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Emergency room CT exams have increased in children with abdominal pain
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • • Pain • Apr 23 12
Computed tomography (CT) utilization in pediatric patients with non-traumatic abdominal pain increased in emergency departments each year between 1999 and 2007, according to a…
A physician’s guide for anti-vaccine parents
• Children's Health • • Immunology • Apr 23 12
In the limited time of an office visit, how can a primary care physician make the case to parents that their child should be…
IVF Babies May Face Later Cardiac Risks
• Children's Health • • Heart • Apr 20 12
Children conceived using assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization, may be at risk for premature cardiovascular disease, a small study found.
Compared with…
Fewer Kids Die in Accidents
• Children's Health • Apr 20 12
The overall death rate from unintentional injury among children and teens fell 29% from 2000 to 2009, a review of U.S. mortality data showed.
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Video Game Helps Kids Battle Depression
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Gambling addictions • Apr 20 12
For depressed teenagers, a computer game may provide an alternative to in-person counseling, researchers found.
In a multicenter trial in New Zealand, playing the…
Poll shows strong voter support for school nutrition standards
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Public Health • Apr 18 12
Eighty percent of American voters favor national standards that would limit calories, fat, and sodium in snack and à la carte foods sold in…
5 S’s can help ease pain of infant vaccines
• Children's Health • • Pain • Apr 18 12
Watching your baby get a vaccine can be painful for parents, too.
But a new study, published in the medical journal Pediatrics, has found…
Tough Home Life for Toddlers Tied to Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 17 12
Girls who face multiple social stressors at home as toddlers are more likely to be obese by age 5, researchers found.
Among girls from…
Prenatal exposure to air pollution linked to childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 16 12
Overall, 17% of children in the United States are obese, and in inner-city neighborhoods, the prevalence is as high as 25%. While poor diets…
Mom’s caffeine not linked to infant sleep problems
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Apr 13 12
A baby’s sleep may not suffer just because her mom likes a daily cup of coffee, a new study suggests.
The findings, experts say,…
Vitamin D Not Tied to School Performance
• Children's Health • Apr 11 12
Children with higher levels of two types of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) do not appear to fare better in school, researchers found.
Increased levels of…
Combined vaccine not tied to seizures in older kids
• Children's Health • • Drug Abuse • Apr 11 12
Although the combined vaccine against measles, mumps and chickenpox comes with a small risk of fever-related seizures in toddlers, a new study suggests that’s…
Dental therapists worldwide offer safe effective care to children
• Children's Health • • Dental Health • Apr 11 12
A new report on dental therapists says the midlevel practitioners offer safe and competent care worldwide, primarily to children in locations with rare access…
Teen birthrate declines again in U.S., CDC says
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Apr 11 12
Teen births have fallen to record lows in the United States, continuing an overall trend - partly due to programs aimed at preventing pregnancies…
Screen Time and the Childhood Obesity Epidemic
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 10 12
Approximately 20 percent of adolescents in the U.S. today are obese or overweight. With the number of obese and overweight younger children close behind,…
How many calories does it take to reach childhood obesity prevention goals?
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 10 12
In order for the nation to achieve goals set by the federal government for reducing obesity rates by 2020, children in the United States…
Emotional issues may follow motor problems in kids
• Children's Health • Apr 09 12
A new study suggests the way kids with severe coordination problems see themselves may influence their emotional wellbeing later in life.
Coordination issues -…
Genes Identified in Common Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 09 12
Genetics researchers have identified at least two new gene variants that increase the risk of common childhood obesity.
“This is the largest-ever genome-wide study…
Whooping cough vaccine fades in pre-teens: study
• Children's Health • • Infections • Apr 04 12
During a whooping cough outbreak in California in 2010, immunized children between eight and 12 years old were more likely to catch the bacterial…
Scientists uncover clue to preventing, and possibly reversing, rare childhood genetic disease
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Apr 02 12
Rutgers scientists think they have found a way to prevent and possibly reverse the most debilitating symptoms of a rare, progressive childhood degenerative disease…
Measles-containing vaccines not linked with increased risk of febrile seizures in kids 4-6
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Apr 02 12
Vaccines for measles were not associated with an increased risk of febrile seizures among 4-6 year olds during the six weeks after vaccination, according…
Healthy Food for Your Kids
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Mar 29 12
FRENCH fries. Popcorn. Donuts. Would your child rather eat these than fruits and vegetables? If so, then your child may be showing signs of…
Co-pays may affect which kids get their meds
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Mar 28 12
Kids with asthma end up in the hospital slightly more often when co-pays for their medications are higher, suggests a new report.
In the…
SIDS Risk Factors Undergo Shift
• Children's Health • • Mortality and Morbidity • Mar 26 12
Since public health messages to lay sleeping infants on their backs have become pervasive, the risk factor profile for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)…
Secondhand smoke again tied to asthma in kids
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 22 12
A fresh look at past studies suggests kids who live with a smoker are more likely to wheeze or get asthma, providing more evidence…