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New insight on relationship between parents, preschoolers and obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 09 13

While sugary drinks, lack of exercise and genetics contribute to a growing number of overweight American children, new research from Washington State University reveals… New insight on relationship between parents, preschoolers and obesity   

 
 

Infant, child stroke survivors prone to seizures, epilepsy
• Children's Health • • Epilepsy • • Stroke • Feb 08 13

About one-third of American infants and children who suffer bleeding into brain tissue, may later have seizures and as many as 13 percent will… Infant, child stroke survivors prone to seizures, epilepsy   

 
 

Breast Milk Reduces Risk of Sepsis and Intensive Care Costs in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • Feb 07 13

Feeding human breast milk to very-low-birth-weight infants greatly reduces risk for sepsis and significantly lowers associated neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) costs, according… Breast Milk Reduces Risk of Sepsis and Intensive Care Costs in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants   

 
 

Obesity in dads may be associated with offspring’s increased risk of disease
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 06 13

A father’s obesity is one factor that may influence his children’s health and potentially raise their risk for diseases like cancer, according to new… Obesity in dads may be associated with offspring’s increased risk of disease   

 
 

Study suggests glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists related to adolescent weight loss
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Weight Loss • Feb 05 13

Preliminary evidence from a clinical trial suggests that treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists was associated with reduced body mass index and body… Study suggests glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists related to adolescent weight loss   

 
 

New criteria for automated preschool vision screening
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • • Public Health • Feb 04 13

The Vision Screening Committee of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, the professional organization for pediatric eye care, has revised its guidelines… New criteria for automated preschool vision screening   

 
 

Are Gender and Ethnicity Risk Factors for Metabolic Syndrome in Children?
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 31 13

Metabolic syndrome is more likely to affect children who are obese than overweight or non-overweight and who have other characteristics associated with the disorder,… Are Gender and Ethnicity Risk Factors for Metabolic Syndrome in Children?   

 
 

Placebo as good as most drugs for kids’ migraines
• Children's Health • • Headaches • • Migraine • Jan 29 13

A drug-free placebo pill prevents migraines in kids and teens just as well as most headache medicines, according to a new review of past… Placebo as good as most drugs for kids’ migraines   

 
 

Diet, Parental Behavior, and Preschool Can Boost Children’s IQ
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Dieting • Jan 26 13

Supplementing children’s diets with fish oil, enrolling them in quality preschool, and engaging them in interactive reading all turn out to be effective ways… Diet, Parental Behavior, and Preschool Can Boost Children’s IQ   

 
 

Queen’s and NSPCC publish Northern Ireland’s first child death and serious injury review
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jan 24 13

The first ever review of abuse cases related to child death or serious injury in Northern Ireland will be launched at Queen’s University today… Queen’s and NSPCC publish Northern Ireland’s first child death and serious injury review   

 
 

Vaccinating children against rotavirus may indirectly protect adults too, study finds
• Children's Health • • Infections • Jan 24 13

Pediatric rotavirus vaccination also indirectly protects unvaccinated adults from the highly contagious cause of severe diarrhea and vomiting, suggests a new study published in… Vaccinating children against rotavirus may indirectly protect adults too, study finds   

 
 

Flu in U.S. still widespread, but starting to ease, CDC says
• Children's Health • • Flu • Jan 22 13

Flu remains widespread in the United States and 29 children have died of complications from it, but there are signs the epidemic is easing,… Flu in U.S. still widespread, but starting to ease, CDC says   

 
 

Breathing program may help save newborns’ lives
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • • Respiratory Problems • Jan 22 13

Training midwives and other birth attendants to help babies start breathing immediately after birth may prevent stillbirths and newborn deaths in the developing world,… Breathing program may help save newborns’ lives   

 
 

Close to half of kids late receiving vaccines: study
• Children's Health • • Infections • Jan 22 13

More and more babies and toddlers aren’t getting their recommended vaccines on time, a new study suggests.

Of more than 300,000 U.S. kids born… Close to half of kids late receiving vaccines: study   

 
 

Flu season hard on kids, elderly – and it’s still not over
• Children's Health • • Flu • Jan 18 13

Nine more children have died in the past week due to flu-associated illnesses, according to federal health officials – bringing the total number of… Flu season hard on kids, elderly – and it’s still not over   

 
 

No exercise, more than couch, tied to fat in kids
• Children's Health • • Fat, Dietary • Jan 15 13

For kids, time spent inactive seems less of a factor in higher body fat than does a lack of exercise, according to a new… No exercise, more than couch, tied to fat in kids   

 
 

Childhood obesity linked to more immediate health problems than previously thought
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 14 13

While a great deal of research on childhood obesity has spotlighted the long-term health problems that emerge in adulthood, a new UCLA study focuses… Childhood obesity linked to more immediate health problems than previously thought   

 
 

E-games boost physical activity in children; might be a weapon in the battle against obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Physical activity -exercise • Jan 10 13

Video games have been blamed for contributing to the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States. But a new study by researchers at… E-games boost physical activity in children; might be a weapon in the battle against obesity   

 
 

Obesity drops among children enrolled in NY state WIC nutrition program
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Jan 09 13

New York children participating in a federal nutrition program had healthier eating behaviors and lower rates of obesity two years after improvements to the… Obesity drops among children enrolled in NY state WIC nutrition program   

 
 

Childhood obesity: Jeremy Hunt threatens food industry with legislation
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 07 13

The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has said he will consider introducing new laws to limit the amount of sugar, salt and fat in processed… Childhood obesity: Jeremy Hunt threatens food industry with legislation   

 
 

Back to school means back to flu
• Children's Health • • Flu • Jan 06 13

Parents taking their children back to school Monday should be prepared for their kids to bring home something extra: the flu.

The influenza season… Back to school means back to flu   

 
 

Pediatricians say kids need recess during school
• Children's Health • Jan 01 13

A group of American pediatricians is telling school districts that children need recess and free time during the school day, and it should not… Pediatricians say kids need recess during school   

 
 

Every school needs a doctor, pediatricians say
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jan 01 13

Despite no federal or uniform state requirements to do so, all school districts should have a doctor to oversee school health services, according to… Every school needs a doctor, pediatricians say   

 
 

Nap Nanny baby recliners recalled in U.S. after 5 deaths
• Children's Health • • Mortality and Morbidity • Dec 27 12

Four U.S. retailers have agreed to recall more than 150,000 Nap Nanny baby recliners after at least five infant deaths and dozens of reports… Nap Nanny baby recliners recalled in U.S. after 5 deaths   

 
 

Rates of Childhood Obesity Fall Slightly
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 27 12

New data suggest that we may have turned an important corner in the childhood obesity epidemic.

While rates of obesity and extreme obesity in… Rates of Childhood Obesity Fall Slightly   

 
 
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