioned young people against participating in a popular dare known as the cinnamon challenge, which involves trying to swallow a tablespoon of… Just say no to “cinnamon challenge:” pediatricians   

 
 

Jury still out on music’s benefits for preemies
• Children's Health • • Alternative Medicine • • Childbirth • Apr 15 13

There is no high-quality evidence that listening to music helps tiny babies born prematurely cope with pain, feed better and calm down, according to… Jury still out on music’s benefits for preemies   

 
 

Lullabies and other music may help sick preemies
• Children's Health • • Alternative Medicine • Apr 15 13

Singing or playing womb-like sounds in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may help slow the heart rate and improve sleep and eating patterns… Lullabies and other music may help sick preemies   

 
 

New Genes Associated With Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 11 13

Obesity has increasingly received public attention for being a major health issue in modern societies.  In 2010, more than one third of children and… New Genes Associated With Childhood Obesity   

 
 

Seizures Delay Kids’ Development
• Children's Health • • Epilepsy • Apr 11 13

Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) are seizures that last over 30 minutes and often strike very young children. Since these prolonged seizures occur at a… Seizures Delay Kids’ Development   

 
 

Beating Bedwetting: Avoiding The Horrible C’s
• Children's Health • • Urine Problems • Apr 11 13

Waking up to wet sheets. It’s what happens to up to seven million American kids. Bedwetting is a normal part of the potty training… Beating Bedwetting: Avoiding The Horrible C’s   

 
 

Dish size, meal frequency may affect kids’ weight
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 08 13

Shrinking the size of kids’ plates and bowls and encouraging them to eat more frequently throughout the day might help them eat less and… Dish size, meal frequency may affect kids’ weight   

 
 

Finding genes for childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Genetics • • Obesity • Apr 08 13

Researchers have identified four genes newly associated with severe childhood obesity. They also found an increased burden of rare structural variations in severely obese… Finding genes for childhood obesity   

 
 

Developmental delays in children following prolonged seizures
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Apr 08 13

Researchers from the UK determined that developmental delays are present in children within six weeks following convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) - a seizure lasting… Developmental delays in children following prolonged seizures   

 
 

Can therapy using robots reduce pain and anxiety among pediatric patients?
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Apr 05 13

Pet therapy can help patients cope with the pain, stress, and emotional effects of a serious illness, but access to a companion animal is… Can therapy using robots reduce pain and anxiety among pediatric patients?   

 
 

Body Representation Differs in Children and Adults
• Children's Health • Apr 05 13

Children’s sense of having and owning a body differs from that of adults, indicating that our sense of physical self develops over time, according… Body Representation Differs in Children and Adults   

 
 

Good News for Overweight Children and Their Parents
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 01 13

Good news for overweight children and their parents: A study published in the journal Pediatrics today shows that small steps – and a self-help… Good News for Overweight Children and Their Parents   

 
 

Adolescents’ poor health behaviors raise risk of heart disease as adults
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Public Health • Apr 01 13

U.S. adolescents’ high levels of poor health behaviors and unfavorable cardiovascular risk factors may increase their chances of heart disease as adults, according to… Adolescents’ poor health behaviors raise risk of heart disease as adults   

 
 

Is guided self-help effective in treating childhood obesity?
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 01 13

It is known that family-based treatment that combines nutrition and exercise education, along with behavior modification, is a good approach to help children lose… Is guided self-help effective in treating childhood obesity?   

 
 

Wilderness Therapy Programs Less Risky Than Daily Life, UNH Research Finds
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Mar 31 13

Adolescents participating in wilderness and adventure therapy programs are at significantly less risk of injury than those playing football and are three times… Wilderness Therapy Programs Less Risky Than Daily Life, UNH Research Finds   

 
 

Children with sleep apnea have higher risk of behavioral, adaptive and learning problems
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Respiratory Problems • Mar 31 13

A new study found that obstructive sleep apnea, a common form of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), is associated with increased rates of ADHD-like behavioral problems… Children with sleep apnea have higher risk of behavioral, adaptive and learning problems   

 
 

‘Evolutionary glitch’ possible cause of childhood ear infections
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • Mar 21 13

Researchers at King’s College London have uncovered how the human ear is formed, giving clues as to why children are susceptible to infections such… ‘Evolutionary glitch’ possible cause of childhood ear infections   

 
 

Genes may be reason some kids are picky about food
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Genetics • Mar 21 13

Parents may plead, cajole or entice their children to try new foods, but some kids just won’t budge. Now, new research from the University… Genes may be reason some kids are picky about food   

 
 

Test of anthrax vaccine in children gets tentative OK
• Children's Health • • Drug News • Mar 18 13

A presidential ethics panel has opened the door to testing an anthrax vaccine on children as young as infants, bringing an angry response from… Test of anthrax vaccine in children gets tentative OK   

 
 

Breast-feeding may not stave off childhood obesity like previously thought
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • • Obesity • Mar 14 13

Breast-feeding your child may not give him or her a head start in warding off weight issues like previously thought.

A study conducted in… Breast-feeding may not stave off childhood obesity like previously thought   

 
 
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