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Housing quality associated with children’s burn injury risk
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Nov 13 12
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy finds many children may be at heightened risk for…
Study tentatively links flu in pregnancy and autism
• Children's Health • • Flu • • Pregnancy • Nov 12 12
Kids whose mothers had the flu while pregnant were slightly more likely to be diagnosed with “infantile autism” before age three in a new…
CHOP experts describe research in pediatric heart disease
• Children's Health • • Heart • Nov 08 12
Physician-researchers from the Cardiac Center at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia presented new findings on pediatric cardiovascular disease at the American Heart Association’s Scientific…
Gen X overtaking baby boomers on obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Nov 02 12
New research from the University of Adelaide shows that Australia’s Generation X is already on the path to becoming more obese than their baby…
Kids who smoke menthol more likely to get hooked
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 31 12
Kids who experiment with menthol cigarettes are more likely to become habitual smokers than their peers who start out with the regular variety, new…
Bullying has long-term health consequences
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Oct 30 12
Childhood bullying can lead to long term health consequences, including general and mental health issues, behavioral problems, eating disorders, smoking, alcohol use, and homelessness,…
Target Obesity Early to Succeed in Kids
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Oct 30 12
Overweight children are more successful in losing weight and maintaining the loss when anti-obesity interventions begin early - as young as age 3, two…
Brain Hemorrhage Less Deadly in Kids
• Children's Health • • Stroke • Oct 30 12
Children seem to fare better than adults following a hemorrhagic stroke, a single-center study showed.
Of the 59 kids included in the study, 34%…
New pediatric heart failure guidelines a first in Canada
• Children's Health • • Heart • Oct 30 12
The Canadian Cardiovascular Society is the first in Canada to issue guidelines aimed at helping primary care and emergency physicians, as well as specialists,…
Migraine in children may affect school performance
• Children's Health • • Migraine • Oct 29 12
Children with migraine are more likely to have below average school performance than kids who do not have headaches, according to new research published…
Overweight, obesity in adolescents linked with increased risk for end-stage renal disease over time
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Urine Problems • Oct 29 12
Being overweight and obese during adolescence appears related to an increased risk of all-cause treated end-stage renal disease (ESRD) during a 25-year period, according…
School “hand hygiene” plan shows no asthma benefit
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Public Health • Oct 25 12
An arsenal of hand sanitizers, hygiene education and good old-fashioned soap failed to prevent asthma attacks among school children in one Alabama county.
For…
Mock clinical exams boost pediatric residents’ comfort in addressing breastfeeding
• Children's Health • Oct 22 12
A simulated clinical experience guiding future pediatricians through interactions with breastfeeding moms appears to put the doctors at ease with the sensitive and important…
Gastric bypass surgery just as effective in teenagers as in adults
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Oct 22 12
Teenagers with severe obesity can benefit from gastric bypass surgery just as much as adults. A study by Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden…
Like girls, U.S. boys may be hitting puberty earlier
• Children's Health • • Sexual Health • Oct 22 12
Boys in the United States may be entering puberty earlier than in generations past, a new study has found, suggesting it’s not just…
Vigorous physical activity may increase risk of bleeding for children with hemophilia
• Children's Health • • Anemia • • Physical activity -exercise • Oct 10 12
In children and adolescents with hemophilia, vigorous physical activity was associated with an elevated risk of bleeding, although it appears the absolute increase in…
Study finds “dramatic” rise in kids’ CT scans
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • Oct 08 12
Emergency rooms across the U.S. have seen a steep increase in CT scans of kids presenting with belly ache, while the appendicitis rate hasn’t…
Teen smoking linked to earlier death
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 04 12
Teenagers who smoke are more likely to die of heart disease decades down the line, even if they quit by the time they’re middle-aged,…
Babies learn the smell of mum
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Oct 04 12
Researchers show for the first time that a mammal begins to suckle its mother’s milk through a learned response built on learning her unique…
Common solvents tied to birth defects
• Children's Health • • Pregnancy • Oct 03 12
Pregnant women with frequent exposure to solvents at work may be at higher risk of having babies with birth defects, French researchers have found.
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Researchers identify a Dance Dance Revolution in kids’ physical activity
• Children's Health • • Physical activity -exercise • Oct 01 12
A study published in Pediatrics this morning by researchers at the University of Montreal offers positive news for Wii-loving teenagers and their parents: games…
Background TV a threat to U.S. kids, researchers say
• Children's Health • Oct 01 12
That clamor in the background? It’s probably the TV, and it might be taking a toll on your toddler’s development, researchers say.
According to…
Serious child abuse injuries creep up, Yale study shows
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 01 12
A new Yale School of Medicine study shows that cases of serious physical abuse in children, such as head injuries, burns, and fractures, increased…
Kids Injured, Dying From Dangerous Stunts
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Sep 30 12
Millions of people watch YouTube and other social media videos. There’s everything from music to medical procedures, comedy clips and cooking shows – you…
More Children Ill From Food Malady
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Sep 30 12
German health authorities said Saturday that the number of children who have fallen ill with vomiting and diarrhea after eating food from school cafeterias…